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Washington State Cruising Update: Puget Sound – No Discharge Zone
Katrina Barnes
Effective May 10, 2018 a No Discharge Zone (NDZ) is being established for Puget Sound and certain surrounding waters. The No Discharge Zone includes all Washington marine waters east of New Dungeness Lighthouse, at the east end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, plus Lake Washington, Lake Union, and the waters that connect them […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: April 2018
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The April meeting of the Vancouver Fleet was held on April 24 at the Scottish Cultural Centre. Show and Tell included an article from Pacific Sailor on Safety Tethers and Snaps. Some snaps fail under sideways tension. The fact that one can learn OpenCPN using the included manual was discussed. There are some problems getting […]
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 […]
Flare Disposal Days
Rosario Passos
CPS-ECP is partnering with Transport Canada and CIL Dealers again this year to assist boaters to safely and effectively dispose of flares. Have Your Flares Expired? If your flares have a manufacture date of 2014 or earlier they may have already expire, or they will expire this year. It is not legal to light them, […]
In Memoriam – Liv Kennedy
Rosario Passos
Liv Kennedy passed away in February 2018; she was in her late 80’s. Liv Kennedy’s parents were pioneers on Quadra Island, and she was born aboard the Coast Mission ship Columbia. She grew up in logging camps and fishing villages along the coast, spending much of her time in boats. Liv was a founding member […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: March 2018
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The March meeting of the Vancouver Fleet was held on March 27 at the Scottish Cultural Centre. Show and Tell feature included a do-it-yourself crotch strap to supplement a life jacket, and historic charts – Fiji and Strait of Georgia. Cameron shared with the fleet that Malcolm MacPhail of Good as Gold has volunteered to […]
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 […]
What Not to Miss at BCA This Week
Rosario Passos
BCA is bringing some well renowned personalities in the sailing world to Vancouver this week. Do you have your tickets yet? Nigel Calder Nigel will lead two courses this week in Vancouver, at the TK Gallery Room at the Vancouver Maritime Museum: Marine Electrical Systems on Friday, March 23, 10:00 am-6:30 pm (get tickets here) […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: February 2018
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The February meeting of the Vancouver Fleet was held on February 27 at the Scottish Cultural Centre. Show and Tell included a WatchMate XB-8000 AIS transponder, a mid sized drone, Off shore Personal Survival Course with David Sutcliffe, and a Pacific Ocean planning chart by British Admiralty. The program was Heavy Weather Sailing with Christof […]
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 […]
