Vancouver Island Chapter
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: December 2018
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
On December 12 nine sailors from seven boats flashed up their laptops and other devices so that Rudy Witt could guide them through some of the possibilities of Open CPN. The group went from downloading charts and plotting routes to a look at various plug-ins including how to use Google earth to correct the positions […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: November 2018
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Concerns regarding potential medical problems when traveling offshore is a worry best understood well ahead of time and that is what Dr. Catherine Ascah addressed for eleven members of the Vancouver Island Fleet group on the evening of November 14. Catherine’s engaging presentation included topics such as recommended immunizations prior to departure, first aid gear […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: October 2018
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Following the organizational meeting in September, the tradition in the Vancouver Island Fleet group is to host a panel of returned cruisers in the October meeting. The panel typically addresses questions regarding their preparations to head offshore and how well they feel they approached the task. In keeping with tradition, this October meeting saw 15 […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: September 2018
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
On September 26 we convened the initial gathering of the 2018-19 Vancouver Island Fleet group. It was a relatively small group when compared to previous years with 11 people registering from 7 boats. We are anticipating other arrivals in October as we have had commitments from some of last year’s attendees from Nanaimo. Lionel Dobson […]
Planning to go Offshore? Join the 2018-19 VI Fleet and Weather Groups
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Getting Ready to Head Offshore? Learn with Fellow BCA VI Members at Fleet and Weather If you are planning to sail offshore in the next year or two on your own boat or someone else’s, consider joining the VI Fleet and Weather Group of 2018/19 which will have an introductory meeting at 6:30 pm on […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: April 2018
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
The final Vancouver Island fleet meeting for this season was held on April 4 and David Robb shared his Safety and Comfort at Sea presentation with our group of 17 members including one on the Zoom platform. David’s topic was broad ranging and he had much useful information to share with the attentive group. Daragh […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: March 2018
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Provisioning was the main topic presented to the 18 members from 11 boats at the March 7 fleet meeting (including 1 on Zoom and 2 new members). Barbara Erickson and Jordan and Judy Mills combined to cover the topic very well with several helpful ideas and engaging stories to keep every one attentive. After the […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: January & February 2018
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
To no one’s surprise, a good crowd showed up on January 10 to see Rudy Witt present on Open CPN and to get some tips on using this open source software. A total of 25 sailors from 13 boats brought their laptops or tablets to practice with Rudy. In addition to this presentation at the […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: November 2017
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
On November 8, 2017 a group of 18 Vancouver Island Fleet members from 10 boats met to hear a presentation by Al Kitchen and discuss the topic of DC electrical systems on offshore vessels. The presentation included an introduction to basic electrical principals, battery technologies, alternate energy systems, typical offshore set-ups, and power budgets. There […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: October 2017
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Fourteen Vancouver Island fleet members gathered on October 11 to hear a group of six returned cruisers discuss their experiences and what they had learned from their voyaging. The presentations prompted a wide range of questions and this, always popular presentation, led to an informative exchange of ideas. The next meeting, on November 8, will […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: September 2017
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
The Vancouver Island Fleet and Weather groups got off to a good start at the combined meeting on September 27, with 23 registered members in attendance of whom 22 plan to participate in the weather group. This introductory meeting allowed the coordinators, Al and Daragh (Fleet), Lionel (Education) and Connie (Weather) to lay out their […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: April 2017
Connie Morahan
Several members checked out the two Fleet boats Shala and Ragtime that were open for touring on April 9 in Nanaimo. At our regular Fleet meeting on April 12 Tom Christensen gave a talk about using Sea Iq with Google Earth in areas without accurate electronic charts, and also discussed AIS receivers and transceivers. At […]
