My World
Sechelt,British Columbia
Sechelt Area
Sechelt is located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada which is, in turn, about 40 miles WNW of Vancouver. There are several towns and villages on this part of the coast and they make up a total population of approximately 30,000 with Sechelt as the largest centre holding 6000. The site of Sechelt is somewhat unusual in that while it is part of the mainland coast, it is only accessible by car if you take a ferry ride of 40 minutes.
Our house is located on the "hook" of land you can see in the picture at about 10 o'clock in the inlet. We look up the inlet to the north. It is called Sandy Hook and is 4 miles northwest of
The view from our deck
the town on the east side of the inlet ( 4 Mile Point). This is a small residential community of about 100 homes with spectacular views up the inlet in a west coast rural surround of statuesque cedars and Douglas fir, spruce and aspen on a carpet of ferns and berry bearing shrubbery. All this and only 5 minutes from town. It is a pleasant town with a coastal relaxed, friendly atmosphere and full services including a fine hospital, shopping center and quaint shops for local artisans to sell their goods. Much of the town is owned by the Sechelt First Nation who have settled most of their treaty problems and live in harmony with everyone on the coast. They have a great history and culture. Much of this can be learned about at the museum and by looking at the wares for sale in the native shops. I have provided some Links to give you more detail and pictures. For tips on cruising here see my Cruise Guides.
Around Our Place
There's the two of us here: me and my English Springer Spaniel, Monty. My full time job is looking after Monty and my nearly full time job of "looking after" the house and several web sites.  After actively sailing for over 40 years including an offshore trip I sort of turned off sailing but keep in touch through the web sites.See the pages on my Cal 29 .

I started building the house in the fall of 1997 after I designed it on a computer ( 3D home computer program) and had a draughtsman turn the computer plan into working drawings and blueprints. The plans passed all the building codes and construction was finished in December, 1998 when I moved in from the big city of Vancouver.
It all takes advantage of the super setting. Our view from the decks is above looking up the inlet.
The front of the house (far left) is nestled on the slope and this makes for a rather sensational back to the house with stilts especially designed to withstand an earthquake.So far there have only been little "shakers".
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Monty's There
Then there's Monty. You can see what a handsome devil he is. Super friendly, the whole neighborhood knows him. His favorite pastime besides eating is to run off the leash in the woods where he obvioulsy thinks he is the great hunter.
He is a handfull with boundless energy although he is doing quite well at obedience school when it is his turn to perform. Springer Spaniels certainly are one of the nicest breeds around.
Personal Stuff
I put in 40 years as an Aviation insurance underwriter, Lloyd's broker, retail broker and, finally, senior executive with Aon Reed Stenhouse in Vancouver. I handled accounts all over the world including: Canada, USA, Chile, Mexico, Columbia, Spain, New Zealand, France, Australia, Italy and the only "airline" in Antarctica (see below). While fully retired, I do not mind giving the odd bit of free advice to anyone with an aviation insurance question. Just e-mail me.
The DC-6B is N1597F of Allcair Air Transport which hit high ground on approach in bad weather to the ice runway at Patriot Hills on Nov. 26, 1993 while being seven miles of course. It was transporting the Norman Vaughn Expedition led by 88 year old Norman Vaughn to climb Mt. Vaughn; named in his honor. (He was the chief dog musher for Admiral Byrd in 1928.) One of eight people was injured severly; four dogs were also lost in the crash. He returned in 1994 by C-130 and DHC-6 and successfully climbed the mountain with his 59 year old wife on his 89th birthday. Once at the top he said, "Life is all about your attitude. If you dream big and dare to fail, you can accomplish anything you want in life." The DC-6 can certainly testify to that.


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