[Former Member]

Anyone care to join me for a evening/night/dark paddle to potentially see the Super Blood Moon on September 27th?

The trip is weather dependant and deck lights are required.

I will be launching from Jericho for probably 8:00.

Cheers,

Brad
<h1 class=”entry-title”>Super Blood Moon eclipse on night of September 27-28</h1>

There is a total eclipse of the moon on the night of September 27-28, 2015. It happens to be the closest supermoon of 2015. It’s the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon, or full moon nearest the September equinox. It’s the Southern Hemisphere’s first full moon of spring. This September full moon is also called a Blood Moon, because it presents the fourth and final eclipse of a lunar tetrad: four straight total eclipses of the moon, spaced at six lunar months (full moons) apart. Phew!

 

 

[Former Member]

SKABC is participating in the Great Candadian Shoreline Cleanup again this year on October 3rd. As paddlers this is an oppurtunity to help keep a paddle area clean. Again this year we are doing our effort at Pitt Lake and Widgeon Creek in Pitt Meadows.

Volunteers are needed for two hours at 9:00 AM Saturday October 3rd.

Please email Barry if you would like participate. He is at dut@infinet.net

 

[Cynthia Kennedy]

Hi I am free Sunday for a day paddle. I am open to areas in the lower mainland but my default is always deep cove. please email Cynthia at c.kennedy @shawbiz.ca by Sat noon

[Maureen Benzon]

Thanks, Peter, and everyone else who participated for a great morning on the water.

Maureen

[Peter Kearney]

Meet Sun July 19 @ 8:00 am on the beach beside the Hollyburn Sailing Club to catch the 3.5  kn ebb out to Lighthouse Park. Let’s hope for a nice Westerly to get some wave against current action. contact Peter Kearney  pkearney@shaw.ca

[Former Member]

Is anyone interested in cooling off tomorrow (June 26th) PM with a paddle on Indian Arm?   Launch from Strathcona at 5:00PM?

[Mick Allen]

Well, I was following you spot progress and you were kicking some butt! Good luck next time.

[Former Member]

They had tons of boats (about 75 I believe) at the end of last Summer, still had about a dozen or more a a couple months ago.. I stopped by last weekend to pick through the dry tops (all really, really old..) and noticed they’re down to 3 Impex Outer Islands, they look new for just under $1500. I’m sure they’d be willing to deal at this point!

On a somewhat related note – if anyone here happened to buy an Impex Montauk and isn’t terribly attached to it, I’d consider buying it from you!

[Former Member]

Joan is right.  The 1.3 metre swells and cross chop were wearing me down, particularly bad from Cape Scott to the Brooks, and were back in force as I left Tofino and made the turn to Long Beach.  It was essentially unpaddle-able, and the forecasts were turning worse as a storm hit lower Vancouver Island on Tuesday and worsened on Wednesday, also with strong southerly winds bringing new wave action against the swells from the north west.

I am going to try again at some point.  Despite the bad conditions, I was able to post over 50 nautical miles in one day, and my other days were generally in the high thirties, fast enough to set a record, but just barely.  The bottom line is that I was being brutalized by the sea state, and saw it getting worse.

[Former Member]

Randy is alive and well after a bit too much in the big wind and waves.  My understanding is that after a wet exit, perhaps on re entry, his paddle broke in half.  End result is that he has pulled out on the circumnavigation, is getting gear and boat back in tip top shape and will resume some legs of the journey, in preparation for another attempt in 2016.  I hope  I got the details right Randy.  We are so happy you are safe and sound! -joan jones

 

[Mick Allen]

Is Randy’s Van Island circumnavigation still on? I see that his tracking stopped a few days ago and wonder if tracking stopped working or if he pulled out. He was making good time.

https://share.delorme.com/RandyChatterjee

[Nick Heath]

Well, it’s a ;asy minute one – Bain Ck tomorrow Tues. 16 June.

Mick and I will be out there – anyone else?

Lovely to enjoy the fruits of our labour by paddling and visiting several of the sites last weekend. We camped at Thornbrough Channel and Zorro Bay – both nice – fabulous area! Just watch the wind conditions carefully!

 

[Former Member]

MEC is sponsoring Paddlefest again this year. It will be on July 4th at the Jericho Sailing Centre. SKABC would like to have a presence at Paddlefest by way of a club booth. We are looking for volunteers to host the booth and provide information about the club as requested. It’s great day to be in the sun and meet other paddlers and would be paddlers. If you can volunteer please contact Barry at vicepresident1@skabc.org.

[Nick Heath]

Yesterday at Tantalus was hot and only moderately productive. A big rock was moved form mid-landing. Driftwood has been cleared from the upper landing but all the nasty rocks are still there. Mick cleared another tent site to the N of the existing , so that is good.  The professional trail crew are going there this week. Yeah!.

Unsure when we’ll be going out again – maybe Mon 15 Jun or Tue 16 Jun?

 

[Former Member]

Hi Nick

After several years out of the sport,I have just returned to paddling,good to see the evolution of the forum and all the activity.

Just been out by myself localy during the week days.

Just leaving for overseas work on Thursday and will miss the opening of the new Marine Trail…hats off to those who have but in all the work.

See you end of July.

Great work SKABC.

 

All the best

Steve Austin

[Author]

Replies