Monthly Archives: May 2009

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The Best Thing You Can Do Today

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It’s provincial election day in BC, and whether you find it all a big snore or are simply not thrilled with the process, today’s your opportunity to do something.

Get out and vote – it’s fast and easy and it’s actually kind of fun.  You’ll even get a sticker, and you can put it anywhere you like.

If you don’t know where to vote, here’s a where you can find out.  You can also find Elections BC on Facebook.

The polls are open until 8pm.

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Mothers Day Sail

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EB and I spent a fabulous day sailing Howe Sound – my rather lame mother’s day gift to her.

The sound was picture perfect, with some high thin overcast causing a slight ring around the sun.

There was a sweet inflow that had us humming at 5.5 to 6 knots to weather, with Madsu right in the slot the boat was made for, heeled between 15 and 20 degrees, the 150 genoa driving us to weather with a nice steady motion through the chop.

We beat for about an hour and a half or so, tacking to follow the wind shifts, with hardly any traffic.  Lots of harbour seals were popping up so the feeding must be good.

On the way back I ran dead downwind for quite a long time, my back to the pushpit and my feet up.  I was pretty close to nodding off, as it warmed up considerably as was ran wing on wing.  Great was to spend the day.