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BCA VI Rendezvous 2015: May 16,17 & 18
Rita Balaam
The theme for this year’s rendezvous is Sailing the Salish Seas with a Focus on First Nations History and Traditions. If you haven’t RSVP’d yet, there’s still time: RSVP online at the BCA website (you must be logged in as a member to do so), or send Rita a note. Here is a schedule of […]
The Commodore Attends Opening Day
Jennifer Handley
The Vancouver Island Chapter has been meeting at Royal Victoria Yacht Club for many years: the VI Fleet group meets at RVYC; RVYC is part of the Cooperative Education Program organized by the VI Chapter; and BCA has even held its annual AGM at Royal Vic. But this was the first year that the BCA […]
2015 Member Directories
Donna Sassaman
Status Report The 2015 BCA Member Directory is printed and has been delivered to the mailing house. The directory will be mailed to all members sometime during the week of May 10th. The First Thing to Do When You Receive Your Copy Check your entries in the directory against your real life situation. Is the […]
April VI Fleet Activities
Connie Morahan
Here’s a look at the April activities of the Vancouver Island Fleet and Weather Group… VI Fleet At the April 8th meeting, VI Fleet had an an interesting group discussion about anchoring equipment, techniques, and problems. At the following meeting on April 22nd, Dave Dalby of Victoria Mobile Radio gave an informative talk on satellite […]
It was all about Ian
Rosario Passos
The celebration of life for Ian Monsarrat was a beautiful event at Spruce Harbour Marina in Vancouver in April. Blake Williams, Past Commodore of BCA, delivered a beautiful toast to Ian, amid sea shanties and a sea of friends, gathered together to celebrate Ian’s life. There were many photographs scattered throughout the room that brought […]
Celebration of Life for Ruth Clements
Rosario Passos
In March we published an “In Memoriam”column about Ruth Clements. Here are the details of her Celebration of Life which was mentioned in the column. WHEN: Saturday, May 23, starting about 1430-1500h WHERE: Home (garden) of Claudia Lohmann, 3095 Decourcy Drive, Ladysmith (Cedar), BC (just south of Nanaimo) HOW: From Hwy 1 N out of […]
Vancouver Fleet
Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators
The Vancouver Fleet of 2015 held their regular meeting on April 28. The presenter was a psychologist discussing the cruising life. The focus was not just being on the water, but the process of getting ready and getting off the dock. An extra meeting in April was on the 18th at North Sails Loft in […]
Expired Flares Disposal Opportunities
Jennifer Handley
What can you do with your expired flares? Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, in cooperation with CIL Orion, are providing two opportunities for boaters to drop off their expired flares at no charge. May 2, 2015 – Vancouver Area Flares can be dropped off at the following Steveston Marine and Hardware locations: 1667 W 5th […]
Aid for Vanuatu – Cyclone Pam Aftermath
Jennifer Handley
Bluewater Cruising Association members who have had the good fortune to sail to Vanuatu and explore this amazing archipelago will have felt heartsick when the country was levelled by Cyclone Pam last month. Some may even have wept upon seeing photos of the devastation and hearing the stories that gradually appeared in the media in […]
Vancouver Island Fleet and Weather Group
Connie Morahan
VI Fleet At their March 11th meeting, VI Fleet had a group discussion about wind vanes and autopilots. Three offshore cruisers talked about their experience with different kinds of watermakers at the next Fleet meeting on March 25th. There was an extra session in March at the Yachttech shop on rigging, and a short course […]
