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Jennifer Handley

During the Commodore’s recent visit to La Paz, Mexico, Jennifer Handley had the honour of presenting members Debra Zhou and Rob Murray (Avant) with their Coastal 999 awards and “Doner” pins.  This award recognizes a coastal (harbour-hopping) voyage outside Canadian territorial waters, where the shortest straight-line charted distance between the starting and ending port is […]

Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators

The Vancouver Fleet of 2015 held their regular meeting on the 24th of March. The topics covered included: Seamanship – anchors and anchoring by Fleet member Alex Brydon. Handling heavy weather with Fleet member Ken Roberson. Types of windvanes presented by Will and Sarah Curry of Hydrovane. There were two extra meetings in March dealing […]

August 31, 1953 – January 28, 2015:    Ruth Clements, born in Chemainus, BC, was a founding member of Bluewater Cruising Association. She passed away on January 28, 2015, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was a Doner, having sailed from England to BC in the 1970s with her partner, Ted Long, aboard Salal, a […]

Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators

All BCA members who are leaving for offshore are entitled to receive an offshore package whether or not they belong to one of the Fleets. If you are leaving this year and are not a Fleet member, please email Cameron McLean to receive the information necessary to apply for your package.

Connie Morahan

Here’s the next activity for the Vancouver Island Fleet group: Wednesday,  March 25th at 18:00h at the Discovery Room, RVY:  Watermakers. The session will include a group discussion, with a couple of offshore cruisers invited to share their knowledge and experience. Saturday, March 28th from 10:00h to 13:00h Mainstay Yachtech:  Rig evaluation, maintenance & repair […]

As many of us plan our voyage, the boat and its equipment tend to become the central focus of our thinking. These preparations require a steep learning curve, and sometimes become all-consuming. On the other hand, there are other factors that will impact our cruising adventures, and they include the deeper motivations that drive our […]

Norm Cooper

Nigel Calder, world renowned boat system expert, author and educator will be coming to Western Canada in April 2015.  His BCA hosted educational tour will include stops in Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo and Calgary. Nigel Calder Daytime Educational Seminars in Vancouver & Victoria Nigel’s two daytime educational seminars will be held in Vancouver & Victoria.  The […]

Cameron and Marianne McLean, Vancouver Fleet Coordinators

The regular Vancouver Fleet meeting for February is on the 24th and features Guy Druce. Guy’s presentation is titled “Electronics – High Tech / Low Tech”. He will discuss his experience as navigator in last year’s Vic Maui race as navigator on a fairly high-tech boat in contrast to his circumnavigation in a low-tech one. […]

Connie Morahan

The Fleet’s next meeting is scheduled for February 11th at 18:30h at StarFish Medical, 455 Boleskine Rd., Victoria. The topic is “Using HF Radio for E-mail, WFax & GRIB files” by Bjarne Hansen. The topic of the February 25th Fleet meeting is ‘Preparing for Heavy Weather Sailing’ with Tony Gooch, in the Chatham Room at Royal […]

It is that time of year when we ask you, as the Primary Member, to check your member profile on the BCA website. Why is checking your information so important? Because Geraldine Guilfoyle and Donna Sassaman, Directory Coordinators, are preparing to compile the 2015 Member Directory and, if your website profile is up-to-date, your directory entries […]