Sailing the Karina C

Vessel Name: Karina C
Vessel Make/Model: Spencer 35
Hailing Port: Nanaimo, B.C.
Crew: Jay + Anita Bigland
About: We are a crew of 2 ready to take on adventure on the Pacific Coast. We have returned from sailing to Mexico from 2010-15.
Extra: email us at jayanitabigland@gmail.com
25 July 2023 | Home port
25 July 2023 | Home Port
12 July 2023 | Poet’s Cove
21 May 2023 | Home port
14 August 2022 | Home port
20 July 2022 | Home port
15 April 2022 | Nanaimo Home
14 April 2022 | Nanaimo
13 April 2022 | Saltspring Yacht Club
12 April 2022 | Van Isle Marina
11 April 2022 | Van Isle Marina
09 April 2022 | Van Isle Marina
08 April 2022 | Van Isle Marina
07 April 2022 | Sidney Spit Marine Park
06 April 2022 | Montague Harbour
05 April 2022 | Clam Bay
30 March 2022 | Home Port- Nanaimo
10 February 2022 | Mill Bay
06 September 2021 | Home port
31 July 2021 | Home port
Recent Blog Posts
25 July 2023 | Home port

Ode to Old Age

We made it back in time to do a little work on a project we have going in the back yard: a retaining wall. We have bought 4 palettes of bricks and we are about to lay them. We've hired a young man who is a very good worker and he has been ever so helpful. Today I (Jay) went to the ophthalmologist's office [...]

25 July 2023 | Home Port

Poet's Cove to Home

Heading N on Trincomali Channel

12 July 2023 | Poet’s Cove

To Poet’s Cove

Beautiful costumes at Mexican Festival

21 May 2023 | Home port

First Big cruise of 2023

Jay & Anita at Tod Inlet

14 August 2022 | Home port

August Cruise

Rion and Michelle Berg at Gowland Point

20 July 2022 | Home port

Out for a couple of weeks

In late June, Anita’s shoulder and my eye healed sufficiently to make a little journey on Karina C.

In Curaçao

20 January 2018 | Willemstad Curaçao
Jay/ Hot/ Humid
Anita in the fashion show onboard the Koningsdam.
January 16
We are again away from the craziness of Ft. Lauderdale and we are presently getting ready to untie from Grand Turk Island. Not a very big island. A little smaller than Saltspring Island.
Today, we walked down the Island to the point where snorkeling is popular (allegedly). Turned out that the ocean was not particularly accommodating. We did walk the beach and found several conch shells. There was a road shortcut to and from the boat. It was quite buggy and I fed many bugs. Fortunately, Anita had packed the Lanacane and that made the afternoon bearable until the soaking in the hot tub eased the situation.
I am glad I am not navigating this area. There are many shallows and reefs around here.
January 20 1924
We are in the Renaissance Hotel on Willemstad, Curaçao. Rooms are a paltry $239 a night. Noisy here in the lobby
I inquired of the age of the trumpet player in the BB King band. He looke like Diana Ross's grandfather, but he's only 54. Obviously some hard years in there.
The sunburn is settling down a bit. Anita is gonna Lanacane me tonight. We are looking forward to the end of the cruise. I think 3 weeks is a little long. The live shows on the boat are almost all repeats now.
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