2008 Cruising Schedule - Comox Valley Yacht Club
The cruising committee is comprised of Staff Captain Fleet, Peter Sanderson and Fred Sankey, Larry Clay, Don Nickason, Dwayne Ehrmantraut, Rob Wright
March 20-26 Lund Easter Cruise Traditional cruise to Lund for Easter. Games, challenges and camaraderie. Access to Lund is by land or by boat so all club members are invited to attend. Sign up deadline March 1 www.lundhotel.com
May 15-25 Vancouver Cruise. Tour the sunshine coast, enjoy reciprocal moorage in Vancouver. See the lights of the big city from a new view. Sign up deadline April 15
May 26-June 2 Princess Louisa Cruise. Rendezvous in Blind Bay with the Vancouver boats, tour the skookumchuk rapids and enjoy the majesty of Princess Louisa. Sign up deadline May 15. www.egmont-marina.com
June 22-24 Powell River Symphony Series Enjoy a weekend in Powell River and the special entertainment provided by the Powell River Symphony Academy. Sign up deadline June 1. www.soap-powellriver.ca
July 16-August 1 Broughtons Archipelago. Kayaking, crabbing, prawning. Perhaps a grizzly or two. Definitely a pig roast at Pierre’s. Sign up deadline July 1
www.pierresbay.com
August1- August 15. Past Cape Caution to the Spider Group. Hundreds of islands and passages to explore by kayak and boat. Championship salmon fishing. Halibut that jump into your boat. Sign up deadline July 10 www.britishcolumbia.com/parks/?id=28
Sept 1 Squirrel Cove Raftup. Join with us to create the biggest raft in Squirrel Cove. Who can run the rapids and not spill their drink?
Sept 5-Sept 19 Southern Reciprocal Cruise. Tour the yacht clubs and anchorages of the Gulf Islands. Tour the wineries of the Cowichan Valley. Shopping in Victoria. Sign up by Aug 15. http://www.britishcolumbia.com/Maps/?id=83
Unscheduled cruises
Mead and Meal Cruise. Looking for interest in a weekend at Ford Cove and a tour of the Meadery with a meal at the Thatch restaurant. Probably a good time to load the bikes on the boat. Land accessible and available to all members of the club. www.middlemountainmead.com/
Pender Harbour Jazz Festival. Currently in limbo waiting on a new director this normally happens the third weekend in September and has drawn up to 5,000 people in the past.
