Catch CY Contributors on Stage at Vancouver and Seattle

CY Contributor Bill Kelly

Several Canadian Yachting contributors are featured on seminar stages at the 2014 Vancouver and Seattle Boat Shows:

William Kelly, co-author of Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage, will offer two presentations drawn from the pages of the cruising guide: “Exploring Fitz Hugh Sound” and “Big Passes on the BC Coast” at both shows:
Vancouver
Fitz Hugh Sound – January 22 at 3:30 pm, January 23 at 11:00 am
Big Passes – January 23 at 4:15, January 24 at 12:30 pm
Seattle
Fitz Hugh Sound – January 31 at 5:15 pm
Big Passes – February 1 at 10:15 am

CY Contributor Mark BunzelMark Bunzel, publisher of the Waggoner Cruising Guide, presents four different seminars throughout the Seattle Boat Show:
Using the iPad and Tablets for Marine Navigation and Information – January 26 at 3:00 pm
Waggoner Cruising Guide’s 2014 Favourite Destinations – January 28 at 3:00 pm
Top 10 Places Not to Cruise To in the San Juan and Gulf Islands… And the ones you don’t want to miss – January 29 at 3:00 pm
Planning Tips for Your Next Cruise from the Waggoner – January 30 at 3:00 pm

CY Contributor Mandy SpottiswoodeAmanda Spottiswoode, author of South Islander – Memoirs of a Cruising Dog, recounts “Tales, Triumphs and Tribulations of Cruising the West Coast with Dogs on Board”  at the Vancouver Boat Show:
January 22 at 2:00 pm, January 23 at 1:00 pm and January 24 at 2:00 pm

Find complete seminar schedules for each show at:
www.vancouverboatshow.ca/features/seminars/

http://www.seattleboatshow.com/seminars.html?d=2014-01-24

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