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June 2007 - Vol.49 No.6
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Written by PY Staff   
Pacific Yachting June 2007

This is Pacific Yachting - June 2007!

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The View from Here: We Can Make a Difference! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Peter A. Robson   
Peter A. Robson, editorRecreational boaters represent the greatest number of eyes and ears on the water than any other. No other group is as well suited to bearing witness to the condition of our coastal environment. And so we invite readers to participate in a special project called The Recreational Boaters' Environmental Report Card.
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Rivers Inlet: Past, Present and Future PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jennifer and James Hamilton   
It’s a place boaters can go to feel small, in a good way. At Rivers Inlet, mile-high peaks dominate as glacial-carved inlets wind deep into the Coast Mountains. Lose yourself in the scenery of Owikeno Lake, or visit the last remaining village of the Wuikinuxv Nation, where community spirit is alive and well.
 
Old Canneries Get New Life PDF Print E-mail
Written by G. Baron & C. Phillips   

ImageOn the central coast, nearly every creek or stream once had a cannery, but the evidence remains: brick platforms that supported generators; steel barrels used for boilers; and old, decaying fish boats reclaimed by forest greenery. It’s a paradise for boaters looking for history, myth and legend, and for lodge operators looking to restore a part of B.C. heritage.

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To Alaska on Biodiesel PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Dean   

ImageEvery summer for the past 20 years, Paul Dean and a group of friends have made fishing and exploring expeditions from Vancouver to as far north as Alaska on The Good Ol’ Boys, a modified 26' Hourston Glascraft. But last year marked a special episode of the “Annual Tyee Tour”—instead of using diesel power, Dean used converted restaurant-waste cooking oil as fuel.

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