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Coast Life and Style For the love of sailing and cruising in the PNW, Martin242 & Lightning racing. Davidson dinghy keener. Canadiana island style.

DeCourcy Group Farm-Stand in Pirates Cove, DeCourcy Island.

Delivery 🚚 🏗️ 🚜
06/22/2026

Delivery 🚚 🏗️ 🚜

Winning is right! It’s so cool when cruisers are stoked on flying the kite. This little Crown23 passed us nice and close...
06/21/2026

Winning is right! It’s so cool when cruisers are stoked on flying the kite. This little Crown23 passed us nice and close, they had a great run all the way from Sidney. I have a feeling we might see them in Pirates Cove.

I am delighted to be part of team Dorothy again this year! ❤️ Dorothy
06/20/2026

I am delighted to be part of team Dorothy again this year! ❤️ Dorothy

Making the most of the late ebb. I love the silhouette of Mount Maxwell and the perfect sunset gradient, with not a clou...
06/20/2026

Making the most of the late ebb. I love the silhouette of Mount Maxwell and the perfect sunset gradient, with not a cloud in the sky and just the bright sliver of the moon.

06/19/2026

The Town of Gibsons has reclaimed a lost and cherished member of the community: Persephone, the famed work boat turned “show boat” of CBC’s “The Beachcombers.” Persephone has been in a kind of limbo for the last five years. It used to be on display next to the Molly’s Reach cafe at Five ...

Sun and blue sky
06/18/2026

Sun and blue sky

06/16/2026

The summer tour for SV Dorothy (1897) is about to begin!

Celebrate the start of her summer season with an Afternoon Tea at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club on June 18 from 3 –5 PM.

Hear tales of Dorothy’s historical and contemporary adventures in the Salish Sea, enjoy tea and classic nibbles, and support the continuing maintenance, restoration, and operation of the oldest Canadian sailboat still sailing.

Purchase single tickets for $27 each, or make it a Langley party and claim a table of 8 for $200.

Buy tickets now: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/dorothy/event/dorothytea/

Speakers Robert Lawson (boatwright and Dorothy historian) and Angus Matthews (volunteer skipper) will share Dorothy’s stories, past and present.

Dress in your yachting best or take us back to 1897 with your outfit!

Please note that Dorothy begins her summer tour from Ladysmith in June, and will not be onsite for this event. See her at RVYC during the National Youth Championships at the end of August or at the Victoria Classic Boat Festival September 4-6!

This sounds like a lovely event to attend 💛 Dorothy Afternoon Tea at the RVYC June 18th 3-5pm Hear tales of Dorothy’s h...
06/16/2026

This sounds like a lovely event to attend đź’› Dorothy

Afternoon Tea at the RVYC
June 18th 3-5pm

Hear tales of Dorothy’s historical and contemporary adventures in the Salish Sea, enjoy tea and classic nibbles, and support the continuing maintenance, restoration, and operation of the oldest Canadian sailboat still sailing.

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Maritime Museum of British Columbia

Celebrate the start of her summer season with an Afternoon Tea at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club on June 18 from 3 –5 PM.

Favourite anchorage with treats and friends.
06/16/2026

Favourite anchorage with treats and friends.

Dramatic sky this evening, the puffs over the land this afternoon were hot and the wind picked up. Although Cadboro Bay ...
06/16/2026

Dramatic sky this evening, the puffs over the land this afternoon were hot and the wind picked up. Although Cadboro Bay is fairly open the holding is good. I am happy though to be alongside the dock tonight, watching the sky change colours and powering little luxuries such as the forward freezer.

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