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Only 40 Tickets Left for Laura Dekker’s Presentation!
Rosario Passos
Laura Dekker’s presentation coming up soon on October 12, at 1900h at the Scottish Cultural Center in Vancouver is almost sold out! So, if you are planning on attending this presentation, get your tickets now, online at BCA’s website! Laura Dekker is brought to you by the Lower Mainland Yacht Cooperative and the Bluewater Cruising […]
Welcome, Cathy Fritter – A New Member on BCA’s Board of Directors
Jennifer Handley
Please join me in welcoming Vancouver Chapter member, Cathy Fritter, to the BCA Board of Directors. Cathy and her husband Rob, are new to BCA, having just joined in January 2016 as Dreamers. They have been cruising for 14 summer seasons, visiting many points between Seattle and Desolation Sound on L’Orien, their Mason 43 cutter. […]
BCA Cruising, Perpetual and Service Awards Nominations – 2016
Jennifer Handley
Annual awards ceremonies take place in each Chapter to celebrate the sailing achievements of BCA skippers and their crew and/or their safe return to home port. These happy occasions, which are celebrated by the membership at large, also inspire the “dreamers” among us and encourage the “do-ers” to maintain their membership while cruising. If you […]
Currents Cover: Photo Contest
Rosario Passos
The Currents Cover Photo Contest is back! Our monthly “pdf” publication needs the best photos of your boats to grace its covers for the next 12 months! Since last year’s contest was so popular, we thought we would do it again! So, here’s the scoop: If you are a BCA member in good standing, we […]
Vancouver Island Fleet: 2016/17
Connie Morahan
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 of 2016/17, which will have its first meeting at 1830h on Wednesday, September 28 at Royal Victoria Yacht Club. The Fleet meets every 2 weeks and has presentations or group […]
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 […]
Introducing Cathy Norrie, Calgary Chapter Vice Commodore!
Jennifer Handley
On behalf of the BCA Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that Cathy Norrie will assume the role of Calgary Vice Commodore as of September 1. A member of BCA since 2009, Cathy and her husband, Bill Norrie, have just completed their circumnavigation aboard SV Terrwyn and are settling back into life on […]
BCA Volunteers Get Coordinated!
Donna Sassaman, Directory Coordinator
Most, if not all, of us join Bluewater Cruising Association to prepare ourselves for the grand adventure of offshore or long-range coastal cruising. We attend club nights and listen to inspiring presentations by Doers and Doners; take courses ranging from ‘Psychology of Cruising’ to diesel engine maintenance to understanding weather and other pertinent topics; read […]
Wanted! BCA Members to Complete Vision and Values Survey
Jennifer Handley
Cruising season is upon us, but no matter where this finds you, you are invited to participate in a very brief, 3-question survey that will guide the selection of a Vision statement and a set of Values for BCA. When BCA was established in 1978 with a Constitution and Bylaws, a Mission statement was created […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: April 2016
Al Kitchen – VI Fleet Coordinator
Sailors are busy getting their vessels ready as the cruising season approaches and meetings seem to become a lower priority. So a smaller than usual V. I. Fleet group gathered at RVYC on April 6 for a presentation on first aid kits and applications by Alert First Aid’s Mike Barnes. Dr. Catherine Ascah was present […]
