have you dreamed about cruising the INSIDE PASSAGE TO ALASKA? 
well next summer from may 16^th to july 13^th you could live out your dream!



COOPER BOATING is setting up a flotilla that will be leaving POWELL RIVER may 17^th and headed for JUNEAU ALASKA
~the trip will be run in 4 – 2 week long stages:  powell river to prince rupert, prince rupert to juneau, juneau to prince rupert, and prince rupert to powell river ~ you can book a boat and take your own crew, or book a berth and travel with a group of like-minded adventurers ~choose 1, 2 or all 4 stages~  if you have your own boat, you can join the flotilla too


 
for more information call dawn at our sidney office at 250-655-4979 and she will help make
your INSIDE PASSAGE dream trip to ALASKA happen!
 
fair winds and following seas…

~ the boat is coming together ~ the crew is coming together ~ MAUI here we come ~

• in 2012, a decision was made to get the boat ~

• in 2013 the boat arrived ~

• by the end of the year, a crew seemed to appear out of thin air; all tied to our group of owners, instructors & clients ~

• almost as quickly, another crew formed to return the boat home as part of a top level training program

~ the crew racing in the VIC MAUI RACE has sailed together in the daylight & in the dark, in light winds & heavy & undertaken extensive training & practice ~

~ the boat has been through an exhaustive list of preparations & an inspection to comply with pages & pages of safety requirements ranging from storm sails to stability tests to building a completely redundant steering system for the boat ~

~ most of the crew has attended the SAFETY at SEA seminar, which included jumping in the the water to test lifejackets before climbing into a recently deployed liferaft  ~

~ through all of this, the key dynamic has been a team that can both work hard together & have fun together ~ complimentary skills ranging from SAILING through MEDICAL through MAINTENANCE down to 'modern day shipboard' challenges that include updating SOFTWARE on the boat's systems ~

~ as we head into the final month of preparations for this great adventure, we'll highlight some of the crew aboard & how they bring unique elements to the team & come together to be TEAM ALEGRIA ~

~ if YOU are considering your own epic adventure at sea, remember these famous words:

"you can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"
                                                    - Christopher Columbus

~ REMEMBER, when you are ready, we are here to help ~ YOLO (You Only Live Once)

DATES are set for a once in a lifetime experience - join us on a cruise to and from ALASKA in 2013 

4 legs of about 2 weeks each will see some of our finest charter boats head to and from the waters of GLACIER BAY with crew change locations in PRINCE RUPERT, BC  &  JUNEAU, ALASKA



join the cruise with via our CREW MEMBERSHIP - and attend an information night on NOVEMBER 18 for the complete overview of our FUN and YOLO events for 2013