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Harbours in the PNW can be busy places and often people in boats are not paying attention to all the activity in the water. A few days ago a seaplane collided with a small boat during take off. I have included a video here. I watched another video that I can't find again, but it explained...

Last year after the Friday Harbour gathering a group of about 12 C-Dories headed off on a cruise to Princess Louisa Inlet. We broke into sub groups and we were the tail end group, travelling with Colby on C-Travller. During this time we were making contact with some of the other groups via...

My Honda 9.9 is about 10 years old and has an automatic choke and electric start, it has at most 100 hours on it. This motor has always been finicky and difficult to start and now it will not start. Over the past month or two when I was on the coast I had it started and running a couple of...

Back in the 1970's and '80's the most popular show on Canadian TV was "The Beachcomber's". Set in Gibson's on BC's Sunshine coast. The star character was Nick Adonidas who earned his living salvaging logs along the coast in his tug, "Persephone". I was enthralled by the maritime scenery, so...

Interesting article about a war that almost happened. I am looking forward to visiting the San Juan Islands next year and will plan to take in the exhibits mentioned in this article. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/2022 ... ited-a-war

Here is an interesting link for a massive rock fall in Lake Powell. Just be glad that you were not underneath. Reminds me of Alaska. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/01/us/lake- ... index.html

I am now looking at upgrading my Raymarine C80 based system to a modern navigation system. I am leaning towards the Raymarine System. I have a question for Raymarine users. Do you prefer the Navionics charts or the LightHouse charts? I will be boating mostly in the PNW. I use Navionics...

Very Quiet in the Broughtons We have just returned from our first cruise in the Broughtons off the NE coast of Vancouver Island, BC. We has a very enjoyable time with a variety of weather and no or minimal smoke from the wildfires that are burning in the interior of BC. We launched from the...

It looks like it will be a smokey summer again this year. In southern BC record high temperatures are being recorded and record temperatures are being broken everyday. Lytton broke a Canadian heat record yesterday at 47.9C which is about 118F. Also the southern interior of BC has only had...

Here is a recent news feed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDTuuzm9360

BC has just announced new travel restrictions for interprovincial and interregional travel within BC. I am not sure how this will effect those transiting to Alaska, but best to check out the details before heading north. My travel plans to Vancouver Island are now on hold for June, hopefully...

I struggle to filet a salmon in under 15 minutes and if I take my time it doesn't look to jagged and I get most of the bones out, but maybe I should take lessons from this guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsIYLTlWig8

On a longer voyage, meal planning is essential. Here are some 17th century suggestions from the Navy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1NcWU0xTog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyjcJUGuFVg

A question often asked, is when will the border open again. Not anytime soon is the likely answer. With Covid cases still high on both sides of the border, there is no rush to open it soon. Covid cases in the US adjusted for population are 4 times higher in the US than in Canada and the death...

I just got my charts and guide books for a cruise into the Broughton Archipelago this June (hopefully). I have few questions that I would like to throw out to those that have been there. We are looking for recommendations for a good boat launch and parking for our truck and trailer. If you...

Mayday Mayday Mayday German Coast Guard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MUsVcYhERY

GROG Although I am relatively new to boating, in a boat without paddles, I do like to partake in the traditions of the Navy. Being Canadian, that being the Royal Navy or the Royal Canadian Navy. While I don’t condone drinking while underway, a cold one after the anchor is well set is always a...

Good news with the A5 pod returning to the Broughton's after a 20 year absence. https://www.vicnews.com/news/long-lost- ... nBWo4R2Exw

A fun way to due a cruise that might be done in a week in 10 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0PjixzNMeI

Who wants to try this with a C-Dory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYCLGVPzUc