I decided to get out of my “home turf” and head out of Amherst, Sidney, with dan and John. We had a great paddle in good conditions, fighting a bit of a head wind on the return. We met up with Dennis and Sue on Portland and joined them for lunch.
Saw some nice innukshuks on the north side – photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/mhjackson123/20090131_portland
21 km, 11 NM, YTD 77 km.
Dorothea, George, Dennis, Tom, Douglas, Simon, Gordin and I set out from Caddy Bay on a SISKA “adventurous” paddle. There was a bit of wind and it was quite cool, but very little current. We went over to Chatham, checked out “cactus inlet” and then had lunch on a beach facing Mt Baker. A very nice day on the water. No current in the “sluice” on the way home.
Dorothea
GPS Geks!
Mt Baker 
The bunch @ Lunch
14 km, 7 NM, YTD 56 km
I organised a SISKA pool session at the Crystal Pool and a dozen of us had a productive couple of hours of rescues, bracing and/or rolling.
The highlight for me was getting my hand roll nailed as well as doing several successful throwing stick (norsaq) rolls.
Some video clips posted at http://picasaweb.google.com/mhjackson123/20090124_pool# – some stills from the videos:
Monica and I went for a morning paddle out to Maynard Cove and back. It was bright and sunny and beautiful, though a bit chilly with a north wind.
I couple of photos from the day:
more photos posted at: http://picasaweb.google.ca/mhjackson123/20090118_maynardcove#
7 KM, 4 NM, YTD 42 km
Dan and I joined Michel, Yves, Dorothea, Patti and Nick (from Scotland) to paddle out around the islands. Dan and I set out a bit earlier and managed to catch some waves in Baynes. We had a deloightful paddle in wonderful conditions. We also got to play a bit in the “sluice” between Vantreight and east Chatham. The wind picked up a bit from the North on the way back as you can see our speed went down quite a bit
our track 
Some photos from the day can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.ca/mhjackson123/20090117_discovery#
Some videos on youtube:
Dan in Baynes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhfxjqFmKgA
Yves’ eddy turn
17 km, 9 NM, YTD: 35 km
Dan and I went for an afternoon paddle out into the bay. It was a bit rainy and windy but not too bad in a dry suit! We paddled through the two marina’s and checked out a couple of high and dry boats. It was good to get another paddle in before heading back to work tomorrow!
10.5 KM, %NM, YTD 18 km
George and I snuck out for a short paddle around Cadboro Bay. Conditions were good and a small ebb at 10 mile point. We saw the elephant seal pup in Maynard cove and I spent a few minutes suefing an overfall at the point. A great start to the paddling year!
the elephant seal pup at maynard cove
I also was trying out my new paddling camera, a Pentax w60… I like the wide angle.
7.5 km, 4 NM, YTD 7 km.
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