Recent content by Paul Friis

I was in Victoria yesterday watching the parade of Tall Ships preparing to enter the Inner Harbour. I spotted a C-Dory playing around the ships. It was too far away to identify, but it looked to be a 22 footer and, although I was looking into the sun, it looked like it had a cream or white...

What a cool contest. I haven't posted for a long time, but I pop into the site now and then to see if there is a C-Dory 16 cruiser model for sale close by, but they seem rare as hen's teeth. I have exactly 17 months to go until I retire. At that time I'll be in the market for a C-Dory. I...

But - the bottom line - did she get her keys back?

What a great looking boat! I have been on dry land for the last year and a half and have about the same time to wait before I get my first C-Dory. Congratulations to all of you - especially Oscar. Maybe we'll meet up some day and he can meet our little dude, Bamse! Paul Friis Crofton, BC

Hi everyone, I live on the Wet Coast of BC - Southern Vancouver Island to be exact. I am looking for a used C-Dory 16 cruiser. There are a couple listed in the C-Dorys for sale, but I haven't been able to get a response from anyone. Any ideas? Paul Friis

Good morning, I had an interesting encounter with a black bear when I was a teenager. I had been hired on as a deckhand on a 40' fish packer. Our first trip was from Quatsino to Vancouver, going around Cape Scott. For the first leg we went as far as Sea Otter Cove. That night a storm hit us...

I live in Crofton on Vancouver Island, but I grew up on the Northern end of the Island. There are only black bears on Vancouver Island - no Grizzly bears. A couple of years ago a Grizzly bear was seen walking through Port Hardy. It was mean and hungry and before it could do anyone some harm...