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Vancouver Fleet Report: December
Rosario Passos
I always look forward to the December Fleet meeting in Vancouver. You see, every year (and I have been in Fleet for a couple now) Cam and Marianne open their home (and cellar) to all Fleet members to host a potluck dinner to celebrate the festive season. This year was no different, and the Vancouver […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: December
Connie and Al, VI Fleet Coordinators
Fifteen members from VI Fleet participated in an evening session at UK Sails in Sidney on December 2nd. Stuart Dahlgren explained what to look for in assessing the condition of sails; showed how to attach mainsail slides and re-attach a leech ring; suggested essential contents for an offshore sail repair kit; and responded to many questions […]
BCA Board of Directors Elected for 2016
Rosario Passos
The BCA Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers who are elected by the members to manage the Association and promote its financial health and growth. Directors are elected for a one year term and may stand for re-election. Congratulations to those who were elected at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 9! […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: November
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The third meeting of the Fleet of 2016 was held on November 24 at 1900h at the Scottish Cultural Centre. We heard from Jeff Cote of Pacific Yacht Systems on power generation and power storage. I have been asking for a volunteer to coordinate VICE 2016. Since VICE is a program for all of BCA […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: November
Connie and Al, VI Fleet Coordinators
On November 4th, the Vancouver Island Fleet group, led by Connie Morahan, discussed procedures for clearing in and out of foreign ports. On the 25th, we were fortunate to have Honorary BCA member, Tony Gooch, give a talk on preparations and procedures for heavy weather sailing. Below you can see we caught Tony ‘heaving to’. […]
BCA Annual General Meeting
Jennifer Handley
Notice is hereby given to all BCA members: Annual General Meeting and Election of Directors Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Time: 1930h Place: Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver BC The business of the AGM will include a review of year-end 2014 Financial Statements and operations reports, as well as interim Financial Reports for […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: October
Connie and Al, VI Fleet Coordinators
Between 25 and 30 members attended each of the fleet meetings held in October. On October 14th we had presentations by cruising BCA members Neil & Peggy Beswick on harbour hopping to San Francisco and Gord Wedman on the offshore route to San Diego. On October 28th a panel of experienced BCA cruisers (Daragh Nagle […]
Vancouver Fleet Report: October
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The second meeting of the Fleet of 2016 was held on October 27 at 1900h at the Scottish Cultural Centre. We had a presentation from Anne Woodson and Dick Towson of Full and Bye on their trip to Mexico. This was followed by Ken and Carol Gillstrom on Safety at Sea – preventing emergencies. The […]
Vancouver Island Fleet Report: September
Connie and Al, VI Fleet Coordinators
The first Fleet meeting of the Vancouver Island Chapter was held on September 30th. The meeting was focused on introductions and sharing information with all the BCA members attending. The next meeting is On October 14, with a couple of presenters talking about harbor-hopping vs the offshore route to San Diego. The next Fleet meeting is scheduled […]
2015 BCA Cruising Awards Nominations
Rosario Passos
If you think you are eligible, or wish to nominate someone for a sailing award, now is the time to do it! As you may be aware, BCA offers a number of cruising awards to its members, such as: 999 Coastal Award Offshore Crew Award Skipper’s Offshore Award (Owner’s) Offshore Award among other perpetual awards […]
