“We’ve known for a while the new boats were coming, but now that they’re being rigged in Vancouver, they are no longer just an idea: they’ve become something tangible,” said Lieutenant (Navy) (Lt(N)) Ellery Down, RCN Sail Program Coordinator, during a recent inspection of the two yet-to-be-named Bavaria C45 sailboats at a contractor facility on Granville Island.
Five Grade 5 students from Glenlyon Norfolk School joined the Naval Fleet School (Pacific) Campus Support team on April 5 to learn the tricks of the trade, specifically the art of tying knots.