The Official Magazine of the Bluewater Cruising Association

Vancouver Island

Rigging Inspection and Maintenance

Canoe Cove Boat Yard

07 Nov 2026 1000h to 07 Nov 2026 1500h

Members $75 / Non-Members $110

Brent Jacobi

VI South Hybrid Club Night: RCMSAR – Volunteers Assisting BC Boaters

Royal Victoria Yacht Club

20 Oct 2026 1900 - 2130

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Rob Cormack, VI Speakers Watchkeeper

VI Mid Island Club Night: Terror to Tranquility – Sailing in Patagonia

Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo

15 Oct 2026 1900h -2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

Power Generation & Storage Systems

CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, Lower Lounge - 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria BC

25 Oct 2026 0900h-1200h

Members $45 / Non-Members $65

VI Education

Electrical Skills for Cruisers

CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, Lower Lounge - 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Esquimalt, BC, V9A 5K5

24 Oct 2026 0900h-1600h

Members $95 / Non-Members $125

Brent Alley - VI Education Watch Keeper

VI South Hybrid Club Night: Sailing Home from Croatia

Royal Victoria Yacht Club or by Zoom

22 Sep 2026 1900h - 2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Rob Cormack

Intermediate Marine Weather

CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, Lower Lounge - 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria BC

26 Sep 2026 0900h to 27 Sep 2026 1600h

Members $200/$100 / Non-Members $250

Scott Crawshaw

Basic Marine Weather

CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, Lower Lounge - 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria BC

26 Sep 2026 0900h - 1200h

Members $50 / Non-Members $70

Scott Crawshaw

VI Mid Island BURP on Saysutshun/Newcastle Island

Picnic Site on Saysutshun/Newcastle Island

12 Sep 2026 1200h - 1900h

Members Free / Non-Members Free

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

VI Chapter Summer Cruising BBQ

CFB, Esquimalt

09 Jun 2026 1800h - 2150h

Members $25 / Non-Members $60

James Graham

Sextant Theory and Practice

Location: Lower Lounge, CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria

13 Jun 2026 0900 - 1430

Members $75.00 / Non-Members $95.00

VI Education

VI South Hybrid Club Night: Cruising as the Planet Heats Up – Preparing in Uncertain Times

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Main Lounge OR via ZOOM

19 May 2026 1900h - 2200h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Peter McMartin, VI Speaker Watchkeeper