The Official Magazine of the Bluewater Cruising Association

Vancouver Island

VI Mid Island Club Night – The Inside Passage with Salish Sea Pilot

Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo

19 Feb 2026 1900h -2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

Tides and Currents

Online Zoom

21 Feb 2026 0930 to 1200 to 22 Feb 2026 0930 to 1200

Members $65.00 / Non-Members $90.00

Kevin Monahan

Rigging Inspection and Maintenance

Canoe Cove Boat Yard

31 Jan 2026 1000h to 31 Jan 2026 1500h

Members $45 / Non-Members $65

Brent Jacobi

Basic Marine Radar

Online Zoom

07 Feb 2026 0930 to 1200 to 08 Feb 2026 0930 to 1200

Members $115  / Non-Members $130

Kevin Monahan

VI South Hybrid Club Night – A Year at Sea Sailing the North Pacific

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Main Lounge OR via ZOOM

20 Jan 2026 1900h - 2200h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Peter McMartin, VI Speaker Watchkeeper

VI Mid Island Club Night – Cormacks On Cambria: Our Milk Run

Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo

15 Jan 2026 1900h -2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

VI Mid Island Christmas Social and Dinner

Alexandra's Bistro, 21-2220 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9S 1H9

10 Dec 2025 1800h

Members Free

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

VI South Holiday Social 2025

CFB Esquimalt Gunroom, Victoria View Road

09 Dec 2025 1900h

Members $20 / Non-Members N/A

Scott Crawshaw

VI South Hybrid Club Night – Lifeboat Living: A BC Ferries Lifeboat Conversion

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Maine Lounge or virtually via Zoom

25 Nov 2025 1900h - 2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Peter McMartin

VI Mid Island Club Night – Living on a Lifeboat: A BC Ferries Lifeboat Conversion

Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo

20 Nov 2025 1900h - 2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

Rigging Inspection and Maintenance

Canoe Cove Boat Yard, meet at the Atco trailer towards the back of the parking lot.

06 Dec 2025 1000h - 1500h

Members $40 / Non-Members $60

Brent Alley, vieducation@bluewatercruising.org

Diesel Engine Maintenance & Servicing

Shoal Centre, Beacon Community Services, 10030 Resthaven Dr., Sidney, BC; and Gartside Marine Workshop at 2202 Harbor Road, Sidney, BC

29 Nov 2025 0900h - 1600h to 30 Nov 2025 0900h - 1600h

Members $185 / Non-Members $240

Brent Alley, vieducation@bluewatercruising.org