Following Valerie May
The lead boat on our journey is S/V
Valerie May - she is a 54' Hylas Cutter Sloop. Haling from Victoria. British Columbia. She will carry extra provisions, SUP if you choose to bring yours or rent one. She will also house our Flotilla Captain and Crew.
, she was built by Queen Long in Taiwan to cruise long distance. With the weight, strength and capacity to cross any ocean and comfortable living space below, we hope to share our adventures with family and friends for many years to come.
SPECS:
LOA: 54 ft 1 in Beam: 15 ft 9 in
LWL: 46 ft 0 in Draft: 7 ft 8 in
Bridge Clearance: 78 ft 0in
John Chase
John has enjoyed the water for most of his adult life. In Welfleet Harbour he gained his commercial fishing license to fish for Blue Fin Tuna and dove countless hours for lobster in the cold New England waters of Massachusetts.
John learned to sail in the beautiful waters of British Columbia, earning his Yachtmaster Offshore certification in 2013.
Tracy Sarich
Tracy began sailing in 2000 in Seattle's Elliott Bay. From the moment she felt the wind fill the first sails, she fell in love with sailing. In the twenty-plus years since that first sail, she became a sailing instructor, owned several sailboats, and made a career of helping people achieve their own dreams of sailing.
If you would like to learn to sail, want to advance your skills, or would like advice about buying your own offshore sailboat, she is available to chat anytime.
