FACS - Cruising

Foothills Association
of Cruiser Sailors

FACS Cruising

Spring Thaw 2010

Destination: San Juan Islands

Cruising Directors: Frank McGrath & Brad Lowell

Dates: Saturday May 22 through to Friday May 28th.

Next Planning Meeting: Saturday April 10

Planning information for this year's cruise will be shared via the Spring Thaw 2010 section of the new FACS forum. Sign up (if you haven't already) to monitor and join in the discussions.

Past FACS Cruises

FACS organizes one or two flotilla sailing cruises per year. The annual spring cruise is a chance for winter-locked Alberta sailors to get a jump on the season each spring. Some years, a second trip has been scheduled for mid-summer for those who prefer to wait for a warmer cruising experience. These trips are great fun.

Contact our Cruising Director for more information.

June 2009	Sunshine Coast
June 2007	Desolation Sound, British Columbia
May 2006	Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island
May 2005	San Juan Islands, Washington
May 2004	Gulf Islands, British Columbia
May 2003	Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
August 2002	Flathead Lake, Montana
May 2002	Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island See a video of the FACS presentation on this cruise
August 2001	Flathead Lake, Montana
May 2001	Travers Reservoir, Alberta
May 2000	Desolation Sound, British Columbia
May 1999	San Juan Islands, Washington
May 1998	Gulf Islands, British Columbia

Spring Thaw 2009 - Sunshine Coast

2009 Spring Thaw sailors at the Back Eddy Pub in Egmont, B.C.
(Photo credit: the waitress, using Bruce Powell's camera)

JUNE 4TH TO 14TH, 2009

Destination: Sunshine Coast

Cruising Directors: Frank McGrath & Brad Lowell

Assistants: Rob Dyer, Bruce Powell, Bill Dyer, Carlos Samur

Dates: Trailerables will leave Calgary on Thursday June 4th and return Sunday June 14th. There will be a rendezvous location for the evening of Saturday June 6th. The flotilla cruise will be from June 6th to 12th.

Spring Thaw Newsletters: Thanks to Bill Dyer for creating these.

February 2009

April 2009 This version has been updated to correctly say that the first night's destination should be Secret Cove.

Planning Forum: An on-line forum has been setup to coordinate and capture communications related to the Spring Thaw Cruise. Thanks to Rick Macdonald for setting up and managing the forum.

For further information contact cruising director Frank McGrath.

Please provide your e-mail address as an indication of your interest. Also please let us know the size of boat and number of crew members so we can put together a suitable float plan.

Spring Fling 2007 - Desolation Sound

This year's Spring Thaw destination is Desolation Sound, June 2-9, 2007.

See the following documents for details: