I'm passing along a posting from my local boating list. The Coots are a loosely knit organization that leans toward traditional small craft. They spend as much time debating varnish as we do discussing epoxy. But their messabout schedule includes some interesting trips, including an event this weekend at my own lake (Fern Ridge). Next week's trip to Montague Harbor on Galiano Island visits the first of British Columbia's Marine Parks. In July they are going to Sucia Island, one of the classic destinations in the U.S./Canada cruising grounds between Vancouver Island and the mainland. The index page with links to trip details is at: http://www.coots.org/mb/index.html
MAY 15-17:FERN RIDGE LAKE SPRING SMALL BOAT MESSABOUT
MAY 15-17:BIG LAGOON MESSABOUT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY
MAY 22-24:MONTAGUE HARBOUR SMALL BOAT RENDEZVOUS, GALIANO IS., BC
JUN. 4:RACE TO ALASKA STARTS, PORT TOWNSEND
JUN. 19-21:COLUMBIA RIVER SUMMER SOLSTICE MESSABOUT, NEAR VANCOUVER
JUN. 20-21:SOLSTICE MESSABOUT TO HOPE ISLAND, SKAGIT BAY
JUL. 10-13:SUCIA ISLAND SMALL BOAT RENDEZVOUS