Author Jim Lynch on his new book and the Swiftsure yacht race by CBCVictoria published on 2016-05-31T16:25:48Z Jim Lynch's new novel, Before The Wind, tells the story of an idiosyncratic sailing family and their reunion for the Swiftsure Yacht Race. Lynch visited Vancouver Island as part of a book tour, and he spoke to Gregor Craigie about the Swiftsure, sailing, and families.