Sailing in BC waters this summer. Photo taken in the middle of Juan de Fuca Strait by Henrik Lindstrom when Godfrey and his wife Megan sailed the Mungo to Port Townsend, Washington, from Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC. Henrik’s boat “Misty” is featured in Tiny Homes.
Sent us by Tilikum
This weekend during a lull in book production…
From the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/19/11:
“The Russian sailing vessel Pallada came under the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday and tied up at Pier 27 for a four-day visit. The Pallada, which is 354 feet long, is said to be the fastest large sailing ship in the world, capable of speeds up to 18 knots.…”
Photo: Audrey Whitmeyer-Weathers
https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/08/19/rusship20.DTL#ixzz1VgR0zKYs
Godfrey Stephens and his wife Megan on the Mungo II, rounding Clover Point on Vancouver Island, BC, on their way to Lesquiti Island
Photo by Heather Jones, August 14, 2011
Several weeks ago I published a photo I shot of a large sailboat anchored here in our bay. I’d heard it was from New Zealand. More recently I found out that this was one of a fleet of 7 vakas moanas, or ocean-going canoes, each boat with a crew of about a dozen sailors from Samoa, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji and other Polynesian islands. They’re making a film called “Our Blue Canoe,” to alert people to the pollution that is threatening our oceans. No fossil fuels; their only propulsion is the wind and a small amount of power for engines from solar panels. They are using celestial navigation.
“Okeanos – Foundation for the Sea have rebuilt seven ocean-voyaging vaka moanas, together with the help and expertise of the Polynesian people. The design of our vakas use a fusion of both traditional and modern methods and materials. We followed our ancestor’s design, but incorporated more sustainable materials to lessen the impact on our environment. Fibreglass hulls replace timbre to protect our forests and we’ve added eight solar panels on the back of each vaka to power our engines. Natural gas is the only fossil fuel used, which is employed solely for cooking. Like our ancestors before us, we use no running water. Voyaging on our vaka, we are continuing to revive our ancient Polynesian cultural traditions while exercising respectful stewardship of our ocean.”
Two days ago the4y left San Francisco, heading south along the coast.
https://www.pacificvoyagers.org/
Photo © Rui Camilo
Someone told me that it just arrived, is 60’long, and will now sail on into San Francisco.
In the 2011 Van Isle 360 international yacht race in the waters of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
I was on the swimming team in high school (Lowell, San Francisco, class of ’52) and a teammate, Mike Barnato, said he wished he would be incarnated as a seal. Funny how you remember some things, isn’t it?
Sent by Godfrey Stephens
Came upon this when heading out on my bike last week.
Bruno, one of the 3 major builders in Builders of the Pacific Coast, is getting ready to launch his Ola Suerte, a junk-rigged steel sailboat he has been working on for 22 years. (He built it from scratch.) Our mutual friend Godfrey Stephens will be there at the launching, and we’ll have photos of the occasion.
Here’s a Picasa slide show of the annual Shore-to-Shore paddle race put on by Live Water Surf Shop of Stinson Beach, Calif. a few weeks ago. These photos show a variety of boards and boats. I’m fascinated by the outriggers, they weigh like 21 pounds!
https://picasaweb.google.com/lloydkahn/Paddleboard?authkey=Gv1sRgCOuZmtH4zNXHFQ#slideshow
