Month: December 2018

Making of a Chinook

In December 2018 we visited France to get our first look at Chinook. We stopped at the Alumarine factory in Nantes to see the hull under construction. She would soon be transported to the main Allures factory in Cherbourg for completion. Chinook is Hull number 14 of the Allures 45.9 series.

Chinook has a rounded aluminium hull that is welded onto frames and stringers, making a strong monocoque structure.

Our next stop was Cherbourg. We met with the Allures team and toured the factory seeing other boats in the build process.


  • Alumarine factory in Nantes
  • Chinook at Allures Factory March 2019
  • Launch Day April 9, 2019
  • Splash Down – April 9, 2019

Nausicaa

April 2013 – January 2019

Nausicaa was our 32′ Catalina moored at Granville Island in Vancouver, BC. For almost 6 years Nausicaa took us on many adventures along the Canadian West Coast – Jervis Inlet, Princess Louisa Inlet, Chatterbox Falls, Sunshine Coast, Toba Inlet and our favourite destination Desolation Sound.

We said goodbye to Nausicaa in 2019 and below are memories from our last adventure in Desolation Sound.

  • Desolation Sound – July 2018
  • Approaches to Desolation Sound
  • Prideaux Haven 2018
  • Waterfalls at Toba Inlet
  • Skipper Charlie – Toba Inlet
  • Waterfalls at Toba Inlet