Vancouver, BC (Jul 12/25) – It was a classic summer day in Vancouver, cloudless blue sky, fair winds from the north-west & relatively calm seas, the ‘Spirit Bear Crew’ having prepared for this exploration with much anticipation …it was a good time to cast off and venture across the beautiful Salish Sea to Vancouver Island’s Gulf Islands. The winds picked up enough to unfurl the foresail which generated about 5 knots of speed. The tide was just turning to a flood (ie. the tide was coming in) thus a heading was set slightly south, allowing Spirit Bear to arc north-west to the intended destination of Silva Bay on Gabriola Island.…