Vancouver Chapter
Vancouver Fleet Report: April 2019
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The April meeting of the Vancouver Fleet of 2019 was held at the Scottish Cultural Centre on April 30. The topic for the evening was “Medical Preparation & Common Illnesses for Offshore Adventures” presented by doctors and Fleet members, Martin and Janet McKeown. Janet and Martin started their presentation …Vancouver Fleet Report: March 2019
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The March meeting of the BCA Vancouver Fleet of 2019 was held at the Scottish Cultural Centre on March 26th. The presentation was on Marine Electrical Design with Jeff Cote. Among the items he covered were: un-switched distribution switches, the proper use of starter and house batteries, alternator charge …Vancouver Fleet Report: February 2019
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The February meeting of the Vancouver BCA Fleet of 2019 was held at the Scottish Cultural Centre on February 26 with David Sutcliffe presenting on Safety at Sea. The presentation revolved around a main theme: staying on board. It is well known that the chances of survival are greatly …Vancouver Fleet Report: January 2019
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The January meeting of the Vancouver Fleet of 2019 was held at the Scottish Cultural Centre on January 29. The theme for the presentation was, ‘Getting Ready to Leave’, presented by Fleet members Greg and Laurie Yellenik. The topics covered included: banking, wills and beneficiaries, BC Medical, MMSI numbers, …Vancouver Fleet Report: December 2018 - Solstice Potluck
Rosario Passos
Every December, rather than gathering at the Scottish Cultural Centre as usual, the Vancouver Fleet gets together at Cam and Marianne’s place in Vancouver to celebrate the Holiday season and share adventurous sailing plans amidst conversations that invariably involve watermakers, bilge pumps, switches, batteries…. I could go on. These …Vancouver Fleet Report: November 2018
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
There were two Vancouver Fleet meetings in November – both held in the Caberfeidh room at the Scottish Cultural Centre. OpenCPN The first was a workshop on OpenCPN and GE2KAP led by Malcolm MacPhail of Good as Gold. Eight people arrived with their laptops and followed Malcolm as he …Vancouver Fleet Report: October 2018
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The October meeting of the Vancouver Fleet of 2019 was held at 1900h on Tuesday, October 30 in the Caberfeidh room at the Scottish Cultural Centre. Twenty five boats are now registered representing more than forty people. The program consisted of a panel of Doners discussing the topic “What …Women's Day: 2019 Vancouver Boat Show
Rosario Passos
Pacific Yachting Systems is once again presenting Women’s Day at the Vancouver International Boat Show. The keynote speaker is Susan Pickrell, who will be speaking about her career with the Coast Guard and building confidence on the water. Plan to attend the Vancouver International Boat Show on Saturday, February 9, …Vancouver Fleet Report: September 2018
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The first meeting of the Vancouver Fleet of 2019 was held at 1900h on Tuesday, September 25 in the Caberfeigh room at the Scottish Cultural Centre. Twenty two boats were registered, represented by the fifty people in attendance. These included doers temporarily back from offshore: Malcolm MacPhail and Dina …
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