By: The Philosophical Fish|09 December, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . boating . Christmas . photography
The Carol Ships used to be a huge event over a few weeks and many, many boats joined in. Over the years the numbers have dwindled and the sailings have become fewer and fewer. I’m not sure why, it probably had something to do with liability issues and the fact that the organizers of the event started to charge fees.…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|06 November, 2011|Categories: 52 Weeks|Tags: 52 weeks . boating . photography
Frosty this morning! And icy down on the docks at the Yacht Club. Even with all the salt on the docks, it was advisable to watch your step in case you might slip and head in for an unexpected swim. Just glad I got all my marking finished yesterday so I could enjoy today without any stress of what was…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|21 August, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . balance . boating . Daily Shoot . photography
232/365 (August 20, 2011) – Thought about riding today, thought maybe out towards Harrison and maybe up past Stave Lake, then was reminded of the nasty construction zone at the dam I drove through early last week, and thought ‘nah’! The boat needed some loving and I needed to mark some exams and papers, enjoy a few glasses of wine,…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|24 July, 2011|Categories: 52 Weeks|Tags: 52 weeks . boating . photography
It’s hard to believe this fabulous escape is so close to home that you can spend a day and still be home before dark. You’d think you were so far away from everything, and even though geographically this is near the city, mentally it just takes you away from everything.
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|06 April, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011|Tags: 365 . boating . Daily Shoot . photography . weather
96/365 (April 6, 2011) – Not ours, ours still needs a good scrub, but being in a shed now means there isn’t all the seagull crap to clean off, mainly just dust.
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|08 February, 2011|Categories: Photo a Day - 2011 . Travel|Tags: 365 . boating . Daily Shoot . photography . Travel
39/365 (February 8, 2011) – When the weather fails to cooperate, I start dreaming about our upcoming sailing trip again.
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|04 September, 2010|Categories: Photo a Day - 2010|Tags: 365 . boating . photography
247/365 (September 4, 2010) – Originally named the Second Narrows Bridge, it spans the second set of narrows between the North Shore and Vancouver. To the east is the original Second Narrows Bridge, which is now strictly a train bridge. On the water, the Ironworkers Memorial is the gateway between the busy Vancouver Harbour and Indian Arm, a popular boating…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|03 August, 2010|Categories: Photo a Day - 2010|Tags: 365 . boating . photography
215/365 (August 3, 2010) – It’s done! The boat is in her new home. Well, almost. We moved her around from Horseshoe Bay today and have her temporarily snuggled into a friend’s boat shed until the sublet in our new one runs out in just over two weeks. Then, on August 20th she moves into the last slip she will…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|30 July, 2010|Categories: Photo a Day - 2010|Tags: 365 . boating . photography
211/365 (July 30, 2010) – I know that B usually only goes to 15, but for us the winning number was B59. We have been members of a yacht club for almost 3 years now, and we have signed on to almost every available morrage posting in that time. But it takes time and patience to build up seniority, and…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|26 June, 2010|Categories: Photo a Day - 2010|Tags: 365 . boating . photography
177/365 (June 26, 2010) – The late afternoon sun poked through the clouds and lit up the sails of Canada Place while we enjoyed the scene from the breakwater at Burrard Yacht Club. Friends had called around and an impromptu BBQ suddenly developed out on the docks. What started out as four or five, multiplied to more than a dozen.…
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