VI South Hybrid Club Night: Six Years at Sea As a Family of Four (Part One)

After what we hope was a fabulous summer at home or at sea for all members, BCA VI is thrilled to invite you to our first club night of the 2022–2023 year. This will also be our first-ever hybrid club night where we simultaneously share the presentation in-person and online!

Following a brief description of the evening’s presentation, please scroll down for details and access information.

Please join us on Tuesday, September 20 at 7pm PST as Darryl & Janet Lapaire share the first part of their incredible multi-year journey from the Med to Victoria – with two kids.

In this presentation, they’ll share their motivations for going—why they sold everything and took off. Of course, making the decision to go is only part of the journey and they’ll also talk about what it’s like to go cruising with next to no experience on the water.

They will talk a bit about the process of selecting and buying a boat overseas, and their experiences sailing through the Eastern Mediterranean. The talk will touch on their thoughts about how to make the dream a reality, and provide some insights about sailing in the Schengen Zone.

As for the Lapaires, they are a family of 4 who sold it all to go cruising. They spent 6 years between July 2015 and November 2022 sailing from the Eastern Med to the Caribbean, through Panama and then on to the South Pacific.

They were caught out by COVID in French Polynesia and stayed there for 2 years before deciding to head north back to Canada via Alaska. They now call Victoria home and still live aboard their boat spending winters in Victoria Harbour and summers at anchor.

They are actively planning their next adventure, looking forward to heading south to Mexico and onwards from there.

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To join us/hybrid meeting format:
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Doors/Zoom Room Opens: 7pm PST
Brief Meeting: 7:30pm PST
Presentation immediately to follow

In-Person Attendees: For those attending in-person, the format will be very much the same as “normal” when we return to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club’s main lounge.

We will continue to follow all BC and Royal Victoria Yacht Club mandates and regulations in regards to COVID. As this is an indoor event, we do recommend wearing a protective mask when not eating or drinking. The full BCA COVID policy may be accessed here.

Virtual Attendees: For those who are unable to make it to RVYC or would prefer to continue meeting virtually, the VI Watchkeepers have been working hard to assemble the technology to broadcast the meeting over Zoom. As this is our first hybrid club night, we appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through any technical hiccups during the event.

BCA Members will receive the link to Zoom in their email. If you don’t receive the invite or would like to attend, please email your VI Communications Watchkeeper, here.