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A Sure Sign of Spring

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Madsu on the TravelLift at Thunderbird Marina in West Vancouver.  My friend Aron helped me step the mast and just in time too – my lift time got moved up be a couple of hours, but we were ready.  The yard crew was super busy with back to back lifts booked right through the weekend.

Because we barely got the mast up by the time the lift was ready, I didn’t get a chance to tune the rig or even get the boom on before getting back in the water. It was a lovely sunny day, and I motored over to my slip at Sewell’s in Horseshoe Bay.  It felt great being out on Madsu again – even if under power.

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Fall in the Bay

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A sure sign of fall in Horseshoe Bay – aside from the colour of the leaves.

Sewell’s has started pulling some of their rental boats out of the water.

Usually this side of that float is full.

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Beauty, eh ?

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After yesterday’s fun and intense inbound trip, our trip home was at the other end of the spectrum.

We left the dock on Keats Island around 8, and ended up motorsailing all the way back to Horseshoe Bay, with barely a ripple on the water the entire trip.

Hard to complain when it’s so darned beautiful.

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World’s Best Air Conditioning

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It’s a bit warm here in the lower mainland of BC.  Radio talk shows today had tips on how to cool off for those without air conditioning.

We took our over-heated, over-worked bodies out into Howe Sound, with dinner aboard Madsu courtesy a couple of take-out joints in Horseshoe Bay.

A great way to cool off and the best view on the planet.

I just had the Pentax Optio aboard and regretted leaving the Nikon at home – but managed to capture the mood.  Fantastic evening.

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Hitch Hiker

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One of our neighbours on the dock was heading out on his brand new stand-up paddle surf board, so we gave him a lift out of Horseshoe Bay.

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Sleepy

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A quiet morning in Horseshoe Bay, looking roughly north, where the clouds are obscuring the local mountains.

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The View from the Slip

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From the foredeck – the view with Madsu stern-to in her slip.