Sailing Lessons and Sailing Adventures in Gulf Island National Park Reserve
We love Sailing. We also love sharing our experiences with others. The following blogs are designed to help you to learn to sail and to encourage you to get out there and do it. Over the next year, we are going to put up a series of content on a regular basis, so that you […]
Tumbo & Cabbage Island: are located at the south-east corner of the Gulf Islands. The last southern islands next to Georgia Strait. Cabbage Island is a part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is one of Canada’s newest national parks. The park protects a portion of British Columbia’s beautiful southern Gulf Islands – […]
North and South Pender island were actually one island joined by an isthmus in the past. Dredging in 1902 to made the canal large enough for the steamship, the Iroquois, to traverse from the Hope Bay dock on North Pender to Sidney, a far safer and shorter route than going around South Pender Island. […]
Freeze the Balls of a Brass Monkey The Story goes: Sailing ships often had to have cannon for protection. The Cannons of the time required round iron cannonballs. The master wanted to store the cannonballs such that they could be of instant use when needed, yet not roll around the gun deck. The solution was […]
Why Brentwood Bay? We decided to move our sailing school and sailing charter company from Prince Rupert to Brentwood Bay for several reasons. Paul likes the area because it is central to Victoria, plus it’s easily accessible from the airport, the ferries and from up island via the Mill Bay ferry. I love the […]
Sidney Spit Marine Park: boasts the finest beaches of all parks in the Victoria region of Vancouver Island. One of the main attractions of the park is the famous sandbar, the Sidney Spit, which is a great place for a picnic. Extensive tidal flats, salt marshes, rolling meadows and spectacular views make up Sidney Spit, […]
Spinnaker sailing is fun, especially when you have a crew that knows how. Most people have a new spinnaker on the boat, deep down in the bowels of the lockers. They usually end up at the bottom of the pile. Resurrect your spinnaker. Flying it is fun, and adds an element of pride and excitement to […]
Hey, what’s the scuttlebutt? Today we use the term “scuttlebutt” to mean rumors, gossip or insider news. It’s the sort of talk that stereotypically takes place when office workers encounter each other at the water cooler or coffee machine and trade news and complaints about the latest depredations of management. The term corresponds to the […]
Sails are Wings. In order for a sail to be efficient, wind has to pass by both sides of the wing. The front side and the back side. In other words, the leading edge of the sail has to be orientated in such a way the the wind is allowed to flow on both […]
Fun Facts Since port and starboard never change, they are references that are independent of a mariner’s orientation, and, thus, mariners use these nautical terms instead of left and right to avoid confusion. When looking forward, toward the bow of a ship, port and starboard refer to the left and right sides, respectively. […]
