Does this really need a caption? This is pure testosterone....

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Oriole was the commodore ship of the festival this year

The Union Jack is a perennial favorite at the festival

Chris Craft boats - the standard
This is the Blue Moon from Victoria

Assorted boats - truly an amazing collection of vessels

The Abishaq in the harbor

The Abishaq departing the festival

The Faranda in the harbor

The Faranda departing the festival

The Elmore

The Master en route the festival

The Master and Kokua in the harbor

The Kokua and Master

The Midnight Sun

Boats with the HMCS Oriole - note pennant

The Discovery, nominally homeported in Gold Beach - 25 miles from home

Canadian lifeboats are like American volunteer fire departments, funded solely by donations.
In the United States, we have a taxpayer-funed professional lifesaving sevice - the U.S. Coast Guard.