Cruising
Tiddly Cove Yacht Club has a very active cruising program, combining
- "official", scheduled events, when we venture out to a predetermined rallying point to socialize aboard or on an ashore facility.
- TURLs - "Tiddly Unofficial Rendezvous Locations" where a destination is suggested, for any of us already cruising. Fly your burgee, see who stops by!
- Spur-of-the-moment trips, organised on-the-fly among our memebers, using our online cruising forums, email etc..
Our club meetings and guest speakers provide information on boat maintenance, good cruising destinations, boat handling and much more. And, of course, the entire membership is one great big friendly technical staff, always ready with help and ideas. Check out the boat projects and seamanship forums.
2009
For 2009 two 'major' cruises are planned -- one south to Winter Cove for the Canada Day Lamb Barbecue and around the south end of Saturna to Tumbo Island (June 27th - July 5th), and another north to Desolation Sound (August 16th -30th). Both include great anchorages and longer itineraries for the adventurous!
| 2009 Cruising Calendar | |||||||
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| TURL = 'Tiddly Unofficial Rendezvous Locations' | |||||||
| April 10-12 | TCYC | Snug Cove Cruise | |||||
| May 2 | TURL | TCYC | Plumper Cove | ||||
| May 9 | TCYC | Sailpast Raft-Up & BBQ | photos | video | |||
| May 16-17-18 | TCYC | Newcastle Island Cruise | |||||
| May 23-24 | TURL | TCYC | Port Graves | ||||
| May 30-31 | TURL | TCYC | Port Graves | ||||
| June 6-7 | TURL | TCYC | Newcastle Island | ||||
| Jun 12 | TCYC | Alder Bay Raft-up | |||||
| June 20-21 | TURL | TCYC | Gibsons | ||||
| June 27-28 | TCYC | Winter Cove Cruise: Pirates' Cove | |||||
| Jun 29 | TCYC | Winter Cove Cruise: Annette Inlet | |||||
| June 30 | TCYC | Winter Cove Cruise: Winter Cove | |||||
| Jul 1 | TCYC | Winter Cove Cruise: Winter Cove | |||||
| Jul 2 | TCYC | Winter Cove Cruise: Tumbo Island | |||||
| Jul 3 | TCYC | Winter Cove Cruise: Montague Harbour | |||||
| Jul 4 | TCYC | Winter Cove Cruise: Connover Cove / Princess Inlet | |||||
| Jul 11-12 | TURL | TCYC | Halkett Bay | ||||
| Jul 18-19 | TURL | TCYC | Plumper Cove | ||||
| Jul 25-26 | TURL | TCYC | Celebration of Light, Fireworks - False Creek | ||||
| Aug 1-2 | TURL | TCYC | Celebration of Light, Fireworks - False Creek | ||||
| Aug 8-9 | TURL | TCYC | Cowards Cove (North arm of Fraser) | ||||
| Aug 16 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Plumper Cove | |||||
| Aug 17 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Smuggler Cove | |||||
| Aug 18 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Powell River | |||||
| Aug 19 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Laura Cove | |||||
| Aug 20-21 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Pendrell Sound | |||||
| Aug 22-23 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Roscoe Bay | |||||
| Aug 24-25 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Teakerne Arm | |||||
| Aug 26 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Squirrel Cove | |||||
| Aug 27 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Powell River | |||||
| Aug 28 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Pender Harbour | |||||
| Aug 29 | TCYC | Desolation Cruise: Plumper Cove | |||||
| Sep 5-6 | TURL | TCYC | Silva Bay | ||||
| Sep 12-13 | TURL | TCYC | Bedwell Bay (Indian Arm) | ||||
| 2008 Cruising Calendar | ||||||
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| May 10 | TCYC | TCYC Sailpast - English Bay | ||||
| May 16-19 | TCYC | Spring Shakedown Cruise Howe Sound (Gambier, Keats, Gibson's) |
photos | |||
| Jun 6 | TCYC | Alder Bay Raft-up. | ||||
| Jun 27-30 | TCYC | 'Me So Hornby!' - Hornby Island, Lasqueti, Smuglers' Cove. | ||||
| Jul 25-28 | TCYC | Howe Sound Poker Tour | ||||
| Aug 1-4 | TCYC | Pirate's Cove | ||||
| 2007 Cruising Calendar | photo anthology | |||||
| May 12 | TCYC | TCYC Sailpast - English Bay | ||||
| May 19-21 | TCYC | Spring Shakedown in Howe Sound | photos | |||
| Jun 9 | TCYC | Just-around-Bowen, in Tunstall Bay. | ||||
| Jun 15 | TCYC | Alder Bay Raft-up + Granville Island overnight. | photos | |||
| Jun 29 - Jul 2 | TCYC | Moonlight on the Straight, night sail to Newcastle Island | ||||
| Jul 28-29 | TCYC | Casino Cruise - River Rock marina, Richmond | ||||
| Aug 4-5-6 | TCYC | BC Day @ Keats Island | photos | |||
| Aug 25 - Sep 3 | TCYC | Gulf Island Wine Cruise - Gabriola, Mayne, Saltspring, Saturna | ||||
Please note:
Non-TCYC boats wishing to participate in any of the TCYC on-the-water events must sign a Release
and Indemnity Form.