I was single handed on our Islander Bahama 30 on a spectacular fall afternoon, white caps dancing on the blue waters of Plumper Sound in the Canadian Gulf Islands, slowly gaining on a light blue sailboat on a converging course. I quickly identified the pretty boat as a Vancouver 27 and, as I am wont to do, I took a series of photographs of the beautiful scene. Through binoculars I caught the name, Ultima Thule, and called up the skipper on VHF. We cordially exchanged e-mails addresses and I promised to forward some of the photos I had taken. The moment soon passed and we sailed on to our individual destinations.
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Thanks Bert – interesting article – maybe this will be on next boat