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Sailing (and why we don’t) Part 2
We occasionally did day sails with friends – over to Taylor Bay on Gabriola Island but mostly we did 2-3 week trips by ourselves. I installed a solar panel so that we could run the fridge and all the electronics indefinitely without having to go to a marina. Sometimes I would take the boat out…
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Sailing (and why we don’t)
Vancouver island is amongst the best places in the world for cruising in a sailboat and sailing is idyllic – until it isn’t. At a certain age (late 60’s for me), things that were fun become less appealing and things that were interesting are now just a pain in the neck. Having waves crash over…
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Penny’s Palapa
Julie and I walked down to Penny’s Palapa (on the dock) for lunch yesterday. The original Penny and her husband lived on a sailboat. In the summer, they kept the sailboat anchored in Nanaimo Harbour and ran the restaurant. In the fall they sailed down to the Sea of Cortez (now called the Gulf of…
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Dragon Boat Race
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