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Sailing West Coast Style
8 November 2020 · 16 min · 84K views · Gibsons, British Columbia
What this video covers
Ashley and Ben navigate the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada, while waiting for international travel restrictions to ease.1:51 They transit the Gabriola Pass, noting current speeds of approximately three knots and the presence of whirlpools.10:08 The crew anchors for the night by tying up to a commercial log boom, a common local practice involving securing lines to the wire bundles that hold the logs together.14:07 They caution that log booms can be moved by tugboats at any hour depending on the tide.11:46 The pair navigates through heavy smoke from wildfires in Washington, Oregon, and California, which has drifted north into the region.2:13 They stop in the town of Gibsons to resupply groceries, noting the area's history as the filming location for the television show *The Beachcombers*.3:17 The crew lives aboard a small vessel, managing limited supplies and space while traveling with their child, Willa.15:16
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