Why Wear a PFD?
It’s the most basic and simplest safety precaution you can take on your boat. You and your guests should all be wearing a PFD when you leave the dock. In…
First we Work then we Play
After finishing off couple of hours of boat maintenance, I did manage to find some wind and some sun to round out the afternoon. Perfect conditions for the 150% jib…
Father’s Day Sunday Sail
Had a lovely sail with the family for Father’s Day in the sunshine. Its a rarity to have everyone together on the boat and we had ideal conditions. Just the…
Moody Monday
High overcast with a few sunny breaks – a pretty gorgeous Monday sail in Howe Sound. It was surprisingly humid on the North Shore today, but perfect out on the…
Free on a Friday
Escaping a crazy busy Vancouver (thanks FIFA) for some quiet in Howe Sound. After a busy week, and lots of snarled traffic on the Lower Mainland, it was nice to…
Charging on the Foredeck
This is the battery for the Torqeedo outboard we use on Madsu’s tender. I can charge the battery when it’s on the motor hung off the pushpit, but because the…
Queen of Cowichan Outbound
The Queen of Cowichan, outbound from Horseshoe Bay enroute to Departure Bay, Nanaimo.
Barefoot Sailing
Despite owning some very good deck shoes and sailing boots, my preference is to sail barefoot. In my experience, whether the deck is wet or dry, bare feet provide the…
Cockpit time
Another warm spring day, mid 20’s, sunshine, and very little wind. Perfect conditions for spending the afternoon at the dock, messing with electronics and tidying up. I’ve had an analog…
SPF Saturday
With sunshine and temperatures in the mid 20’s, May is starting out to be a great sailing month. And it turns out, if you look under things, there’s lots of…
Shake Down Saturday
Westerly winds, sunshine, and another spirited sail in Howe Sound. These early season sails are my ‘shake down’ trips, making sure everything is working properly after a slow winter of…
Thursday Sail
Lovely day, perfect wind for Madsu with her 150% jib and full main up. There was a slight chop once we got into the Strait of Georgia, so we did…
Rainy Day Ropework
Making some new dock lines and prepping new running rigging, a perfect rainy day job. It’s been a very mild winter here in BC and we’ve got some runny days…
Westham Island Bridge in Delta, B.C., closed after marine vessel strike
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Knots So Much
A pictorial homage to the much maligned cleat hitch. Knots on a boat do not need to be complicated. In fact, the simpler the better. Use the right knot for…
Fogbound Cowans Point
We’ve had a few days of beautiful clear weather, a real delight in mid January in the lower mainland. We’ve also had lots of fog the past few days, with…
Southern Strait
The Strait of Georgia presents a different view almost every time I sail out of Howe Sound. Some days you can see right across the Strait to Vancouver Island and…
CCGS Gordon Reid
The Canadian Coast Guard vessel Gordon Reid, steaming through English Bay on her way to First Narrows and Vancouver Harbour. She’s 50 m. in length, and came into service in…
R.G. McBeath VC
R.G. McBeath VC is part of the Vancouver Police Department’s marine unit. These shots were taken from Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver on 1 January 2026.
Mercury XIX
Pilot boat Mercury XIX pushing through waves in English Bay with lots of spray. This vessel is part of the Mercury Transport fleet that is seen in Vancouver habour, Howe…