Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Urban Oarsman rows the Maelstrom to Lighthouse Park

Click on the picture for larger format.   When the tide is ebbing out of Burrard Inlet, there is quite a current running out of harbour from Lions Gate Bridge.  The current flows along the West Vancouver Shore, tapering off near … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman asks: “How deep is the water?”

As an Urban Oarsman, you will occasionally want to know how deep is the water that you are rowing in. What is the easiest way to do this you ask?      Depth Sounder Oars  Turn your oars into a depth sounding … Continue reading

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Return to Still Creek

Click on picture for larger format image. April 14th, 2013.  I have returned to Still Creek to explore as far upstream as I have water to row in.  I sorta copied this map of Still Creek from “The Waterways of Burnaby”, … Continue reading

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Circumnavigating Siwash Rock

One of the most recognised  land features in Stanley Park is Siwash Rock. Siwash Rock is located on the West side of Stanley Park Between Ferguson Point and Prospect Point.  It is a Volcanic Dike eroded from softer sedimentary rock.  I … Continue reading

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Jericho Sailing Centre Row….Around the Freighters, there and back for a Beer and a Burger.

  March 24, 2013. I am going to row from Hollyburn Sailing Club at Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, to the Jericho Sailing Centre at Jericho Beach. Note the red anchor squares with the numbers in them.  I will be rowing … Continue reading

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