Angus Adventures

Just a quick note to update you on Colin’s progress yesterday.  He left from Sombrio Beach at 1 pm and made it to Williams Head, on the outskirts of Victoria by nightfall.  The winds were gale force yesterday, as well as today, and his progress was not as speedy as he hoped.
Leif and I camped [...]

Leif and I drove down to Sombrio Beach this morning and saw Colin before he left.  He waited utill 1 pm so the current would be in his favour, but wow the winds sure picked up.  It feels like it’s blowing near gale force and the sea is a blanket of white caps. 
It took us [...]

Well, I’m sorry to say that it wasn’t the satellite updater that stopped working.  Colin was pulled up on a beach near Schooner Bay but I didn’t see him when I went looking.
I just found out when I returned home and he called.  ”I was hurting so much, I couldn’t go on,” he said.  His [...]

I ordered a burger at the Sea Shanty restaurant in Tofino, which has a great view of the ocean, and searched the waters for Colin. He appeared a half hour later, his red boat slowly materialized out of the grey mist and headed toward the pier we agreed to meet at. I grabbed Leif and [...]

Colin’s another 58 km closer to the end, but it was a tough go today. He had headwinds against him the whole day and the seas were rough.
The region he travelled, from Nootka Island to Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park and then past Maquinna Marine Provincial Park, was exposed without any bays or inlets to seek [...]

Colin’s made it past Brooks Peninsula!! He began just after 4 am and by 11 am he had passed it. He then continued on until nearly 5 pm, rowing an impressive 76 km and pulling ashore at a small island near Rugged Point Marine Provincial Park.
If you look at his route, you’ll notice that he’s [...]

Colin’s first day went well! He left from Comox just a little past 4 am and rowed for almost 12 hours, travelling 90 km and setting up camp north of Rock Bay Provincial Park.
Leif and I went up to Campbell River and saw Colin at the marina where he filled up his water jug. [...]

This April we’re showcasing a brand new show on Colin’s Amazon River Expedition as a fundraiser for our upcoming Olive Odyssey expedition. This is a rare opportunity to hear Colin share his experience on becoming the first team to voyage the entire length of the Amazon River by raft and the third to navigate [...]

We’ve designed and built our newest rowboat, the Cambridge Racer. As you may have guessed from its name, this boat follows the lines of traditional rowing sculls, and is designed for speed. The 39 lb (17.5 kg) vessel is constructed from marine Okoume plywood, epoxy and fibreglass. Attributes incorporated to ensure a [...]