Ganges, Salt Spring Island

We tied up Springer at the Salt Spring Island Marina in Ganges after a short haul from Poets Cove. It was low tide and we only had a couple of feet clearance under our hull. My knuckles were white, but we made it without dusting off the prop. Sherry and I have been coming here for 20 years and always enjoy Moby"s pub and the local atmosphere.

The marina attendant informed us that the marina is scheduled to be dredged out and news floats built sometime over the next year.

We met a couple from Quesnel, BC who were on their maiden voyage with their 26 ft MacGregor sail boat. Yvonne and Glenn Lefebrvre have been coming here for many years kayaking and have chartered 38 ft. sail boats.
We really enjoyed their company for the 2 days that we were there. They both have a wicked sense of humour and really enjoy life.
We had them over for dinner on our boat and then went to Moby"s to finish watching the hockey game. We arrived in time to see Chicago win the Stanley cup over Philadelfia 4-3.

I am sure that we will run into them again in the future.

The Masikewich Family / Poets Cove

June 7, 2010. Sherry and I had the pleasure of meeting Jim Masikewich and family members, Kay, Jenifer, Amber, and Robert. They were on a cruise and learn trip and we met up at Poets Cove. Jim had been looking at purchasing a North Pacific 43. It didn"t take very long and talking turned to boating, and we were soon underway. We had a short safety briefing and untied our lines, then headed out south of Pender Island. Jim took the helm. It must have been good fortune, as we saw a small pod of porpoise within minutes. Its always a lot of fun to see the smile on a persons face for the first time at the wheel. Jim has been studying the North Pacific 43 for some time as he knew all of the technical data on the boat. Very impressive. All in all, a great short trip which had everyone smiling.