Alaska 2018 Post 2 - Roche Harbor to False Creek

April 25, 2018

Boats arrived all day and by 1700 there were 26 Selene Trawlers in the marina.  The day started off a little cool, but by afternoon it was downright hot.  A group of us staged a surprise birthday party for Frank Montgomery on Spirit, with three types of pasta, salads, brownies and plenty of great wine.

April 26, 2018

Today was the “Selene University”, an all-day class on basic electricity for boats.  The session was well attended and that evening many of the owners showed up at McMillin’s restaurant for excellent food and drink.  One of the activities at the Rendezvous is a photo contest with several categories including a “Name That Port”.  We decided to enter the attached picture from dinner, called Name That Pork, from the garnishes on the Pig War Martini.

April 27, 2018

Today’s activities included seminars such as Nobeltec Time Zero software, Marine Communications and how to transit the West Coast in a Selene.  These were followed by a potluck in the evening.

April 28, 2018

More seminars, then a wine tasting lunch where we learned how to identify the various wine aromas, flavors, bouquets, etc.  There was a “Trawler Crawl” in the late afternoon to see what other owners had done for customization.  The evening was capped off with a banquet and prizes for each boat.

April 29, 2018

At 0600 we cast off the lines before it was fully light and headed for Vancouver and our slip at False Creek’s Quayside Marina.  We took a close look at Patos Island before heading out into the Straits of Georgia past Point Roberts, Sand Head and finally into False Creek.  Spirit arrived at the Customs Dock at 1353, but we had to wait until 1515 before leaving. By 1535 we were tied up at Quayside Marina after a nearly flat 60 nautical mile crossing.