#HollyburnSailingClub had a belated New Years Day #sailing race yesterday.
Conditions for sailing were foggy, which was a bit disorientating. We only setup a short course, but during the second race the fog was thicker and the windward mark was not visible from the start line.
The wind was light, but enough to move.
A few photos from the December 20 Bonfire Paddle with the #HollyburnSailingClub.
We put lights on our boats and paddle or row from #AmblesideBeach to the festival at Dundarave in #WestVancouver.
My #MirrorDinghy was the only rowboat this year. We got very lucky and the rain held off for the event.
On Saturday I sailed my #MirrorDinghy from #AmblesideBeach to #FalseCreek, across #EnglishBay. This is the first time I sailed to False Creek.
After stopping at Teatotaler Beach, near the Maritime Museum, I took down my sail and rowed to the east side of Granville Island.
The row out of False Creek against the wind and tide was strenuous, but once I got back to Teatotaler Beach I put the sail back up and sailed home.
Conditions were a bit choppy with some whitecaps.
Last weekend I lead a group of sailors from the #HollyburnSailingClub to West Bay in #WestVancouver.
This was the first "picnic" / day cruise of the year, as the weather did not cooperate for the scheduled trips in May.
Last weekend was #SailPast at the #HollyburnSailingClub.
This is the season opening event, where we form a line and sail past (or paddle past) our Commodore (club president).
Afterwards we had a sailing race.
I did my first sail of the year from the #HollyburnSailingClub on Sunday. I sailed from #AmblesideBeach Park to almost West Bay in #WestVancouver.
On the way back I saw the grey #whale off Dundarve Park. I got a few bad photos of it, as I was sailing and taking photos with only one hand.
Later the whale passed in front of Ambleside Park and we could see it blow near the Welcome Figure.
A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins swimming near Ambleside Beach was caught on film by Vancouver resident Imaan Jiwa, who was out for a walk on Friday night. The encounter follows another sighting in Howe Sound earlier this week.
A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins swimming near Ambleside Beach was caught on film by Vancouver resident Imaan Jiwa, who was out for a walk on Friday night. The encounter follows another sighting in Howe Sound earlier this week.
Dozens of first responders on the North Shore plunged into the cold waters off Ambleside Beach on the morning of Feb. 19 to raise money for Special Olympics B.C. The funds will help athletes with intellectual disabilities access its programs. The CBC's Jessica Cheung has the details.
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