Vancouver Club Night – The Tahiti Syndrome, Hawaiian Style

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.   Most club nights will feature an in-person speaker, but some will feature a remote speaker coming to us via Zoom.   See meeting format details below.

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Andrew Gunson grew up in and around boats on the Great Lakes, and always dreamed of following the paths of such intrepid sailors as Joshua Slocum, and Eric and Susan Hiscock. A Canadian National sailing champion at fourteen, he raced aboard some of the fastest yachts then afloat, competing against the very best at the World championship level. At the age of eighteen, he moved to Canada’s west coast and discovered a completely new world of sailing. Leaving the hi-tech racing yachts behind, he began to follow his dream of becoming a “cruiser.” Together with his father, he purchased his first cruising sailboat, a Columbia 36’, and never looked back.

After a series of life-altering events, that included a brush with a deadly skin cancer, a pair of automobile accidents that almost claimed Andrew’s life and being accidentally shot while bear hunting, Andrew and his partner decided it was time to stop dreaming. The Gunson’s started planning their escape before it was too late.  Andrew will be joining us via Zoom, from Rio Dulce, Guatemala, to share his voyage to, and time in, Hawaii.

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 the meeting starts at 7:30, but keep in mind that it is still necessary to have a few COVID protocols in place (below).  The cost for this option is $5/member and $10/nonmember.

Covid Protocol: BCA has suspended Covid protocols until further notice, per the notice here.

Virtual Attendees: For those who are unable to make it to the SCC, the Zoom meeting will open at 7:00, to allow time for socializing online.  Despite an announcement to the contrary at our last club night, there is currently no cost to attend the Virtual meeting, as we are still working out the payment system and harmonizing with the other chapters.  We hope that you enjoy the meeting and the presentation!

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.