VI South Club Night – Sextant to AIS, Two Voyages, Two Boats, Bridging Two Cruising Styles

Tony Gibb and Connie McCann of Victoria, BC, circumnavigated the Pacific Ocean via the Aleutian Islands from 1983–1990 in a home-built Vancouver 27, Hejira of Victoria, with a sextant, one battery, no refrigeration and no head.

They departed again in 2010 in Sage, a Wauquiez 38, with a sextant, numerous GPS, a head, refrigeration and no AIS.

The British sailor Pete Goss said Tony and Connie have bridged two different cruising worlds. The world of the Hiscock’s and sextants and the SV Delos social media world and AIS.

Please join us for VI South’s October club night as we learn about their two varied voyages and experiences, and their unique ways of experiencing the ocean.

Once again, this will be a hybrid club night, with the in-person portion taking place at Royal Victoria Yacht Club (in the Main Lounge), and the online portion taking place on Zoom. BCA members will receive the link to join the Zoom meeting via email; if you do not receive the link and believe you should have, or would like to attend, please contact the VI Communications Watchkeeper, Dani, via email.

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Doors/Zoom room open at 7pm (PST)

Brief meeting: 7:30

Presentation to follow

In-Person Attendees: For those attending in-person, the format will be very much the same as “normal” as we return to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club‘s main lounge.

We will continue to follow all BC and Royal Victoria Yacht Club mandates and regulations in regards to COVID. The current BCA COVID policy (effective September 22, 2022) is as follows:

• BCA Covid-19 Protocols are suspended until further notice.
• All BCA participants are welcome to wear face masks at BCA events to protect the health & safety of self and other participants.
• BCA Board of Directors will continue to review BCA COVID-19 Protocols each month until it is satisfied that prior protocols can be suspended permanently.
• Concerns regarding protocols may be addressed to your local Chapter Vice Commodore.