The boat show was OK. Not a lot of boats in the water for the floating part, and mostly power boats which are of little interest to us sailors. Of course, we still boarded a few to see how the other half lives (we are not envious or anything).
There were lots of booths at the indoor part of the show, with lots of ways for us to spend our hard-earned money. We didn't actually spend any at the show, but did get some good ideas for what we will spend it on next.
Apparently the idea of going to the show on a Thursday was not very original because it seemed that half the people at our marina made the same trip that day.
Once back on the island, we immediately went to the local chandler to spend that previously mentioned money, only to find that the guy we wanted to talk to was at the show in Vancouver. So now we are waiting patiently till next Wednesday when he should be back. Meanwhile, we are getting some boat projects done and generally enjoying the much improved weather. It is still chilly but seems wonderful when the sun is out. Hardly any rain, which is always good on the coast. Doing lots of walking to take advantage.
The excitement came today, when one of the boats (about 3 boats away from ours) caught fire. The firemen arrived with three fire engines and long hoses strung down the docks and made us all get off the docks till they had it under control. Appears to have been more smoke that fire but still pretty disturbing.
The harbour patrol showed up with their boat and a huge Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft zoomed in as well. Quite an impressive response, including sending a diver down to check out the bottom of the poor burning vessel.
When it was all over, the boat does not look to bad from a distance, but the interior is sure to be a write off - lots of smoke damage. Fire is probably the most common disaster for boats here in the winter, with people leaving heaters running for days on end while they are not here. When we are gone, we make a point of leaving nothing but the battery charger running, but we still worry.
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