[Former Member]

I’m confused by all the above!

Can someone in authority state whether SKABC has a member night at MEC on Thur 26 Oct?

(It seems to be what Cam says but Nick is vague on.)

[Nick Heath]

MEC discount nights are announced to our members via the usual channels – mail and web notices. As I understand, MEC likes to rotate clubs rather than throw the evenings open to every registered club. Hence, SKABC will be present on some evenings but not on others. Also, I believe this has been arranged only at the Vancouver store, to date. Many of our members have taken advantage of these useful discount evenings. SKABC also has its own club member number so I suppose a SKABC member who is not a MEC member could attend and buy items that way, if they so chose.

[Former Member]

Thanks nick

Ok most of the other clubs have a table and are handing out the discount cards just for that night. I obviously have never seen a Skabc table so I wasn’t sure.

So what your saying Mec is accepting the Skabc cards at these nights ? Which is awesome

I will have to check the club calendar to see if the discount night is listed. If it’s not, how do skabc members know when these discount nights are ?

 

Thanks

cam

 

 

[Nick Heath]

Thanks Cam

You’ve been away from our club for a while, Cam, and in the meantime (as shown on our web site under ‘Discuunts for Members’) we’ve become regular participants in MEC club nights. But thank you for the suggestion, anyhow!

I’d like to see us negotiate discounts with more vendors too – our list is rather sparse – (Ecomarine, Deep Cove and Middelton Boats) so if you or others would like to try, it might be good for both the vendor and be a useful club perk to keep folks re-enrolling and to market ourselves  to prospective new members.

Most vendors (but not MEC) require a club membership card.  These are sent automatically to all new members, but not to renewing or re-enrolling members because demand was found to be too low. However, any member can ask for one and I’ll mail it to them, pronto. membership1@skabc.org

[Former Member]

Not sure how many fellow paddlers are members of local hiking clubs. Mec holds a discount night for many local hiking clubs wanderung, bcmc, NSH etc

not sure what it would require to get Skabc added to included clubs

email me if your interested or questions

cheers cam

 

 

 

A reminder that MEC is holding another club night this month – please let
us know if you plan to attend:

https://goo.gl/forms/pjiaYv3WWzLKq0uq1

Where: MEC, 130 W. Broadway
When: Thursday October 26th, from 7pm to 9 pm
What: Get 10% off all regular priced items purchased that evening –
including bikes and boats!

Fine print:
* Only applies on in-stock items at the Vancouver store
* Must have a MEC membership to make purchases (obviously, right? Only $5
to join!)
* Items can be put on hold up to 48 hours before the event and can be
picked up at the Member Services Desk during the club night
* Discount does not extend to clearance items or those already included in
a packaged discount.
* Discount does not apply to any Blundstone products
* Items that have been purchased before the event *cannot* be returned and
re-purchased at the discounted rate. There are no exceptions to this rule.

[Nicholas Heath]

Changes made – pl see the Trips listing.

[Admin S. Jensen]

Hi, my friend and a former SKABC member is selling her kayak:

Feathercraft Kahuna folding kayak – $2450. Top of boat is red and bottom is black. Purchased in 2003. Equipment includes nylon spray skirt & sea sock, deck lines & rigging, travel-style backpack. With practice, assembly will take around 30 minutes. Length 4.5m x 63.5cm Beam (14’9″ x 25″). Weight 16kg (35lb) The keel allows the kayak to track well and the boat includes a skeg so a rudder is not necessary. There is ample gear storage for multi-day trips. For more info on the boat, see http://feathercraft.com/kayaks/kahuna-big-kahuna/

Contact her by email at:

tgpk5-6338021016@sale.craigslist.org

[Former Member]

I am interested Chantal. My name is Charlie Moseley …new member. Cel 604 317 9581

[Former Member]

Hello Fellow SKABC Members,

I posted a trip a couple of nights ago (see Trip List) to the Discovery Islands Lodge.  The trip isn’t until the end of the month (Oct 27th to 29th) however, I will likely loose these dates if I can’t confirm the booking, for which we require six (6) more persons. Please read the post – this trip offers several possibilities and/or contact me if you require additional information.

Cheers,

Chantal

 

[Kathy Romses]

The federal Navigation Protection Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation_Protection_Act is the legislation that governs the waterways that the Port Authority is working on revising.

Members can provide a comment on the proposed changes and copy their Member of Parliament. I am planning on sending an email that will include the lack of genuine consultation, existing rules that prohibit kayaks from paddling around Siwash Rock and proposed changes to the regulations.

Good luck everyone.

[John McIntyre]

I was all ready to send my objection in, when I decided to check on what the previous boundaries were.  The relevant pages (85 and 86) from the 2016 Port Information Guide and those from the 2017 proposed changes (59 and 101) do show the boundary has changed on the west.  However, east of Ferguson Point and Siwash rock were already in the exclusion zone for kayaks and other pleasure craft.

 

[Nick Heath]

Thanks for posting, Philip.

I saw this a couple of days ago and alerted PIKA, BCMTNA and our Pres, Randy.SKABC and members should submit their comments.

The Port Authority has a weak process for notifying interested parties and seems to have done no consultation with those affected.  The only rational provided is the word ‘safety’ but nothing specific is provided for rationale.

This notification is about extending an existing ban on navigation by non-motorized vessels through First and Second Narrows.

In my view paddling and rowing should be permitted under both Narrows outside the defined shipping lanes, but paddle craft and row boats should not be permitted to enter or cross those lanes. This would give we paddlers and rowers access into and out of the inner harbour, which currently we are barred from entering or leaving.  I realize that there are strong (but predictable) currents at both bridges.  Paddle and oar propelled vessels are capable of sustaining speeds exceeding some motorized vessels.  We do not require the deep draft clearance of the main channels. If we remain clear of the buoyed channels, risk of collision is small.

Transiting from the Salish Sea to/from Burrard Inlet is a traditional route for non-motorized vessels, long pre-dating the Port of Vancouver itself. We should re-establish this right of transit. At a minimum, we should resist being picked on as a scapegoat by the Port Authority and kept even further away from areas already often used by recreational paddlers.

 

[Philip Kubik]

The Vancouver Port Authority is proposing to prohibit watercraft including kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards from the waters off the NW shore of Stanley Park, including Third Beach and Siwash Rock. I would like to encourage SKABC members to comment on the proposal. The deadline for public comment is Sunday, Oct. 8. Comments may be emailed to navigation.review@portvancouver.com, e.g., with subject “Comments on Proposed Notice of Amendment: Port Information Guide”.

The proposed restricted area (MRA-1) is shown in yellow on the map below.

Here is a link to the full document.

https://www.portvancouver.com/news-and-media/news/notice-of-amendment-port-information-guide/

Relevant passages are:

p. 59:

The First Narrows Movement Restricted Area (MRA-1) comprises an area enclosed:

• To the west by a line drawn directly north from Ferguson Point off Stanley Park and the intersection of a line drawn from the north pier of First Narrows Lions Gate Bridge through Capilano Light.
• To the east by a line drawn from Brockton Point off Stanley Park to Burnaby Shoal, then north to the eastern edge of Fibreco Dock.

p. 67
For safety reasons, vessels engaged in fishing (including crab-by-trap), personal watercraft such as jet skis, row boats, canoes and vessels, sailing or proceeding without mechanical power, are not permitted within MRA-1. Fishing, sailing and other non-powered recreational activity is permitted only in designated areas outside of the boundaries of MRA-1 west of First Narrows Lions Gate Bridge.

The Jericho Sailing Centre has some information at:

https://www.jsca.bc.ca/inthewind/itw.html#LETTER.BLOCK45

[Nick Heath]

Thanks for this, Laura

I’m trying to accommodate all wishes – so it would be great if you were to come without a kayak – that way I have someone to ride in the boat with me!

Actually, using a kayak for this task is not so efficient, as one travels too slowly to get to all the sites in one weekend.

Talk at the meeting tomorrow, I hope.

 

[Former Member]

Hi Nick,

We talked briefly at the end of the September meeting.  I’m still interested and I’m still free for October 14 and 15.  If it ends up being a trip via kayak, I’d have to rent one and need help getting it to the launch site.  If it ends up being a trip via motor boat, easy peasy.

I will probably be at the October meeting to hear more info!

Looking forward to it!

Laura

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