Moutcha Bay Vancouver Is. weekend

BTW FH, you're invited for next year..

Z

Thanks for the invite Z,  11 hours of driving?...OMG!   looks well worth it!

Allen~  this is the type of stuff that gets told around the campfire, so that DREAMS of "your" goodtimes will be fresh in the brain.
You GUYS GOT'EM GOOD and good timing is what it took? or are they going though there EVERY LABOR DAY?

Thanks for the invite Z,  11 hours of driving?...OMG!   looks well worth it!

The 11 hours is broken down as follows.  ~2.5 hours from Seattle to the ferry launch at Tsawwassen.  The border crosssing can take 0-2 hours depending on the time of day.  2 hour ferry ride plus wait time.  4.5 hours from the ferry terminal on the other side to Moutcha Bay.  Any stops along the way.  So it's really only 7 hours of actual driving.  But yes, it's well worth the drive!!!

Allen~  this is the type of stuff that gets told around the campfire, so that DREAMS of "your" goodtimes will be fresh in the brain.

Which is why we got so many people up there this year.  The guys that went last year told so many stories, we just had to go and experience it for ourselves.

You GUYS GOT'EM GOOD and good timing is what it took? or are they going though there EVERY LABOR DAY?

Yup.  They are there every Labor Day weekend.  This year they were actually there 3 weeks before, which is early.  This derby has been held for the last 4 years and they have been there in good numbers every year.

-Allen

........i'm "vertually" waiting to board the ferry as I reply to this, then off to the campsite I GO!!   

How do you get the yaks up there...on the cars?...and the cars go on the ferry?....thats T.V. stuff!, you mean there are ferrys that still do that?

How do you get the yaks up there...on the cars?...and the cars go on the ferry?....thats T.V. stuff!, you mean there are ferrys that still do that?

Oh yes Adam, yaks on cars, cars on ferry.

-Allen

How do you get the yaks up there...on the cars?...and the cars go on the ferry?....thats T.V. stuff!, you mean there are ferrys that still do that?

You just pull up w/ your car w/ yaks on top straight into the ferry. They're massive, 2 decks, one for regular cars and one for semis and still room for people, gift shops, cafeterias, day care, arcades, computer access.... very relaxing ride.

http://www.bcferries.com/

Like Pole2 said, it sounds like a long trip driving but it's really broken up so not that bad. Especially if you fly in through Vancouver. You can shave off 2.5 hours that way.

Z

PS. I hope to have a few more rigged yaks by next year's tourney so hopefully can have some loaners that Da NCKA Boyz can use.

Like Pole2 said, it sounds like a long trip driving but it's really broken up so not that bad. Especially if you fly in through Vancouver. You can shave off 2.5 hours that way.

Z

PS. I hope to have a few more rigged yaks by next year's tourney so hopefully can have some loaners that Da NCKA Boyz can use.

You could even fly into Victoria and save the ferry ride, but Moutcha is about 5-6 hours from Victoria.

Also, there were a lot of demo kayaks available at the derby.  So either Z or I can bring spares, or we could make arrangements to have some demos available for you.

-Allen

you guys are makin this sound too easy! just hand over some $$$ to somebody and follow the leaders to the promised FISHY grounds.....the wheels are-a-turnin and churnin!

Yowzers!!! Sounds like a great weekend 

FF

Hmmm..., I just might consider making a complete vacation out of that. Head up for a couple or three weeks and tour around the area, then head over to the tourny. Sounds very interesting. I've been seriously considering taking a couple yaks up that way and check out some of the sounds. Hmmm, (scratches his chin....) Thanks for posting the pics along with your great report guys.

Another pic that just needed to be shared.

-Allen

Allen and Bryce.....NICE
the gentlemen standing on his Yak is he on a Trident?

the gentlemen standing on his Yak is he on a Trident?

He's actually on a Big Game.  And he has outriggers on it as well.

-Allen

Allen, that is an amazing pic. Thanks for sharing

FF

More nice pics coming in.  Here's another nice chromer.



And the winner is ...



-Allen

 
Danglin the nimble fingers

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9839.0;attach=18148;image

Post that picture one more time and it's off with your nimble fingers!