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04/16/2024

S/Y Reliance, 1903.

03/26/2024

.steele.75 and I on hike through the Lost Coast in Northern California.

Thanks for taking photos bud, happy memories.

Wild what an old photo can bring back in terms of the memories of that place in time but also beyond. I wore that fishhook necklace for such a long time, bought it in Australia from a carver on the coast, I can remember that experience vividly.

The other item is that Yak wool hoodie that I bought in Dharmashala, India. The first time I saw a Yak up there I couldn’t believe it was really, they look like mythical creatures. Can confirm that their wool is super warm.

02/27/2024

People often ask, in a bewildered kind of way, how a prairie kid ended up with a sailboat on the Pacific Ocean, well it all really started with a small sailboat in the prairies!

Me and Popsi cola, early 1990’s at Candle Lake, Saskatchewan…home away from home.

I can vividly remember the first time we went out in what I thought was way too much much wind and waves…it was terrifying and felt like a matter of life death. I guess that feeling wasn’t far off, and have often had that same feeling more recently, whether it’s being 100’s of mikes off shore from land or docking a boat in a tight spot, but ultimately with age and experience it feels more under my control and way more fun!

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02/20/2024

Long weekend hang in Orca 3

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02/16/2024

Orca in the distance.

02/15/2024

When you’re sweetie has Strep throat and you can’t hang out for Valentine’s Day, you hope a sweet post will cheer her up 😘

02/14/2024

Thanks for hosting last week. Was a really nice visit in SK with lots of love and laughs ❤️😂

02/12/2024

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01/26/2024

We went to Cuba over Christmas for 2 weeks, half in Varadero and half in Havana. It was a wild ride, and not just on that Hobie Cat, we had some bad luck…but mostly the economy in that country is really struggling. Absolutely beautiful; music, old cars, granite architecture, and amazing people, but extremely hard to get access to every day things we take for granted in Canada. Especially things like cash, gasoline and groceries…imagine life without those essentials?!? Never mind pharmaceuticals, tools and parts…I have no idea how the Cubans have kept those cars running but it is a huge testament to their perseverance!

The black and white photo of the early 50’s Pontiac had the same engine had Orca 3!! We were taking it out to this really cool club called The Cuban Art Factory in Havana and I thought it sound familiar…a Perkins diesel engine!

Recently, the Covid Era and the Russian war on top of the trade embargo has put a lot of pressure on the locals. Every single person I asked wanted to leave as quick as possible, a complicated and expensive undertaking for them.

If you go, get out of the all inclusive tourist bubble in Varadero and bring lots of USD, things to donate, and a sense of adventure!

05/04/2023

Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. - Kenneth Grahame

Launch of the Skookum “Goat Boat”, cedar strip Handliner built in Port Moody last year…finishing touches of varnish and paint over the winter in our shop in the boat yard.

Pretty cool huh??

05/03/2023

What an incredible 2 year relationship anniversary and 1 year living aboard anniversary!!!

Previous owner of Orca 3 dropped off the blueprints somewhat recently and Jayme showed me them, then she hid them. Meanwhile she was framing them herself with a recycled frame.

We don’t currently have a wall big enough to hang it on the boat, but we may someday 😅

Thanks love ❤️

04/29/2023

Well, I have big news…Easy Goin has officially been sold. Was out there for a last visit the other night.

Big thanks to everyone with who has supported me and this vessel through this wild endeavour.

This is not the end of Eagle Sailing…I’m just getting warmed up. Stay tuned for more info…I see an Orca in the distance 🌊⛵️😁

04/08/2023

First Skookum raft up of the year!!

First time, in a long time, I got to go out sailing on someone else’s boat…what a treat!

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03/26/2023

Lots of help from these two on a complete battery replacement on Orca yesterday! Thank you ❤️

Our house bank and starter bank were dead, preventing us from spending any time away from shore power and potentially not being able to start the old Perkins marine diesel engine. Also found a leak from some of the wet cell lead acid batteries, luckily they were in a box!!

Added a lot of amp hours to the system, switched from 6V lead acid wired in series to 12V AGM wired in parallel, cleaned up a lot of corroded terminals and trying to simplify/reduce the wiring, going to take more work but that was a huge first step for the boat and me. I didn’t know much about electrical before I started working at Skookum a year ago, have learned a lot and really liking that type of work…paid off huge at home ⛵️

and I are going off grid to test out the system very soon 🥳

08/20/2022

When the Booking.com crew wants a private sailboat charter 😁🤙

07/22/2022

Stern tie with in Smugglers Cove, Sunshine Coast.

One of favourite anchorages in the Salish Sea, tiny entrance just wider then a boat opens up into multiple football field and tennis court sized pockets of water, surrounded by cliffs and trees.

Being such a tight spot, you need to drop your anchor near the centre of the body of water and pull your boat towards the shore with a stern line. There are plenty of strategically placed eyes and chain to attach you’re stern line. This keeps your boat fixed in a single position, rather than swinging around you’re anchor from the current and wind. This allows for a lot more boats to enjoy the space together.

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07/21/2022

Introducing Captain Pria!

We met on Granville Island at Skookum Yacht Services and I casually mentioned that I might be looking for help with Easy Goin.

I’m so happy she got back to me! Pria is extremely experienced in the marine field with maintenance/repairs and especially at sea.

She has been at the helm with False Creek Ferries for 5 years, ran tours on high speed Zodiacs for Sea Vancouver and a mate for Bluewater Adventures on a 68ft Ketch…last trip was up to Haida Gwaii 🤩

She will be running tours on Easy Goin when possible and hopefully filling in for me when I’m not available. That opens up the potential for day tours from Monday-Friday!

DM or use the website link in Bio for bookings!

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07/20/2022

The remaining Markham “buoys” out for a rip on Easy tonight.

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07/15/2022

Back on the water tomorrow with and from for a catered charter…it’s gonna be char-LIT 🔥🥂

Watch out for story as we update live from the trip, you’ll see where you want to be this summer!!!

DM for bookings 🌊🦅⛵️🤓👍

07/14/2022

Popsicola, the one and only Fraser Markham, my Dad, is in town…hopefully we get to go for a little rip on Easy!

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07/11/2022

Two summer visits in row from this awesome SK family.

The kiddos may love boats more then I do 😂

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07/01/2022

Famous Sailors Series!!

Despite sailing for over half a century, Albert Einstein wasn’t very good at it. According to his biographers, he would lose his direction, his mast would often fall down, and he frequently ran aground and had near collisions with other vessels.

Interestingly, Einstein didn’t mind the dangers of sailing even though he couldn’t swim!! In 1944, while sailing on Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks, Einstein's boat hit a rock and capsized. A rope entangled his leg, and he was trapped briefly underneath the sail, but he managed to find his way to the surface without panicking and was saved by a passing motorboat.

Those who knew Einstein claim that he always took a pencil and a pad of paper with him when he sailed, so that if he got stuck or if the wind died, he could write down his thoughts. Since he liked solitude and privacy, perhaps this was just another aspect of sailing that
appealed to Einstein. Perhaps even aspects of his famous Theory Of Relativity were formulated onboard a
sailboat.

What a legend!!

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06/24/2022

Office with a view at Skookum Yacht Services 🤓🤙

06/22/2022

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06/21/2022

For many, a transit stop to Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island. For a few, it’s a gateway to explore Howe Sound by water.

Gambier and Keats are my favourites, what about you??

06/19/2022

Jolitee, a 40 year old cold molded wood boat with a steel keel. What a fun boat to work on, she turned out beautiful!!

3 coats of bright green topside paint, a large keel repair and a few coats of red anti fouling bottom paint. Was a lot of work and an amazing learning opportunity at Skookum Yacht Services.

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06/17/2022

Best view in the city 💯

Bring your own food and drinks, or get you private yacht charter catered by for that extra special taste 😋🍹

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06/17/2022

Best view in the city.

Bring your own food and drinks, or get your charter catered by for that extra special taste 😋🧉

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06/07/2022

at the helm of Easy Goin’ rocking a vintage sweater 🤩

It’s almost hot out right now which means there is plenty of wind to sail with as the seasons change.

Get your sweaters out and let’s go for a rip in English Bay on Easy Goin’.

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06/02/2022

June 1st 2022!!!

First of the month is “Famous Sailors Series”. What a way to start with this man…who doesn’t love Morgan Freeman?!? One of those actors that not matter what role he plays you just want to sit down and talk with him. That soothing voice!

No surprise that I love that he is also a sailor, and he started before his Hollywood success. What a legend.

“If you live a life of make-believe,” Freeman once said, “your life is worth nothing until you do something that challenges your reality. And for me, sailing on the open sea is a real challenge, because it’s life or death.”

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Stern tie with @jalinnac in Smugglers Cove, Sunshine Coast. One of favourite anchorages in the Salish Sea, tiny entrance just wider then a boat opens up into multiple football field and tennis court sized pockets of water, surrounded by cliffs and trees. Being such a tight spot, you need to drop your anchor near the centre of the body of water and pull your boat towards the shore with a stern line. There are plenty of strategically placed eyes and chain to attach you’re stern line. This keeps your boat fixed in a single position, rather than swinging around you’re anchor from the current and wind. This allows for a lot more boats to enjoy the space together. 🌊🦅⛵️🌲🪨 🤩🤌

Popsicola, the one and only Fraser Markham, my Dad, is in town…hopefully we get to go for a little rip on Easy! 🌊🦅⛵️😎

Best view in the city 💯 Bring your own food and drinks, or get you private yacht charter catered by @thecanadiancake for that extra special taste 😋🍹 🌊🦅⛵️🤩🫵

Best view in the city. Bring your own food and drinks, or get your charter catered by @thecanadiancake for that extra special taste 😋🧉 🌊🦅⛵️🤩

Say Nuth Khaw Yum Provincial Park(Indian Arm) means “Serpent’s Land.” It is in the core of Tsleil-Waututh traditional territory that has from time out of mind been an area of significance to the Tsleil-Waututh people. For over a millenium, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation has continued to use the land, water and resources of the entire area of Indian Arm. -BC Parks website. Sometimes it’s easier to see ahead of the boat when I steer with my foot 🌊🦅⛵️🤷‍♂️ Music - Sitting on the dock of the Bay by Otis Redding

This makes me happy. 🌊🦅⛵️🤓

The language we use to describe the places we live and go matters, especially to the First Nations. From now on I’m going to be referring the area that I operate Eagle Sailing in as the Salish Sea, in recognition of the Coast Salish people that were here first. It doesn’t take away from us being able to respectfully explore and enjoy how beautiful it is here. If anything, when we see this land and sea through a First Nations perspective, it should improve our ability to see the beauty.

Out in the middle of the Straight last fall bringing Easy Goin to her winter home at Gabriola Island. Easy Goin is old school, she has a hank on jib, meaning metal clips(jib hanks) that run up the leading edge of the sail, the “luff”, that keep the sail attached to the forestay, the metal wire that runs from the bowsprit up to the top of the mast. There is a lot of jargon on sailboats but for a very good reason, everything has a very specific place and role to fulfill. I really like the word “luff” for the leading edge of the sail, that’s where the power to move the sailboat forward comes from and the first place the sail starts to flutter or luff if the boat is headed up to close to the wind and starts to lose power. Looking like I’ll be doing the return trip from Gabriola to Vancouver at the end of April. Stoked for the season and the collab with @thecanadiancake for catering the charters. Get your private charter with Easy Goin and Captain Trev booked now, it’s going to be busy this year!! 💨 🌊 🦅 ⛵️ 🤠

@sednik on BBQ duty 🤩 Always one of my favourite times on a summer charter is to drop the hook(anchor) somewhere epic, have a swim and cook up some food. 🌊🦅⛵️😋

Sea legs. People often ask why a guy from the Prairies loves the being on the ocean so much…they’re not so different really, both flat and windy!! My love for the water started by spending time at Candle Lake, Saskatchewan, my families home away from home. Fishing, canoeing, swimming and playing on the beach. My first experience sailing was there too! I was really young, it was really windy and wavy so naturally I was terrified and didn’t try it again until 20 years later 😂 I was very fortunate to have that experience growing up. Spending time away from the city, adventuring in wild and natural environments. It’s a foundation that inspires me everyday. I really appreciate the beauty of those spaces and do my best to protect them. Consume less and leave no trace. Time to get outside 😎

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! “Follow” Original tune by The Markham Brothers Lyrics by @spatmarkham

Vitamin Sea from the bowsprit of Easy Goin’ while crossing the Straight of Georgia in the beautiful Pacific Ocean of British Columbia.

Easy Goin’ and I just want say THANK YOU so much to everyone that contributed to Eagle Sailing in some way, came out on the boat, and followed the journey online with us this year. There were so many smiling faces and now there are so many amazing new memories! This video clip is one of my favourites of the year, it was from about a month ago when I was on the boat by myself…something that didn’t happen too often this year. All I could think about was all the awesome people that had been coming out so far in the season, and how happy I am to be able to share these experiences with people. Your encouragement and moral support is what keeps me going and your financial support is what keeps the boat afloat. We could not and would not do it without you!! We absolutely love being out on the water cruising around with friends and families, enjoying this spectacular place. Hope to see all of you again next year. Thank you!