VI Mid-Island Club Night – Haida Gwaii – Gwaii Haanas: A World Away

To say that this was a “bucket list” item for Guy and Valerie would not be far from the truth, especially since they both saw their “window of opportunity” closing in this regard. This was not a highly planned adventure, and Guy and Valerie relied heavily on the recommendations of experienced members of the Schooner Cove Yacht Club to quickly cobble together an itinerary that would take them to Haida Gwaii safely, and once there, give them enough time to explore Moresby Island and do justice to the uniqueness of Gwaii Haanas.

Welcome aboard Wind Chaser, our 1990 Island Packet 35, as we navigate the Broughtons, the North Coast and cross Hecate Strait to Queen Charlotte City. From there we will visit several Haida cultural sites on Moresby Island as we wind our way south through intimidating narrows, eventually leading us to Rose Harbour (a whaling station until 1943) and ultimately SGaang Gwaii (aka Ninstints), the crown jewel of Gwaii Haanas.  To miss SGaang Gwaii would have immediately rendered us “persona non grata” at home.

We will discuss our return route, the choices we made and the weather we encountered along the way.

Presenters

Guy Gauvin has sailed across the Equator (Huahine, FP, to Hilo, Hawaii), to San Diego and he has also done the Baha Ha-Ha. Guy and his wife, Valerie, have circumnavigated Vancouver Island twice and motorsailed as far north as Khutzeymateen Inlet, (north of Prince Rupert) to view Grizzly bears, but Haida Gwaii somehow always eluded them until the summer of 2022.

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With the easing of COVID restrictions, BCA VI Mid-Island Group is excited to get back to in-person club nights at Nanaimo Yacht Club. Note that this club night will NOT be available via Zoom, but this presentation may be repeated later in the season in a hybrid (Zoom and in-person) format. On October 20, we would like to celebrate coming together face-to-face. We will continue to follow all BCA and Nanaimo Yacht Club COVID policies. As this is an indoor event, we recommend a protective mask when not eating or drinking. The full BCA COVID policy can be accessed here.

Doors open at 7:00 pm and the presentation will begin at 7:45 pm.  Bar will be open – come early to enjoy conversation and camaraderie.

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