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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This year has offered us a unique opportunity to take the time to prepare our boats for that offshore adventure. Participating in the Vancouver Island Chapter’s Fleet and Weather group may assist you in gathering the knowledge and experience to confidently set sail on your dream cruise when the pandemic becomes a thing of the […]

Dani Tate-Stratton

We hope all BCA members have had a fabulous summer staying safe and healthy close to home (or wherever they may be aboard their boats), and perhaps getting out for a few short cruises as well! While the weather is still wonderful, it’s time to admit that fall is coming, and with it another season […]