Read more about the article Favourite Day-Paddle Memory:  Chemainus to Galiano Island – Alone and Racing Against The Tide
Coon Bay in Dionisio Point Provincial Park at the north end of Galiano Island, BC.

Favourite Day-Paddle Memory: Chemainus to Galiano Island – Alone and Racing Against The Tide

Over the years, I’ve enjoyed a lot of day paddles on Vancouver Island, but my favourite was an outing from Chemainus to Coon Bay on Galiano Island alone against the…

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Part II: Paddling along the BC Marine Trails: Sunshine Coast, Thormanby & Jedediah Islands

Part I of this article appeared in the February 2022 issue of the BC Marine Trails newsletter and is available here: https://www.bcmarinetrails.org/part-1-paddling-along-the-bc-marine-trails-sunshine-coast-thormanby-jedediah-islands/ Day 4 Decision day.  Julee and I are…

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Dangerous Crossings Part I: A Breathtakingly Stupid Paddling Decision And Lessons Learned

Almost dying is a blast, as long as you don’t. Giacomo Piffero See those waves boys.  Those waves are death.  I wanted you to see what death looks like. Jerry…

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Read more about the article Part 1: Paddling along the BC Marine Trails: Sunshine Coast, Thormanby & Jedediah Islands
Julee - one of the authors

Part 1: Paddling along the BC Marine Trails: Sunshine Coast, Thormanby & Jedediah Islands

It’s been said that there are three types of sea kayakers:  coasters who like hugging the shoreline, crossers who like exposed jumps to offshore islands and circumnavigators who like to…

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