It is time for the popular Currents Cover Photo Contest again. Our monthly “PDF” publication needs great photos to grace its covers for 2025! Your photos should be clearly related to what BCA is all about; thus, although we are keen to see boats, your image may reflect the …
It is time once again to recognize our members’ significant cruising achievements and our long-serving volunteers. Ever since the first awards were presented in November 1978, BCA has taken time to acknowledge our members who made it out onto the deep blue seas and the watchkeepers who helped along …
John Guzzwell passed away this August at age 94. His book Trekka Round the World describes the extraordinary single-handed circumnavigation he made aboard Trekka, a wooden yawl measuring only 20’6″ which he built in Victoria. For many years Trekka was the smallest boat to have completed such a voyage. …
Do you have an opinion about how wave heights are reported? The National Weather Service is soliciting comments until October 16, 2024 on a proposed change in certain High Seas products. Please see the following email from the Chief of Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/National Hurricane Center, which …
In September of every year a number of members of BCA get together to form the Fleets – one on Vancouver Island, one in Calgary and one on the Lower Mainland. These are people who are planning to leave for offshore in the following year or soon thereafter. They …
A message from BC Parks: Have you visited a BC Park recently? Whether you camped, hiked, biked, boated, or got up to something else, we want to hear from you. BC Parks is committed to protecting and managing the province’s diverse wilderness for future generations, and providing high-quality, safe, …
In what is believed to be a BCA first, Cathy and Bill Norrie aboard Pixie, their 28 foot Bristol Channel Cutter, received an unexpected honour on May 5 when Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, gave Bill a royal send-off. After a brief conversation, they untied his …
There is no preparation for going offshore quite like being offshore! Each year VICE (Vancouver Island Cruising Experience) provides an opportunity for a group of BCA members to undertake a short offshore voyage in their own boat that gives a sense of what sailing offshore is all about. Read …
What we heard from Indigenous peoples, stakeholders, and the general public We are pleased to share that Parks Canada has released a What We Heard Report on proposed general regulations for national marine conservation areas (NMCAs). The report can be found at www.letstalknmcas.ca. Why is Parks Canada developing regulations …
The 2024 edition of the Bluewater Cruising Association (BCA) Member Directory has arrived in mailboxes from Vancouver Island to Calgary to Ontario and beyond – have you received your copy? If not, you might want to contact BCA’s Administrator, Amanda Lance, to ensure your membership and mailing address are …