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BCA 2021 Member Directory
Jennifer Handley
The 2021 edition of the Bluewater Cruising Association (BCA) Member Directory is arriving 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, Vimmy Dhillon, to ensure your membership and mailing address are up-to-date. The Directory is a great […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: March 2021
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
On March 11, the Zoom meeting of the Vancouver Island Fleet group focussed on safety devices with a presentation and discussion lead by Dan Bieller from Pacific Coast Liferaft. Prior to this James Graham presented the Heylo heat retention cooking bag as a Show & Tell item. Dan then discussed the appropriate sizing and style […]
Vancouver Fleet Report – March 2021
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The Vancouver Fleet of 2021 held the third meeting of the year via Zoom on March 30. The usual Show and Tell session featured a few items: Hypervent Shark drogue Coligo line terminators Ocean Signal MOB – AIS beacons The Board of Directors has approved the distribution of leaver packages, therefore, the Leavers’ Package Fleet […]
Vancouver Fleet Report – February 2021
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The Vancouver Fleet of 2021 held its second meeting of the year via Zoom on February 26. The usual Show and Tell session featured a Kong Tango carabiner which can safely be managed with one hand, a Jordan series drogue, and a small and efficient fuel transfer pump. The topic of insurance was covered by […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: February 2021
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Any doubts about the effectiveness of a virtual platform to host a tri-chapter Fleet meeting were thoroughly dispelled Thursday night (January 14). The topic of navigation device choices was addressed with special attention to Open CPN, a mature, open-source Chart Plotter Navigation program. After Daragh Nagle discussed the broader topic of devices and systems available […]
Vancouver Fleet Report – January 2021
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The Fleet of 2021 held its first meeting of the new year via Zoom on January 26. The usual Show and Tell session featured a home-built barometer, waterproof USB stick containers, Omega sewing machine clutch grip, warnings regarding cheap multimeters and fishing equipment. The program topic was Navigating Atolls and Coral Reefs presented by long […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: January 2021
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Any doubts about the effectiveness of a virtual platform to host a tri-chapter Fleet meeting were thoroughly dispelled Thursday, January 14. The topic of navigation device choices was addressed with special attention to Open CPN, a mature, open-source Chart Plotter Navigation program. After Daragh Nagle discussed the broader topic of devices and systems available to […]
Vancouver Fleet Report – December 2020
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The Fleet of 2021 held its fourth meeting via Zoom on December 22. In this virtual potluck meeting members showed off a favourite meal while describing some of their sailing and cruising adventures. On November 24, members of the Vancouver Island Fleet joined us for a presentation by Rob Murray from Avant on importing Satellite […]
Time to Update your Membership Profile(s) for the 2021 BCA Member Directory
Jennifer Handley
Need something to distract you from Covid-19 updates and the realization that most of us aren’t going anywhere anytime soon? This project won’t take a lot of your time, but will make the work done by the coordinators of the 2021 BCA Member Directory much, much easier. We need all members to review and update […]
Notice of BCA Annual General Meeting and Awards Gala (December 9, 2020)
Jennifer Handley
Notice is hereby given to all BCA members: Annual General Meeting, Special Resolution to Amend BCA Bylaws, and Election of Directors Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Time: Meeting will open at 19:00 PST, 20:00 MST AGM to commence at 19:30 PST, 20:30 MST Place: Virtual meeting via Zoom (details to follow) The business of the […]
