VI South Club Night: Haida Gwaii—Gwaii Haanas | A World Away

Welcome aboard Wind Chaser, Guy and Valerie’s 1990 Island Packet 35, as they 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 to Rose Harbour (a whaling station until 1943) and ultimately SGang Gwaay (aka Ninstints), the crown jewel of Gwaii Haanas. To miss SGang Gwaay 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.

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 motor/sailed as far as north as Khutzeymateen Inlet, (north of Prince Rupert) to view grizzly bears, but Haida Gwaii somehow always eluded them, until the summer of 2022 that is.

Please join us for VI South’s November club night as we learn about Guy and Valerie’s bucket list trip. 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.

Hybrid Meeting Format

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” as we continue our 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.

BCA’s current COVID-19 Protocols for in-person, inside events are as follows:
• BCA Covid-19 Protocols are suspended until further notice.
• All BCA participants are welcome to wear face masks at BCA events to protect the health and safety of self and other participants.
• BCA Board of Directors will continue to review BCA COVID-19 Protocols each month until it is satisfied that prior protocols can be suspended permanently.
• Concerns regarding protocols may be addressed to your local Chapter Vice Commodore.

Virtual Attendees: BCA members will receive Zoom details via email. If you don’t receive an email or would like access information, please email the VI Communications Watchkeeper.