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I look forward to cruising BC waters again in my BC-built boat and reciprocating the warm "welcome aboard" experience I have received from BC residents.
 
GoneFarrell said:
I look forward to cruising BC waters again in my BC-built boat and reciprocating the warm "welcome aboard" experience I have received from BC residents.
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I would welcome you and would hope to be invited aboard Imagine for an up close and personal inspection of a BC, icon; one of the most recognized vessels on our coast. Barrie Farrell boats are still a common sight in working harbours up and down the coast.
 
soin2la said:
I would welcome you and would hope to be invited aboard Imagine for an up close and personal inspection of a BC, icon; one of the most recognized vessels on our coast. Barrie Farrell boats are still a common sight in working harbours up and down the coast.
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Consider yourself invited! Will figure out the where/when later.

I missed on getting Barrie's autograph before he passed. Interesting guy and story.
 
slowgoesit said:
Kevin, what Yacht Club did you join?
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We went with Silvergate.

They were very welcoming and we are on the slip list for a slip at the club when we finish this adventure in a few years.

We will probably at that point seasonally keep the boat in La Paz and San Diego.
 
Kevin, I heard back from our GM that she could likely provide a slip for you this month at Safe Harbor Cabrillo Isle, but it seem you are all set. PM me if you still need it.

Laurence
 
Like many others, we plan to spend over a month cruising in Canada and are hopeful that there will be limited complications due to the current political environment.

Hoping to do our first cruising in the Broughtons this year!

As of now, we are not hearing about any new challenges crossing the board either way (have friends that just brought their boat down from the Port of Syndey, BC after having significant work done in Canada with no issues).
 
Folks,
A number of posts have been removed for violating Trawler Forum's rules prohibiting political postings. We all understand that current events can have emotions running high, but Trawler Forum is not the place to go off the deep end. Please keep your posts non-political, or this thread will be closed.
Thank you for understanding. TF Site Team
 
It is often difficult to separate the people of a country from the politics of a country. Unfortunate.
 
That is what you can do but not always what the other people are doing.
 
Sababa said:
It’s super easy. Just don’t care about politics in your personal relationships.
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I generally agree, and am friends with a number of people with very different views than my own. However when people start trying to install themselves as a dictator, and threaten it subsume sovereign nations, I have to say NO, enough is enough. That’s a long way beyond having different views on things.
 
twistedtree said:
I generally agree, and am friends with a number of people with very different views than my own. However when people start trying to install themselves as a dictator, and threaten it subsume sovereign nations, I have to say NO, enough is enough. That’s a long way beyond having different views on things.
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There is also an individual element to be factored in and I see some on this forum who will be welcomed and treated nicely along the BC coast, others not so much. ;)
 
soin2la said:
There is also an individual element to be factored in and I see some on this forum who will be welcomed and treated nicely along the BC coast, .... ;)
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Thanks, soin2la, but I no longer have a suitable boat. ;)
 
soin2la said:
There is also an individual element to be factored in and I see some on this forum who will be welcomed and treated nicely along the BC coast, others not so much. ;)
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Well, two of my Canadian friends are helping me move my boat north this year, including one who is a member here on TF, so I hope/think I’m still welcome.
 
twistedtree said:
Well, two of my Canadian friends are helping me move my boat north this year, including one who is a member here on TF, so I hope/think I’m still welcome.
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Oh my goodness, if you aren't welcome, then no one else need apply.
 
You bet we Canadians are mad and many of us will keep our tourist dollars here. However I will stay neutral when encountering US travellers, but no 'warm welcome' from me. I assume responsibility for my government's actions, even if I do not personally support a particular political Canadian decision. I suspect US boaters visiting my area of BC- Vancouver Island- will hear some 'chirping'.
 
Do I take it that Canadians don’t use the term Pacific Northwest? What do they say instead?
And rest assured, many U.S. citizens do recognize the amount of insult, but hope the boating community is a bit more understanding and welcoming. Not all of us voted in this situation, but we do all have to live through it. Hopefully our common interests in all things boating can overcome our differences.
 
The issues arises because some people feel that the Pacific Northwest ends at the Canadian border, rather than encompassing the area that is "Pacific", and "Northwest", which could be argued to include everything from, say, Oregon, up the perhaps the Gulf of Alaska
 
slowgoesit said:
The issues arises because some people feel that the Pacific Northwest ends at the Canadian border, rather than encompassing the area that is "Pacific", and "Northwest", which could be argued to include everything from, say, Oregon, up the perhaps the Gulf of Alaska
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The entire area has always been my understanding. I never thought to exclude Canada. It’s a big part of it.
 
Bmarler said:
Do I take it that Canadians don’t use the term Pacific Northwest? What do they say instead?
And rest assured, many U.S. citizens do recognize the amount of insult, but hope the boating community is a bit more understanding and welcoming. Not all of us voted in this situation, but we do all have to live through it. Hopefully our common interests in all things boating can overcome our differences.
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Only geographically challenged mariners, the tourism industry, Waggoner's and those who like catchy buzz words use the term. it is an Americanism which has spilled over into our culture, just like referring to Grenville Channel as "the ditch." Both terms are offensive to life long BC coasters.

No matter what Wiki and Waggoner's say this part of the world is the Eastern North Pacific.

Ask an Alaskan how they feel about being referred to likewise.

Just like the Northeast ends at Maine, where it becomes the Canadian Maritimes, the BC South, Central and North Coast have worked since before the Easthope loped up the coast.
 
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soin2la said:
Only geographically challenged mariners, the tourism industry, Waggoner's and those who like catchy buzz words use the term. it is an Americanism which has spilled over into our culture, just like referring to Grenville Channel as "the ditch." Both terms are offensive to life long BC coasters.

No matter what Wiki and Waggoner's say this part of the world is the Eastern North Pacific.

Ask an Alaskan how they feel about being referred to likewise.

Just like the Northeast ends at Maine, where it becomes the Canadian Maritimes, the BC South, Central and North Coast have worked since before the Easthope loped up the coast.
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Hmmm.... so instead of saying BC is in western Canada we should say it's in the NE Pacific? From a North America context the PNW (however it is defined) seems reasonable but obviously not if you're talking from a Pacific Ocean context.
 
It’s the theory of relativity. It’s all relative to where you are and what you are discussing.

If you stand in the US and discuss national commerce, PNW ends at the border. If you stand on the shores of the Puget Sound and discuss boating it ends at SE Alaska.
 
heysteve said:
Hmmm.... so instead of saying BC is in western Canada we should say it's in the NE Pacific? From a North America context the PNW (however it is defined) seems reasonable but obviously not if you're talking from a Pacific Ocean context.
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That is not what I suggested, I was merely pointing out the geographical incorrectness, from any angle or position.
 
tiltrider1 said:
It’s the theory of relativity. It’s all relative to where you are and what you are discussing.

If you stand in the US and discuss national commerce, PNW ends at the border. If you stand on the shores of the Puget Sound and discuss boating it ends at SE Alaska.
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No, it's not relative, it's whimsical and the posts on the topic, with the exception of Jim, is a bunch of Americans imposing their whimsical will on Canadians, which reinforces my point. :)

Who decided it ends at SE Alaska???
 
The reason Americans call it the PACIFIC Northwest, is because for 150 years or so, Minnesota was the "northwest" from the original east coast settlements. ;-)
 
tiltrider1 said:
No one is imposing anything on you. You are just upset because you aren’t relevant to all conversations.
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Yep, totally agree.
With all due respect, if someone doesn't like a term, don't use it. Not a lot more too it. Tilting at windmills doesn't accomplish much.
 
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