Factory-Sponsored Broughtons trip, July 2019

[Sam Bisset]

Hi all,

don't book travel for the seminar yet! We hit a snag with the boat show schedule. Stay tuned, I'll keep working on it...

Ernie, thank you! I'm trying to find a new spot and probably date. I'll post an update as soon as I get more info.

thanks.

Sam

 

[scross]

Sam,
For those of us who can't attend the seminar but would love to hear the presentation, it would be great to film it and post on youtube. Sam Landsman's seminars have a wealth of info that would be valuable to many of us tugnuts!

 

[Sam Bisset]

film it and post on youtube.

Hi Vicki and Al, that is the plan. I'd love to live stream it on youtube but if that doesn't work, I'll just post it after the fact.

 

[Joan and Jim]

Those interested in this trip may find useful 5 articles in Canadian Yachting magazine - canadianyachting.ca. They can be found at the web-site's search function. One is from August, 2013 - "North of Desolation sound - the Broughton's for Beginners". At the end of the article are links to related stories which include a four part series in 2018 - "The Passages North of Desolation Sound" parts 1 and 2 in the Oct 25 and Nov 8 editions respectively, Part 3 "Surge Narrows" and Part 4 "Discovery channel" both in the Nov. 22 edition.

 

[Sam Bisset]

Hi all,

We have a plan for Sam Landsman's talk. The folks at the Seattle Boat Show found us a spot after all. We will have stage 3 at 5pm on Sunday, January 27th. Sam's talk will be three hours long. The only downside is that the room only holds 45 people so it will be limited to the people that have signed up for the trip BUT we'll film it and post to youtube so anyone planning to do the trip that can't make it to this meeting can catch up on all the info.

How many of you plan to join us? It's going to be a great talk and great opportunity to get to know most of the group.

thank you.

Sam

 

[Ernie]

I’m in
Thanks Sam

 

[adventres]

We are interested in the seminar as a youtube type post. We have a musical to attend at that same time.

On the Slowboat website they have webinars, which I have watched a few when we were planning for Desolation sound. We are planning a trip to the Broughtons sometime late June or early July due to commitments that line up too close to the pig roast in late July.

Our questions would be the places to stay, marinas specifically, for we are travelling with a dog (which he is still new to us!), so land is important for us. Other goal while up in the Broughtons is to find the white sided dolphin and orcas, our daughters favorite animals!

 

[Red Raven]

We are interested in the seminar as a youtube type post. We have a musical to attend at that same time.

On the Slowboat website they have webinars, which I have watched a few when we were planning for Desolation sound. We are planning a trip to the Broughtons sometime late June or early July due to commitments that line up too close to the pig roast in late July.

Our questions would be the places to stay, marinas specifically, for we are travelling with a dog (which he is still new to us!), so land is important for us. Other goal while up in the Broughtons is to find the white sided dolphin and orcas, our daughters favorite animals!

Hi Lisa and Karl,

The pig roast at Echo Bay is every Saturday starting June 30th so you shouldn’t have to miss that. At Echo Bay there is a rough trail leading across the Peninusula that the dog will love. They welcome dogs there as they often have dog related competitions like owner/dog look alike contests! There are several other marinas up there. Just realize they are a bit more primitive up there as they have to generate their own power and everything has to be brought in by boat. Lagoon Cove is nice and has water and fuel. Port Harvey is no more as the owner passed away last year. We didn’t go up to Sullivan Bay or Kwatsi Bay but those are other options as well.

Curt

 

[Joan and Jim]

We are unable to attend the Seattle Boat Show. I expect that it is too much to ask that the seminar be repeated at the Vancouver Boat Show in February so we are most interested in taking it in on YouTube and look forward to the details of how to access it. We have never been to the Broughtons. We do not know what we might be able to do to help with planning from here. If anyone can think of ways on how we might contribute, please let us know.

 

[dkoivu]

Other goal while up in the Broughtons is to find the white sided dolphin and orcas, our daughters favorite animals!

We were there last year and had a pod of dolphins (about 2 dozen) playing in our wake for over 20 minutes. We were headed from Sullivan Bay to Kwatsi Bay via Tribune Channel and approximately half way between the Burdwood Group Islands and Kwatsi they came from every direction to play in our prop wash and bow wake. It was quite an exciting experience. Hope this helps. Enjoy your trip.

 

[Slowboat]

We are interested in the seminar as a youtube type post. We have a musical to attend at that same time.

On the Slowboat website they have webinars, which I have watched a few when we were planning for Desolation sound. We are planning a trip to the Broughtons sometime late June or early July due to commitments that line up too close to the pig roast in late July.

Our questions would be the places to stay, marinas specifically, for we are travelling with a dog (which he is still new to us!), so land is important for us. Other goal while up in the Broughtons is to find the white sided dolphin and orcas, our daughters favorite animals!

Lots of places to stay between Desolation Sound and the Broughtons! Here are some options with docks in no particular order:

Shoal Bay. This is a favorite stop. The dock is public, has no services, is first-come, first-served, and rafting is mandatory. Incredible view up Phillips Arm. Lots of walking possible, including a hike to an old mine. The "pub" is a fun spot to hang out, too!

Fisherman's Landing & Lodge. New owners are upgrading facilities. Not sure exactly what is going to be finished in 2019...stay tuned!

Denham Bay. Small family-run marina with cabins and fishing charters. Some hiking trails ashore.

Stuart Island Community Dock. Between Yuculta Rapids and Gillard Pass. Nice facilities, not fancy. Hiking trails ashore. Lots of boats skip it to get through Yuculta-Gillard-Dent in one go.

Blind Channel. Well-run resort with fuel, water, small store, cabins on shore, a good restaurant. Walking trail to giant cedar tree. Nice facilities and great owners/managers.

Dent Island Lodge. Stunning property and superb service. This is among the highest-end marinas on the coast, with spa, fishing charters, excellent restaurant, etc. A treat yourself kind of place...bring $$$!

All of the above are past Desolation Sound but before Johnstone Strait...lots more in the Broughtons!

Robson Bight (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/eco_re ... nb_er.html) along Johnstone Strait is an ecological reserve. Orca are often spotted in the area...just make sure you stay out of the restricted zone!

Sam from Slowboat

 

[adventres]

Oh gosh! thanks for the tips! We will have to plan our route and back up routes due to unforeseen weather. Thank goodness we have 3 trips of Desolation under our belt. We can't wait to get up to the Broughtons. Per Slowboats video on the inside page of Johnstone Strait, we will most likely take the back route and not the highway, we love exploring. Looks like we will have to plan our trip to include the pig roast stop. My daughters would totaly die if they see dolphins on our wake!!

 

[ANTIDOTE]

Count us in on attending Sam Landsman’s Seminar.
We look forward to being there.
Thanks, Gregory & Catherine Peña

 

[Sam Bisset]

This is exciting! The room holds 45 people, I think we'll hit it right on the money. We'll put boat show tickets in will call for the people that are coming to the Broughtons seminar. If you plan to come to the seminar, email me directly sambisset@rangertugs.com

We'll get the youtube video uploaded asap after the seminar and share the link in this thread. Sam has generously offered to answer questions for anyone who can't make it to the seminar.

After the seminar, the next steps will most likely be organizing smaller cruising groups within the large group and identifying the preferred route and stops. Does anyone have a knack for organizing communication between a group of this size?

 

[Sam Bisset]

Hi all,

We have room #3 reserved at the Seattle Boat Show from 5pm-8:30pm on Sunday, January 27th. If you can make it, please come. It's going to be a lot of fun and it will be the first opportunity to get to know or get reacquainted with each other.

We'll supply you with boat show tickets for that day. Just email me your name and I'll have them in will call. The show closes at 6pm on Sunday so come early, see the show, then stay for the meeting.

We get kicked out of the room at 8:30pm so the plan is for Sam to speak from 5pm-8pm followed by a :30minute q&a/planning session.

Other than learning about the Broughtons, we are hoping to achieve four things at this meeting;
1. rough-out the departure schedule
2. identify some cruise leaders and coordinators
3. discuss a plan for group communication moving forward
3. If there is interest, discuss organizing another spring meet-up date/location

Currently, there are two confirmed dates for this cruise; Friday, July 26th is the planned arrival at Pierre's and Saturday, July 27th is the Pig Roast at Pierre's. I've been in contact with both Tove and Pierre and they are happy to have us. Here are a few words from Tove:

All Pig Roasts are on Saturday as indicated on the Event Calendar. Pig Roasts are “Potluck” so please bring a hardy potluck dish to share with everyone. Thank you. They all get placed on the buffet table – and we eat together like one big happy family! Vegetarians are more than welcome – Particularly by the Pig!

Reservation Information: Please reserve your moorage for arrival on Fri. before the Pig Roast events. We do not take reservations on Sat. so we can devote all day to the “Pig”! Can’t arrive until Sat.? Due to their popularity, moorages fill quickly. If there’s still room on the main docks, it’s first come; first serve. Otherwise, we’ll have room for you on the “Cliffside”; then just dinghy over.

I would recommend making your reservations with Pierre's soon. You will email pierresbay@shaw.ca and give them the following information:

Tell them you are with the Ranger Tugs and Cutwater Boats Group
Arrival day
Departure day
Boat name
LOA
Your names
How many for the pig roast

thanks, all. Let me know if you have any questions.

Sam

 

[Joan and Jim]

Thanks for all of your efforts on this Sam and thanks to those others who have provided such useful information.

We cannot make the seminar but hope that you might be able to post it on YouTube. One item that I hope might be discussed is what charts to take.

 

[Sam Bisset]

Hi all,

I hope you can make it to Sam Landsmans' talk this Sunday 5pm at the Seattle Boat Show. It's going to be a good time, informative and we'll start getting some of the planning underway. I saw that several of you made your reservations with Tove at Pierre's, that's great! She's thankful for our good communication. They have a booth at the show so wander over and say hi to Pierre on Sunday before our meeting.

Remember to email me asap if you're coming to the meeting so I can put tickets in will call for you.

thanks.

Sam

 

[Sam Bisset]

Hi all,

Thank you for your patience as I get caught up from the Seattle Boat Show.

We had a great time and gained a lot of knowledge at Sam Landsman’s seminar last Sunday. Brian is working through the footage now and will upload it when he’s finished. It's a few hours long so our goal is to have it uploaded early next week. We will post the link to the video in this thread.

I’ve had several boats tell me that they plan to meet up at Pierre’s and not cruise up in a group so I’m thinking we start by separating into two groups, a “meeting at Pierre’s” group and “buddy boating” group. The buddy boating group can discuss meet-up points and dates once we identify who that is.

Below is a list of those who've expressed interest in going. You can email me or respond to this thread and I will update the list with your choice of meeting at Pierre's or interested in buddy boating.

Brummit, Mike and Pat
Burnham, Tim and Lara
Champong, Robert and Gail
Cheney, Dan and Lois
Dawson, Robert
Donaldson, Brad and Carol
Elkind, Bruce and Debbie
Fraese, Roberta and Kurt
Gillespie, Dennis and Susan
Gizzi, Jim and Kelli
Gold Bob, and Cynthia Holdren
Goldsmith, Mark and Dea
Gronemyer,Mike and Holly
Happel, Paul and Sue McKay
Hayzelden, Nicola and Scott
Jamieson, Marie and Jamie
Jansen, Cameron and Marie
Johnston, Lynn and Bill
Jones, Bart and Lori
Jones, Bill and Theresa
Kidd, Patrick
Linne, Calvin and Elisabeth
Meyers, Shane and Mary-Ellen
Morris, John and Lois
Myers, George and Diane
Pena, Gregory and Catherine
Roney, Bob and Susan Harper
Rutkowski, Rich and Shirley
Seevers, Ernie and Mary Perkins
Vanstone, James and Joan
Walker, Jerry and Colleen
Williamson, John
Wilson, Tony and Carolyn
Zygocki, Dave and Rhonda
???, Bob and Erica

As you will see in the video (next week), Sam suggests taking the “back way” through the rapids instead of traveling up via Johnstone Straight. When taking the “back way” he recommends leaving Gorge Harbor about four days prior to the hopeful arrival date of July 26th at Pierre’s. That way the group can take their time heading up and keep an eye out for the right weather window for the 12 mile Johnstone Straight trip. Maybe Gorge Harbour around the 20th would be a good meet up point for some? thoughts?

thank you.

Sam

 

[1Harrison]

Gorge is a good start, however we did the Broughtons the last two years and found Campbell River to be ideal. Great place to provision and best fuel prices for many miles. From there take long way around (not Seymour Narrows) to Octopus Islands or through Whale pass. Both are great routes that set you up to begin the rapids. Don't be in a rush, way to much to experience on the way.

John & Lois Morris

 

[Ernie]

That sounds like a neat plan
When were you planning to meet others at Campbell River?