The Alder II has moved on with a capable new crew who are very well equipped to keep this part of BC coastal history alive.
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Alder II needs a new captain
She has been a much loved boat but circumstances have changed due to the captain’s health and Alder II is for sale at $10,000 FIRM. The Alder II is a 34 foot fully restored 1948 ex-Forest Service Patrol Boat - wooden assistant ranger crew boat. She patrolled the BC coast for many years in the …
Sechelt to Powell River
This coming weekend we will be travelling with Alder II from Sechelt to Powell River. The trip starts with a 2 hours run north up the Sechelt Inlet. Followed by a further 5 hours out into Jervis Inlet and then to the the Strait of Malispina. Sechelt Inlet is surrounded by coastal mountains rising up thousands …
The Perfect Vee – Reflections in Water
As I was driving home from dropping my daughter at dance. The Salish sea was close to sheet glass smooth. A single boat made its way north to desolation sound or some point north. It's bow cleaved a perfect vee of a bow wave, which tailed behind the boat spreading across the entire Malsapina strait. …
Survival
When I was a young and naive process engineer I was snapped up to be a shift supervisor in a mill. this was a fabulous experience and opportunity to learn and grow. I felt lucky to have been plucked from technical to operations, into the hurly burly and 24/7 production pressure, and the overtime was …
Meeting Meetings Everywhere
Do you remember a bad meeting? I suspect that you do. We have all been in them; a time waste land that dragged on for hours with no clear outcomes, started late, too many people and too many rat holes. As a result some leaders will slide out the door like quick silver at the …
James Gordon 