Great video to capture the beginning of your maiden voyage. Looking forward to many more as your maritime adventure unfolds. With Ann as Captain and Ray as first officer, you now have the best of all worlds four seasons. Congratulations again. 🎉
While I was in Sidney, BC, my friend scheduled a time to go out to go prawning, crabbing and fishing. We got close to 1/2 a five-gallon bucket of BC prawns. They were so good. The experience makes me what to go fishing in Alberta. Thanks for the video, Ray!
Ray, having followed you since the days of “big blue”, can’t wait to see how you’re going to make your boat y-o-u-r boat, like you have done with the Cougar. Safe travels.
Very nice! Looks like a great new lifestyle. We enjoyed a delicious lunch in the restaurant at Maple Bay Marina a couple winters ago while staying on Van Isle in our 5th wheel. Highly reccomend the chowder!!
How cool are you two! Wow, looks gorgeous and what’s stunner of a day to start your journey. Do either of you fish at all! I imagine there would be great fishing off the side when out in the channel or in open water. Enjoy!
We have fished in the past for salmon, halibut, and cod. Anne had a 17.5-foot runabout power boat for many years. We also have a nice crab trap and look forward to lots of fresh seafood. :)
👍🏻so exciting so beautiful, your boat/yacht looks amazing. We’ve been on them ferries when we went from the states to Victoria island always fun. Can’t wait to see your next trip out. Safe travels!!
Reminds me of our maiden voyages on our latest sailboat, our Morgan 41 Out Island. We kept it simple and just sailed out to the breakwater at first. Then we ventured over to Catalina Island a few times, before we realized that we would need to do a LOT of work on our boat. Repowered with Betamarine, rebuilt the galley and electronics, and many other systems. Our goal was to only anchor out and stay for weeks at a time. We could anchor for nine days at a time without firing up the watermaker, so that was nice. Nice that our (and your) experiences in the RV world really help in the sailing world. As you probably know, all your experience with solar and lithium are pertinent in the sailing world, too. We have the same lithium and solar on our sailboat that keeps our two fridges and other things powered. Let me know if you need any advice on boating.
What an adventure! Happy for you guys! We are doing a version of this in November by picking up a new Side By Side, which will live in Arizona year round as we summer on the Oregon Coast. Looking forward to the desert adventures we'll have
Taking it up to the Campbell River area to liveaboard and explore the Discovery Islands and coastal mainland region. Mostly anchoring. Then come fall store it on land and take the RV south for the winter. :) The next spring swap again.
Not sure about apps, but Anne has various books that list all the information for the stuff in this area. Here is one example www.amazon.com/2023-Waggoner-Cruising-Guide-Spiral/dp/1734131284
Yes, we are both excellent swimmers. Both started swimming when we were little kids. We always wear a life jacket, floater coat, or PFD. We have some easy-to-wear ones that auto-inflate when they get immersed in the water - mustangsurvival.ca/collections/inflatable-pfds/products/mit-70-automatic-inflatable-pfd-md4032
If I could have talked my wife into a boat, I wouldnot have an RV. Still I have a 42 ft Colvin Gazelle and whe won't step on it.. Darn. So we mostly RV.
Anne knows a ton. I've never been much of a boater but have been on the water now and then over the years with Anne and friends. She has boated for about 30 years in these parts but with much smaller crafts, about 17 - 20 feet. Her dad and brother are fishermen, so runs in the family to be out there on the sea.
Though Anne has boated for about 30 years it was with a smaller outboard styles and some sail but luckily the previous owner of this boat was kind enough to take her out a bunch of times to learn this larger inboard engine boat. In some ways its actually easer to navigate than the smaller ones. Cheers, Ray
