Vancouver Club Night – Sailing in Pacific Central America

With easing of COVID restrictions, BCA Vancouver Chapter is excited to get back to in-person club nights at the Scottish Cultural Centre, and it’s about time.  Over the last two and a half years we have been proud to be able to offer virtual meetings, but it has been no substitute for face to face get-togethers. These Zoom meeting have, however, allowed members and non-members from afar to join in on the meetings and we would like to continue to offer this option.

Going forward, the Vancouver Chapter would like to present a hybrid club night, that is, a simultaneous in-person and virtual meeting.  The September club night will be our first test of this technology and as such we will be offering this club night at no cost for both in-person and virtual attendees.  See meeting format details below.

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Greg and Alice recently returned to Vancouver on their boat Anduril, a Farr 395, after 6 years of Pacific Ocean winter cruising in Mexico and Central America.  Local boaters and racers since the 1980’s, they finally cut loose most of their work obligations in 2016 and were able to go out and play.

Their presentation will provide some of the colours, sights and sounds of cruising and travel in Central America, from Guatemala to the Western Islands of Panama. Greg and Alice will talk about what really liked, what they didn’t like as much, what it is like to sail there, their “must haves”, optional haves, pressing an a-typical race boat into a cruising purpose and all sorts of lessons learned. Memorable mishaps define cruising; you’ll hear about some of theirs.

Hybrid Meeting Format

In-Person Attendees: For those attending in-person, the format will be very much the same as “normal”. Doors open at 7:00 and meeting starts at 7:30, but keep in mind that it is still necessary to have a few COVID protocols in place (below).

Covid Protocol: Because this is an indoor event, wearing a protective mask is encouraged (except when eating or drinking). Please see the BCA Covid-19 protocol here.

Virtual Attendees: For those who are unable to make it to the SCC, the Vancouver Watchkeepers have been working hard to assemble the technology to broadcast the meeting over Zoom.   A word of warning however, the September club night will be our first attempt at a hybrid meeting format, so please have some patience as we work through the technology and logistics.

A Zoom meeting invitation has been sent to BCA members via email.  If you are a non-member and would like to attend virtually please contact Heather Marshall.

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