2019 ENDING

I have to apologize for not posting since May.  It's been a bit crazy at work, and now I am catching up.  SO what has happened since May?  Well, I managed to purchase our new wind generator and will mount it in the next week or so.  It is a MartineKinetix MK4+ 450 watt generator.  Marine beam gives a discount to Island Packet owners.

MK4+ Wind Generator

We removed the the two Anemesco solar panels and have ordered two more. This will give us 360 watts of solar and 450 watts of wind.  Here is the arch without the solar panels and awaiting the wind get mount.

I will catch up with the July 2019 sailing trip through the Gulf Islands and put those up soon.

BACK IN THE WATER

We were out for 1 week exactly.

HAUL OUT 2019

After 2 years we again take Terratima out of the water and on to the hard for bottom paint, change of zincs, and polishing the hull.

At the Staging Slip for the Travel Lift

Travel Lift About to Hoist Terratima

Travel Lift Placing Terratima in Her 

Assigned Area in the Yard

Another View in the Travel Lift

Terratima on the Hard

WHISKER POLE

Another piece of sailing gear has been added to Terratima.  This is to assist in downwind sailing - a Forespar Whisker Pole. 

Lower End of the New Whisker Pole

Whisker Pole stowed on the Front of the Mast

JORDON SERIES DROGUE

Our latest addition to the safety items on board is a Jordon Series Drogue for bad weather.  Here are a few pictures of the drogue as we unpacked it from the box.  It was made by Dave Pelissier of Ace Sailmakers of East Lyme Connecticut.

Drogue Being Unpacked

Beautifully Crafted!!!

Another View of the Drogue

SUNSHINE

Make flying to the Island a lot more pleasant.

The Island from Harbour Air Seaplane

North Shore Mountains and Point Grey to the Right

Over to the Island

I have been taking the float plane often of late as we work on a new Master Plan for Camosun College.

BC Ferry Heading to Nanaimo 

Freighter Taking on the River Pilot. 

The Pilot Boat is on The Port Side

View Toward the Island from the Floatplane

Montague Harbour on Galiano Island.  

One of Our Favourite Anchorages

Long Harbour Salt Spring Island Splits the Land Area 

in the Foreground.  Ganges Harbour at the Right of

the Water Way Further Back

Time Flying By

So now it's March 2nd.  We had a good January (although we were really busy).  February however has been test.  For the West Coast, it has been really cold and snowy..

Snow Covering the Aft Deck, Arch, 

Bar-B-Que and Adjacent Dock