Barrie and Sandra Letts will share their 2022, five week adventure sailing the Scottish Islands with their friends Mike and Cate, aboard their classic Moody 42 Kealoha V.
What started as a cruise to the Danish Faroe Islands from Inverness, Scotland, via the Orkneys, was not to be. Weather, the great arbiter, served up adverse winds and seas, dictating a change to Plan “B”. Over a five week period they diverted to the Shetland Islands, transited the Caledonian Canal and sampled the Hebrides. Not bad as far as second choices go.
There will be a few added pictures from Barrie and Sandra’s earlier visit to the area in 2015. They do not offer up sunny beaches with scanty bathing costumes. However, if rugged scenery, surprising history, rare wildlife and single malt pique your interest, join us April 20th at Nanaimo Yacht Club!
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Barrie and Sandra Letts have been sailing together since the mid 1990s. By 2000, they were Bluewater “Dreamers”, circumnavigating Vancouver Island in their 1969, 26 ft Mic Mac Moonshadow. Much to the surprise of all, they both came back alive and wanting more.
After an extended search, they bought their bluewater boat Passat II. It was a 1980 Stan Huntingford designed, 34 ft Tradewind. In 2007 they quit their jobs and untied the mooring lines. Twelve years were spent exploring the world, as outlined in their blog svpassatii.blogspot.com [1], until interrupted by COVID-19, with Passat II trapped in Spain, and Barrie and Sandra in Victoria. In 2020 they sold Passat II and returned to sailing the BC Coast, now aboard Knot 2 Krazy, a Pearson 385.
Barrie and Sandra are recipients of the BCA 999 Coastal and Offshore Awards. Both remain active BCA Doners, with Barrie serving on the VI Watch and the Board.
Note that this club night will NOT be available via Zoom.