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SPECIAL FEATURE Destination 25 Kwakume Inlet, BC North of Cape Caution, this anchorage has it all: solitude, beautiful vistas and all-weather protection. By Anne Vipond and William Kelly
Boat Reviews 31 Power Review: Coastal Craft 65 Concord BC’s Coastal Craft steps to a new level with its largest launch to date—stylish, smart…and it’s Once inside the inlet, we like to aluminum, you said? “ anchor near the head where a 31
forested islet is good for dog walks,
as is the broad foreshore lying “ opposite with its combination of “ boulders, sand and gravel.
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Hudson p. 19 COMFORT 19 YC WITH ECONOMY Departments 8 Vantage Point: Does Water Matter To You? HIGHTECH, 11 Waterfront: Easter Seals Regatta, Fire | $6.95 CDN June 2014 HIGHSTYLE Extinguishers, Antique Boat Show, Sointula COASTAL CRAFT 65 CONCORD RAISES THE BAR Canada Day and more… CANADIANYACHTING.CA 19 Club Profile: Hudson Yacht Club On the Cover: Coastal Craft’s new p. 31 65 Concord struts its stuff on sea 37 CPS-ECP Porthole trials in Howe Sound. Photo: © NeilRabinowitz.com 78 Crossing the Line: The Racing Gourmet
canadianyachting.ca 7 CANADIAN YACHTING Vantage Point CANADIAN YACHTING WEST June 2014 PUBLISHER Mark Collett 604-351-0211 • [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR Andy Adams 416-574-7313 • [email protected] WEST COAST EDITOR Duart Snow 778-998-4618 • [email protected] ASSISTANT EDITOR Terri Hodgson Does Water Matter To You? 705-527-7666 • [email protected] I know it sounds like a silly question, but does water really matter to ART DIRECTOR Petra Dueck us as boaters? [email protected] Logically, we want to be out in sparkling, crystal-clear waters that support PRODUCTION MANAGER Doug Blessin 778-284-1067 • [email protected] vibrant ecosystems with healthy fish populations. We want to swim in clean water. WEBMASTER Rory Green We want our family and friends to enjoy the water too. [email protected] The question I’m really asking is, would you pay for that? CONTRIBUTORS Andy Adams, Terri Hodgson, This all came up because I was recently invited to attend a presentation William Kelly, John Morris, Duart Snow, Katherine about the Lake Simcoe Watershed. The session was hosted by the Lake Simcoe Stone, Ann Vipond Conservation Foundation and it was to address the needs of marinas and golf ADVERTISING Greg Nicoll courses whose properties are in the Lake Simcoe Watershed area. 416-620-9373 • [email protected] This may sound pretty local but it is not. It is very far-reaching. John Armstrong The Lake Simcoe Watershed is 3400 square kilometers in size. 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The ACCOUNTING Eleanor Campbell Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation has to raise its operating money through 705-527-7666 • [email protected] donations and by earning grants. Canadian Yachting and Canadian Yachting West are The money is used to support science and research to monitor the health published by ADASTRA MEDIA INC in of the Watershed, guide protection and restoration projects and also to operate association with KERRWIL PUBLICATIONS LIMITED. educational facilities and programs for school children and adults alike. Pollutants enter the water through agricultural runoff and wind-borne sources where chemicals such as phosphorus promote the growth of weeds and EAST COAST OFFICE algae. The Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation has made significant strides 538 Elizabeth Street Midland, Ontario L4R 2A3 to reduce those levels. 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The Clubhouse view from the water. HUDSON YACHTCLUB VOLUNTEERISM, CAMARADERIE, AND A TRUE SENSE OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT Tennis and water sports, including and famers from Cumberland, England By Katherine Stone sailing, swimming, water polo, and power joined the French-speaking colonists. Up Photos courtesy “Our Spirit Lives On” boating have all been an integral part of until the arrival of the Vaudreuil-Prescott and Hudson Yacht Club archives the history of the Hudson Yacht Club, Railway (to become CPR) in 1890, the picturesquely situated on the south-west only access to the village was by canoe REMEMBER VIVIDLY AWAITING bank of the lower Ottawa River, 60 kilo- or horse. THE BEGINNING OF THE CNE metres west of downtown Montreal, and In 1908 the Hudson Boating Club (Canadian National Exhibition) on the shores of Lake of Two Mountains. was formed by four ambitious young which also marked the end of the They are renowned for their breathtaking men when a parcel of land just east summer, though I wonder now that I sunsets and it is said that almost every of the Hudson Wharf was bought for Imust have been crazy awaiting the end member can’t refrain from taking a least $50, a shed constructed for $200, and of summer! What I was waiting for one sunset picture every summer. membership fees set at $3/year. Word were the water ski demonstrations in The town of Hudson, originally spread and the membership of young the channel that bordered Lakeshore known as Cavagnal, is surrounded by men grew, more land was purchased Blvd and Lake Ontario. Memories of farming and forest areas to the west and and a new building was erected for those beautiful ladies perched upon a was founded in June 1969 by amalgam- $1,200. By 1909 the Hudson Heights handsome young gentleman’s shoulders ating the villages of Como, Hudson, and Boating Club (formed around 1900) in those gorgeous bathing suits, all Hudson Heights. Although 65% of the merged with the Hudson Boating Club tanned and athletic, were enough for population is English, there is a harmoni- to start the Hudson Yacht Club and an me to wish that I knew how to water ous blend of French and English. Notes even better clubhouse opened in 1910. ski. Oh my how fashion and sports have from the historical society state that This clubhouse “was built on wooden changed. Little did I know then that Hudson was once part of the Seigneurie piles over the water and had a wrap- the Hudson Yacht Club was making de Vaudreuil in 1702. The earliest around veranda that permitted the headlines all across Canada and the profession belonged to the voyageurs and members a wonderful view of the Lake USA in the 1950s and 60s with one the earliest industry was the fur trade. of Two Mountains. The clubhouse was of the best and most active water ski By the early 19th century, the Scottish designed around a central hall with programs in Canada. employees of the Hudson Bay Company benches lining the walls so social
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© Mercury Marine KWAKUME INLET BC The north end of Kwakume Inlet is quite pretty with a small islet nearby providing the backdrop.
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KwakumeON FITZ HUGH SOUND, THIS ANCHORAGE HASInlet IT ALL: SOLITUDE, BEAUTIFUL VISTAS AND ALL-WEATHER PROTECTION. a nearby fisheries vessel who mentioned anchor near the head where a forested By Anne Vipond and William Kelly that an excellent all-weather anchorage islet is good for dog walks, as is the broad in Fitz Hugh Sound is Kwakume Inlet. foreshore lying opposite with its combi- AVING CRUISED THE BC A few nights previous we had sat out nation of boulders, sand and gravel. A coast for several decades, we an intense summer storm in Pruth Bay large rock dries six feet south of the islet enjoy sharing information on Calvert Island, and were keen to and is a popular place for seals parking about the remote northern familiarize ourselves with an anchorage themselves at low water. After keeping anchorages we’ve discovered over the in the area that offered better protection a close eye to the chart to avoid this Hyears. However, the truth is that we from strong southerlies. hazard, we drop the hook in 16 to 20 feet haven’t really “discovered” many of our Kwakume Inlet didn’t disappoint. southwest of the islet. The view from favourite spots but were told about Not only does it provide shelter from a here, looking west, is of the distinctive them by fellow mariners we have met storm, it has everything we look for in peak of Mt. Buxton on Calvert Island. out on the water—veteran boaters an anchorage—scenic vistas, plenty of While anchored here in fair who’ve been more than happy to come room for boats to spread out, and good weather, our teenaged boys have aboard for a visit, unfurl a few charts holding ground. The only negative is enjoyed dinghy sailing in the afternoon and direct us to some of the best the large rock lying 200 yards outside breeze or rowing to the nearby islet. anchorages our coast has to offer. the inlet’s entrance. Although there is Exploring by motorized dinghy is also Our first visit to Kwakume Inlet was enough depth to pass on either side of interesting, with a midden beach thanks to a chance meeting with a fish- this obstruction, we prefer the north located in a bight on the inlet’s north eries officer in Namu back in the early side because of the small peninsula shore, just inside the entrance. 1990s. While moored at this abandoned jutting out from the mainland that The lagoon at the head of the inlet cannery for the night, we got chatting out serves as a navigational landmark. has some flat rocks at its entrance,
OCEAN CRUISE GUIDES on the dock with one of the officers from Once inside the inlet, we like to which make it an ideal picnicking
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The beautiful small bay at the mouth of the Koeye River has a nice sand beach but is open to westerly winds. spot. We wouldn’t recommend the Namu who recommended Kwakume in “wild kingdom” and there were a lot lagoon as an anchorage, however. Inlet as an overnight anchorage. He of grizzlies in the area. We thanked him Gusts blow through here during strong and his crew were heading to the Koeye and puttered a bit further upriver, then northwesterlies and the entrance has River to monitor salmon stocks, and the stopped. All was quiet. less than a metre of depth at low water. next morning a float plane landed at Suddenly, something came charging It’s fun to enter by dinghy, but one Namu to transport three of the officers out of the brush. For a split second we of our most memorable small-boat to Koeye Lake. They left armed with thought it was a grizzly, but it was one excursions in Fitz Hugh Sound was on rifles for their hike out along one of the the armed fisheries officers, followed the Koeye River, about five miles north area’s busiest grizzly bear trails. by the other two. Wearing hip-waders of Kwakume Inlet. We left that morning too and arrived and stoic expressions, they marched The shallow bay behind Koeye at the mouth of the Koeye River an past us in the knee-deep water, climbed Point at the mouth of the Koeye River hour later, anchoring in the shallow bay into the waiting skiff and sped away. We provides good temporary anchorage behind Koeye Point. Then we climbed were left rocking gently in their wake. for anyone interested in venturing into our cockleshell dinghy, armed with As the grassy shoreline pressed in on us, by dinghy up the Koeye River, which a flare kit and airhorn for our journey we looked at each other and agreed it can be navigated all the way to Koeye into grizzly country. As we slowly was time to turn the dinghy around and Lake on a high tide. The bay behind motored upstream, our dinghy pushed leave the Koeye River to the grizzles. Koeye Point had long been used by along by a two-hp Johnson, a fisheries The mainland lakes and rivers that local fishermen and kayakers when skiff sped past. Swimming beneath flow into Fitz Hugh Sound are prime a contentious sportfishing lodge was us were thousands of pink salmon in habitat for grizzly bears that come to built here on a private lot in 1996. Five numbers so thick they clogged the feed on spawning salmon, and several years later the lodge was purchased shallow waters and thumped against provincial land conservancies have by several conservancy societies in the bottom of our dinghy. been established to protect these partnership with the Heiltsuk Nation, The tide was dropping and we watersheds. The Koeye Conservancy based in Bella Bella. The lodge, which eventually caught up with the fisheries was established in 2007 and encom- became part of an educational youth skiff, which had stopped and was passes two freshwater lakes, the river’s camp, was destroyed by fire in 2011 waiting for the three officers who were estuary, and extensive wetlands and and is being rebuilt. hiking out from the lake. As we bobbed old-growth forests. We learned about the Koeye River nearby in our Galleon dinghy, the The wild beauty of Fitz Hugh
from the same fisheries officer in driver of the skiff warned us we were Sound was lost on Captain Vancouver OCEAN CRUISE GUIDES. BOTTOM MIDDLE: SAM BEEBE, ECOTRUST CANADA TOP AND BOTTOM RIGHT:
26 Canadian Yachting June 2014 A light breeze in Kwakume Inlet provides perfect conditions for dinghy sailing.
The sea otters observed by Captain Wilderness still dominates BC’s Vancouver were hunted nearly to extinc- north coast and pockets of human tion to supply the fur-trading ships habitation remain few and far between. visiting the coast, but seals and other The only monuments to the early marine mammals continue to thrive in explorers are their names on marine the waters of Fitz Hugh Sound. Killer charts. Whidbey Point, north of the whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins entrance to Kwawkume Inlet, is are frequently sighted in local waters, named for Joseph Whidbey, Master and the sound is a summer feeding of the Discovery under Vancouver’s ground for Pacific humpback whales. command. Whidbey led one of the
visit our About a half-mile up the Koeye River is the entrance to new an old limestone quarry. Bears are common along the river during summer months, looking for salmon. site!
when he surveyed these waters in North 1792. This is understandable, for he C Pacific Yachts and his men faced the daunting task M of charting a coastline that was not Stunning at every degree only a labyrinth of winding channels Y and hidden fjords, but presented CM
miles of mountainous shoreline and MY impenetrable forest. It also rained Discover how affordable it can be a lot that summer. In his journal CY to own a brand new luxury yacht.
Vancouver describes the “torrents CMY of rain, and thick stormy weather K from the S.E.” as he and his officers Take our quiz to find out which model surveyed the Sound’s mainland coast in open longboats. They were often is right for your cruising lifestyle. wet, cold and exhausted when they set up camp on shore at the end of yet another dreary day. Learn how we use technology to build The “very disagreeable” weather a quiet, comfortable, and durable yacht. put Vancouver in a foul mood as they explored “as desolate inhospitable a country as the most melancholy Take a virtual tour of some of the most creature could be desirous of inhab- iting.” He commented that “the ruins beautifully crafted interiors on the market today. of one miserable hut . . . was the only indication we saw that human beings ever resort to the country before us, www.NorthPacificYachts.com which appeared to be devoted entirely to the amphibious race; seals and sea 28’ Pilothouse 39’ Pilothouse 45’ Pilothouse otters, particularly the latter, were seen in great numbers.” 38’ Sedan 43’ Pilothouse 49’ Pilothouse
canadianyachting.ca 27 KWAKUME INLET BC Entrance to Kwakume Inlet is tight with the safe passage to the north of islet.
survey parties exploring this section of our boating neighbours for the night Boating authors Anne Vipond and coastline in 1792. consisted of a fishing vessel anchored William Kelly have just released the It’s always nice to return to an inside the entrance and a sailboat that new second edition of Best Anchorages anchorage years later and find that anchored out of sight on the other side of the Inside Passage, now available in nothing has changed, except perhaps of the islet. bookstores and chandleries. Kelly and the weather conditions. When we The sense of solitude was just as Vipond have cruised the coast of BC and pulled into Kwakume Inlet last we first found it 20 years earlier and Alaska for over 30 years, from the Gulf summer during a sunny spell, the the inlet’s forested shoreline, mirrored Islands to the Gulf of Alaska, and have place felt wonderfully familiar. The on the still blue water, looked postcard included dozens of new anchorages in the wooded islet looked as appealing as perfect. With a dry boat to sleep aboard expanded edition of their book, which ever, the vista of pyramid-shaped Mt. at night, there are few places we’d covers the south and central coast regions
Buxton was still a soothing sight and rather spend a northern summer. of BC’s Inside Passage. OCEAN CRUISE GUIDES LEFT:
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he anxious wait of the relatives of the passengers were no Internet Cafes of Wi Fi connections in hotels. We and crew aboard the vanished Malaysian aircraft, were dependent on telephones. Land lines. Tand the search for any clues as to what happened So, for the sake of Mike’s nerves, we had to ensure that which, because of printing schedules, is on-going as I write we regularly pulled into a marina to call home. It didn’t this, has reminded me of the true importance of filing a matter when we called. Mike didn’t need more than our cruise plan and of letting people know when you intend to voices on the answering machine to keep him breathing be back home. properly for another day or two. It’s not as urgent, perhaps, as it was in the days before cell And that’s why the problem was so serious. We had phones and the Internet, but – and there is always a but – pulled into one of our favourite marinas, I attempted to there are days when our electronics fail us, either because make a collect call, and I learned that our phone had been they are, after all, fallable, or perhaps because of a problem disconnected. I called Canada’s main (or was it only) tele- in the provider’s system. One of the first of the series of phone company and was told that we had been cut off for questions that have floated around while the search goes non-payment of bill. Because we knew we had to stay con- on for any trace of that aircraft was: “But if there was a nected with home, we had paid our bill, at one of their problem, why didn’t they (our relatives) call or text?” The own centres, well before we cast off. The phone company silence was, and remains, baffling. demanded proof, not possible, in that we were not in the During the time that Jack and I were cruising around habit of finding room on a 24-foot sailboat for paid bills. the triangle that connects Ste-Anne de Bellevue to Otta- So, we paid it again. wa, Kingston and the Seaway happened to correspond to We were back home before the telephone company con- a time when I had several young people, not biologically tacted us to say they had received two payments for the relatives, living with us. It was all very unofficial, gener- same invoice and to tell us that they’d simply hold the extra ally some young person my own kids had met and liked cash for the next – and, no, they were not going to col- and then realized that friend needed somewhere positive lect interest on my money because of their error. They did, to live. They all got themselves back into school, or into grudgingly, send a refund. a satisfying job, and have become fine adults, but some of In the end, it was a learning moment. Never rely on just them came with strong established opinions of their own. one system. Always have a backup plan. Ensure that every- One of these was a young man from the east coast, who one knows what Plan B will look like. carried an absolute conviction that anyone who took to the Mike would be properly impressed every time we came water in a boat would die. back alive, relaxed and happy, but we never did get him We couldn’t convince him to come sailing on a warm onto Hirondelle. But I thought of him, and that summer, summer’s day, to see how enjoyable the activity could be. and how we never know when the systems we trust can fail We couldn’t convince him that we were never in the sort of us, when I heard those frantic relatives saying, “But why peril that is common among fisherfolk who get caught in didn’t they phone if the aircraft was in trouble?” gales off the coast of Canada. Even with the use of charts, we couldn’t convince him that we were never far from land. This was at the very beginning of the home computer era. I eventually got a computer, but I’d write my stories, print them, and fax them to the editors. There was no email system that we ordinary mortals knew about. There
38 Canadian Yachting June 2014 Carolyn Reid SN, National Training Officer, Frenchman’s Bay Power and Sail Squadron
ENOUGH!
nough talk about “The world is changing too fast”, has been teaching students far across Canada through a vir- and “This is a new world of change”. British Prime tual classroom approach. Dalhousie University allows him EMinister Benjamin Disraeli observed in the late to use the facilities of its computer labs to do this. We plan 1800s, “Change is inevitable, change is a constant”. to incorporate the program GoToTraining to encourage Seventy-five years ago a small group of gentlemen in more widespread offerings in the future. Windsor, Ontario decided to pick up a twenty-five year old, • Other instructors are using the program GoToWebinar to American idea to educate people about safe boating in the instruct students who are located far away from the popu- Windsor area. That was the beginning of CPS-ECP. Every lated cities. Here one teaches, using video cam and visual year since then our organization has changed: from a very few PowerPoint slides from his/her own computer, across the to a membership of 26,000; from a local club to an organiza- waves to others in their District who wish to take the course. tion that spreads across Canada; from a few borrowed courses • We have learned that there are many customers who are to a virtual library of courses of our own. interested in learning about navigation and safe boating for Consider some of the current initiatives taken by CPS- the knowledge only. They do not wish to write an exam and ECP to meet the changing needs of our students, members, acquire a mark of 80%. Exams can now be considered op- and general public for course content, timing and style of de- tional. Students are welcome to sign up and ‘audit’ courses. livery and evaluation: • We are piloting different approaches to evaluation using • Most of our courses are available in both official languages. the concepts of in-class discussions, open-book exams, and The course for PCOC is also now available in Simplified simulator exercises. and Traditional Chinese. Spanish is the third most popular • A group of instructors in BC are examining the possibility language in Canada. Should we be considering this transla- of offering a practical, on-the-water course for new recre- tion next? ational boaters. • Our first three introductory courses, PCOC (Boating Ba- • Acting on the initiatives stated in the Strategic Plan for sics), Boating Essentials and VHF Maritime Radio are now 2011-2015 our CPS-ECP library contains material that is also available in English and French in eBook format for up-to-date and relevant. those students who wish to download the material for an Some of the above are in place, some are being field tested eReader or tablet. for effectiveness, some are at the planning stage, and some • The Electronic Navigation Course is currently being of- have just begun to be considered. More important for the fered as a ten-week, pilot, online course through St. Law- future is the fact that the suggestions that led to these initia- rence College, OntarioLearn.ca. This is an instructor guid- tives did not come only from the leadership of the Training ed, self-study course for students who cannot commit for Department, but mostly from our network of students, in- a specific night each week to attend lectures. Work can be structors, squadrons, districts, administrators, DEEs, Course done within the time frame of the individual student. Directors, and other National Departments. It is by open, • Sur l’eau and PCOC (Boating Basics) are also now available two-way communication from these people that we are able as an online course. This is the Transport Canada approved to access the experience, knowledge, and resources we will course from which a boater can acquire the “card”, neces- require to meet constant change. sary to drive a recreational powerboat. As Samuel Johnson noted “Change is not made without • Many excellent instructors are teaching our courses by inconvenience, even when it is needed and for the better”. means of ‘blended learning’. In this method, various elec- Our past members met the challenge and inconvenience of tronic tools and/or vehicles are integrated into their teach- constant change. I believe we are doing the same today, and ing. One of our instructors from Halifax, Scotty Hayward, will do so in the future.
canadianyachting.ca 39 Mail Call [email protected] Canadian Power and Avalon Member was Inducted to the Volunteer Hall of Fame’ Sail Squadrons for Newfoundland/Labrador Published by Authority of the Governing Board On October 4th 2013, P/S/C Ralph Barrett, founding member of Avalon Squad- Chair, Communications Committee ron and who served as Commander of Avalon for 4 years, was inducted into the Frederic Carter, P ‘Volunteer Hall of Fame’ for Newfoundland/Labrador . Organizations that benefited from his work that led to his induction, include; Deputy Chair, Susan Cooper Boy Scouts of Canada, Primate’s World Relief & Development Fund, Janeway, Hospital Telethon, Province of N/L ‘fossil protection’, Canadian Coast Guard, Editor-in-Chief Joan Eyolfson Cadham, S National Recreational Boating Advisory Council , Transport Canada,Regional Recreational Boating Advisory Council, Oxford and Cambridge Universities Art Director Vanessa Schmidt Volunteerism of Parry Sound Member Ms King-Wilson Proofreaders Louise White, SN Volunteerism: Ms King-Wilson is committed to economic development. Chair- Doris Trelenberg, AP ing Sail Parry Sound, Sound Process, Parry Sound Area Tourism and the hospital Photographer capital campaign, to support community improvement, she also served 20 years Don Butt, AP with Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron Executive. Editorial Review Committee Marianne was recommended for the Diamond Jubilee Medal, in recognition of R. John Garside, AP her volunteer work in support of economic development and boating safety in Joan McBride Charles Morris Parry Sound. Donald Whyte, SN Her own boating safety education began as a child with two marinas owned by the family, Sea Rangers, and her father’s enthusiasm as a charter member of the lo- Contributing Editors Nick Baets, CN cal Power Squadron. For the past 20 years she has volunteered in various leadership Mark Burley, AP roles in the Executive Committee of Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron, includ- John Gullick, AP ing as Commander in 1997-8. She ran the Canada Day Sailpast for several years. James R. Hay, JN Carolyn Reid, SN Growing up in local family businesses, Marianne was keenly aware of the need Bradley Schmidt for economic development. She has volunteered for, and been invited to chair, a
Published 4 times per year: variety of economic development groups, since returning to the area as a perma- January, April, July and September. nent resident in 1996. As examples: Copy deadline is ten weeks prior to Chair of Parry Sound Area Tourism 1997-99, Chair of the broad partnership publication. Editorial copy and correspondence should be sent to “Sound Process” 1998-2000, Founding President of Sail Parry Sound, with dual [email protected] objectives of economic development and youth development. She was Regatta Chair for major events including the Shark World Championship, with 54 inter- Patron H.R.H. The Prince Philip national crews and families and 300 volunteers. Sail Parry Sound Sailing school has Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. been named best in Canada (2003) From 1999-2004 she championed Parry Sound as the site for Olympic yachting 2008 as part of the TO bid. All the waterfront Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons Les Escadrilles canadiennes de communities, including First Nations were signatories. Campaign Chair of the plaisance Health Centre fundraising team 1999-2002 26 Golden Gate Court Toronto, ON M1P 3A5 Her volunteer work prior to returning to Parry Sound was primarily in the GTA, 1-888-CPS-BOAT F. 416-293-2445 related to boating safety and consumer education and service. Selected examples:PR [email protected] Officer, Don Valley Power Squadron; President of the Canadian Society of Con- www.cpsboat.ca sumer Affairs Professionals, Chair, Faculty Advisory Committee, Ryerson Poly- Executive Director technical University School of Nutrition, Consumer and Family Studies 1992-96. Walter Kowalchuk
40 Canadian Yachting June 2014 Boating cartoons to colour Port Hole Sacha Warunkiw was born in Edmonton with the blood of an Canadian Power and Sail Squadron came next, hammering artist coursing through his veins. He dreamed of animated car- Seamanship,/Navigation/VHF and Boating Safety into the old toons while working on the farm, scouting, and marching with Viking’s head. After certification aboard, the crew was under- Canadian Air Cadets. At age seven, he won first prize for his way on Lake Ontario to top off the training in preparation for cartoon of the ESSO Service Man. a safe journey to ocean. When the family moved to Las Vegas while Sacha was in The intended voyage began in June, 1993 but ended at Fort high school, he saw a chance to get closer to the world of film. Lauderdale, which Sacha renamed Fort Lingerdale, where he He fast tracked courses in live action film until the Vietnam war created greeting cards for boaters. At the Boat Show, he gave reframed his direction. Three months before graduation, he a card to a reluctant buyer, Laurene Parlatore, Three months drove to Vancouver, a Canadian teenager returning to Canada. later, she invited Sacha to contribute cartoons to PassageMaker, In Montreal, Canada’s film capital, he began a short career in a new Trawler magazine she and husband Bill were launching. animation and a longer career in advertising. Seven year later, The gig lasted 17 years. in Toronto, he opened a professional practice, freelance pho- Meanwhile, Nipkin and crew set sail for West End Grand. tography, cartoons, and graphic design. After seven years aboard the Nipkin, cruising the Bahamas, In 1990, a close friend suggested buying a boat. Sacha’s re- family realities brought the crew back to Canada. Sacha lives sponse: “Why would a Prairie Boy want to go sailing? I hate beside a waterfall in Prince Edward County, ON, is a member water”. However, he and Mike started looking for the right of the Quinte Power and Sail Squadron and still has his sea legs. boat, one that would withstand ocean storms and have fast He loves heading out on Lake Ontario or Bay of Quinte with rightability if she rolled or pitchpoled. Their choice was Nip- friends. His cartoon book, Underway, has been distributed to kin, a beautiful old Alberg 30, hull number 508. Meanwhile, more than 7,000 North American boaters. Another 5,000 were with his fingers curling into his palms, Sacha saw a hand sur- donated to CPS-ECP for Proctors and Bridge Officers across geon who diagnosed Dupuytrens disease, a genetic disorder Canada to honour their selfless efforts in teaching. that would require surgery in four to five years. Said the doctor, “I’d like to think my cartoons bring out the humour that aris- “Now you know you are descended from Vikings. It’s a genetic es from everyone’s boating experiences. If one person breaks disorder from the Norsemen.” Sacha’s reaction? “Maybe, I’ll out laughing and says, ‘Hey, that happened to me, then it has take to the water like a duck.” And he did. all been worth it,” says Sacha.
canadianyachting.ca 41 JET SET
Bradley Schmidt Markham - Agincourt Power and Sail Squadron
1962 Nomad Restoration Part 1 It was in November, 2010, in the 14th edition of Jet Set that I first mentioned the Nomad Camping Trailer / Boat com- bination. In the early 1960’s a Canadian company designed and marketed these unique creations. The base is a moulded fibreglass trailer with a pop-up tent and a bed, and the lid is a fibreglass boat rated for a 7HP outboard motor. The most unique feature is that the trailer itself floats, meaning you can tow the rig as far as the roads go, flip the boat over and hook up a motor, then tow the trailer through the water to your island camping destination. In the thirteen columns that have followed that initial introduction I have made and subsequently broken many promises in regards to the restoration of my Nomad. It may have taken four years, but the restoration is complete. The images and captions below show what was involved. Stay tuned for Part 2 to see the finished product.
The old cracking gelcoat was stripped from the boat and multiple layers of fibreglass Multiple layers of polyester body filler were applied.. cloth and resin were applied.
New woodwork was installed and the inside of both halves were painted. The outside of both halves were primed and painted.
New tent poles were fabricated from electrical conduit. The outdoor fabric was mocked up and marked to be sewn into a tent.
42 Canadian Yachting June 2014 JUST ASK JOHN
John Gullick, AP Manager, Government and Special Programs Send your questions to: [email protected]
Q: What courses are mandatory to complete in order to fly using it, say in an emergency? Can I turn it on and listen? the power squadron flag and to affect my boat insurance? A: If the vessel is licensed in the U.S. and Stays in U.S. wa- A: Flying he CPS-ECP flag indicates that a boater is a ters there is currently no U.S. regulation that requires ei- full and currently active member of CPS-ECP. Full Mem- ther an operator certificate or a Station License. If the boat bership is available to those who have passed the Boating travels into Canadian waters the U.S. FCC requires that the Course exam or now both the Boating Basics and Boating radio have a valid Station License. Essentials exams. If a person does not become a member A Canadian Operator Certificate would be required if and/or maintain that membership they may not fly the flag. the boat is in Canadian waters for more than 45 days con- Many insurance companies will offer reduced rates to those tinuous. On a side note, if your address is a Canadian one, who have taken our courses including Boating Basics. Cow- as soon as you enter Canadian waters you will be required an Insurance, a CPS-ECP partner, will offer a 5% reduction to pay Canadian taxes so you might want to have a conver- for Boating Basics, 15% for Boating or Boating Essentials sation with Canada Customs. and an additional 5% for other courses up to a total of 25%. Q: Could you please advise if an Australian issued Marine Ra- Q: Is a Pleasure Craft Operator Card required to operate a dio Operators Certificate of Proficiency (MROCP), which is houseboat on the St. Lawrence River? valid for operation of VHF and HF radio in Australia is also The houseboat company in Gananoque that we’re think- valid for operation of a marine radio in Canada? ing of renting from states on their website that this is not a A: There is currently no reciprocal agreement between coun- requirement. I’m not so sure. I have my operator card, but tries. Our Regulations state that a person operating their own other people in our group do not. out of country licensed or registered vessel can do so as long as A: Canadian regulation requires that all operators provide they meet their own countries requirements for up to 45 days proof of operator competency. The PCOC is the primary continuous. After those 45 days continuous they must meet all form of that proof but a signed Rental Boat Safety Check Canadian requirements and that would include having a Ca- List also serves as proof and that needs to come from the nadian Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) – ROC(M). rental agency. It is only good for the length of the single rental and needs to cover all potential operators. Q: I am having a problem with my new Uniden DSC VHF radio. I can transmit up to 10 miles. I can’t receive. I can re- Q: I have a VHF radio on my sailboat, I use it for marine ceive up to about 3 miles at 25 watt. I boat out of Point Abino forecasts and for distress calls, do I legally need a license to close to Fort Erie. What setting should I be on US, Interna- operate it? I seem to be confused between Station license tional, or Canada? and operators certificate. A: It sounds like you may have an aerial problem which can A: Yes, you legally need a Restricted Operator’s Certificate effect both sending and receiving. This is the most common (Maritime) (ROC(M)) to operate a marine band radio even cause of problems related to the effective use of VHF radios. if you are only using it to monitor weather and Channel 16. Regardless I would be contacting those who sold you the radio If a radio is on board and can be turned on then all operators for technical assistance. I think you should be on Canada set- need their ROC(M). The Station License is a license for the ting but that should not affect your ability to send and receive. radio itself, the physical unit. The law does not require you to have one if you are operating in Canadian waters only. If Q: I plan on making several visits to Toronto harbour this sum- you cross into U.S. waters then you are required to have a mer, do I need a Toronto harbour license and if so do I need to Canadian station license for any fixed or hand held marine drive there and do the test prior to sailing into Toronto? radio (VHF). You can get the Station License from Industry A: Yes, you need a Toronto Harbour License to operate a Canada. There is a fee and it must be renewed annually. recreational vessel in Toronto Harbour. For more informa- tion contact the Toronto Police Marine Unit or the Toron- Q: I don’t have a VHF operators licence, nor a station licence. to Harbour Commission. They can answer any questions I bought a boat in the US. It is registered and moored in the you have about testing. US. It is equipped with a VHF radio. Am I prohibited from
canadianyachting.ca 43 Education is the antidote to “stupid boating”
Mark Burley Kelowna Power and Sail Squadron
In 2001, after being a Canadian Power and Sail Squadron member and student, I decided to become involved as a volunteer. My basic avenue of volunteerism was as an in- structor. I took on the Basic Boating course instruction, then moved on to the Pleasure Craft Operator’s Card training. I actually instructed all the dock hands for the Ontario Place Marina for two years in a row prior to moving to BC. But, I digress… Among other things, I saw overloaded boats, incorrect fueling protocol, complete ignorance to the “rules of the road” and too many boats with openly flagrant booze con- sumption. To this day I don’t understand why someone would invest the kind of money that is involved in the pur- chase of a boat and then treat the boat and themselves with an utter lack of sense of responsibility. Most boaters don’t even know the right of way on the water. There are no stop signs, stop lights or painted lanes to use to get you from point A to point B. The only way to be safe is through education. Simply put, if you know that your port, or left, side light is red and the right, starboard, is green then you know the simple rule of right of way. If you are approaching a boat on his left or port quarter, you see a red light. That’s kind of a gimme…probably you should stop and “give way” just like you would driving your car. Would you put nine people in a 6-passenger vehicle? Then would you turn up your over-priced, over-powered stereo with everyone loaded in the vehicle? Then would you head out on the biggest highway for a cruise? I don’t Coast Guard U.S. The Courtesy of Photo: think you would say yes to any one of the questions. So The Kelowna Yacht Club has a great initiative. They my question is, why do some who own boats think that’s have a PFD loaner station that is the first thing you see acceptable behaviour. when you go through the gate to the docks. This is great I watched people with boats larger than a ski boat come for visitors who would otherwise not have a life jacket or and go at the gas dock close to where I am slipped. What PFD for their kids. The station’s “position statement” is amazes me is that the person who is the captain is the only “kids don’t float.” You know…neither do incapacitated one who gets off the boat during refuelling. The rule/law adults. Life jackets don’t work when they’re not worn. is that everyone is off the boat, hatches are closed, batteries Boating education is available and is reasonable in cost. turned off and then the blower is run for four minutes after Most CPS-ECP courses happen in the off season for boat- fuelling is completed. ing. It’s a great way to keep boating “alive” when it’s winter Children are in a state of pure joy when they’re on the wa- or you’re not in the water. Education is fun and makes for ter. My daughter’s two boys are on our boat, the docks, in the safer boating for all of us. dingy or on the water with us just about every weekend. The Be smart. Don’t be an idiot. We all lose. rule is life jacket on whenever they’re on the upper deck, on From Mark Burley’s blog, www.burleyboating.com used with the dock or in the dingy. Downstairs, they are not required as permission if we were unfortunate enough to be in an accident where we flipped, those life jackets could hinder them getting out
44 Canadian Yachting June 2014 Wiki Commons, Attribution: epSos.de Attribution: Wiki Commons, Ocean garbage and a missing aircraft: Will public awareness help?
Joan Eyolfson Cadham but flotsam, the intensity of the global headlines increased: “Ocean garbage frustrates…”, “Plane search hampered…”, What can we humans do to reduce the amount of trash in the “Floating rubbish hinders…” oceans? The answers, says to Marcus Eriksen, the executive di- It is no longer just about the Great Pacific Ocean garbage rector and co-founder of the environmental advocacy group, 5 patch that was once regarded as the sole oceanic graveyard for Gyres, quoted by Andrew Freedman on mashable.com April 3, man-made junk. Now the word in the news reports is gyres. starts on land, not in the water. Five of them. North and South Atlantic, North and South Pa- The amount of debris in our oceans made headlines this cific, and the Indian Ocean. spring as a side bar to the story of the disappearance of Ma- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and laysia Airlines Boeing 777-200, flight 370, which vanished Atmospheric Administration explains gyres this way: “Glob- with 229 people on board. The search, by sea and air, even- al winds drag on the water’s surface, causing it to move and tually centred on the Indian ocean off the west coast of Aus- build up in the direction that the wind is blowing. And just as tralia. But hopes for answers rose and fell, over and over, the Coriolis effect deflects winds to the right in the Northern when sighting after sighting of debris, possibly from the Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, it also aircraft, proved to be nothing but an accumulation of trash. results in the deflection of major surface ocean currents to the How much valuable search time was lost, a concern because right in the Northern Hemisphere (in a clockwise spiral) and of the short life span of the batteries in the black box flight to the left in the Southern Hemisphere (in a counter-clockwise recorders, will never be known. But the wasted time and the spiral). These major spirals of ocean-circling currents are called resultant concern and frustration became just one part of the “gyres” and occur north and south of the equator. They do not awareness about the ocean as a human garbage dump. occur at the equator, where the Coriolis effect is not present As concerns rose about the life span of the black box bat- (Ross, 1995).” (From the U.S. Department of Commerce Na- teries, and more and more promising leads turned up nothing tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, online)
canadianyachting.ca 45 In the midst of all of this, we learned that shipping compa- never again pretend that using the ocean as a giant garbage nies do not have to report the loss of a shipping container at dump is acceptable. We are never going to capture the tiny sea. Some of these will sink. Some will remain visible. Some bits of plastic that are already a hazard to marine life, but will float under the surface, lying in wait for unsuspecting we the time is ripe to find solutions to future the expansion traffic. And, at the other end of the scale, far from 70-foot of ocean trash. shipping containers, are plastic stir sticks. And that leads Mar- The place to start, say both Eriksen and Moore, is on cus Eirksen to ask a simple but profound question: “Why do land. They would start with a push to make the plastics in- we have to use plastic for a straw that we use for 10 minutes.” dustry take responsibility for their products not just during Plastic, after all, is made to be virtually indestructible. the manufacturing process but right through to disposal. The proof of the problem lies in a list compiled by the That might mean offering a recycling program for all plas- Ocean Conservancy organization. Their volunteers scour tics in the way consumers get paid to return bottles and coastlines and inlets in 97 countries, picking up trash and cans. The same incentives could be offered to fishermen. counting everything. The first seven groups on their list They could turn in their own worn equipment for cash, of biggest hauls are: cigarette butts, food wrappers and and they could also return any floating gear they find. At containers, plastic bottles, plastic bags, caps and lids, and the same time, are we boaters not the ideal group to lobby lumped together, plastic cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons, for tougher regulations regarding lost shipping containers? drinking straws and stir sticks. We serve our food and our But while we are talking about recycling, there’s an earli- drinks on plastic, and it finds its way to the ocean where, er step that would create a massive change. No more stop- rather than bio-degrading, it breaks down into pieces the ping at Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The entire industrial size of rice and is ingested by sea life. complex, and the buying public, needs to add one more Charles J. Moore is an oceanographer and racing boat cap- R: Re-think. Re-think the use of plastics for items that are tain. However, he is best known as the man who first identified intended for one short use – stir sticks come to mind first, the Great Pacific Ocean garbage patch and has written exten- of course. But why make disposable plastic plates when sively in an attempt to spread the world about floating plastic paper works as well for one use? How about re-thinking debris. He is also science advisor to the 5 Gyres organization. the amount of double and triple packaging we see in the According to Moore, recent studies show that about 90% stores? What about the use of paper products which will of ocean trash is plastic. But, he warns, there are probably bio-degrade? That won’t happen until concerned consum- up to 10,000 lost shipping containers drifting around the ers demand change and begin to talk to the people who can world, carried on ocean currents. Another source of trash make the change, rather than just to one another. is discarded fishing gear, something that has been found As Moore said in an interview, every item that is built frequently at sites searched by boats and aircraft looking needs to have a pre-planned “reincarnation pathway” so for debris from the Malaysian flight. that it cannot wind up traveling the global seas, going from So, we know it’s out there. Because of the search for the gyre to gyre like a baton stuck in an endless relay race. missing aircraft, the entire world knows about it. We can
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46 Canadian Yachting June 2014 Salvage operations on sunken American wartime supply ship wreck completed
The Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski, was a 27-year-old were discovered. Because of the cargo of munitions, opera- 70-metre former Great Lakes freighter purchased by the tions ceased. The site was assessed and declared safe, but in American War Department in 1941. She had a regular January 2004, mariners were warned to avoid anchoring or route up Canada’s Inside Passage to Alaska, ferrying sup- fishing within 200 meters of the wreck. plies to American basis. On September 26, 1946, en route When more oil was discovered in April 2012, Canadian from Seattle to Whittier, Alaska, carrying a cargo that in- Coast Guard contracted divers to patch the vessel with a cluded 500-pound (230 kg) bombs and .30 and .50 caliber commercial epoxy compound that cures and hardens un- ammunition as well as 6.5 tons of paint, 82 tons of gasoline derwater. However, by 2012, with more leaking and more and about 200 tons of bunker C oil, the ship went down in patches, divers reported that the metal rivets used in hull the Grenville Channel, 55 miles south of Prince Rupert. construction were corroding. The ship was buckling. Plans Zalinski had fallen victim to a combination of a tough dead- had to be made to recover the fuel. line, an overworked ship’s pilot and a brutal storm. She hit The initial idea was to use a fairly standard procedure. the rocks on Pitt Island and was gone within 25 minutes. Holes would be carefully drilled into the Zalinski’s tanks to The crew escaped into lifeboats and no lives were lost, but allow for hot steam to be circulated through them, and the the ship, with the munitions and nearly full fuel tanks, oil would be pumped through hoses to the surface. That plan settled, upside down, 27 metres under the ocean surface, broke down in the face of the state of the ship and the tanks – on the ledge of an underwater cliff. And there she rested, rusted, and fragile. The oil had spread around the ship. undisturbed, for 57 years. So, pumps and hoses were connected to the hot tap loca- During that time, First Nations fishermen from Hart- tions and the bunker fuel was sucked out of the hull. There ley Bay, located about 20 kilometres away, periodically re- was an upside to the method. Workers managed to recover ported oil slicks surfacing in the area. In September, 2003, large quantities of oily water as well as oil. an American Coast Guard cutter reported an oil slick off Salvage operation involving the sunken US supply ship, Lowe Inlet, Lowe Inlet, 22 km north of the bottom end General M.G. Zalinski, was completed in December 2013, of Grenville Channel. The Canadian Coast Guard investi- reportedly went well, and was declared a success. Canadian gated, found the slick, took oil samples, but couldn’t locate Coast Guard did not encounter any major problems with a likely source. A few weeks later, an airline pilot reported the operation. Monitoring of the ship will be ongoing and slick and the Canadian Coast Guard found three miles of a final check of the vessel was planned for spring 2014. affected shoreline but, still, no source. Eventually, Coast Guard postulated that the source had to be an old wreck. –with thanks to the Prince George Power and Sail Squadron That theory was confirmed on October 30 that year, newsletter, Icebreaker when a survey by a remote control underwater vehicle lo- cated the wreck. Divers went down to plug leaks in the hull, until the name of the ship, her history and her cargo
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canadianyachting.ca 47 Boating Green Tips
Nick Baets, CN, Environmental Affairs Officer, Ottawa Power and Sail Squadron Previously published in the Rideau Ripples newsletter, used with permission
Protect the Water’s Bottom Anchoring is an art we can perfect to protect the water’s bottom. After spending hours in the relatively confined spaces can strive to leave little evidence of our visit, “Leave no of your boat nothing is more exhilarating than anchor- wake, no trace behind”. ing, lowering the dinghy and puttering ashore off to an excursion. It’s an opportunity to stretch your legs, walk Eight Principles of Leave no Wake, No Trace Behind your dog, let the kids play, see interesting plants and 1. Plan ahead and prepare wildlife, encounter stunning vistas – in short one of the 2. Travel and camp on durable surfaces main reasons we boat. 3. Dispose of waste properly Boats can take us to remote places landlubbers can’t 4. Leave what you find visit and many humans seldom get to see. Advances in 5. Minimize campfire impacts navigational technology make it possible to safely arrive 6. Respect wildlife at wilderness areas that are not even well charted. But 7. Be considerate of other boaters and visitors with these awesome areas we visit comes an equal awe- 8. Don’t anchor on top of other boats some responsibility to leave the areas we visit as pris- tine as they were before we got there. There is a long Internet Search Terms; “Leave no Trace Behind” standing wilderness ethic, “Leave no trace behind”, Excerpt from “Boat Green” 50 Steps Boaters can take to save divers have a similar credo, “Take only pictures, leave our waters by Clyde W. Ford. only bubbles”. With only slight modification, we boaters
Leave No Wake, No Trace Behind Adopt this wilderness ethic when going ashore Boating makes it possible for us to get to beautiful places; Steps You Can Take our boat’s anchor allows us to stay there. While proper • Know the bottom of any area that you are consider- anchoring is taught in the CPS-ECP Boating course, it ing anchoring in. Read your chart and know the chart can be harsh on the water’s bottom depending on the symbols that specify bottom type. composition of the river, lake or seabed. Fortunately • Don’t anchor over coral, sea grass or kelp beds, if pos- there are steps we can take that minimize the impact. sible. Look for a sandy spot instead. The impact of Anchoring • Use the proper anchor scope for the depth of water. Lowering and raising an anchor or swinging on an an- Don’t just let out rode. Read your depth sounder and chor can destroy wide swaths of bottom vegetation, an measure the amount of rode depending on the appro- important habitat for small fish and other marine life. priate scope. Mooring buoys in popular anchorages can help pre- • Use mooring buoys whenever possible. serve the bottom and allow it to heal and regenerate • Use a marine plant and animal guide to learn about from previous damage. Especially in areas with coral the various forms of life whose habitat you’re sharing mooring on a buoy is the responsible thing to do. where you anchor. Marine Protected Area’s (MPA’s) have been designated worldwide where anchoring is either prohibited or tight- Excerpt from “Boat Green” 50 Steps Boaters can take to save ly regulated. (Example: at the Florida Keys huge fines our waters by Clyde W. Ford. are handed out if your anchor destroys sea grass area’s)
48 Canadian Yachting June 2014 COLDEST WINTER IN YEARS Lakes and rivers will be colder this boating season. It’s time to review prevention and treatment of Cold Water Shock and Hypothermia.
Cold water shock Immediately attempt to rewarm the victim’s body core. If Cold water shock causes more deaths than hypothermia. available, place the person in a bath of hot water at a temp- Canada’s typically cold waters are especially dangerous if you erature of 105 to 110 degrees. If a tub is not available, apply hot, are unexpectedly immersed in them. wet towels or blankets to the victim’s head, neck, chest, groin, There are four main stages to the body’s reaction to cold wa- and abdomen. Do not warm the arms or legs. If nothing else is ter immersion(15°C or colder): available, a rescuer may use their own body heat to warm a cold • Gasp for air for 3 to 5 minutes water (hypothermia) shock victim. Never give them alcohol. • Muscle spasms or paralyzing of muscles instantly This is why it is important to always wear your PFD. • Rise in heart rate and increase in blood pressure Post rescue collapse may occur after someone is rescued • Fast drop in body temperature. and is warmed or moved too quickly and consequently suffer Wearing a life jacket makes you float and allows a better a stroke or heart attack. chance of survival. Do everything you can to save your energy and body Hypothermia heat. Do not swim to keep warm. Swim only if you can Hypothermia is a condition in which the body temperature join others or reach safety. Cold water shock reduces your drops below normal. If you compare the two, you can see that ability to think or move. cold water shock leads to hypothermia. Hypothermia can hap- There are several ways to increase survival time when im- pen quickly when a person is immersed in cold water. Hypo- mersed in cold water. Heat loss to the cold water is the prime thermia can occur more slowly when a person is cold or wet. concern. Try to get as much of the body out of the water as Hypothermia can place the body in a state of shock. A quick possible by climbing onto any nearby floating object. If there rescue is essential. Shock slows normal body functions so self is no floating object available, a lone person should adopt a help is impossible and outside care is mandatory. “heat escape lessening position” (HELP), by crossing the The main areas of heat loss are the head and neck, the sides arms tightly against the chest and drawing the knees up to the of the chest, and the lower abdomen. A person overboard will chest. A group of people should HUDDLE, getting every- become hypothermic more slowly if the head is kept dry and one’s chests close together, legs intertwined, and arms around arm pits and groin are kept closed. the middle to lower back. Don’t expend energy unnecessarily, and don’t panic and control your breathing. Symptoms are: 1. Early: shivering and slurred speech, conscious but with- drawn; 2. Intermediate: slow and weak pulse, slow respiration, lacks co-ordination, irrational, confused and sleepy; 3. Final: weak, irregular or absent pulse or respiration, loss of consciousness. A person suffering from hypothermia must be treated gently, sheltered from the cold, and provided dry clothing. Warm the body gradually. This must not be done by rubbing the limbs or the surface of the body. If the person asks for a beverage, offer A lone person should adopt a “heat escape lessening position” (HELP) warm water, milk or juice. Foods high in carbohydrates, such Treating cold water shock victims as honey or candy bars, will help. Never give alcohol, or hot Get the person out of the water and into a warm environ- stimulants, such as coffee, tea or cocoa. Call for help, including ment. Remove the clothing only if it can be done with a medical assistance, if necessary. minimum of movement of the victim’s body. Do not mas- When aiding a person in stage two hypothermia profes- sage the extremities. sional medical help should be considered. If the person is semi-conscious lay face up, with the head A person who has suffered stage three should be removed to a slightly lowered, unless vomiting occurs. The head down po- hospital as quickly and gently as possible. sition allows more blood to flow to the brain. Excerpts from the CPS-ECP Boating Basics Course
canadianyachting.ca 49 BOOK REVIEWS
Summertime, and the reading is easy…
Books are the compasses and tele- by her captain and crew during a gale 30s; and how Fred Rogers, “Wreck Div- scopes and sextants and charts which when dangerously close to a lee shore. er Emeritus,” explored BC’s wrecks and other men have prepared to help us To their amazement, after they were accumulated enough data to fill three navigate the dangerous seas of human picked up by a passing ship, the wind books. If West Coast Wrecks piqued life. ~Jesse Lee Bennett shifted and the ship sailed away from your interest, you might consider one of Summertime and reading seem to danger into the open ocean off Cape Rogers’ books as your next read. have been made for one another. Few, if Flattery, Washington. After wandering –Larry MacDonald any, organizational meetings. No snow as a phantom ship for two months, she to shovel. No ice to scrape. Free time to ran aground and foundered off Aristaz- Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, linger over a book. And, if summertime abal Island near Bella Bella, BC, some Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned was meant for reading, so was boat- 400 miles north … a remarkable final from 30 years at Sea, John Kretschmer, ing. There never was a boat built that voyage indeed. 2014, International Marine/McGraw couldn’t be improved by the addition of Most of the ships chronicled did not Hill ISBN 978-0-07-170440-3, 240 pp a short row of fiction and non-fiction. have such a spirited adventure before with photos and index Worried about a new book getting their tragic endings … they simply John Kretschmer calls himself “a fer- wet? No, carrying library books might foundered in heavy seas or ran aground ryman”. He says he is “Neptune’s lack- not be a good idea, but books can be with great loss of life. One of the worst ey.” He says he “never really fit into the tucked into sealable plastic bags. Or, maritime disasters in the Pacific North- so-called real world ashore, so I went pick up used pocket books. Along your west occurred in 1918 when coastal to sea.” That’s about the only bio- journey, you just might find several steamer Princess Sophia ran aground graphical information he offers, except places – marinas and visitor informa- during a gale and slid into the depths for the fact that he captains a one-man tion centres – that offer a one-for-one taking all 343 souls aboard with her. charter operation specializing in long- book swap box. Look for them. Recreational boaters who read these distance open-ocean sailing, before And here’s our summertime read- accounts of good ships going to the bot- each charter, he first puts his clients ing offerings, equally fitting, we think, tom should reflect on the importance of through training sessions so that they for on or off the boat. And remember: humility and seamanship. Every sailor become the crew for the voyage, and “Books had instant replay long before and every vessel, no matter how sound, is that he is also a prolific, professional televised sports.:” ~Bern Williams vulnerable when dealing with the wrath writer on topics nautical. of Mother Nature. But take heed, proper In the early pages of this book, West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime preparation and nautical knowledge will Kretschmer makes a strong observa- Tales, Rick James, Harbour Publishing go a long way towards ensuring a safe tion. His mother sailed most of the way Co. Ltd.. Madeira Park, BC, 2011 voyage: always know the weather fore- around the world in the 1980s and, he The west coast of British Columbia cast, always know your position, and al- says, once she and her partner, Tim, from Victoria to Prince Rupert, nearly ways know the closest safe refuge along sailed beyond the range of the NOAA 500 nautical miles, is described by Rick your route. And never ever abandon a VHF local weather broadcast out of James in West Coast Wrecks as “one sea-worthy vessel until you absolutely Key West, they rarely if ever received of the most treacherous stretches of have to … it often survives as the sole another weather forecast in English coastline anywhere on the planet.” witness to a self-rescue effort. and foreign languages were not their He should know, having researched in In addition to documenting wrecks, strong suit. However, they avoided foul detail 20 wrecks based on newspaper James’ stories span 140 years of BC’s weather. Lucky? asks Kretschmer. No, articles of the day and photos of ships maritime history, including how Wreck he says. They were patient. “But we’re and crew that perished in this watery Beach in Vancouver got its name; how not patient anymore, and besides, we graveyard. Most of the wrecks were retired ships were used as breakwaters, live and sail in the information age. a result of violent storms, heavy seas, five of which are still in use today; how Who wants to look at boring climate- and submerged reefs that are frequent majestic sailing vessels that outlived their averaging charts when you can look in this area. usefulness were converted into all-too- at real-time wind and weather data The earliest wreck reported occurred ordinary coal or log barges; how Chinese beamed down from satellites?” The in 1869 when the 113-foot sailing ves- Junks created a sensation when they ar- point, he says, is that satellites are not sel, Maria J. Smith, was abandoned rived on the west coast in the 20s and good at recognizing disturances caused
50 Canadian Yachting June 2014 BOOK REVIEWS
by nearby land masses, they miss land but it fits the present situation. We’ve boating companions, here’s a summer and sea breezes, and they can’t spot offered you a book on ship wrecks and reading gift idea that should produce downdrafts. You still need to pay atten- one on ocean sailing. Now here’s one squeals of amusement, interest, or, tion to wind direct, wind shifts, wind with potential for everyone, or so the perhaps, sheer horror. The introduc- speed fluctuations, sea surface chang- author says. From rowboat, to sailboat, tion should explain it all: es, cloud patterns, and the good old to motor boat, he says, you can build “Millions cross oceans, clinging to barometer, which is still vital to pre- your own dinghy in a weekend, “if you ships’ hulls or as stow-aways in cargo dicting what’s in store for your small can handle a pencil, a drill, a jigsaw and holds. Thousand hitchhike on truck stretch of ocean.” a few hand tools.” trailers or in packing crates. Untold But Kretschmer is also story teller. New York-based Jordania, is a de- numbers curl up in airplane landing The book is a useful guide for anyone signer and builder of boats, a former gear at night, or sneak into the folds planning a first ocean sailing adventure, boatbuilding and sailing instructor, of luggage. Some even swagger across but it is also an enchanting read for any- and author of Pocket Guide to Boating borders in broad daylight, their passage one who had dreamed of serious sailing, and various articles on sailing and boat provided by unknowing, careless hu- all the while knowing it’s not what fate Building. The prototype of the Uqbar mans. Once they arrive, their numbers has in mind. He mixes real-life adven- was launched in 1976 and Jordania has grow, slowly at first – but silently. Then tures with serious, useful lists that cover given weekend workshops. He says the the killing begins. They strangle, suffo- everything from the definitions of the boat can be built – in the USA – for less cate, drown, sting, trample, starve, suck various Mediterranean winds to check than $400 (USA), minus additions to out the lifeblood, and even eat their vic- lists for essential items for ocean sailing, transform the dinghy into a sailboat. tims. Only then do we notice our home- and his own lists of boats that are suit- His trick? The boat is made by land has been invaded and we could be able for ocean crossing. “stitching” the pieces together with overwhelmed by alien invaders.” Kretschmer also runs workshops, metal or plastic wire ties and then per- Jane Drake and Ann Love, sisters and one favourite topic is: “How to manently bonding them with an epoxy and co-authors, are environmentalists Buy a Cruising Boat.”The course cov- fillet. The outside seams are covered whose passion is to encourage children ers terminology, design, the practical with fiberglass tape, and seats and ru- to be more observant about the world aspects of a boat, re-sale value and fi- brails are added as the final touch. The around them. And while adult boaters nancing, all intended to help clients idea, Jordania says, comes from naïve on the Great Lakes and Lake Win- “reign in their emotions and zero in Laplanders who used leather cord to nipeg are most concerned about the on the right boat calmly, rationally and sew together boats made of skin, with invasion of Zebra Mussels, Love and methodically.” clay serving to waterproof the seams. Drake take their readers back to the However, nothing if he isn’t honest, The book includes scaled plans and first sailing ships and travelling rats, Kretschmer says, “This is solid, mature diagrams for the 6’, 7’, 8’ and 10’ mod- and forward, to the damage caused advice, right? I have to confess, it is a els, detailed lists of material needed, to our wetlands by purple loosestrife bit of a sham…When I look back at and step-by-step building instructions and the battle to keep hydrilla out of the boats I’ve owned over the years and with diagrams and photos. the Great Lakes. Larger-than-life full- how I purchased them, I know that I’m And, for the armchair sailor who colour illustrations fill every page and a charlatan for espousing this sensible wants a project that can be shared with, serve as the backdrop for the text. approach to finding a sailboat. You or made as a gift for, a favourite young- This is, by no means, a scare-the- can’t separate emotion from buying a ster, on page 8, there are photos and a kid-to-death, there-is-no-hope book. sailboat, and why should you.” list of materials provided by a fellow The final two pages provide simple, There’s not a sailor afloat or arm- who built an 8 inch model, using mate- practical steps anyone of any age can chair who doesn’t understand. rials he purchased at a craft store. take to help prevent the spread of in- –Joan Eyolfson Cadham –Joan Eyolfson Cadham vasive species, both plant and animal, including those that travel by boat. Building the Uqbar dinghy with the Alien Invaders: Species that threaten –Joan Eyolfson Cadham Stitch-and-Glue Technique, Redjeb Jor- our world, Jane drake and Ann Love, dania, International Marine/McGraw Hill illustrated by Mark Thurman, Tundra Educational, 2014 Books, Toronto, 2008, 56 pps “And now for something completely Even though you might not consider different.” That’s a quote from the TV building an 8-inch model Uquar din- show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, ghy with or for your favourite young
canadianyachting.ca 51 Quick response saves boat
One of the star instructors from Pacific Mainland District only a single one at that, even though the fire was only some and Vancouver Power and Sail Squadron, Rob Murray, on a 6-10' from her boat. sailing adventure with his wife Deb down the coast of North Lessons learned: burning fibreglass is hard to put out, it America on their way to Mexico, saved the day at the Marina took a long time to douse the exterior fire with the hose. Run- del Ray Marina near Santa Monica, California. ning the hose on the fibreglass, the fire would re-erupt from Avant, a Beneteau First 433, had caught fire. When Rob was the heat even after a substantial dousing. The time to put out alerted by people shouting, “Fire!”, he went to rescue immedi- the fire was far longer than I thought, minutes of running wa- ately. Here’s another Canadian connection: The owner of the ter rather than the few second I thought it should take. The sailboat is Canadian award-winning architect Frank Gehry. fire inside the locker took about 3/4 of the capacity of the dockside fire extinguisher to put out, a 20lb unit. Most boat Here are the details from Rob: extinguishers are 2 1/2 or 5 lb units, so using those I would Situation: while walking the docks to get to the head have needed six 2 1/2 lb or three 5 lb units, which is as many ashore, we stumbled on this boat on fire. Other passers-by or more than some boats carry, yet this was a small fire. If not had called 911, but no one had shaken steps to attack the at a dock, a bucket on a rope or wash down hose using sea problem directly. I attacked the problem as follows: water would have been the best options to put it out, as the A. Scope situation extinguishers aboard might not have been enough, and were B. Finding it seems to be shore power cord related, discon- in any case inaccessible due to the smoke in the interior. Even nect power cord at dock box if I knew where they were, I would have had to brave the toxic C. Get hose, start hosing area on fire to dose flames fumes to get them, so having some firefighting equipment D. Ask occupied boat next to fire for fire extinguisher cockpit/topsides accessible is a good idea. E. Get big fire extinguisher from dock station The fire when extinguished had already deformed the F. When exterior fire out, pop open locker a crack and fibreglass of the LPG locker, and a heated LPG tank will shoot fire extinguisher into opening vent LPG (not explode). Venting LPG into a fire is bad... G. Open locker, finish extinguishing fire Fast action and getting the fire under control were critical The fire department arrived within 5-10 minutes, but to a successful outcome. the fire was out. The firefighting equipment aboard the boat was inac- Mistake: cord fault or poor connection on subject boat. cessible to me because the cabin was filled with smoke and In my haste to attack the fire, I used a wash down/garden there was no way I was going down below to look for them. hose, but a fire hose was nearby on the dock, I should have Fortunately the dockside resources were available. I cannot used that. The boats nearby did not respond to the fire other explain why other boat owners in the area aware of the fire, than by calling 911 and trying to reach the owner on their the boat next door or a few slips over, did not rush in with phones. Even the occupant of the boat next to the boat on their arms filled with their fire extinguishers. fire had to be asked several times to assist by passing me Check your shore power cord. This sort of thing could a fire extinguisher before she passed me a small one, and ruin your whole morning.
52 Canadian Yachting June 2014 THE COTTAGER
James R. Hay, JN Lake St. Louis Power and Sail Squadron
“Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds have milkshake when it is being shaken. Given the number of times fled.” Wait a minute. That’s not the right season. One of the he’s ended up in the water, having negotiated one set of waves joys of cottage life is hearing the birds. And it is not true that only to be confronted by another, he should be really clean. in winter it is quiet. The birds have left, and the wind howls Isn’t that why they call it a boat’s wash? After all, it washed for them to return. George right out of the canoe. This spring we watched them return - both the birds and It could be worse. There was that time when the big spring - and now the choir is in full song. We all know how cruiser went past the neighbour’s dock. It’s a floating dock spring starts. Sometimes we become aware of the geese and as the cruiser’s wash reached the dock, first one side and noisily making their way back north and other times we be- then the other rose. This was too much for the neighbour’s come aware of a single bird’s call slowly joined by others and little boy who lost his balance to the dock’s undulations and then the nests start to appear and we know summer isn’t far. found himself bobbing up and down in the lake as the wash This year, though, spring seems to have crept in by stealth bounced back from the shore. Fortunately, other than for his because winter didn’t seem to want to leave. wounded pride, the boy was unscathed. The sounds of summer are many, but some of them work Just as the phoenix rose from the ashes, George thinks their way into our very souls. Is there anything more haunt- that maybe he’s learned something from all of this. Now he ing than the nocturnal call of the loon? pays a lot more attention to what happens behind him when Loon calls are as varied as the summer days and are as he goes out in the boat. In fact, George, to give him full inseparable from summer as our summer activities, swim- credit, doesn’t want to send anyone else for a swim and he ming, boating, and just plain having fun. wants those loons to stay, too. They look nice on the back of Some of us just can’t seem to avoid combining those pleas- a dollar but those coinage loons are silent and George knows ant activities with some of life’s challenges, albeit unintention- that it’s the haunting calls of the feather-and-flesh variety ally. How many times have we run into problems because of a that we enjoy so much. passing boat whose operator doesn’t pay any attention to the Enjoy the summer, keep safe, and sit back at night and effects of the boat’s wash? You know it isn’t just the loons that enjoy nature’s symphony. have problems with that. George, for example, is still having trouble keeping his canoe properly oriented. In fact, I hear that George has taken to wearing his bathing suit to go out in the canoe. It seems that everytime he does, the lake becomes thick with power boats and then George finds himself trying to contend with a veritable spider’s web of boats’ washes. He didn’t really want to know what it feels like to be inside the
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Conference LOCATION and many locations and activities, each more interesting than the last one. Even better, all these tours can be done on foot and, LODGING in most cases, for free. The CPS-ECP AGM will be held October 22 to 26, 2014 at the For those who prefer it, we will also rent a bus on Thursday Château Laurier Hotel located close to the Quebec Parliament. and Friday afternoons for a sightseeing tour and a visit to This elegant hotel, located in the heart of Old Quebec, is only the Quebec Aquarium. The planned route will allow you to a few minutes away from the picturesque St. Lawrence River. It has take advantage of the Promenade Champlain, a linear park an indoor saltwater pool and an outdoor whirlpool in an interior measuring almost ten kilometres along the waterfront. courtyard, as well as suites. All of the air conditioned rooms at the Château Laurier Hotel QUEBEC ON FOOT come with free cable television, ironing equipment and a desk. You will be able to discover Old Quebec, thanks to pedestrian You will also have access to an exercise room and business centre circuits within the walls and Parliament Hill and their surroundings, on site. The concierge services include an excursion office and each circuit taking about two to three hours. You can discover ticket service. 400 years of history by wandering on the pedestrian malls in this The Château Laurier Hotel welcomes you right next to the beautiful, fortified city which has been classified as a UNESCO historic Plains of Abraham, in the Battlefields Park and the World Heritage Site. These visits can be done in the company of a Quebec Citadel. The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec guide or using a mobile audio guide. (Quebec National Art Gallery) is only 1 km away and many good In addition of visiting the Parliament Building located just in front restaurants await you within easy walking distance. of our hotel, you will have easy access to the Quebec Citadel, the most important British fortress built in North America. Located at the RELIVE NEW-FRANCE heart of Old Quebec’s fortifications, it was built on Cap Diamant, Friday evening will allow you to discover the atmosphere of the highest natural point in Quebec. As such, it dominates the city. New-France as the Sovereign Council presides over a vast Its defensive function and geographic location has earned it the banquet during which the nobility and many peasants gather to nickname of “America’s Gibraltar”. The spectacle of the Changing celebrate and feast together! of the Guard each day, at noon, is well worth the trip.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME A BIT OF hIsTORy This Conference will follow the format that the members of Built between 1820 and 1831, according to the French the CPS-ECP have become accustomed to over the past few engineer Vauban’s defensive system, the Quebec Citadel is an years. The General Directors and DC’s are Wednesday night, active military garrison. Once occupied by British troops and Governing Board is all day Thursday, Training Department is Canadian artillery, since 1920 it has been the official residence all day Friday and Saturday afternoon. Squadron Commanders of the Royal 22nd Regiment, (the Van Doos), a unique regiment will have their meeting on Friday. of Francophone infantry at the heart of the Regular Forces of The organization’s Annual General Meeting will take place the Canadian Army. It is in the shape of a polygon, its four on Saturday morning. This will be a very important meeting corners representing a star, and it stretches out over an area of because our members will have to elect a new council for 37 acres (2.3 km2). the first time, based on the Bylaws and Regulations. The new The Naval Museum of Quebec (free admission) is located Board of Directors will then meet Saturday afternoon to work on within the Port of Quebec. It can be easily reached from the different ways to implement the organization’s new rules. hotel. You just have to go to the Château Frontenac, ride the cable-car down the hill to Champlain Street and take a stroll ACTIVITIES AND TOURS east towards the docks which will likely be full of huge cruise The proximity of Old Quebec will offer you easy access to ships at that time of year.
54 Canadian Yachting June 2014 AGM QuebeC at the Hotel Chateau Laurier Québec •October 22-26, 2014 Hotel Chateau Laurier Québec, 11220 Georges-V Ouest, Quebec, QC G1R 5B8 (418) 522-8108 CPS-ECP Conference 2014, 26 Golden Gate Court, Toronto, ON M1P 3A5 [email protected] Fax: (416) 293-2445
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Beneteau Oceanis 461 2000 $199,000 J 109 2003 $179,900 Reliance 44 1982 $49,900 C&C 35 MKIII 1988 $59,900 Beneteau Oceanis 440 1991 $80,000 Niagara 35 1979 $49,900 Dealers for: Sabre 42 1987 $129,900 Bianca 35 1989 $64,900 Tayana Vancouver 1981 $82,500 Hunter Legend 35 1992 $49,900 Catalina 42 MKII 2007 $219,000 Express 35 1987 $39,900 Beneteau 423 2004 $149,900 J 34 1985 $29,500 Yankee Clipper 1977 $119,900 C&C 34 2 FROM $29,900 C&C 41 2 FROM $55,000 Mirage 33 1981 $32,900 C&C 37/40R 1990 $48,000 C&C 33 MK II 1985 $29,900 Tripp Custom Ketch 40 1989 $99,900 C&C 99 2005 $99,000 Hunter Legend 40 1989 $79,000 CS 33 4 FROM $34,500 Hughes Aura 40 1984 $119,900 C&C 33 1976 $28,900 Hughes 40 CC 1981 $75,000 Abbott 33 1988 $29,000 Beneteau First Class 12 1987 $49,500 Union 32 1986 $37,500 Starflight 38 (by Jim Taylor) 1988 $59,900 Mirage 32 1989 $24,900 C&C 115 2006 $168,000 Ontario 32 1977 $29,000 Hanse 370 2007 $159,900 Bayfield 32 1980 $24,900 Passport 37 1986 $129,900 C&C 32 1982 $38,900 C&C 37 1982 $59,900 Tanzer 31 1986 $29,000 CS 36 Merlin 2 FROM $69,900 Mirage 30 1984/1985 $34,900 CS 36 Traditional 3 FROM $49,900 CS 30 1985 $25,000 J 35 1983 $35,000 C&C 30 1979 $29,900 Visit our website for a complete Mirage 35 1986 $44,900 Ticon 30 1985 $21,900 list of brokerage sail and power Goderich 35 2002 $139,000 Mini Transat 6.5 2007 $40,000 boats, or to use our exclusive Online Listing Service WelcomeAboard! to list your boat! Many of our boats will be on display or on site at the Pat Sturgeon Yachts Ltd. Port Credit Spring Boat Show 1 Port Street East including the new Mississauga, Ontario 2014 Hanse 415. Phone: 905-278-5100 Letʼs get you on the water! 2014 Hanse 415
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1993 HUNTER 40.5 $89,900 1980 C&C 45 $79,000 2005 HUNTER 44 AC $196,000 2003 HUNTER 386 OFFER PENDING
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Bob and Mary Annis // 2014, Hunter 37, “O de V” MAINSHIP 37: COMING SOON! WWW.SPECIALTYYACHTS.COM
POWER, SAIL& SERVICE: WE’VE GOT IT ALL • 100% ENDORSED CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL YACHT BROKERAGE GRANVILLE ISLAND, NO. 102-1676 DURANLEAU ST., VANCOUVER BC V6H 3S4 • 604-689-7491 • 1-800-665-2336 • [email protected] JUST ANNOUNCED: SPECIALTY YACHTS AWARDED WASHINGTON STATE DEALERSHIP FOR MARLOW HUNTER AND 2000 HUNTER 460 OFFER PENDING 2006 HUNTER 45CC PRICE ON REQUEST 1995 HUNTER 336 $62,900 1999 CHRIS CRAFT 300 $44,900 MARLOW MAINSHIP
1993 HUNTER 40.5 $89,900 1980 C&C 45 $79,000 2005 HUNTER 44 AC $196,000 2003 HUNTER 386 OFFER PENDING
HUNTER 40 2006 HUNTER 33 OFFER PENDING 2004 BOSTON WHALER 320 OUTRAGE $94,900 2001 KRISTEN 48 $425,000 2008 HUNTER 38 $155,000
ALSO LISTED: 2003 HUNTER 420 PASSAGE $172,900 • 1982 C&C 30 OFFER PENDING • 1979 MAPLE LEAF 42 $103,000
With half a century of WHY GO experience, no one knows Are you ready to... ANYWHERE ELSE? SAIL INTO SUMMER? IT’S TIME TO GET ON THE WATER! boats like Specialty.
OUR CUSTOMERS SAY: “Buying a new sailboat was a novel experience for my wife and I and it has proved surprising indeed. We are now the proud owners of the new design Marlow Hunter 37 and have found, much to our surprise, that not only do we have a new boat but some new boating friends at Specialty Yachts as well. Lawrence Fronczek was very obliging, professional and astute in walking us through the purchasing process and working with us to ascertain our experience, our preferences and our intended usage so he could help direct what options we should go for. He then applied our answers to equipment and design recommendations with MAINSHIP 32: AT OUR DOCKS NOW! HUNTER 33 aplomb. WE’VE GOT THE MARLOW MAINSHIP! Sarah White, Specialty Yachts’ service manager, who is also a qualified Surveyor EXCLUSIVE DEALER FOR MARLOW through Lloyds Maritime Academy and a veteran competitive sailor, was a great help MAINSHIP AND MARLOW HUNTER FOR throughout the entire commissioning process. Between Sarah and Lawrence, they were WESTERN CANADA AND WASHINGTON able to put a design or component idea into action and find the right solution for what, STATE, USA. in our case, perhaps first started as an ill-defined customisation request on our part. I did not know at the time we started our purchasing process that Specialty Yachts had been named the worldwide Dealer of the Year by Hunter in 2012 or that due to COME JOIN US ON FACEBOOK Sarah’s skills and attention to detail that the service team had also received a top WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SPECIALTYYACHTS award for outstanding service, but I can now understand why.”
Bob and Mary Annis // 2014, Hunter 37, “O de V” MAINSHIP 37: COMING SOON! WWW.SPECIALTYYACHTS.COM
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canadianyachting.ca 77 CROSSING THE LINE THE ANNUAL CTL SPRING COLLECTION OF SHORT ESSAYS By John Morris
THE RACING GOURMET As old as time itself, the blarney continues between the cruising and racing as it storms up communities. It’s all about the buck. What lifestyle, the cruisers insist; happened to the grace- going fast is the only thing ful days of yacht racing that counts claim the racers. Sir Thomas Lipton enjoyed. So the cruisers demonstrate Those racers wouldn’t spill a their fine wines and Bobby Flay drop of tea, nor dislocate their lunches and win the day with epicu- In a moment of self reflection I straw hats—they are called ‘boaters’ rean hedonism. pulled back on this scheme, fearing my after all—as Shamrock V sailed for the To counter we have collected some guilty conscience selling a product that America’s Cup. winning recipes from the cockpit of has 100% chance of failure. I am encouraged that Swans are Canada’s racing fleet. Consider these That’s why I have invested in the being raced, but what about Catalina tasty repasts: Dark & Stormy sardines; Boaters’ EarPlug Corp. Each pair 34s and Blue Jacket 40s. Racers Snickers—four ways; The damp grapes of soundproof plugs comes with a arise—cast off your walking casts and and cheese platter served with (gluten hold-up pingpong paddle sign that says embrace the cockpit cushion. You no free) crumbled flatbread or traditional “tell someone who cares” on one side longer have to enjoy wet bedding and a bilge-cured beans. and stronger message on the other. soggy spinnaker as your berth mate. The Galley Guys might not approve Prosperity is just around the corner. these quick and convenient on-the-wa- FINALLY A FAIR HANDICAP SYSTEM ter dining treats, but that’s the way it THE COMFORTABLE RACING BOAT Let’s face it; dissimilar boats have goes on a schedule where you only get When I introduced my new boat at the problems racing satisfactorily. There seven minutes between races. Perhaps Wednesday racer meeting, I was derided is PHRF and countless measurement that’s why the barley sandwich remains mightily. Yeah, it even has a freezer, they systems none of which make anyone the lunch of champions. booed. Can you say daiquiri? happy. Exasperated measurers live with My previous boat was a guaranteed ceaseless whining from participants. If THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE winner but it was also a charmingly they equalize results for light air, the NO YELLING ON THE BOAT rough ride. Anyone who has ever numbers emerge screwed up in chop. An annual spring ritual, the promise of crewed on a J24 can show you their “I can beat those guys with one no yelling on the boat is an emotional bruises and rope burns, the badges of hand tied behind my back.” You’ve moment for skippers and crews alike. honour earned at mark roundings. The likely heard this bold statement, so The Rob Ford candour—I realize I new breed of sport boats, Melges 24 let’s put it to the test. Bob on Boballoo have a problem—comes up with the etc, is actually designed to injure so you has to sail blindfolded while perennial regularity of May daffodils. I briefly can get even more honour at the post club champ Marsha wears leg irons to considered getting rich by creating a regatta barbecue by demonstrating you limit her cockpit mobility. Sure, there patented No Yelling Aboard, I Swear can manage both a beer and crutches might be a collision or two but at last it This Time oath kit. I could sell a despite your bandages and cast. The we have a definitive system that makes
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