The Official Magazine of the Bluewater Cruising Association

Vancouver Island

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

May Rendezvous: Telegraph Harbour Marina, Thetis Island

Telegraph Harbour Marina, 48° 58.927' N 123° 40.260' W

16 May 2026 to 18 May 2026

Members $25

Barrie and Sandra Letts

VI South Hybrid Club Night – Wrong Way Across the Pacific

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Main Lounge

21 Apr 2026 1900h - 2200h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Peter McMartin, VI Speaker Watchkeeper

VI Mid-Island Club Night – Cruising Home from Croatia

Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo

16 Apr 2026 1900h -2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

Basic Marine Weather

CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria BC

25 Apr 2026 0900h - 1200h

Members $55 / Non-Members $70

Scott Crawshaw

Intermediate Weather Course

CFB Esquimalt Wardroom, 1586 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria BC

25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 0900h - 1600h

Members $200 / Non-Members $250

Scott Crawshaw

Advanced Marine Radar and Navigation

Online Zoom

11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 0900h to 1200h

Members $80 / Non-Members $100

Kevin Monahan

VI South Hybrid Club Night – Under Wide and Starry Skies

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Main Lounge OR via ZOOM

17 Mar 2026 1900h - 2200h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Peter McMartin, VI Speaker Watchkeeper

VI Mid-Island Club Night – Under Wide and Starry Skies

Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo

19 Mar 2026 1900h -2130h

Members $5 / Non-Members $10

Kate Swangard, Mid-Island Rep

Inside Passage Weather Strategies

Online Zoom

28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 0900h to 1200h

Members $65 / Non-Members $90

Kevin Monahan

Psychology of Voyaging

Mary Winspear Centre - Room 4, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney, BC

21 Mar 2026 1300h - 1700h to 22 Mar 2026 0900h - 1300h

Members $115 / Non-Members $145

Brent Alley, vieducation@bluewatercruising.org

WOW! 2026 (Women On Water)

14 Mar 2026 8:30–16:30 to 15 Mar 2026 9–12:00

Members $165 / Non-Members $210

Kate Swangard