Tag Archives: Galiano

Running the Yaculta Rapids North (Our turn)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Karin Cope

26 June 2012 Dwelling on a challenge without actually meeting it can make it all the more fearsome. Once we waited for weeks before crossing the Tehuantepec in Mexico, a gulf of justifiably redoubtable reputation for winds, until the prospect … Continue reading →

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Running Rapids North (The Historical Record)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Karin Cope

The first published account of the challenging rapids awaiting any sailor or paddler headed north of Desolation Sound appears in an 18th century Spanish document, the English title of which is A Spanish Voyage to Vancouver and the North-West Coast … Continue reading →

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