Hey Randy,
Sorry, I just saw your response now; I was expecting notification of any responses, I was getting them before and will check my settings.
Anyways yes NW 15 to 20 on the South side would probably amount to less than the relaxed evening paddle that I had envisioned.
My times posted are a little behind on the events, I did come across this afterwards:
Vancouver: Don’t expect to see any of the preliminaries on the West Coast. The celestial show will only barely be visible just above the eastern horizon as the total eclipse is already beginning, around 7:11 p.m. PT. It will peak at 7:47 – when it will be just seven degrees above the horizon – and end at 8:23, with the closing penumbral stages over by 10:22 p.m.
But alas I didn’t think that anyone else was interested and made alternate land based plans.
Cheers,
Brad