“tt was. ; hot, the wind « was s fitful and ‘the kids were ™ 7

being terrible. We had been motoring for most of
the day, as there was not enough wind to do more.
than fiap the sails from time to time. Everyone was,
feeling uptight. Here were. four adults and five

children on board, and the oldest child was nine.

All had been together for a few days—long enough

for the kids to explore the nooks and crannies on.

the boat, and long enough for them to get bored.
They whined, and fought. You know, the usual.

I. was . making ‘for Long |
Harbourin Saltspring Island,
where we hoped to. anchor.

Saltspring was a

we like it. I found the people

-and go to the store
Ganges,

oF

that I met in Ganges to be
friendly and pleasant. We

were short of some essential _
'-groceries—my plan was to go
into Long Harbour, anchor, -

and then make.my way over.
the peninsula that. separates
‘Long: and: Ganges: harbours.

thereby: ™. getting -
away from— the kids. for - a

_ while.

bong Harbour i: is, well, it’ 'S-
“It goes’ back.:.almost’.

ape:

~ three miles from. its mouth. | o

- The B.C. Ferries dock: about:

-, inlet, —

a-third of: the ‘way. down the.
-and-> we . found. a S
. protected. ‘anchorage. right .
‘across. from .the. ferry: dock.
The beaches were covered in —
crushed shells, and a few |

‘minutes after we. arrived.
Stanley rowed the — kids -
~aShore’ inthe ‘dinghy. and:

__ peace descended on the boat.
-It was fairly early in the

- afternoon when Mary and I |

put the mast into the tiny
yellow sabot that we carry,
fitted on the rudder and
silently sculled away from
the boat, headed into the far
end of Long - Harbour and
then to Ganges.

THE “SILENT TENDER”

A sabot i isa sailing dinghy.
with a single sail,:a centre-
board and a rudder with a
tiller attached. It will. hold
‘two people, if.one is small,
and if both agree.
-orchestrate’ ~ their
ments. I bought it
$100—in the North.

for.
Shore:

‘

wert Wright /t Pre

independent

_. Sailing
stop -
earlier in the summer, and .

_ breath of air moves it,
in -

peal, ‘ripple -from the: bow. .
and when I craned. around. to.
‘look. our .boat ‘was getting

to.
move-.

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and found to: my amazement.

'. that some of the: best ‘sailing -
the |

of. the summer’. was: .
that 1 did after -

supper, in variou: © ‘anchor-

ages, all ty myself in thie -

Silent Tender. I call it. the

Silent Tender - ‘because “it
doesn’t make any... noise, -

having no ‘motor. When the.
wind dies absolutely one can
still get. around by sculling
with the tiller. -It's so light,
however, that the the faintest
and I
haven't had to. ‘scull very

“much. And so it. was today.
- The wind that wasn’t enough
t@ move our.big boat was just.
_ Fight: for the. Silent. fenders 7

forms a shallow basin, ringed.

the basin and up ashallow |

tide, and the wind. pushed us
effortlessly up. the winding:

Lagoon in Stanley Park.

7 lagoon, but it. would be a lot

worried, Taare The wit

“OBLIGING WIND

~ About two miles from. the
_ seaward | end ‘the harbour -

with houses and floats, and:
in the middle of the basin’
floats the remains of the Cy.
Peck, an ancient ferry clad in |
_ peeling pink paint.. We were |
-$o infatuated with the day.
-and the dinghy. that -

- decided to sail right through

channel: which. leads “to a‘
lagoon. The lagoon. dries .at.
_low water, but this was high’

channel and into the lagoon:

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| was fretting a bit by then.
It was. fine to have the. wind
behind us as. we went into the

‘or work to. come’ back. out of
' the. bay. and. up ‘the. narrow
channel. with the ‘wind: ‘dead
against us. I needn't. have

“silently: up: Long: Harbour, : th ae
ui. the. wind: -behind. us. It.

difficult to ‘ell we were raisi

“smaller and smaller. in’ the”
anchorage, ae

lt was & . glorious: ‘day: to bes
without" five children. We.

both. felt as if we had been.

granted" a parole of some.

kind, ‘The sun beat down: on.
us as we lay in the bottom of .-

the. dinghy. The. sea’ was

“silence: was incredible.

_ eraroee*

We-passed a mother seal - |

with her tiny pup. She didn’t

pay any attention to us, and |

‘we had time to observe her

carefully. She was a.pinkish- .

grey colour and her pup was.
dark brown, almost black. It
had its. eyes: shut. - She
submerged every now and
then, but the pup stayed on
the surface. .

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“were ‘able to tack aoe up the
‘channel. and. back into: the
_baya and i the. Cy:

| in that bay, and: by the time

“up. The hard plywood made’,

the other. We tied the sail up
smooth, and as ‘we progres- -;

sed up. the. channel it got ©.
greener and greener. The ©

appreciating the exercise. .

revealed. more. ‘gravel road.
. We walked for a mile or two.

came to a.50. mph

had. underestimated the dis- |.
tance.

g “When we. finally: got: a”

i... the trees, the: cars ‘were tiny:

i “sine ‘vith ‘our ee ccrien

we were ‘both: feeling pretty: f

: can.

Peck.”

“The road 1S Gunes ended

we pulled the sabot up on ‘the ~
- sand'we were ‘glad to. stand ©

_ my behind numb, andl had a
sore neck from one: plywood
thwart and sore calves from

in a bundle around the mast.
and = walked up.” the -hill;
adjusting ‘our. sandals afd

‘LONG TRUDGE
. _ However, the “hop: and:
skip’ to Ganges that I had
_anticipated turned out to.be a-
long trudge down a dusty f q :
gravel toad. Each bend

expecting Ganges around
every corner, but ‘the first |
‘sign of progress was that we.
paved || ee ' oO
highway, and I realized that I. Replace: New Front Disc pads = el = po a
°° New Rear Linings ~~ re os are | OC
‘Repack: Front Wheel oma . en BE pe

Inspect:. Drums & Rotors:
ae | Brake Hoses
‘a _. .. Front Grease Seals ~
ee ‘Rear Wheels. Cylinde
Rear Whoells Cylinders
Front t Calipers .

Still, it was fun. We picked |
blackberries and gawked at:
old farms and took pictures, t

glimpse “of Ganges through ° “EXCLUDES .

"es Stet eo)

ant-like « thing

“Dinner: had been Jong, and:

Bove when. we: -statted. the:
Jong:stow sail out to our boat. im
ott was certalaly. a : special day.j Peg!

ina

INCOLRY | oe :

Vpn.
, rey
on .

- Ganges—a,_ ‘mame’ from |
“India, given by the English to a Wh
a very: nice ‘place. It makes ie

yo} (CHIE,
ime: ‘think of: ree-masted F oe oy . Ve : ‘ 7 | oars)
a oo there asin 100 YARDS FROM PEMBERTON & MARINE.

MERCURY,”