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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]