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THE DISCOVERY ISLANDS Revisiting our favourite anchorages

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TRAILER CRUISING 101 Trailering a cruising boat opens up a whole new world of destinations, both inland and in remote locations

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8 CURRENTS SV Dorothy wins 2024 Classic Boat Award, May Geo Guesser winner revealed!

BRENTWOOD BAY, SAANICH INLET Not your garden variety destination

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n the first editorial I wrote maintaining that varied mix over the for Pacific Yachting (Octoyears and continue to try to appeal to ber, 2019) I talked about the all boaters on the West Coast through misconceptions around the our lineup of monthly columns and term “yachting.” For many, the word feature articles. evokes images of a white, crowned In this issue we’ve checked all five of yachting cap and brass buttoned blazTyrell’s boxes. The angler will find our er (in reality, these are saved for spemonthly Fishing Fix column on page cial occasions such as sail pasts and 66. In it, author Tom Davis ponders formal dinners). For the the question: “Does the most part, the uniform early bird really get the of the West Coast boater worm?” We’ve got the is shorts and a T-shirt in trailer boater covered the summer (with sunon page 44. Long-time screen of course) and PY contributor George foul weather gear in the Hone offers a thorough winter. Nevertheless, I explanation on how to wasn’t the only person trailer your boat long aware of the misconcepdistances safely and eastions around the term. ily and how to get it in Last year, well-known and out of the water publication Canadian stress-free. For the “fast Vol 1, Issue 1, 1968 Yachting rebranded to racing driver” Alex Fox’s the less “haughty” Canadian Boating. monthly column on page 60 reports As far as I can tell the content of the on a race you might not be familiar publication hasn’t changed. with, Seattle Yacht Club’s Smith IsAnyone who knows PY knows it land Race. Of course, for the cruiser, isn’t a magazine for millionaires. sailor, powerboater, yachter—whatIn the charter issue of then Pacific ever you call yourself—we have a mix Yachting Journal, editor Don Tyrell of destinations, including Brentwood claimed that the magazine would, Bay and some favourite anchorages “keep in mind the varied activities of in the Discovery Islands as well as an the fisherman, sailor, trailer boater, informative article on installing and cruiser skipper and fast racing driver… maintaining hoses on board.

We hope to report on fads, fashions, Enough pedantry, whatever type of races, regattas, cruises, new boats, old boating you do, we hope you find the boats and all those things that make pages of Pacific Yachting as varied and the wonderful world of boating.” entertaining as the cruising grounds I think we’ve done a good job of we cover. Fair winds!

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LETTERS W E W E LC O M E YO U R L E T T E R S Send your letter, along with your full name, and your boat’s name (if applicable), to editor@pacificyachting.com. Note that letters are selected and edited for brevity and clarity.

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The summer before last Janet and I got up to the Broughtons. I think there are only three places to fuel up any more up there. Lagoon Cove was busy as usual, but Echo Bay was so quiet in the middle of the summer I couldn’t believe it. Pierre and Tove had sold it to the First Nation based in Health Bay. Anchorages were abandoned too.

It was great to have places all to ourselves but a very odd feeling when in previous years we’d find lots of boats everywhere. Desolation Sound and the places at the north end of the strait were busy last summer. I know our economy is creaking. I expect this is 6 - JUNE 2024

another evidence of that.

We are getting young people as delegations to council meetings. Their perspectives are different than ours. None of them are very optimistic, but they are motivated for change.

—Rob Southcott THE DARK NIGHT

It was with great pleasure that I read the May issue’s Cockpit Confession (page 114). It brought to mind a memory from years ago when my wife and I were anchored in Ellen Bay on Prevost Island. It must have been the middle of summer, although my memory isn’t what it once was. I certainly remember

that night though. As soon as the sun went down the bay filled with what felt like hundreds of bats swirling and diving around the bay, with our boat at the epicentre. I don’t remember dealing with mosquitos that night, probably thanks to the many bats dining on the flying insects. We admired the aerobatics of the bats until it was time to turn in for the night. The next day, my wife and I ventured ashore in search of any sign of our evening visitors. Unfortunately, we saw nothing, but it was eerie walking through the woods knowing somewhere nearby was a roost of bats.

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Geo Guesser Congratulations to Dan Rollins of North Vancouver who correctly guessed La Conner, Washington as the location of our May issue Geo Guesser. This month’s location is back north of the border. But that’s the only hint you’ll get.

Send your guesses to editor@pacificyachting.com. Deadline for the June Geo Guesser is June 5. Good luck! —Eds. May location: La Conner, WA.

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SV Dorothy, Oldest Canadian-built Sailboat, Wins 2024 Classic Boat Award

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Qualifying for the award has been an arduous task that took well over a decade with donor funding from around the world, painstaking structural repairs and thousands of hours of volunteer labour restoring Dorothy to her original beautiful lines.

The Awards 2024 ceremony took place April 3 at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London. Royal Canadian Air Force Colonel Jonathan Bouchard of the Canadian High Commission accepted the Award on behalf of the

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he Maritime Museum of British Columbia (MMBC) has announced that one of its iconic sailboats, Dorothy, has won the 2024 Classic Boat’s Award for “Restored Sailing Vessel of the Year under 40 feet.”

Classic Boats, an internationally renowned magazine featuring vintage boats, launches its awards each year to “celebrate the best vessels in the sometimes unsung world of classic and traditional boatbuilding and restoration.”

MMBC and all the people who supported her refit.

More than 15,000 votes were received in the “Restored Sailing Vessel under 40 feet” category. Although it’s not known how many votes Dorothy received, we’ve heard there was “clear water between her and the second-place nominee.”

Dorothy was built by John J. Robinson in 1897. Her owner, Victoria barrister William H. Langley, kept her for 47 years, racing and cruising her in regional waters (PY August 23). A subMARINE REFRIGERATION sequent 13 owners sailed her until she was donated to the MMBC in 1995.WATER COOLED COMPRE At that time, she was experiencing geriatric problems. The Museum didn’t want the gaff-rigged, single headsail sloop to moulder away, so in 2011 she was shipped to Gabriola shipwright

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Tony Grove. Over the next decade, he refurbished her structural elements using traditional materials when possible.

“Dorothy was around long before me,” Grove said. “I feel very privileged to have been part of her timeline, restoring her alongside everyone else who put their hands and hearts into making her whole again for the next generations and for her legacy.”

After leaving Grove’s boatbuilding shop, she was ferried to Ladysmith’s Maritime Society where Dorothy historian and boatwright Robert Lawson spearheaded a group of volunteers who, using original drawings, photos and logs, restored the mahogany interior; painted the hull and topsides; refinished the mast, portholes and all brass and bronze; installed rigging and new sails and thereby restored her original,

sleek, elegant looks.

“I don’t think a project like this could be easily replicated,” Robert Lawson told me. “We did it with donations large and small from all over North America. Our volunteers weren’t boatbuilders but in their age range of 67 to 82, they brought their life skills and

dedication to the refit.”

Angus Mathews, a former Dorothy owner and the MMBC board member liaising with all refitters said that people have often asked him how Dorothy has survived more than 126 years. “My response is that she’s always attracted people who care,” he said. “People have supported her refit and voted for her in the Classic Boat Awards. And it’s especially due to people like shipwrights Jim Dryburgh, Brian McMillan, Hugh Campbell, Tony Grove and Robert Lawson who brought their skills to keep her going over the years. We are grateful to them all.”

Dorothy will be on prominent display at MMBC’s Classic Boat Festival in Victoria’s Harbour, Labour Day weekend, August 30 to September 1, 2024.

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oat for Hope is a day of pirate-themed adventure for more than 400 children, their families and caregivers, totalling as many as 900 participants. The morning begins by boarding boats docked at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and heading out into False Creek for what becomes an hour-anda-half of fun-filled pirate adventure.

Once out on the seas of False Creek, participants will stop by a number of “Treasure Stations” where generous sponsors deliver some bounty (loot bags) for the children to take home.

During this time, many “marauders” are out and about causing friendly havoc with pirates they meet, engaging in fun water battles on the “high seas.” Needless to say, there is never a dull moment during this unique water event with the

kids truly feeling like they’ve been out on a big day at sea fighting real pirates!

Since its inception, Boat for Hope has become an event that is looked forward to “more than Christmas.” Through all the years, the most important part has always remained the same for the Boat for Hope Committee: that this event is for both the children and their families and that they will attend at no cost and be given the chance to have the best day of the year! This is the true heart of the event and one that will never change.

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Trevor Maxwell Anderson and Peter Godwin Chance 1921-2024

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s the memories of the Second World War fade away, so do those who served in that war. Two men, Trevor Maxwell Anderson and Peter Godwin Chance, both closely connected to the sea, died last month, each having reached the age of 103 and having been born and died just a month apart. They were featured as “Coastal Characters” in Pacific Yachting in December 2019 and May 2021 respectively.

TREVOR MAXWELL ANDERSON was born in Saskatch-

ewan but moved to Victoria in his teens. He enlisted during the Second World War and became a Morse code radio operator and doubled as gunner. He was attached to the British RAF with 100 other Canadians in North Africa and flew 55 bombing missions, vastly outpacing the usual limit of 25 to 30. After his 55th run, he sought out the colonel and said, “Sir, I’ve had enough.”

He returned to Victoria and married Flo, with whom he’d been corresponding. It was a 73-year marriage.

He re-enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, operated the radios aboard Dakotas and North Stars and taught flight simulation to pilots.

After retiring in 1961, he took a job as assistant lighthouse keeper and he, Flo and their four offspring relocated to Lennard Island, near Tofino. Subsequently, they became “rock hoppers,” serving as lighthouse keepers

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at different locations, including icy Green Island, BC’s most northern light. Their favourite became Race Rocks, where they spent 16 years, and where without any boatbuilding experience, they spent seven years constructing a sailboat, while also helping to change the islets into an ecological reserve. In 1982, they launched Wawa the Wayward Goose, a 56-foot ketch. They sailed her to Hawaii, New Zealand and other isles. After returning to Victoria, they lived aboard for years and then settled in James Bay, the house he occupied until he died.

Flo died at age 93.

I’d asked Trevor his secret for a long life. “My philosophy of life is to take things as they come,” he answered. “I

don’t think much about it. I’ve survived an airplane crash, a car crash and a mangled foot. I just continue to live, day after day.”

PETER GODWIN CHANCE learned to sail a dinghy at his family’s cottage north of Ottawa as a child, fostering a love of boating that led him to a 32year naval career. He’d already enlisted as a Navy Volunteer Reservist when the Second World War broke out in September 1939. Two weeks later Peter left Halifax aboard the destroyer HMCS St. Laurent, part of the first Canadian convoy ordered to keep the merchant and troop ships safe. He spent the war years as midshipman mostly in the British Royal Navy—on seven different Trevor Anderson.

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ANCHOR MARINE ships. He recalled the unending trips across the North Atlantic with German subs and their torpedoes an incessant threat, the constant zigzagging and the discomfort of a continually swaying ship in often brutal weather. He was in Singapore when Hong Kong was captured by the Japanese.

Peter also recounted an event a month after D-Day—when battles continued to rage. He was aboard Canadian ship HMCS Skeena that was patrolling with three other ships near Audierne Bay. The ships had received intelligence that a group of German warships tasked to protect U-boats were to exit the harbour. “We blew them out of the water,” he said, still pleased.

But with all the fear and mishaps of being in a war encompassing the globe, he still had one wartime highlight:

meeting his wife, Margaret, in the UK. Subsequently, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy, reaching the rank of captain, sailing the globe and retiring in 1970.

The West Coast beckoned and in 1974, the family moved to Sidney. He and Peggy sailed their 34-foot ketch, Moonsong, in BC waters for many years. He took up a variety of volunteer jobs, serving in the Naval Officers Association of Canada and the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Program. Until the last few months, having been widowed, he lived alone.

Asked what accounted for his longevity, Peter answered, “One should have an engaging attitude toward life.

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Versatile Cheese Let’s be honest, we all have it on the boat, but do we all know what to do with it?

BY JAMES BARBER

C Cheese has many virtues. It’s comforting and keeps well; it’s extremely versatile, as it goes with just about everything; and almost anything cooked with cheese is quick and easy. An apple, a piece of cheddar and a slice 20 - J U N E 2 0 2 4

of good bread makes about the quickest lunch you can think of, and there are very few salads not improved by a handful of grated cheese sprinkled over the top. An ounce of good cheese will flavour anything you cook with it (like opening a can of beans, rinsing off the sticky stuff, stirring in half a chopped onion and grating cheese over top). Or dumping a tablespoon of grated cheese into almost any soup.

A three-egg omelette with a chopped tomato and grated cheese folded into it just before it sets becomes one of the quickest and nicest meals for two.

Plain boiled noodles of almost any kind take very well to a bit of grated cheese, as do pears, sliced tomatoes and cooked vegetables. And you can make a good toasted cheese sandwich in a frypan or on the barbecue.

But (and there’s always a but to simple solutions) all cheeses aren’t good boat cheeses. Runny cheeses like brie and camembert are challenging on boats without full-time butlers, and processed cheese is only slightly more appetizing than a well-used seaboot.

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cheeses like gorgonzola or Danish blue sweat and get smelly very quickly. But cheddar, gouda or gruyère all keep reasonably well; they have some body and substance, and if they dry out, they can be grated over pasta.

If you eat a lot of pasta on board, try asiago rather than parmesan—it keeps better and is inexpensive.

You will also need a good grater for simple cheese cooking on boats. A good stainless steel one, preferably box shaped with different sized graters on each side, is a good all-purpose tool in any galley with ambitions, and (in addition to cheese) will grate apples, ginger and potatoes. A cheap tinned grater will rust quickly, a good one will last forever.

All cheese recipes are simple. Use grated cheese instead of butter in mashed potatoes, and next morning for breakfast, fry the leftovers in little patties. Grate potatoes (don’t peel, just wash them), squeeze out the juices in a tea towel, add a handful of grated cheese, pepper and salt, a tablespoon of flour and half a chopped onion, make them into little patties and fry them in a little oil. Do exactly the same thing with grated apple (nice crisp green ones like granny smith) and fry them alongside pork chops. Add a sprinkle of cayenne pepper if you like them spicy, or a bit of chopped cooked ham to serve as a main course.

Grated cheddar stirred into scrambled eggs or an omelette is a good quick supper. If you’re running the barbecue, cook one side of your hamburger, flip it over and put a little grated cheese on to melt while it finishes cooking (a little cayenne is not amiss, either).

Welsh Rarebit (Cheesy Sauce) Then there’s the all-time British favourite— Welsh Rabbit, sometimes called Rarebit, for which there are more recipes than boats.

Rest assured that it has absolutely nothing to do with bunnies. It’s usually eaten for supper, on toast, but my version is more of a fondue that you can dip bread into, or pour over hot boiled potatoes, or even use as a sauce over stir-fried Brussels sprouts or steamed cauliflower.

INGREDIENTS

•2 tbsp butter •4 oz grated cheddar •1 tbsp flour •1 tsp dried mustard powder •1 tsp paprika •1 bottle good beer •1 egg METHOD

1. Melt the butter over medium heat.

2. In a bowl, mix cheese and flour and stir into butter.

3. Add mustard and paprika, stirring continuously (get it out of the corners).

4. When it’s almost all melted, add about half the beer (still stirring). As it turns thick and sticky, slide in the egg and stir furiously.

5. Serve immediately on toast, fried bread or boiled potatoes, or with bits of bread dipped in or cabbage or even green beans.

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in a van and we’d camp out in sleeping bags,” he told me. “During spring break, we’d rent a house in the Gulf Islands, a different island each spring.” The family canoed in a “big green canoe” as well as kayaking on rivers and lakes, while also portaging between locations. Skating in winter was part of growing up as well. “It was certainly the best part of my childhood,” he said. He also participated in some daredevil experiments.

“We’d ride ice shelves that built up near the dam,” he said. “Push ourselves with hockey sticks. Quite dangerous. Someone called the police. We ran home and dad told them we’d been home drinking hot chocolate!”

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David Norwell is a peripatetic traveller.

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has certainly gone beyond the comfort zone of most of us.

Born in Fort St. John, David began testing his mettle early in this wintery place. Despite warnings, he licked a frosty metal door with the usual painful result. His parents were forestry consultants who conducted planting and silviculture surveys and did timber cruising.

They also had many adventures. “They packed my three siblings and me up

WHEN IT CAME time for university, he chose the University of Victoria because of its nearness to the ocean. “I thought I’d major in philosophy but decided on something more practical—geography, with an emphasis on geographic information systems,” he said. “It was a really great program. I had summer jobs in remote parts of the Yukon, mineral exploration, helicopters, bushwork. Taught me about solitude. I graduated without debt. My parents taught me much about money.

‘Want a bike? Get a paper route.’”

In 2013, he obtained certification for leading YMCA Camp Thunderbird sessions for youth and subsequently guided nine-day trips to Gabriola and Sidney islands. “The kids learn camping, cooking, navigation and leadership skills,” he said. “A great job that prepared me for my next adventure, solo kayaking to Alaska. I completed the first leg to Bella Bella in 2014.”

He left Victoria in early May, having packed about 250 litres of gear into his 17-foot Bell Pepper, his arm-propelled

mode of transportation into danger and wilderness. He wanted to test his body, endurance and inner strength while avoiding the temptations of the internet. Always having been an outdoor nomad, he also sought a more intimate acquaintance with British Columbia’s 5,000-plus islands. Although he’d kayaked in the Gulf Islands, navigating the waterways north, with their various challenging rapids, was vastly more demanding. “Tides are teachers,” he said. Sometimes he departed at 03:00 to catch a tide having quickly realized that human-powered progress against an oncoming flood was unattainable. Along the way, he sailed his kayak whenever possible by transforming his tent tarp into a sail, his paddle into a mast and found himself moving at a respectable six knots—a speed not unlike a much larger sailboat. The sail offered a welcome relief for tender muscles.

Each day, finding a suitable beach— it needed to have a flat area—that would not drown him in a rising tide was paramount. After pulling in, he’d drag his vessel above the high tide line, set up the tent and tarps, dig into the kayak’s innards for food, make a fire, cook, clean up, and then record that day’s adventure and his views on life in his journal, adding illustrations.

Besides the food he’d packed, that included oats, chickpeas, dehydrated veggie bombs, jerky, peanut butter and chocolate, he fished, collected seaweed and shellfish, and added lichen to the stews he cooked up. He also brought a 20-litre bag filled with books of all kinds that kept him from feeling lonely. Whenever possible, he delighted in meeting the coastal characters who inhabit isolated villages.

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In 2015, he returned to Bella Bella with his girlfriend Kaya on a C&C 25, then finished the kayak trek to Gustavus, Alaska—a village adjacent to Glacier Bay National Park. Running short of funds, he took a ferry to Sitka, and with his knack for finding jobs, worked a month on a salmon troller. His Alaska journey took a total of 92 days and covered 928 miles.

DAVID SPENT THE next winter living aboard in Victoria Harbour, where he started a book on his paddling adventure. But the travel bug never slept. So, he set off on a world exploration lasting six years—definitely not the “grand tour” of yesteryear’s aristocratic young men. He train-hopped to Newfoundland, then crewed on a Swiss couple’s catamaran. “It was a fast boat,” he recalled. “We sailed to St. Maarten, then to the Azores and on to Gibraltar.”

He spent a year in Europe, hitchhiking from place to place. His 6’4” lean frame and clean-cut look, and what he calls “being white and able” provided plenty of hitchhiking opportunities.

“These helped me to be safe,” he said.

One time he took over the driving for a drunkard; he was also thrice picked up by drug dealers who thought his presence made them less conspicuous.

“I’d be more cautious today,” he said.

Finding work was easy for David. “I had lots of skills and a good attitude,” he said. “My mom always said, ‘just be keen and do so well that they start paying you.’” Thus a variety of short-term jobs funded the lifestyle. He helped build a playground in Denmark and worked a couple of months on a Norwegian farm. Moving on to Greece he paddled around Aegean islands in a borrowed kayak.

A torn meniscus made him realize his body had its limitations. “It made me look different at life,” he said. “I’d always counted on my body, now I knew its vulnerability.” But he still moved on. After working at a Turkish

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farm and visits to Israel and Egypt, he crewed on a catamaran with a couple of Australians and a Canadian. “It was a boat delivery, not very safe,” he said.

“We were in dangerous waters.” he said.

“The Red Sea is unique. After a Yemini island stop, we sailed three weeks to Sri Lanka in big storms. I was really sick.”

To recover, he sojourned four months in Sri Lanka—the length of his visa. “I was a bit traumatized and it was great to be in this lush, green environment, with so much tasty fruit,” he said with a sigh.

THE 2.5 YEARS he lived in northern India focused him. His knee injury healed and he attended meditation centres. He concentrated on completing the book he’d started in Victoria describing his self-discovery kayaking trek. David is an accomplished and imaginative watercolourist and he finished painting numerous illustrations for his book. Life was inexpensive, “pennies a day,” he said. To earn those

pennies, he illustrated children’s books for an Indian publisher.

“I finished my kayaking book and spent two years collecting rejection slips,” he said. But in 2023, his “A Complex Coast was published by Heritage House. Based on the journals he kept over the months in BC’s coastal waters, the book is a combination travelogue, observations on the environment and critters, household and survival skills, and philosophical musings, embellished by more than 700 colourful illustrations.

Since his return to Vancouver Island, he has concentrated on preparing a TEDx talk. He plans to write more books about his six years spent in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and what he learned. “Everyone in the world struggles in some way,” he has concluded. “The tension those struggles create affects us physically and mentally. But how we react to it is a choice.”

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B R E N T WO O D B AY SAANICH INLET Not your garden variety destination

By Marianne Scott

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On the east side of Saanich Inlet, just a bit north of Finlayson Arm and Todd Inlet, the village of Brentwood Bay occupies a small indent. It’s home to about 5,000 residents and once served as part of an active industrial area but today it’s a tranquil destination. MV Klitsa docks here at the end of its run from Mill Bay. To arrive in Brentwood Bay, boaters must traverse Satellite Channel, which separates Salt Spring Island from the Saanich Peninsula, and turn south into Saanich Inlet, the most southern fjord on Canada’s Pacific coast. The Inlet continues on as Squally Reach and then flows into a long, deep finger named Finlayson Arm. The 12.4-mile inlet somewhat resembles the “boot” of Italy. On the inlet’s west side lie the wooded cliffs of the Malahat Highlands reaching up more than 350 metres. On the east side lie chic homes, the Canadian Coast Guard station and the Institute for Ocean Sciences.

Some boaters anchor off the west side’s Bamberton Park and dinghy in to its 225-metre sandy beach. During the 30 - J U N E 2 0 2 4

summer, the water is warm enough for swimming; you can also hike up the 1.5-kilometre arbutus-lined trail that connects to the park’s campground.

HISTORY

Saanich Inlet has been the long-term home to the W ̱ SÁNEĆ people (from which the name “Saanich” is derived), who harvested abundant seafood and other resources in the region. Senanus Island lies to the east of Bamberton and is owned by the Tsartlip First Nation—part of the W ̱ SÁNEĆ—who had their permanent winter village here. I’m told the prawning in this area is very good. Saanich Inlet and its villages and anchorages are sheltered from all but strong northerlies and the regional climate is considered the mildest in Canada.

We’d hoped to visit a brand-new attraction: the Mahalat Skywalk, which is situated roughly across from Willis Point and offers great views of the entire inlet and beyond. But so far, they’ve not cleared the vegetation and created a path from the water to the tower.

Brentwood Bay is named after yet another British town. According to the Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, Robert M. Horne-Payne, chair of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s Saanich Line, hailed from the British version of Brentwood in Essex. Like so many settlers and industrialists, he named his colonial abode after the place he was born.

The tranquil, lake-like setting makes Tod Inlet the ideal summer destination.

Left: Jaw dropping views from the 32-metre-high Mahalat Skywalk.

Before that nomenclature became commonly used, though, it was called Sluggett Bay, after a farmer/settler. It proved to be an unpopular name.

Once Brentwood Bay became a village, it served as a busy commercial hub, producing cement for most of the 20th century. Next to Tod Inlet, a narrow baylet south of Brentwood Bay, limestone was quarried and then transported across Saanich Inlet to the Bamberton Cement Factory for processing. In the early 20th century, the limestone depleted, the quarries were converted into what have become the world-renowned Butchart Gardens. The ruins of Bamberton’s cement works still occupy the west shore. Multiple plans for a residential development or an LNG plant have not materialized to date.

PORTSIDE MARINA

Obtaining transient moorage in Brentwood Bay can be challenging.

Three marinas are located on its shores, but two of them offer scarce transient berths. I met John Denny, owner of the Portside Marina who told me the marina was built in 1927 and is the oldest privately owned marina in BC. It was started by the Gilbert family and over the decades offered fishing charters to people like Canadian prime ministers John Diefenbaker and Lester B. Pearson. “I bought Portside seven years ago,” Denny said. “It’s old and funky although we have refurbished it quite a bit.” He explained the marina caters to permanent guests and rarely has space for transients, although you can call to see if a slip is available. As part of the marine community and to help keep the waters cleaner, he allows the inlet’s many anchored liveaboards to shower, do laundry and dispose of Top: Malahat Skywalk; Above: Kevin Oke

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garbage for a fee.

The Marina shares its premises with Pacifica Paddle Sports operated

by E.J. Frederiksen, who bought the company in 2021. A large number of canoes, kayaks and paddleboards are stacked on the dock. E.J. not only rents this equipment, but also stores it for local residents. “These sports are terrific in our waters as they’re 32 - J U N E 2 0 2 4

so sheltered, safe and suitable for all levels of ability,” she said. Her certified instructors take people along the shoreline and run the popular bioluminescent night tours.

Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders’ shop lies next to Portside Marina (PY Feb 2024). A long dock where vintage vessels are often being repaired extends from their red, wooden

building with its ways. Visitors are welcome.

When you leave these premises, you’ll run into a carved, bemossed ancient mariner with a peg leg. Could it be Captain Ahab? As you walk toward the BC Ferries dock, you’ll find the Seahorse Café with both indoor and outdoor seating. It’s a restaurant with a 30-year pedigree and offers Adobe Stock/Elena_Alex

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On the other side of the ferry dock, Brentwood Bay Resort is an upscale boutique hotel with a 50-slip marina, of which 38 are occupied by annual guests. Transient moorage is available, either at their 165 linear feet of docks, or at temporarily free berths.

Christopher Judge, director of marine operations, told me the resort is in the process of upgrading the marina, replacing wooden docks with minimesh grating and new floats, water piping and updated electricity. “We want to provide the best guest experience,” he explained, “and to be a true destination marina. We’ll be there to catch mooring lines and make dinner reservations.” He added that the marina staff will provide provisioning services for people staying for a while; the service is especially helpful for American boats that cannot bring certain foods into Canada. “For permanently moored boats whose owners live elsewhere, we can have their yachts cleaned and provisioned when they arrive,” he said. Registered marina guests over 18 have access to the hotel’s fitness centre, pool and hot tub. Spa services are also available, as are laundry and showers. During the summer, you can rent kayaks, or, if you’ve dreamed of testing your balance on a paddleboard, the marina has also made them available. The area between the marina and the Mill Bay ferry dock is especially well protected for people learning to stand on a board and paddle.

The resort has two restaurants— you can treat yourself both to breakfast and fine dining at the Arbutus

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BUTCHART GARDENS

View from the Brentwood Bay Resort.

Room. Its menu focuses on locally grown food (and wine), offers vegetarian and gluten-free dishes and options ranging from seared Hokkaido scallops to roasted squash to four types of steak. The Pub offers standard pub fare, kid menus, and some special items—roasted pear & prosciutto flatbread anyone?—and allows for indulgence in desserts like crème brûlée cheesecake.

ANGLERS ANCHORAGE MARINA

This marina lies further south of the Mill Bay ferry dock and is the third local marina where you might find moorage. It’s been in business since 1975 and offers berths primarily for the longer term. Scott Campbell, the acting manager, said for boaters to call to determine if any slips are available.

“Boaters can see the Saturday evening Butchart Gardens’ fireworks from here,” he said. Like the other marinas, they rent paddleboards and provide kayak storage. Showers, laundry and a pumpout are also available.

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they anchor out and dinghy in,” he said. “The Bay has excellent holding ground.”

Another attraction here is Blue’s Bayou Café which can be accessed from the marina along a short, shoreside path and is a popular venue, especially on fireworks night. It’s built on pilings over the water, offers great views and has a decided Creole and Cajun twist. The menu includes such plates as the voodoo dipper cauldron, jambalaya and bayou salad.

This is one of the main reasons people come to Brentwood Bay. After its limestone was exhausted and mining ceased in the early 20th century, Mrs. Butchart took on the task of restoring the moonscape-like environment, and with tons of topsoil and careful planning, created a masterpiece with several themed gardens, including the tranquil Japanese Garden, the Rose Garden and the Sunken Garden. It’s a botanical delight that changes with the seasons and is visited by people from around the world. Tod Inlet is one favourite anchoring spot to access Butchart. On Saturday nights during the summer, when the spectacular fireworks are let loose, boaters can see the highflyers above the trees.

Butchart can also be accessed directly from the water. A dinghy dock is available and visitors can buy tickets at the “back door.” Besides a plethora of beautiful flowers and trees, the Gardens offer a cafeteriastyle restaurant, coffee shop and fine dining (by reservation). One advantage of visiting Butchart from the water is the quick getaway—especially on the highly popular Saturday evening fireworks, you don’t have to line up with the many hundreds of cars leaving the premises. It’s fun to be a boater.

SAANICH INLET’S AND BRENT WOOD BAY ’S UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES. Saanich Inlet includes Finlayson Arm, where, at its most southern point, the Goldstream River is the spawning ground for returning chum, coho and chinook salmon. Part of the Salish Sea, the fjord that runs north-south is the only such firth on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island. The Global Geopark Network reports that like many BC fjords, an entrance sill left by the several past glaciations keeps water from flowing into the Inlet’s deeper regions—which reach about 235 metres.

For part of the year, that lack of circulating water combined with submerged, dead algae create an anoxic environment where animals and plants cannot live. The inlet’s bottom layers are a dead zone.

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ike many boaters who have spread their wings on summer trips to Desolation Sound, we soon wanted to explore the maze of channels weaving northward through the Discovery Islands. After listening to veteran cruisers describe what seemed to us faraway anchorages, we were determined to see these places for ourselves. We realized this meant transiting some daunting tidal rapids, but this only added to the excitement of visiting a new destination.

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First on our list were the intriguingly named Octopus Islands on the east side of Quadra Island. This cluster of small islands and islets is part of an undeveloped marine park lying off Okisollo Channel at the mouth of Waiatt Bay. 38 - J U N E 2 0 2 4

Reaching this scenic anchorage entails transiting at least one set of rapids: Surge Narrows at the south end of Okisollo Channel; Hole in the Wall (which connects to Okisollo Channel from the east); or the Lower and Upper Rapids, lying north of the Octopus Islands. With youthful enthusiasm and a copy of Bill Wolferstan’s guidebook to the Discovery Islands close at hand, we proceeded up Hoskyn Channel toward Surge Narrows.

We had carefully studied the Canadian Hydrographic Service’s Tide & Current Tables to determine the time of slack water at the pass, however, upon approaching the narrows, we realized we were a good hour early and decided to wait at the government wharf located opposite the pass on Read Island.

As we pulled alongside, the current grabbed our Spencer 35 and slammed it against the dock. We circled round and tried the procedure again, now acutely

aware of the flood current still pouring out of the pass. After waiting close to an hour and watching a couple of boats come south through the pass on the tail end of the flood, we figured the current was slack enough for us to go through.

As we entered Beazley Pass—the recommended approach through the Settlers Group of islands at the entrance— a man fishing from shore shouted, “You’ll never make it!” A few minutes later our six-ton boat came to a standstill at the neck of the pass, where the current was still running strong against us. Despite the prophetic warning we managed to twist our way through.

Once you’re through the pass, the stretch along Okisollo Channel to Waiatt Bay is quiet, both in terms of tidal current and boat traffic. One time we were approached by two fellows in a skiff as they emerged from the Upper Rapids at the same time we were entering Okisollo Channel from Hole

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in the Wall. As they pulled alongside our slow-moving sailboat, they told us they were lost and asked for directions. We asked where they wanted to be and the helmsman told us Maurelle Island, which we pointed to. “Is that the north end?” he asked, to which we nodded. “Thanks, now I know where we are,” he said, and off they went down Okisollo Channel.

We proceeded to the Octopus Islands, choosing the straightforward entrance into the anchorage along the narrow channel that traces the Quadra Island shoreline from Bodega Anchorage into Waiatt Bay. Amid the Octopus Islands are several protected coves, where most boaters set a stern line because of the limited swinging room.

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empty of boats in the space of an hour as everyone left, we presumed, to catch slack at Surge Narrows. We stayed put for the day, lazily poking around the various islets by dinghy and observing the bird life, which included a mother merganser swimming past with her chicks.

The following day we raised anchor and motored to the head of Waiatt Bay. On shore was a lovely forest trail winding past cedars, ferns and streams.

It leads across a neck of land to Small Inlet on the west side of Quadra Island. This was an easy hike and upon reaching the head of Small Inlet we sat there gazing at the empty anchorage before returning to Waiatt Bay and a pre-dinner swim off the boat. That summer night was perfectly calm and the only sound we heard was the tremolo call of a loon.

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KANISH BAY & SMALL INLET

Our next visit to Small Inlet was not on foot but by boat, having sailed up the west side of Quadra Island along the main shipping channel of Discovery Passage. Migrating salmon also transit Discovery Passage, swimming southward in the cold, swift-flowing waters.

Discovery Passage eventually became our regular route when heading north and we found Kanish Bay a convenient place to pull into for the night after transiting Seymour Narrows.

The Chained Islands at the bay’s entrance contain a sheltered cove lying behind Bodega Point. This is a snug anchorage, within which is an islet with a small grassy knoll from which you can enjoy a tranquil view of the anchorage.

However, if a strong northwesterly is

funneling down Discovery Passage, we carry on to Small Inlet Marine Park at the head of Kanish Bay. A narrow entrance channel leads from the main part of Kanish Bay into Small Inlet, where the anchoring options include a spot east of the treed islets at the head. If a gale force northwesterly is blowing in Johnstone Strait, strong gusts will snake past the islets and a better place to be is west of the islets on the north side of the inlet. In fair weather, Small Inlet offers much in the form of recreation and relaxation. At its southeast corner lies the trail leading across the neck of land to Waiatt Bay. In the other direction, a rough trail winds uphill for about a mile to Newton Lake.

There are several spots along the lakeshore section of trail where you can clamber down to the water’s edge for a refreshing swim.

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Entering Small Inlet.

Newton Lake.

GOWLLAND HARBOUR & APRIL POINT

Another Quadra Island anchorage we regularly pull into when transiting Discovery Passage is Gowlland Harbour.

Lying five miles south of Seymour Narrows, this is a large, nearly landlocked anchorage with wooded islets and hidden passages awaiting exploration by dinghy. In the past, log booms often lined the harbour’s western shoreline but there is always plenty of room to anchor at the south end of the harbour.

If a northerly is blowing, we tuck in behind Stag Island.

Northwest winds from Discovery Passage can push moderate swells right up to Doe Islet and gusts will whistle past the islets (protected as provincial park reserves) lying north of Stag Island. In December of 2000 a winter ‘bomb’ tore the Seascape Resort docks from their moorings at the harbour’s north end and sent them a quarter-mile east. With a dozen boats attached to the docks, the ensemble drifted over a reef before coming to J U N E 2 0 2 4 - 41

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April Point Resort, Gowlland Harbour.

a rest. More recently, in September of 2021, a floating resort moored at the marina began to list and when attempts were made to right it, the barge sank.

Meanwhile, the scenic anchorage at the south end of Gowlland Harbour offers a peaceful setting and stunning sunsets. A narrow and winding boat passage connects this part of the harbour with the April Point anchorage.

Local knowledge is needed to avoid the rocks in this passage, but it’s interesting to explore by dinghy or kayak.

We have often pulled into the April Point anchorage when northbound in Discovery Passage. One July evening, after riding a flood current up the Strait of Georgia, we approached Cape Mudge as the sun—a ruby pink orb— was setting behind the mountains of Vancouver Island. The tidal current had just started to ebb in our favour as we entered Discovery Passage and were passed by a southbound cruise ship, followed by a second one which appeared to have crossed to our side of the chan42 - J U N E 2 0 2 4

nel but was simply avoiding Yaculta Bank as we passed port to port. A few minutes later a northbound cruise ship overtook us opposite Quathiaski Cove.

This was followed by yet another southbound ship passing us as we approached April Point—easily visible thanks to the lights of the historic sportfishing lodge located on the point. Less easy to spot in the darkness was the starboard hand buoy marking some rocks extending from April Point. Once safely through the entrance, we anchored near the head of the small bay, beside the marina located there, and remarked on the amount of commercial traffic in Discovery Passage when several cruise ships are transiting Seymour Narrows at slack water.

That busy summer’s night was in marked contrast to our first visit to the April Point anchorage years earlier. It was a misty October afternoon and the off-season had descended on the marina when we pulled in and dropped anchor, then sat outside in

the cockpit, enjoying the peacefulness and pine-scented air until the dampness of early evening drove us below decks. From inside our warm cabin we could hear an owl hooting in precise rhythm to the Cape Mudge foghorn.

Then, in the fog-shrouded stillness, we heard a pod of killer whales swim into the anchorage, their breathing the only sound in the darkness apart from the distant foghorn. Were they waiting for a tide change we wondered, or perhaps they were resting a bit before returning to the strong currents that flow in Discovery Passage.

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TRAILER CRUISING 101 Trailering a cruising boat opens up a whole new world of destinations, both inland and in remote locations—here’s how to do it both safely and easily

By George Hone

W With recent marina closures and the high costs of moorage, a trailerable boat is a sensible option for prospective boat owners or boaters looking for a change. Keeping your boat in your driveway or rented storage space lets you work on it conveniently and load before trips.

I towed and cruised a 22-foot, outboard-powered C-Dory for close to 10 years and I lived aboard full time for 14 months continuously while on my longest trip. With nearly 28,000 miles of towing this boat and treating it like an RV while on the road, I learned a few things along the way.

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THE RIGHT BOAT

My wife and I had originally bought a C-Dory 19 Angler in 2008, liking its reputation for toughness, stability and shallow draft, as well as its low power requirements and pilothouse for protection from the elements. Since I was planning on living aboard during my early retirement, I had to upgrade my C-Dory 19 to something more liveaboard friendly. My cruising mentors, Bill and El Fiero, had a C-Dory 22, and they have been aboard almost full-time for the past 10 years, trailering it to nearly every major waterway in North America, as chronicled in the C Dory owner’s site, cbrats.com. I decided to follow in their footsteps.

I ordered a new C-Dory 22 from Port Boathouse in Port Alberni and spent that first winter adding electronics and custom features. I arranged to downsize into liveaboard mode by cancelling all my utilities to my townhouse and leasing it out for a year.

I moved aboard in Nanaimo in the spring and decided to retire in late August and hit the road.

My plan for the four months was to start in the Broughtons and then head south into the US, stopping to boat on Lake Powell, Utah, and on lakes Meade and Mohave in Nevada and Lake Havasu in Arizona. I would finish up in the California Delta near Sacramento. I towed the complete coastal route to San Diego from Nanaimo twice and I5 once. Crossing the Mojave Desert from Needles was the ultimate test of my rig. It was the roughest highway I’ve ever been on.

In later trips, I found being able to position the boat near my cruising grounds via trailer let me go when time was short. By utilizing BC Ferries I could reach inland lakes and points south from my home in Nanaimo.

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A second strap from the bow eye to the trailer frame will keep the bow firmly in the stop.

To avoid bounce and support the engine, it should be lowered onto a 2x4 block of wood.

Telegraph Cove, to cruise the Broughton Archipelago and avoid the long run up the current passes which costs time and fuel. The truck got better mileage than the boat.

THE RIGHT RIG

A gunwale strap over the cockpit will hold the boat centered on the trailer.

Transom straps hold the boat down and back.

In trailering a boat, it is really important to have the proper trailer under it. With a new boat it is pretty simple, as the dealer will have sold enough rigs to know what works. A tandem trailer with surge brakes was specified for my boat, Kerri On. I had a Mazda B4000 truck rated for 6,000 pounds, and with the fully loaded C-Dory package running about 4,800 pounds, I felt my setup would be adequate.

However, one trip with this rig convinced me I needed something more substantial to tow with, as towing capacity is but one requirement. The other, equally important, requirements are stopping ability, crosswind resistance and all-around stability while going down the road. So, I traded my Mazda for a Ford F150 Lariat rated for 9,500 pounds, which would mean that my towing package would be about half of my rated capacity. This is in line with what many dealers recommend.

This truck proved to be a reliable workhorse for me on subsequent trips up and down the I5, Highway 1 and 101, as far south as San Diego and east as far as Tucson, Arizona. Towing up the mountains into Flagstaff, Arizona and over route 50 out of Reno, across “the loneliest highway in America,” it was nice to have ample towing ability.

The trailer, I learned, was a weak link.

It’s difficult if not impossible to buy a trailer built for continuous use and long-distance towing. Surge brakes are normally installed but inferior to disc brakes, which I upgraded to after 15,000 miles. Wheel bearings need to be checked daily while towing and JUNE 2024 - 47

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at every stop. Looking for heat, mostly to indicate problems. I had one bearing failure leaving Yuma, Arizona, and I was alerted by a pedestrian while I waited at a light. “You’re on fire back there,” he said. That got my attention.

A nearby tire shop fixed me up. I normally stop 15 minutes into each day’s run to check for anything amiss. I had spent two weeks stationary in an RV park and that bearing had rust failure.

While driving, keep an eye on your wheels by regularly checking in your mirrors. Trailer dealers have told me they manufacture trailers for normal towing, which means short distances, so if you’re going to tow long-distance, your maintenance will increase. Flushing everything after being in salt wa48 - J U N E 2 0 2 4

for issues keeping plenty of distance.

In Utah the speed limits are up to 130 kp/h and I was passed by people towing boats at 130. In my opinion, that’s too fast, things go wrong quickly at high speed.

A drop or rise hitch may be necessary to level out the truck and trailer.

ter will help keep failures down. I see many sketchy trailers under boats.

Your driving habits while towing should be conservative. My rig was 46 feet long overall so I kept to speed limits and watched surrounding traffic

LOADING THE TRAILER

With your boat on the trailer, and hooked to your truck, have a good look from 20 feet away. For the best stability when loaded, the whole package should look level, both truck and trailer. Many trailers tow at poor angles, this will affect your safety. Your tongue weight should be about 10 to 12 percent of your total load, and you may need to get a drop or rise hitch to level out the trailer.

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When you are getting set to tow, hook up to your ball and plug in your lights. Cross the safety chains under the hitch and attach the breakaway chain. Crossing the safety chains will help keep the front of the trailer off the road if your hitch fails, if they are not crossed, they will not do this.

Your bow should fit snugly into the front post of the trailer. I like using a second strap from the bow eye to the trailer frame to keep the bow in the stop. Trailer manufacturers say the front post is not built to withstand the loads imposed by a panic stop or collision situation, so the bow should be secured so the boat does not come flying forward into the truck in a panic stop or collision.

A gunwale strap over the cockpit will hold the boat centered on the trailer.

Transom straps hold the boat down and back. Be sure these are all snug.

I see many boats being towed with

their outboards tilted up and bouncing, which causes huge stress on the transom. It also causes failure of the lift and trim mechanism. I like to put a 2x4 block of wood under the mount to support the engine most of the way down. Just power down onto the block to keep adequate ground clearance.

Tie the block up with a small cord to hold it in place.

When you think you are ready to tow, have a look inside the boat to make sure all is stowed for highway speeds. Then walk around your rig, looking for anything not secure and ready to go. Also check your lights.

Turn them on and be sure everything is functioning. Tire pressures and tread OK? Trailer tires do not last as well as car tires and need regular replacement.

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your boat, this should be covered and stowed. The amount of chafe damage from 100 km/h towing is shocking. If you have a full cover, it needs excellent padding and needs to be snug.

GETTING LAUNCHED

HITTING THE HIGHWAY

Before getting on the highway I like to drive around on sideroads if possible for 15 minutes before stopping and taking another look around the boat and trailer. Is everything still in place and secure? Anything forgotten?

Check the bearing and tire temperatures. If the bearings or wheels are too hot to touch after this short drive, they may need servicing.

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Make sure the transom plug is in before launching.

like to check again after running for an hour. Keeping your speed in the 95 to 100 km/h range will lessen your failure rate.

When you get to your launch ramp, find a spot away from the launch zone to get ready. One of my pet peeves is seeing people getting their boats ready while parked on the ramp. Don’t do this in Utah! Those bass boat guys launch 100 boats in 20 minutes, you don’t want to be holding up the ramp.

The first thing to do is to unplug your lights. Dipping hot lights into the water as you back your boat in will shorten the life of your light system.

Go down to the ramp and dock area if there is one. Find out which way the wind and current are going. I like to put my fenders and dock lines on the side of the boat that will allow me to

launch upwind of the dock. This lets the boat float off and come up to the dock on its own, rather than floating away from the dock. This is especially important when I launch solo. As I used to tell my students during my sailing days, “you do not want to be the show.” Think it through and take your time.

Once you’ve got the lay of the land at the launch ramp, go ahead and take off all your straps, except the bow straps.

Hang your fenders and attach your dock lines. I like a long floating breast line to attach to the dock as I get down to the ramp, to be sure the boat is attached to something. I see many folks launch with no docklines or fenders, only to have their boats float away!

One important thing to remember: do not launch without putting in your transom plug. Boat US says they have many claims every year for sunken boats that were launched with the plug out. Put it in and check it twice. I like to carry the plug in the truck with the wrench in the console. Some people tie it to their keys, whatever you do, double check this one.

When the traffic allows, tow into launch position at the top of the ramp.

I like to get out here and double check everything again, including the plug, fenders and dock lines, and make sure the outboard is tipped up. You can now proceed down the ramp slowly, so you don’t launch the truck!

Stop once you are near and unhook the winch strap and safety bow straps; the boat is free now to float clear. Back on down and you should be able to see the boat come level as it floats, but don’t go any further into the water than the rim on your rear wheels. I see boaters burying their exhaust pipes and axles, and since an axle has a vent on top, getting sea water inside your axle is going to cause issues! If your boat is difficult to launch you may need to find a steeper ramp. Be aware of being in reverse gear now as every year, trucks end up launched.

Once your boat floats off, stop, shift to park, put on your parking brake, and get out to secure the boat in an out-of-the-way spot on the dock or pull it ashore if there’s no dock. Tie it to something or set the anchor on the beach. I take a quick look in the cockpit to make sure it’s not filling with water, and then park the truck.

When you’re back in the boat and ready to go, flash up the engines and make sure everything in the boat and engine are working properly before you leave the dock. If everything checks out, depart and enjoy your trip.

Retrieving your boat can be facilitated with those “goal post” guides and I recommend them. My trailer had bunks, you may have rollers or a combination of the two. If you have

two experienced people and some practice, you can retrieve easily and quickly if one person goes and gets the truck/trailer and positions it as launched. The other person can driveROUN the boat onto the trailer. The truck nd driver hooks up the winch and pulls ANNUAL the bow snug. Some trailers it works slick, some are challenging, but it gets SATURDAY JUN easier as you do it more. If everything looks centered, go ahead and pull the boat out of the water. If there is a boat wash or rinse available, it’s best to use it right away. Most jurisdictions are strict about transporting invasive species such as zebra mussels and EuSocial Events ropean green crabs.

Reattach all your straps and plug in lights as before and you’re set to travel.

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More on Marine Hoses Part 2: 8 Tips for your next hose installation

BY DENNISON BERWICK

Fig. 1 SELECTING AND INSTALLING HOSES

Follow these guidelines to install hoses that will give trouble-free service for many years:

Type A1-15 Pipes and fittings are sized by their outside diameter (OD).

Hoses are sized by their inside diameter (ID).

1.

Select the correct type of marine hose for its intended purpose (covered in part one, February 2024), eg. labelled fuel hoses for fuel lines.

Fig. 2 A reduced bore ball valve has a smaller hole, resulting in restricted flow through the valve.

2.

A full bore ball valve has an oversized ball ensuring the hole size is the same as the valve’s diameter – allowing fluid to flow with less resistance.

Select the correct size of hose. Hoses are sized by their interior diameter. A hose barb is sized by its exterior diameter (Fig. 1). A hose that is too large for its hose barb will likely leak (liquid or air) even when the hose clamps are very tight. A hose that is slightly too small can be immersed in hot water to soften the rubber; however, it will likely have to be cut when it needs to be removed from the barb. Applying a little dishsoap to a barb can make installing the hose much easier.

In general, larger hose ID (and larger hose barb) is better because resistance to flow is lower. The size of hose depends on several factors; the aim is to minimize restrictions:

• A long hose run increases resistance to flow due to greater internal friction. A larger diameter hose reduces internal friction.

• What is the minimum required flow of fuel, raw water or bilge pump capacity? For example, the fuel draw from the fuel tank can be double an engine’s fuel consumption, with the excess being returned to the tank (or secondary fuel filter).

• Number of bends and connections.

Sharp bends and more connectors create resistance to flow. Avoid 90-degree connectors (two x 45 degrees is better). Full bore flow valves are better than reduced bore valves for the same reason (Fig. 2).

Meeting or exceeding minimum hose diameters is critical when sizing fuel hoses. Engine manufacturers usually state the minimum ID for fuel hoses for their engines. (Check in the manuals or installation guide.) The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) also publishes minimum standards for fuel hoses:

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• Fuel fill hose: 38-mm (1.5-inch)–interior diameter to fit standard fittings

• Fuel vent hose: 12-mm (7/16-inch) –interior diameter to fit standard fittings • Fuel supply hose: 8-mm (5/16-inch) –verify in engine installation manual • Fuel return hose: 8-mm (5/16-inch) –verify in engine installation manual 3.

Buy the best quality hose that is available—buying low quality, unlabelled hose is almost always false economy because it deteriorates quicker and kinks and chafes more easily; the hose will likely have to be replaced sooner.

Quality hoses are not inexpensive, but given their vital functions and the number of years we expect them to last without cracking, leaking or splitting, installing only quality hose is money well invested. Failure of any marine hose can threaten the safety of a vessel and crew.

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Carefully plan the route for a new hose; take the time to find the most orderly path above, below or beside other hoses and cables. Plan a route where the hose can be supported about every 30 centimetres (12 inches) and kept away from

hot surfaces (such as the exhaust) and belts. Avoid blocking access, for example, around oil and fuel filters and the raw water pump.

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Be generous. Adding a few centimetres to the run of a hose has two advantages and adds little to the overall project cost: First, a slightly longer hose reduces stress on the hose and helps avoid kinks caused by trying to make too sharp a turn. (Low-quality hoses almost always kink sooner than better quality hoses).

Second, everything on a boat needs to be removed for repair or replacement eventually, including hoses. Adding a few spare centimetres (space permitting) to the length of a hose will allow a couple of centimetres of hose to be cut off if the hose needs to be removed from its hose barb. This is more convenient than struggling to remove a hose from a fitting in a confined space and much less expensive than having to replace the full length of a hose.

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Keep the number of hose connectors to a minimum. Install (or replace) the full length of a hose rather than joining hoses using connectors. Connectors are prone to leaking—liquid or air. Quality hose clamps used with connectors will likely cost more than the price of a longer new hose. (Hose clamps are explained in part three).

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Record the date of installation in the Maintenance Logbook. Hoses should be replaced at least every 10 years; the years pass surprisingly quickly. Best practice with a newly purchased vessel is to replace all the fuel, raw water and bilge hoses.

Carefully inspect the engine, exhaust or sanitation hoses and replace if damaged or “spongy.”

Removing hose: After removing hose clamp(s), use a flat screwdriver or pick to separate the hose from the barb or pipe.

Fig. 5 REMOVING A HOSE

Removing a hose from its hose barb can be a challenge if the hose is several years old and the rubber is stuck to the barb. Several techniques can be tried: 1) Loosen the hose clamp(s) and try to rotate the hose while pulling the hose off the barb 2) If there is access, use a small, flat screwdriver to pry the hose from the barb (Fig. 4).

3) As a last resort, the hose will have to be cut—lengthways along the barb or, if access is restricted, cut the hose at the end of the barb, then cut the hose lengthways off the barb. If extra hose was allowed during its original installation the hose will still be long enough to be reinstalled (Fig. 5).

Hose clamps—selection, installation and inspection will be covered in part three.

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Cut the hose as the last option. Cut lengthways along the barb or at end of a barb.

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from Victoria and am certainly familiar with the North Sound waters, but most of my racing experience is off Shilshole Marina and in the South Sound area, so this would be a rejuvenating, fresh experience. Here’s the story.

OUR SMITH ISLAND Race, aboard the J-122, Joy Ride, began slightly inauspiciously, as we missed the fiveminute signal, resulting in us being 30

seconds late across the line. Not great, but not terminal, as a few others were also tardy. The bigger boats scooted off in the 18 to 20-knot southerly and we followed on a wonderful run north, trading gybes with our division and some of the faster boats as well.

The ebbing current was with the fleet, and our strategy was basic, try to stay in the best stream and the best pressure. It was beautiful sailing weather!

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Somewhere around Port Ludlow, the wind began to lighten, dropping to less than 10 knots for a period. Very much on our minds was to stay in touch with the faster boats, and specifically with the slippery J-111, Hooligan, from our division. The drop in pressure stretched the fleet out, but gradually the breeze refilled and built again. The big boats were pretty much gone, but we were happy to be

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hanging in with the rest. As the pressure ticked up, it also shifted initially southwest as the Whidbey Island shoreline flew past. We hit a high of 18 knots SOG here.

During the last few miles escaping Admiralty Inlet, we were lifted again in a southerly shift and it was time to gybe onto starboard. As the big puffs rolled in, a couple of spinnakers ahead were flogging, one flying from the masthead. Don’t look! I was on the helm for the final miles approaching Smith Island and it took constant working of the helm in the quartering seas, keeping the apparent wind somewhere between 135 and 140 degrees to keep the boat stable. Robin was calling puffs, Erik and Byron taking

turns working the sheet on the big A2+, Bron poised for a vang ease. One more gybe back onto port. The J-111 was crossing well ahead, after holding the initial port gybe longer. We opted for a letterbox takedown and things went pretty smoothly, though it’s always challenging getting the chute down in these conditions. A two-sail reach across the north side of the island gave us time to clean up, take stock and prepare for the long beat back to Shilshole.

COMING OUT FROM the lee of Smith Island, John was trying to skirt the shoal, it was clear that the breeze wasn’t letting up. It was time to put a reef in the main and find the groove

with the J2.5. This was not exactly the ideal break-in for new sails, but once trimmed the sails looked great. Up ahead, Hooligan was crossing on starboard, no doubt to clear their air from the pack which included the Farr 36, Annapurna, the Farr39ML, Tachyon, the Aerodyne 43, Freya, and the startlingly fast Sunfast 3600, Rush. The chase was on!

Now, Joy Ride has always been a great upwind boat, and after an initial gain on the pack ahead, we decided to tack onto starboard, heading back into Admiralty Inlet and the sound.

In a stroke of good luck, the tide was changing to a flood for the beat back home. After 15 minutes on starboard, Hooligan came across, lifted on port

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across our bow with a solid gain from their early tack left. Hmm, we tacked in under to stay in phase with the shift. As we progressed on port, there was still no signs of the current shifting in our favour. In fact, we seemed to have a half-knot against us? The boats that had continued heading right on port, were now coming back on a huge right-hand shift, and were also gaining on us. I think I said to John at that point, “Sorry, I’m not giving great advice so far—lots of racing to go though!”

It was my turn to helm again, and I must admit, I was struggling with the sea state. Finding the right balance between steering enough and oversteering, along with the right trim was tough! I’ve never been a big instrument guy, but I’ll say that having an easy-to-read speedo is invaluable at least figuring that out. Two other when searching for “fast.” Now, it’s boats rounding behind us, the XP44, not just about finding fast, it’s staying Maverick and the J-20, Shearwater fast and not falling out of the groove. had also caught up quite a bit. OK, This involves observation and input we were making it tough on ourselves. from crew members who have the It was time to settle in, work on boat best vantage point. The most valuable speed and watch the boats ahead for thing is relative boat speed and height AS WE DUG back right, it was clear shifts and trends. We’d shaken the reef along with gains and losses against the that the other boats had also hooked out for a short period, but the breeze competition. This real time corroboOBMG_24-0050-04-BOAtHOuses-PY-HAlf-PAGe-PrInt-Ad_June-Issue into a stream of flooding current on was back in the mid-20s again, with ration is a critical element and Ryan 7” that × 4.8125” side. ThereAs wasOf some04/24/24 solace in building current against wind waves. was doing a fantastic job of this!

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CHOPPY, STEEP WAVES, wind in the high-20s, these are not your common race conditions here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s safe to say we’re a smooth water bunch the majority of the time, even when it’s breezy. As we progressed up the course, we managed to stem the initial bleeding, slowly reeling in the boats ahead and pulling away from the two close behind. The boat was being thrown around, as I tried my best to keep the boat speed consistently over seven knots. The pattern that immerged was that the SOG would hover around eight to 8.5 knots much of the time. If I hit a bad wave, feathered too much, or oversteered, both numbers dropped quickly. I experimented a little with putting the bow down, and getting the speed up

to 7.4, even as high as 7.8. This seemed counterintuitive because the boat was heeling more, but the interesting thing was that the SOG seemed to jump a lot, as high as 9.5 or even 10 knots.

In retrospect, because the waves were so close together, this made perfect sense, in effect elongating the space between wave crests. It also didn’t hurt that a couple of wind shifts went in our favour. Hey, these things generally even out over time! Once in that nice groove, I was able to keep the numbers up and sail consistently fast.

Another factor that I think worked for us, was that as we began to come came back into the pack ahead. They each got a little more defensive, and perhaps a little less focussed on their own boat speed in the awkward con-

ditions. There’s no doubt we found a fast groove in the waves, and this motivated us to continue the charge. Further up the leg, the water flattened out considerably and we were first to shake out the reef, power up and shift into a higher pointing mode. Again, those changes were confirmed by watching the two numbers along with crew observations on relative boat speeds.

NOW WE FOCUSSED on getting through the group of boats we were with, but like most any distance race there’s the small picture and big picture strategy. Byron was now on the helm and as darkness fell, we had managed to get through our immediate competition. Freya was still ahead, but we were now within a few boat

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lengths. That was when I first heard John mention Shearwater, the J-120, lifting up the eastern shore on port. I’d thought we’d left them well behind, but it had been mentioned previously, file that one away, listen to all input.

Sorry Bron, Erik. Sure enough, as we finally crossed the Aerodyne 43 there was Shearwater. We were still ahead, but with only a mile to the finish, there was work to do. By now the wind had lightened, to perhaps 10 knots and there was still lots to play for. The fleet was coming on again in a last-minute right shift, and it seemed like the entire pack was back in the race. We had to dip Freya again and just crossed Tachyon, flipping back onto starboard as high boat in the group. We were just able to hold them off and after a

short hitch back onto port we heard the horn. Wow, that was a great race!

The final section, with the lightening breeze and the slightly cruel righthand shift, had likely cost Shearwater handicap honours, but we were thrilled to correct to First in Division and ORC Overall!

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Daybreak Fishing “The early bird gets the worm, or does it?”

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E Everyone has heard the term, “the early bird gets the worm” and its meaning is fairly obvious. The first bird to the worm patch gets the best choice of worms to eat. It applies to a host of analogous situations, including fishing.

Logically, the first angler on the water should get the best chance at a fish, because none have been removed from the existing pool of fish. But is it true?

If we judged its merit by the number of anglers who stagger out of bed in the middle of the night just to get their lures in the water by daybreak, it must be Do you need so. Particularly on fishing another reason derby days when money to get out on the and other enticing prizes water early? are on the line. However, that doesn’t confer validity. There are situations when getting out early makes sense, but from my experience these opportunities are limited over a full year of angling.

There are other reasons, not connected to catching fish, for being on the water at the crack of dawn. For me I would describe it as a process. Get out

before daylight, pick my spot, set the gear and relax with that first cigarette of the day, a nasty habit that I gave up 40 years ago. Then pour myself a cup of hot coffee while waiting for sunrise. It was those few minutes on the water before the rest of the world woke up that made getting up early worthwhile.

So, from a purely angling perspective these questions are relevant. Why should anglers have lures in the water at first light, and what really governs the best daily fishing times for most of the fishing season?

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Daybreak fishing success depends on a lot of factors: Fish species, fish age, current direction and flow rates and the state of the tide. Other factors include whether they are feeding fish or not, and are they a migrating species or homesteaders? Even the stage of the moon and weather conditions have something to say about angling success.

The most reliable first light bite occurs along the nearby approach waters, or in the estuaries where mature chinook salmon have already staged as a precursor to moving upstream to spawn. No one knows why this happens, but it is a fact. The terminal area daybreak chinook bite is reliable but usually lasts only a few hours after sunrise. From then on, the bite is sporadic until a couple of hours before dark when a second less intense bite develops.

Even the moon plays a role. Many years ago, friends and I were fishing Nootka Sound in early August during a full moon. We didn’t have much luck until we started fishing San Carlos Point at daybreak. In spite of the full moon, it was so dark one morning

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Chinook taken during a summer salmon fishing derby in ’78.

Oversize halibut before release. that we used a flashlight to land our first fish. To take advantage of the early bite we decided to tie the boat to a nearby log boom and over-night there rather than return to our camp in Galiano Bay. This paid dividends with pre-dawn bites over the next two days.

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saying that the salmon bite hard leading up to the full moon, followed by slow fishing for at least three days afterward.

It makes some scientific sense. After all, the moon has a major gravitational impact on the earth, and salmon have very sensitive lateral lines that are probably affected by the same forces.

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mouth by following the salmon migration route in reverse. Stop when you’ve reached the point on the migration path when salmon have grown to legal size. Starting here the bite is mainly influenced by other factors. For example, the feeder Chinook (in the photo to the left), caught by Barry and I, were taken during a summer salmon fishing derby. The bite came on during a tide change, which is the classic scenario for feeding salmon regardless of when it occurs during daylight hours.

In 1978, minimum size limits were smaller and bag limits were more generous, so anglers kept more small fish.

The two and three-year-old chinooks in the picture weighed from three to eight pounds and are the normal mix of summer feeders anglers encounter in the southern Strait of Georgia. Today only two of them would be legal sized.

If the tide change occurred at daybreak it would have influenced the bite in the same way. However, if it did not the bite would have been much less productive, which was exactly opposite the bite trigger in the Nootka Sound example.

Things get even more complicated, specifically when chinook are in their last year of ocean life. While they are feeding it’s the tide change that determines the best time to fish. Once they stop feeding and start their final run to the river mouth, fishing the tide change becomes less important. Now the direction of the current flow, the time of day and specifically early morning bites become progressively more influential.

The best time to fish is from the last of the ebb, through the slack water and as far into the flood tide as possible. This is when adult chinook migrate along nature’s escalator, and they also bite.

When it turns to ebb they stop moving, stop biting and find areas with slower current flow where they rest for the next push toward the river. Coho, sockeye and pinks follow the same general pattern with the direction of the current playing a major role in angling success, the only difference is that coho

feed much later into their migration than chinook.

During this migration phase the best bites for all salmon species seem to be from early morning until about noon. Then there is an afternoon lull, followed by an evening bite whose intensity increases as they near the river mouth.

HALIBUT

Halibut are the number two marine game fish in BC. I am going to stick my neck out and suggest their bite periods are not influenced, or very rarely influenced by the time of day, unless it coincides with what are called ‘halibut tides.’

Most halibut fishing occurs during the lead-up to slack water, through slack water and into the next tide. Basically, anglers prefer days when current flows are less than two knots and the tidal transition lasts longer. This is because halibut anglers generally don’t troll, although many halibut are caught using this fishing style.

Anchoring in a fixed position, jigging or drifting over prime halibut ground are three common halibut tactics. This means they have limited options when it comes to mobility. This narrows the best fishing times to the slowest current flows per month. Halibut hunters should be fishing if good tides coincide

with the early morning. It’s solely because of the state of the tide and current velocity, and not the time of day.

ROCKFISH

I am going out on the same limb because I doubt ‘the early bird gets the worm’ theory works for rockfish, lingcod or other similar species, even though they are quite aggressive biters whenever potential food passes by their rocky hideouts. They even take shots at lures in the middle of the night. Decades ago, Len Bland, who owned Harvey’s Sporting Goods in Sidney, and I fished one night to prove or disprove the “do salmon bite at night question.” They didn’t, at least for us, but we did attract considerable interest from rockfish.

The best times to fish for rockfish and

TOM'S TIP This month’s article points out the importance of keeping fishing logs. Along with the usual entries like lure, depth, flasher type, colour and bait choices, anglers should include the non-tackle elements like the time of the day, tide change information, current speed, weather conditions, precise catch locations and any special notes that pop up on that particular day like barometric pressure. For example, severe low pressure is usually the kiss of death for a successful fishing trip.

their reef dwelling cousins are also the best times to fish for halibut. That’s around slack water. How long the slack lasts can vary from tide to tide and day to day. The reasons are simple. Your chances of staying on good rockfish ground are significantly reduced by increased depth, line drag and current velocity.

Your only means of compensating for elements like wind and current flow are using the thinnest non-stretch line possible and progressively fishing with heavier lures. Even those tactics fail during a strong current. In other words, the stock fishing rule applies. Rockfish and lings bite when the food chain is most active, which also coincides with the easiest time for anglers to get their lures where these fish are located.

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W With the growth of the heavy-gauge welded aluminum boat market in the Pacific Northwest, Richmond-based Galleon Marine went looking for another high-quality aluminum manufacturer to complement their existing line of Kingfisher aluminum boats. Galleon co-owner Ian Binstead had heard good things about the New Zealand built Stabicraft line and so he visited one of several established Washington State dealers. Soon after, impressed by the versatile and sturdy line, Galleon became the first Canadian dealer.

Established in 1987, Stabicraft offers 14 models from a 14.5-foot (4.42-metre) open boat to a 27.5-foot (8.4-metre) enclosed cabin model. The first Stabicrafts were imported to BC by individuals (mostly transplanted Kiwis) in about 1988. Recently, Stabicraft acquired a manufacturing facility in Washington State with future plans to expand across North America. Regardless, for tariff reasons, all Stabicraft sold into Canada will continue to be manufactured in New Zealand.

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or soles, as well as the cockpit gunwales, are covered with a U-Deck closed cell foam material which is very soft on the feet. It also helps reduce noise and eliminates the hard cold feel of bare aluminum. There is linear storage along the bulwarks and under the flooring in the cockpit and cabin. At the aft end of the cockpit is a storage/fish box with a top that can be used for cleaning fish or as a platform for a barbecue. Built in rod and cup holders are well placed and the aluminum cleats eliminate any worry about galvanic corrosion. The aft end of the cabin top is fitted with 10 rod holders. A handy second steering station is located at the forward end of the cockpit.

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One of the notable attributes of Stabicrafts is their foam filled, air-tight aluminum sponsons (Positive Buoyancy Chambers) that wrap around the hull and aid in stability while making Stabicrafts pretty well unsinkable. Those pontoons, built in three separate modules on each side of the hull, are welded to the outside of the hull for added strength, and therefore don’t reduce interior space. They are said to help prevent sliding during cornering and help reduce broaching in following seas. Wide bulwarks above the pontoons and wing-like coamings serve to deflect spray.

The test boat was a Stabicraft 2500 Ultracab XL measuring 25 feet (7.62 metres) in length and powered by twin 200-horsepower Yamaha F200XC outboards, though 150-horsepower Yamahas are standard. The outboards incorporate Yamaha’s internal hydraulic steering cylinders, which give a nice, clean look to the rigging. On the test boat, the starboard outboard’s cylinder did the steering and was connected by a rod to control the port engine.

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s. Its full tions has many update ce to Docks and Destina quick and easy referen This tenth edition of are designed to provide est. colour format and layout in the Pacific Northw Islands, the s for mariners boating marinas and facilitie Juan Islands, the Gulf San the Sound, , Haida Gwaii, the The book covers Puget the Broughton Islands Sound, tip rn tion southe Desola the Sunshine Coast, Inside Passage to ver Island, and the West Coast of Vancou along the way. sive, s numerous places to the next in a succes of Alaska. It include and mariner from one stop g guide Anchorages The pages take the cruisin nion compa ver Island. sion. Like its geographic progres west coast of Vancou south by way of the g the reader to Marine Parks, it returns endly format enablin in relation to provided in a user-fri The information is where they are going they have been and showing the where icons glance clear a at see s include us maps and diagram at a glance it the mariner so that other stops. Numero s and all services for has to offer. presence of fuel station ht stay at a marina ine what an overnig enormousis possible to determ essential reading and

Full Colour Diagrams Aerial Photographs and s • GPS Waypoints Marinas • Fuel Dock ine Coast,

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Access from the dock is via folding cockpit steps on either side of the outboards. These double as cockpit seats.

The test boat came with a transom mount for a kicker motor to port and a folding swim ladder to starboard. The cockpit is finished in a tasteful metallic gunmetal gray. It was immediately apparent that the welding in the cockpit and throughout is superb, while the aluminum floors are welded to the structure for added strength.

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Clockwise: At the Bunsby Islands; Mark Bay, Nanaimo; At anchor off Hakai Pass; At Bamfield Inlet.

“We have been sailing our 36 ft Catalina in the San Juans, Gulf Islands and Desolation Sound for 25 years. We have used numerous books and charts and found Anchorages and Marine Parks to be the best on board. The pictures, waypoints, small and large area ISBN 978-1-7750731-2-3 charts and chart numbers, are extremely helpful. The format almost gives the skipper a three-dimensional perspective of passages and harbors.

The information and the way the book flows and the details that are provided de-stresses our journeys and gives us more confidence in our passages to new and old locations.”

—Mark & Claudia Cerenzie, Acquisition III.

Peter Vassilopoulos

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This edition provides details of the popular and useful anchorages throughout the Pacific Northwest. It includes easy references to the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and covers the San Juan Islands, Desolation Sound, the Broughton Islands and places south to north along the way between these destinations, as well as the main waterways to Prince Rupert, and on to the southern tip of Alaska. Like its companion guide Docks and Destinations, it returns south via the West Coast of Vancouver Island, featuring Quatsino, Kyuquot, Esperanza, Nootka Sound, Clayoquot, Barkley Sound and more.

Numerous maps and diagrams include descriptive icons showing the most recommended anchorages, coves and bays, so that at a glance it is possible to determine where to drop the hook overnight. The information is provided in a user-friendly format, taking the mariner from one anchorage to the next in a successive, geographic progression.

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30.4 knots while burning 14.3 gph (54 lph). These are great numbers with the latter translating to more than two miles per gallon (3.8 litres). Our top speed was 40 knots at 6,000 rpm. The fine entry of the bow ride gave us a surprisingly smooth and gentle motion while in sharp turns, the steering was nice and tight. My only regret was that the seas weren’t rough enough to put the Stabicraft through its paces, where it is said to really shine.

CONCLUDING REMARKS

seats fore and aft of the table provide a comfy place to eat, play cards or just relax. Another single seat is to starboard, aft of the galley. A pull-out aluminum shelf under the aft seat makes for a narrow, single athwartship bunk (and when in use, blocks access between the pilothouse and the cockpit). Two opening windows on either side of the cabin provide good ventilation. The portside seat has a hinged backrest to allow it to be used as either a companion seat or a dinette seat. For heat, the Webasto forced air diesel heater has outlets in both the main and forward cabin. This is an excellent feature in a vessel of this size. Again, I was impressed not only by the excellent welding, but by the quality hardware used throughout.

The bow area features a wide V-berth.

When not underway, three aluminum panels fold down into the cabin to increase the size of the berth. An electric head (with holding tank) is concealed under the V-Berth cushions. An overhead hatch provides an escape route, light and ventilation.

The flat black helm console is clean with a Garmin GPSMAP 8612SV touch screen, Yamaha digital engine readout, Garmin AIS 215 VHF, Lenco trim tab controls, windlass controls 74 - J U N E 2 0 2 4

and toggle switches. The helm seat is mounted on an Airwaves pedestal suspension system to take the edge off in lumpy water. Steering is through a Sea Star hydraulic system.

The Stabicraft 2500 Ultracab XL is a tough, utilitarian vessel that ticks the boxes as a versatile fishing machine, commuter, day boat or weekender.

For a small vessel it is surprisingly well equipped with the bonus of excellent workmanship and quality hardware. It has plenty of speed to cross the strait or get up the coast in short order. Cost as equipped with a Highliner trailer: $329,900.

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We stopped while on our way down the North Arm of the Fraser while Binstead demonstrated the Stabicraft’s unique stern, called a gamechaser. On most outboard powered boats, backing down to chase a fish or approach a dock is not very controllable. In contrast, the gamechaser stern gave us excellent control and made steering while backing down extremely easy and precise.

Throttling up, Binstead was hoping for rougher conditions, but when we reached the Strait of Georgia, the seas were relatively calm with less than a one-foot chop. We did some speed runs on reciprocal courses. While this not designed as a speedboat, our time to plane was a very quick 2.8 seconds at a speed of under 18 knots. Bow rise was minimal and slight adjustments to the trim tabs made a big difference to our speed and the ride. At a slow cruise of 3,300 rpm, our speed was 22.6 knots while only burning 9.3 gph (35.2 lph).

At 4,000 rpm, our speed increased to

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48’ 2009 Sea Ray 48 Sundancer $640,000 CAD

47’ 2011 Sea Ray 470 Sundancer $549,000 CAD

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37’ 2022 Axopar 37XC Cabin $470,000 CAD

37’ 1995 Sea Ray 370 Sedan Bridge $114,800 CAD

37’ 2022 Axopar 37XC Wetbar JPO 700HP

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37' 2022 Axopar 37XC $481,900 CAD

37' 2007 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer $155,000 CAD

36' 2006 Chris-Craft Corsair $199,000 CAD

37’ 2020 Axopar 37XC $459,000 CAD

37’ 1968 Custom 37 Trawler $110,000 CAD

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34’ 1991Sabreline Sedan $249,000 CAD

34’ 2006 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer $149,000 CAD

32’ 2000 Regal 3260 Commodore $79,000 CAD

31’ 1988 Tiara Yachts 3100 $95,000 CAD

31’ 2014 Boston Whaler 315 Conquest Pilothouse $309,000 CAD

30’ 2000 Pursuit Express $99,000 CAD

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28’ 2019 Axopar Cabin w/Aft Cabin $239,000 CAD

28’ 2023 Axopar 28 Cabin Aft Cabin 28’ 2022 Axopar 28 Cabin $279,000 CAD

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28’ 2023 Axopar 28 Cabin Wetbar

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27’ 2021 Ranger Tugs R-27

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25' 2023 BRABUS Shadow 300 Inquire for Pricing

28’ 2004 Pursuit 2870 w/twin 300HP 28’ 2016 Axopar 28 Cabin $172,000 CAD Engines $149,000 CAD

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26’ 2002 Strike Cuddy Cabin w/diesel

25’ 2022 Axopar 25 Cross Top Inquire for Pricing

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25’ 2009 Boston Whaler 250 Outrage 22’ 2018 KingFisher Escape HT 2025 22’ 2023 Axopar 22 $138,000 CAD

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CUSTOM PHIL BARRON MONK 48’ 1987 A Bristol, house kept, show piece ! Garmin electronics, Magnum inverter Hurricane heat, and a reliable Izuzu E120 Diesel. This is a must see!! $149,000 CAD

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Stump Lake waterfront executive home with multi Tommy Awards for architectural excellence. No detail spared - expansive windows, geothermal heat, chef’s kitchen, fireplaces, courtyard, heated infinity pool, 3 car garage, barn, and paddock. $2,995,000 JOHN ARMSTRONG

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Owned by the same family for 36 years, this spectac- Some of the very best ocean/island views & spectacWaterfront property at sought after “Whittakers at ular 5+ acre park-like setting at Ruby Lake features 2 ular sunsets in all of award winning Wakefield Beach! Pender Harbour’! This is one of BC’s finest waterfront communities offering private, protected deep water separate homes & is steps to the boat launch & public This impeccably maintained 3 bedroom/3 bathroom moorage. Gorgeous ocean views & Southern sunshine dock for easy access to one of the warmest, most home is situated on a low-bank waterfront property with are featured prominently from this gently sloping pristine lakes in Canada. Ruby Lake • $1,585,000 direct access to the beach. Sechelt • $1,198,000 property. Garden Bay • $699,000

Very private low bank waterfront just mins to Sechelt!

Easy access to the pristine beach from this 2,800+ sq.ft. recently reno’d Rancher. You’ll never tire of the spectacular views from the huge new deck /w hot tub, while the ocean provides endless opportunities.

The Sunshine Coast’s premier waterfront estate on sought after Browning Road. Unprecedented quality, style & design are evident in this spectacular West Coast contemporary home, built to perfection & immaculately maintained with ultra high-end finishings throughout. Sechelt • $4,180,000

Exceptionally rare low-bank waterfront home with perfect SW exposure, spectacular sunsets & mere steps to the ocean for swimming, launching a kayak & easy access to your mooring buoy for convenience & enjoyment of your waterfront lifestyle.

Completely renovated in a contemporary style, this ex- Beautiful low-bank waterfront Beach House in one of tremely private & immaculate 3 bed/3 bath waterfront the Sunshine Coast’s best neighbourhoods. Situated home is situated on a lush, professionally landscaped at the end of a quiet, tucked away culdesac, this large 1.72 acre property with level, established gardens.

0.45 acre property features gorgeous ocean views, Featuring stunning ocean views & sunsets. tons of sunshine. Halfmoon Bay • $1,999,000 Halfmoon Bay • $2,125,000

Low bank waterfront with your own sandy beach! Very private home on a level .26 acre property with 60ft of oceanfront in a quiet, peaceful community just 5 minutes to town and 30 minutes to the ferry. Fantastic South-West exposure for maximum sunshine & spectacular sunsets. Sechelt • $1,598,000

One of the rarest, most unique waterfront estates to be offered for sale on the Sunshine Coast. Ultra private 17 acre park like setting with 1,000’ of pristine shoreline, mature forest & protected deep water moorage with 2 separate docks & a boathouse.

Halfmoon Bay • $3,295,000

The ultimate West Coast WATERFRONT property-1.77 acre mid-bank with spectacular ocean & mountain views in a lush forest setting. Brand new custom deluxe cottage, zoning permits a primary full size home in addition to the cottage at 592sf.

Garden Bay • $1,150,000

The original homestead of legendary coastal adventurer, entrepreneur and author, Jim Spilsbury, it remains in the family to this day. The 20 acres and home sit in the middle of Blind Bay on Nelson Island.

West facing & surrounded by crystal clear waters.

Nelson Island • $4,650,000

This 2.16 acre waterfront property features a super cute low-bank beach cottage with a 50’ licensed foreshore. Sub-dividable, gorgeous ocean views and prime location. Madeira Park • $1,290,000

Boater’s Paradise! This 4 bed/ 3 bath waterfront home with protected deep water moorage features stunning ocean & island views of Garden Bay & Pender Harbour. Garden Bay • $1,999,000

“Quarrybbean” an exceptional lifestyle retreat, 2.5 acres of spectacular waterfront on Nelson Island w/2 solar powered buildings.

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Region Region renowned for whale renowned for for whale renowned whale Bute Inlet Oceanfront: An amazing property in one of the most spectacular rugged watching, fishingandand First watching, fishing and First watching, fishing and First regions of the BC coast!

107 acres with 4950ft south-west facing oceanfront, streams, Nations culturalthree activities. cultural activities.

Nations cultural activities. nicely forested.Nations Boat access property at the head of Bute Inlet. $689,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 Centre Island: 110 acre Centre Island: 110 110 acre acre Centre Island: private island in Esperanza private islandisland in Esperanza private in Esperanza Inlet, west coast Vancouver Inlet,Inlet, west west coastcoast Vancouver Vancouver Island. Numerous little bays, Island.

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One-Onepeninsulas, and bluffs. room cabin plus workshop, roomroom cabincabin plus plus workshop, workshop, fresh water ponds, waterwater ponds, ponds, complement of equipment.

‘Fishy Pete’s Bonesfresh Bayfresh Lodge’: Opportunity to own a floating fishing lodge in northern equipment. of equipment. access to theBay open Johnstone Strait! complement 0.16complement hectareoftenure with docks and 2 floatQuick homes, in Bones on accessaccess to the open to Island. the open west coast! $1,790,000 the northern shorelineQuick of Quick West Cracroft Beautiful, protected location. $189,900 west west coast!coast!$1,790,000 $1,790,000

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•6.5 acre acre lot lot located located on on northwest northwest corner corner of of Quadra Quadra AFFORDABLE GRANITE GRANITE BAY BAY ACREAGE ACREAGE •6.5 AFFORDABLE Island•Comes with driveway into property, drilled Island•Comes with driveway into property, drilled well and hydro services to property line•In an area •6.5 acre lot located on northwest corner of Quadra well and hydro services to property line•In an area •6.5 acre lot located on northwest of Quadra with great outdoor recreation: hiking, kayaking, sports Island•Comes with driveway into corner property, drilled with great outdoor recreation: hiking, kayaking, sports Island•Comes with driveway property,andrilled DL24 675 Cres. boat Cove ramp106 minutes Lot 2 Helanton RdSchooner 926Rd. Fern Hillfishing•Community Lane 674wharf Coveand Cres Quadra Loop B-324well Sutil RdSchooner 5-620 Rd 1550 Rd.intoHelanton and hydro services to property line•In area DL24 Schooner Rd. 675 Cove Cres. fishing•Community wharf and boat ramp minutes Heriot Bay acre has pre1550 Schooner Rd. well and hydro services to property line•In an area Brand new built Quathiaski 1,440 sqon Quadra Quathiaski Coveacreage!

1 acre lot! This 11.29 Quadra Islandproperty acreage! This 4.35 acre Quathiaski Cove rancher located in the inCove Family home! home 2 attached suites Island home studio style PointHeriot ocean view home & Commercial property inrecreation: the Whiskey heart of Bay! with with great outdoor hiking, kayaking, sports away•Located 20 minutes from services Heriot Baywith This Heriot Bay acreage!

This 11.29 acre property has preBrand new built Quathiaski home!

This 1,440 sqarea liminary approval in place forlota is3situated lot subdivision &Acres is insub-a ft two level turnkey home constructed by reputable in the Fir Crestaway•Located Cove subdivision, inservices a great was 0.48 acres in a popular residential suiteCommercial on 0.95 with acre property on theinrecreation: garage/suite on kayaking, 0.45 acres boasting property the heart ofboat Heriot Bay! great outdoor hiking, sports 20Crescent from inCove Heriot Bay fishing•Community wharf and ramp minutes MLS #minutes 398896 • $139,000 liminary approvallocation in placeinfor a 3 lot subdivision &Island. isIsland in a ft two walkable great walkable Heriot Bay on Quadra level home wasConstruction constructed reputable localturnkey builders, J Toelle Ltd. division, adjacent to the Quadra location! on the east side ofby Quadra Island! sunnyfishing•Community South End! panoramic views ramp across Discovery wharf and services boat minutes away•Located 20 minutes from in Heriot Bay MLS # 398896 • $139,000 Golf Bay Club and Fairway 2. great walkable location in Heriot on fronting Quadra Island.

New Price! $928,000 MLS# 905800

builders, J Toelle Construction Ltd. Newlocal Price! $999,000 MLS# 901410

QUATHIASKI COVE OCEANVIEW RANCHER &*JUST RENTAL TRAILER New Price! $928,000 MLS#MLS# 905800 New Price! $999,000 MLS# 901410 $965,000 MLS# 941257 $979,000 922833 $1,100,000 LISTED... $1,149,000 *PRICE REDUCED!* $590,000 $590,000 SOLD!* MLS# 961688 TRAILER MLS# 953014 QUATHIASKI COVE OCEANVIEW RANCHER & RENTAL

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MLS20#minutes 398896from •MLS# $139,000 away•Located services in Heriot Bay Just Listed! $2,200,000 915885

$1,169,000 *NEW$2,200,000 PRICE!* $1,245,000 MLS# 949003 MLS # 398896 •MLS# $139,000 Just Listed!

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•Great ocean views of Quathiaski Cove and Discovery QUATHIASKI COVE OCEANVIEW RANCHER & RENTAL TRAILER Passage•Rancher foot of 0.41 next to •Great ocean views of Quathiaski Cove and Discovery •Great ocean viewsis ofatQuathiaski Coveacre andlotDiscovery Passage•Rancher is at foot of 0.41 acre lot next to ferry to Campbell River• Mature shrubs Passage•Rancher is at foot of 0.41 acreprovide lot nextlots to •Great ocean views of Quathiaski Cove and Discovery ferry to Campbell River• Mature shrubs provide lots of privacy along front of home• the hillprovide is a 2 bedPassage•Rancher is at foot of 0.41 acre lot next to ferry to Campbell River• MatureUpshrubs lots of privacy along front of home• Up the hill is a 2 bedroom trailer currently rented out to long-term tenant ferry to Campbell River• Mature shrubs provide lots of privacy along front of home• Up the hill is a 2 bedroom trailer currently rented out to long-term tenant 681 Bull Rd. •Short walk fromPass all services in Quathiaski Cove home, DL364 Whiterock Maurelle Island off-grid of privacy along front home• Up the hill isCove a 2 bed- 1010 Topcliffe Rd room trailer currently rented out to long-term tenant •Shortofwalk from all of services in Quathiaski Oceanfront family home heart Heriot Bay with 1527 Heriot Bay 681 Rd 1149 West Rd in the 1480 Heriot Bay Rd out 1509 Schooner Rd rancher220 Rd guest cabin & workshop situated a 22Bull acre oceanfront Quadra Island & two Irene guest cabins MLS# Rd 398397 •on $249,000 room trailer currently rented to long-term tenantoceanfront MLS# 398397 681 BullHeriot Rd.Bay •Short walk fromviews all &services inWhiterock Quathiaski Cove DL364 Whiterock Pass Maurelle Island home, 1010 Rd on Heriot Bay rancher, cabin/workshop Oceanfront home in theoff-grid heart oftoHeriot Bay Quadra Islandofoceanfront home on 6.97frontage oceanfrontacross rancher, garage/• $249,000 Heriot custom-built WestcoastTopcliffe Rancher & workshop on side a peaceful 150 feet walk on ocean & views Heriot property!

Incredible across Pass Read on 2.3Bay acres, overlooking Sutil Channel the east of •Short walk from all services in Quathiaski Cove Oceanfront in the heart of Heriot Bay withan rancher with•150 feet of walk onwharf. ocean frontage double cabin garage 1.16 acres, in 398397 a situated acres overlooking Gowlland Harbour! suite & cabin on 1 acre, boasting & shop Island on 1.1 acres, in athe highlyisland!

5.16 acre property on thecabins south end of Bay to Openfamily Bay &home beyond to the mainland mountains! guest workshop on a grade 22 acre oceanfront Quadra oceanfront rancher & two guest Islandon&and aMLS# newer commercial $249,000 MLS# 398397 • $249,000 & views across Heriot Bay to Open Bay & great central location! easy walk-out beach and overlooking desirable neighbourhood!

Quadra Island!

Heriot on 2.3 acres, overlooking Sutil Channel on the east side of property! Incredible views across Whiterock Pass to Read 150 feet of walk on ocean frontage & views across billbradshaw@royallepage.ca billbradshaw@royallepage.ca beyond to the mainland mountains!

Harbour & mountains!

Rebecca Spit!

Bay to Open Bay & beyond to theDrew mainland Island and a newer commercial grade wharf. the island! sarahbradshaw@royallepage.ca sarahbradshaw@royallepage.ca

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T The boat refused to start. After weeks of procrastinating about the failed starter on the boat, I finally gave up on the so-called “new” starter and put the rebuilt old one back in. It wasn’t a job I looked forward to, but it turned out to be fairly straightforward and I only lost one wrench to the bilge gods, this time. When I went to start the engine it cranked over hopefully, but still wouldn’t start.

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The filters were checked. Systematically the pumps were bled in case of air in the fuel. There was none as I had spent two weeks doing that already. Off came the line to an injector. “We’ll do one first,” he said, “less mess that way.”

I climbed into the cockpit and cranked the starter. The result was the same as the past two weekends. Sigh.

“Push the fuel ahead a notch,” he said, “and where’s your shut-off ?”

“Shut-off ?” I muttered. “Oh yeah,” then “oh no!” The mechanical lever was tucked safely out of sight in the lazarette and definitely in the OFF position.

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