Sun Gypsy 2019 Cruise
- Thread starter Michael Davis
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Docked at Thetis Island Marina in front of the Pub. ( of course) Slowly moving North, should get to Nanaimo tomorrow.
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Great. Should be plenty of anchoring room in Mark Bay this time of the year. Worth a brewski stop at the Dinghy Dock Pub.
Also, if you've never been through the museum, well worth the time. Very interesting history well documented by the museum staff. Still some evidence on Newcastle Island; air ventilation shafts, etc. What a struggle to earn a meager living mining coal beneath Mark Bay.
Newcastle is one of my favourite places, more so when the kids sailed with us . I think I was the Dinghy Docks first customer so many years ago!
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At Newcastle Island after a day motoring into 20-25 knots of wind. Boat across the dock is a ONVI 365 from Switzerland. Double chine aluminium. Nice looking boat.
This was a major source of paper pulp stones in the old days, the pillars in the front of the Mint in San Francisco also came from here.
Looking toward Nanaimo.
Looking back toward the Mainland. This is a great little island for camping and hiking right in the heart of Nanaimo.
Looking down Newcastle Channel from the seaplane dock. Lots of masts in there.
Whiskey Golf was active so we motored up the inside passage amongst all the rocks. Arrived French Creek and visit with my old high school buddy.
French Creek is a nice, protected man made harbour. 
Of course the pub is right at the head of the gangway!
That's why it slopes down towards the docks.Easier to crawl home?
One year our little flotilla decided to return south along the east side of Vancouver Island rather than our customary Sunshine Coast route. You know, Comox, Deep Bay, etc. Tried it once and so, so. Did not stop at French Creek, but the marina looks nice. Could not find a place to anchor at either Deep Bay or Comox so ended up in the marina. Such is life.
One night at Jedediah Island Marine Park. Did a little kayaking etc then moved over to Boho Bay on Lasqueti Island to sit out a 30kt. gale last night. Moved on to Comox today, thought we would get to sail in the N.W. wind but it died early this morning. S.Easterly filled in this afternoon so got a bit of a sail into Comox.
U.S.N. Vessel coming out to play in Whiskey Golf
Sneaking up behind Winchelsea Island. Control radio for WG. Note the eagle on the rock.
Winchelsea radio
Sea Lions at the entrance of French Creek
Stone arch on Elephant Eye Point. 
Coasting down Bull Passage to Jedediah
Looking toward Comox from Lasqueti. Looks like open water but there are 3 shoals named after the cruisers in the Battle of the River Plate.