Vancouver Island South – Club Night: 5 Islands, 5 Cultures

From tortoises to tortellini, Fairwyn takes us on a tour of amazing diversity. ​Stephen and Nancy Carlman visited dozens of islands during their 15 years of offshore cruising aboard Fairwyn, a classic 42 ft  S&S designed yawl. They’ve selected five boater-friendly islands to talk about their differences in history, nationality, languages and, of course, food and drink.  Join them at the May Club Night as they recount stories of their visits to Galapagos, the Azores, Newfoundland, Malta and Sicily.

BCA members Stephen & Nancy are experienced coastal and offshore cruisers.  They spent many years exploring the Great Lakes, Maritimes and west coast of BC on their own boats, as well as crewing for others in the Caribbean, Scotland, and around Cape Horn.  In 1999 they set off in Fairwyn down the west coast of North America to Ecuador, continuing through the Panama Canal and the Caribbean and up the east coast as far as Newfoundland.  In 2008 they crossed the Atlantic and spent several years cruising in the Med before returning to the Caribbean in 2014.