Vancouver Chapter
Vancouver Fleet Report: April 2017
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The Vancouver Fleet, a group of BCA members who are planning to leave for offshore in the near future meets on fourth Tuesdays at the Scottish Cultural Centre. There was a full house for the April Fleet meeting on April 25. As is the custom the program committee set up the program for the evening; […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: March 2017
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
More than forty people attended the March 28 meeting of the Fleet. The session was Heavy Weather Sailing presented by Ken and Carol Gillstrom. Ken and Carol left Toronto in 2012 and sailed the East Coast of Canada, the Caribbean, Scotland, Spain, back to Canada, down to the Galapagos, Hawaii and in 2014 came to […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: February 2017
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
More than thirty five people attended the February 28 meeting of the Fleet. It was a presentation dealing with medical problems offshore. Presenters were: Paramedics Ryan Shellborn and Kris Jones of Makoolis, who are heading South this August and bound for Antartica over the next few seasons Terry Raappana their friend, paramedic of 41 years […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: January 2017
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The January 24 meeting of the Vancouver Fleet of 2017 saw a full house in attendance for the first meeting of 2017. The program was Celestial Navigation in two parts with two presenters. Dominique Prinet lead off with an interesting and humorous description of the history of Celestial Navigation and the development of angle measuring […]
Anchoring Restrictions Around La Paz
Rosario Passos
If you are currently cruising in the Sea of Cortez, you may be interested in this news topic. BCA member Carolyn Dailey from Shannon’s Spirit, who is currently sailing in the Sea of Cortez sent in this link that outlines some of the anchoring restrictions around La Paz. These restrictions are not new, and the […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: December 2016
Rosario Passos
As tradition dictates, the December meeting of the Vancouver Fleet is always a social get together in the form of a pot-luck dinner. 2016 was no exception, and this anticipated event took place again just before Christmas, on a dark and cold winter night, at Cam and Marianne’s place in Vancouver. Being the gracious hosts […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: October 2016
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The second meeting of the Fleet of 2017 was at 1900 hours at the Scottish Cultural Centre on October 25. Our speakers were Fleet member Alex Brydon on vessel registration and Steve White on rigging with an emphasis on preparation for offshore. As part of our show and tell Malcolm Wilkinson informed us of two […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: September 2016
The first meeting of the Vancouver Fleet of 2017 was held on September 27 at the Scottish Cultural Centre. Members of the new Fleet introduced themselves and volunteered for the various Fleet committees. Presentations The introductions were followed by presentations from Jim Matusiak of Solar Flare and Rob Murray of Avant about their trips and […]
Vancouver Fleet: 2017
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
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 meet monthly or more often depending […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: February 2016
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The program for the February meeting on the 23rd featured Ken Johnson from Roton, who addressed satellite and other communications. The many topics covered included: Types of AIS and their antennas SSBs and their grounds Pactor modems and sources Various types of satellite phones and services Different kinds of EPIRBS The meeting on March 22 […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: January 2016
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The January meeting was held on January 26, chaired by Dan Wilson of the Program Committee since the McLean’s were still away in Mexico. The program started with a presentation from Fleet member Malcolm Wilkinson giving us the benefit of his offshore experiences. Among other topics he emphasized avoiding the use of the main when […]
