Welcome to MYCBC
Welcome to the home of the Macgregor Yacht Club of British Columbia. We are a group of present and past Macgregor Yacht and Tattoo Yacht owners. Most of our members are in British Columbia, Canada, although we do have members from other places in Canada and the USA.We organize on and off the water activities for owners of Macgregor and Tattoo boats; regattas, cruises, flotillas and our annual all member get together ‘MacRendezvous’. Members share tips, ideas, and hard-come-by knowledge about how to maximize the joy of owning these wonderfully affordable boats.
The basic, free sections of this website is open for all to enjoy.
You can register for free to have additional access to public forum where you can communicate with the club and can be included in emails that the club sends to members and registered users related to upcoming activities.
MYCBC membership provides you with full access to all areas of the website and the ability to participate in all activities. The modest, annual membership fee is $65 for the first year (which includes a club burgie and welcome package) and $35 per year thereafter. Membership in the club is recognized at marine stores and marinas for discounts on supplies and moorage. We also have negotiated discount insurance coverage for members. The saving you can expect will pay back your membership fee manyfold.
What’s inside?
•News about the club and its activities
•Forums to discuss Macgregor Boats and Boating in general
•Photo Galleries of boating with the Macgregor
•Event Calendars
•Private Member messaging-
MYCBC supports the BC Marine Parks Forever Society
Gemini will be there. Arriving Friday and probably travelling to the San Juan’s for a few days after. Weather permitting.
Gemini will be there. Passage plan to follow
Gemini has registered online for moorage arriving Fri Aug 2 departing Monday Aug 5. Passage plan to follow.
Gemini will be there. Passage plan to follow.
Teacher’s Pet will be there. Arriving Friday, rigging and launching, then leaving on Monday.
Gemini will be there. We have booked online arriving Friday June 28 and departing July 2. Passage plan to follow.
Andy and Caroline will be there on Cassiopeia
Andy and Caroline will be there on Cassiopeia
We made a reservation online for Aug 2 – Aug 5
Zephyr has submitted a moorage request online, arriving on the 3rd, departing on the 5th.
We have cancelled our reservation request.
Zephyr has submitted a moorage request online, arriving June 27th, departing July 2nd.
We have cancelled our reservation request.
Saynomore is booked
Passage to follow
Saynomore
has submitted a moorage request online, arriving June 27th, departing July 2nd
Passage plan to follow
SAYNOMORE
has submitted a moorage request online, arriving on the 3rd, departing on the 5th
Brian and Elaine will be there on Later Mate Friday to Monday. May extend a day or two on either end to Sucia…
Brian now solo to Blaine on Later Mate on Friday, planning to leave 10-11:00. Elaine to drive over border in the late afternoon.
Brian and Elaine will be there on Later Mate Friday to Sunday. Hoping to head to Desolation Sound after.
Doug & Donna plan to attend.
Windchime will be attending.
Arriving Friday night from Crescent Beach and returning Monday morning.
Sail plan to follow.
Darry
Windchime will be attending.
Slip is already booked .
Arriving Friday night and returning Sunday.
Sail plan to follow.
Darry
Windchime will be attending.
Arriving Saturday from Crescent Beach and returning Monday.
Slip request is submitted.
Sail plan to follow.
Darry
Windchime will be attending.
Arriving Saturday from Crescent Beach and returning Monday .
Sail plan to follow.
Darry
2Wish’n will be there. We may launch in Blaine Friday night or best case cruise on over from Point Roberts. We will be returning to Pt Roberts Marina on Mon May 20th.
Blaine Regatta May 18-20, 2024 Cruise Plan
2Wish’n cruise plan via ground & water Fri Apr 17 – Sun 19th OR Mon 20th
1. LAND PLAN – CA to Blaine WA Regatta:
– Fri May 18 – trailering from Ladner, BC to Blaine via Peace Arch border crossing
– Blaine Marina 34.6 km approx. 40mins plus USA border clearance time
– Depart Ladner 0900 eta Blaine approx. 1200 noon (traffic, border & grocery stop)
2. CRUISE PLAN – Return Blaine, WA to Point Robert Marina WA – Shelley to solo passage:
a.) Sun May 19th – potential early return OR
b.) Mon May 20th
– solo cruising from Blaine, WA Marina to Point Roberts Marina (secured moorage)
* 12.4 nm distance
* Depart 0900 (0930 latest)
* 5 kn speed – 2.48 hrs cruising time – ETA 11:29
* 6 kn speed – 2.07 hrs cruising time – ETA 11:12
* Eta 1129 (potentially 1110/1145 with a .25 – 1 kn current – fairly consistent both days
– SUV & trailer – Dan to return to Ladner, BC.
Departure ETA both days 0900 (ebb turning to flood – current in favour of passage on a more northerly route. Mild current and mild winds.
Sunday May 19th Monday May 20th
Tides:
Low 10:11 / High 16:51 Low 10:38 / High 17:47
Currents: – ebb turning to flood – strengthening off Pt. Roberts:
09:19 .25 – .5 kn 08:44 <.25 kn
11:17 – 12:14 1 – 1.25 kn 9:46 -10:48 .25 – .5 kn 11:48 – 12:14 .75 – 1 kn
Winds: predictions as of 18:10 Thu May 16th
09:00 – 12:00 3 kt NW to 7 kt W 09:00 – 12:00 4 – 5 kt S
Temperature:
Sun partly sunny 7 – 16 C
Mon partly sunny turning to 40% (< 1mm) chance of rain in the evening 7 – 16 C
Sources:
Tides Near Me – app
Current Atlas – app & manual publication
Windy – app
PredictWind.com
Weather Network
2Wish’n (Dan & Shelley) are planning to attend. Inbound Fri May 31 from Pt Roberts via CA Customs Clearance at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club – Jericho Beach. Departing Sun Jun 2. We are reviewing a MacAdventure to Desolation Sound.
Moorage at USSC requested.
Cruise Plan to follow.
2Wish’n is confirmed with USSC! We are hoping to cruise with Later Mate to Desolation Sound!
Update: 2Wish’n, pending work & wxx, may depart Point Roberts Thur May 30th, clear CA Customs (Jericho) and anchor overnight in False Creek. Depart for Snug Cove Fri May 31st. We may also return to False Creek post Bowen. We will not at this time able to continue onward to Desolation Sound. However Desolation Sound is on our bucket list!
Summerzcool will be there Friday evening. I can do a Womens sailing talk on the dock if you would like.
Planning to come! Most likely in Suciasaurius, new to us boat not a Mac. But, we can still come…right?
Members are always welcome. Even with a row boar or no boat. See you there.
Reservation confirmed for us at Port Sydney. Will be arriving Friday and leaving Monday.
Mist-A-Sea will be there. Aiming for Friday night arrival, through to Monday
Mist-A-Sea will be there, arriving on Saturday, leaving on Monday
Mist-A-Sea will be there. Saturday through Monday
2Wish’n Dan & Shelley have submitted a request for Fri Aug 2 – Mon Aug 5 3 ngts.
Cruise plan to follow.
We are coming in from Point Roberts WA Marina. At this point, we are contemplating leaving Point Roberts on Thur (pending work & wxx conditions) to potentially overnight at Cabbage Isl (1st time) clear CA Customs and either transit to Otter Bay via Active Pass (very familiar) or Georgeson Passage (1st time).
Return passage will be on Mon Aug 5th straight back to Point Roberts channel passage TBD.
We have not yet solo anchored or hooked onto a mooring ball so this is an opportunity for something new. As well, trying different passages is something we like to do when we have time rather than always transiting through Active Pass.
Per Otter Bay Marina Mar 11, 2024:
“ We are not yet taking reservations for the 2024 boating season. We have put you on the waitlist for the dates you have requested. We will begin making confirmed bookings in April. Please feel free to check back if you haven’t received a reservation confirmation by end of April.”
2Wish’n has, as of April 23rd, a confirmation email from the Otter Bay Marina!
Nauti Nuff Time has requested a slip…..
We may be interested in a trip to Desolation sound as well.
We have our slip reserved, sail plan to follow!
We will be leaving for Desolation Sound, then on to the Broughtons and beyond (Possibly as far as Bella Bella) leaving on June 2 after the McRendezvous.
Looks like there will be a several of our boats heading in this direction then.
We completed the reservation with Steamship Marina on Bowen Island
Donna & Doug will be there.
Alex and Linda have made reservations for Impulse. Post MacRendezvous we will be sailing northward with Andy and Caroline and any other interested boats. Sail plan to follow.
Impulse Sail Plan
Friday May 31st
2nd Narrows
0815 DST Turns to Flooding
1021 DST Max Flood +1.7 kn
1243 DST Turn to Ebb
1st Narrows
0836 DST Turns to Flooding
1046 DST Max Flood +1.2 Kn
1259 DST Turn to Ebb
The above information shows weak Currents for the 1st and 2nd Narrows on May 31st. Impulse will launch from Cates Park in North Vancouver as close as possible to the 0815 tide turn or the 1243 tide turn.
Later Mate arriving Aug. 2nd – Depart Aug. 5th to sail Gulf Islands or San Juans maybe 2 more weeks.
Look out, Bonnie Lass is heading that way and arriving Thursday. Just allotting for a little more time to set everything up. New stuff yet to get ready. Hopefully, we can trial run earlier with the safety confidence events earlier in the month.looking forward to seeing everyone.
The Ryans
Heaven Sent will be there, slip already booked from May 31 to June 2nd. Sail plan to follow.
Hi. Mike and Tracy from Blue Glass are planning on being there if the boat is ready. If not, we’ll likely show up anyway!
Blue Glass just made request for June 29-July 1
Cedar Wind will be there! She has her own slip at Blaine, so not to worry about moorage. Neal will be there Friday night or Saturday and Michelle will join Sunday evening after a horsey thing in the interior. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
We plan to attend Blaine, all days, we may sail up. If not, will trailer. We may have to Moor the boat for 4 additional nights after Sunday.
Cedar Wind will be there!
Sorry, I’m wrong. Michelle has a horse competition that weekend so we won’t be there after all.
Hooray!! Cristina Eppers/26M “Marlin” and friend, Anne Brooks, will be arriving on Friday, buddy boating with Lydia and Peter from Friday Harbor. We will depart on Monday, to work our way back to Port Angeles.
I don’t know if that’s enough detail to qualify as a sail plan, so here’s more: I plan to leave PA between 0600 and 0630. We’ll be fighting the ebb tide for a bit in the Strait but not more than 1.5kt, and that will decrease as we get out by the shipping lanes. Going 6-6.5kts, we should catch slack tide at Cattle Pass around noon-12:30. Of course, we can always haul ass for a while and get there sooner if we want to 😁. Gotta love a MacGregor! My app says PA to Friday Harbor is 37.8nm. We’re meeting Peter and Lydia there and will stay two nights so we can go hike and whatnot. Then buddy boating from there on Friday to Blaine. I would post a snapshot of my route on DeepZoom (LOVE DeepZoom!) but can’t seem to be able to. Hope this is good enough (Darry)!
Teacher’s Pet will be attending. Sail plan to follow.
Joined MYCBC today!! 😁
I’m new to sailing. Bought my ’94 26S only 10 days ago. Very keen to learn all I can.
Not yet sure if Ripple Effect will be there, will speak more with other members, likely at Friday’s Zoom meeting, to make a plan and get a better feel for how things work.
Nile certainly will be attending all days. Look forward to meeting everyone!
Well, we won’t be able to make it to the regatta after all. We are sorry we are going to miss it, especially seeing all our favorite boaters!
Joe and Tracy on Katerina are in! Plan to leave Point Roberts Saturday am arriving in Blaine by 10 am. Looking forward to seeing you all.
Windchime. Will be trailering down today instead of sailing, returning Monday morning.