Monthly Archives: December 2008
Winter Carnage
A shot of the Dec. 24th snow storm from the Granville Street Bridge. Heather Civic Marina is completely obscured. Winter this year was preceded with near record snow falls in Vancouver. I got a taste of things to come a … Continue reading
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True Polar Bear Racing
SEA WEASEL with a fresh coat of snow. With Vancouver trapped in the middle of a cold spell sailing is often the last thing people are thinking of. This Sunday with a predicted high of -4C and 10cm of snow … Continue reading
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Howe Sound Winter Cruise
SEA WEASEL rounding the Northeast corner of Bowen Island. Brrrr! The idea was innocent enough; go for a quick over-nighter on the boat and work on a few repair projects. On my way out I got a phone call from … Continue reading
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The Web and Sailing
The Nintendo Generation is not afraid to use technology to enhance sailing. I grew up as part of the Nintendo Generation. Born in the late 1970s as a child I cut my teeth on Atari, Intelevision, Coleecovision, and by the … Continue reading
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Polar Bear Series Race Three.
Sailflow was showing 4-8 knots of westerly wind for the race. Most of the crew bailed out except Michelle, who is fairly new to the boat, but I figured since it was light wind everything would be okay. As I … Continue reading
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