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Mayne Island Kayakers Survey - click here.

Marine Weather reports: Swanson Channel I South of Nanaimo
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AMIB Constitution and bylaws

New - AMIB Minutes
Minutes of the AMIB Executive will now be posted on this website once they have been approved at the subsequent Executive meeting.

Minutes from the Feb. 2, 2019 Exec meeting are now posted here.

Find us on Facebook

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Mayne Island dock queries:
Miners Bay dock wharfinger is Neil Jensen.

Horton Bay dock wharfinger is Richard Jarco.

new - Southern Gulf Islands Harbour Commissioner (SGIHC) is Ian Dow

Agenda and minutes - Southern Gulf Islands Harbour Commission

Coast Guard Warns of Radio Interference from LEDs.
Go to Websites / Resources

Do you use Horton Bay dock?
Read the latest Court Ruling re: Horton Bay.
This June 25/2018 ruling concerns parking on Horton Bay Road.
Click here

Proposed Changes to Transport Canada’s Small Vessel Regulations

Do you know how many flares, what kind, and the other safety equipment that you are required to have on board your vessel? There are some changes being proposed, especially to SUP's .... read here....

Islands Trust - Notice
Do you know about an abandoned boat in the Islands Trust area that should be removed? Islands Trust wants to hear from you!

If you know of an abandoned boat that should be removed, visit our Abandoned and Derelict Vessel webpage to learn how to report it. Islands Trust is developing an inventory of abandoned, derelict boats in the Islands Trust area to share with applicable removal agencies

Use these links to contact us about abandoned boats.

Course Sign-up 2019

2019 Boating Workshops

All workshops at the Library except for the *Cooking for Cruising

Cost: Free to AMIB members or $10 Individual/$20 Family

Tides and Currents (of special interest to Kayakers) - Doug Peers - Thur. April 25, Library, 7pm
Doug is a well-known Mayne Island kayaker and kayak instructor who can help you safely paddle our local waters and beyond. For all boaters.

*Cooking for Cruising - Patti Janssen & Judy Kiyooka
Sat. April 27 at Patti Janssen's home, 542 Bayview, ph. 604-313-8243,
3pm - 5 pm

Are you interested in sharing ideas on food preparation and storage while boating? Send us your favourite recipes and ideas for food preparation and storage and we will copy them and make a recipe and ideas folder that you can pick up at the workshop. If you wish, you can bring some food that you have prepared to the workshop to share with the participants. Kitchen facilities will be available!
If you are interested in attending this workshop, free to AMIB members, send your confirmation to Judy Kiyooka at jkiyooka@shaw.ca

Send your recipes and tips for food preparation and storage to Patti Janssen at patti.janssen@ubc.ca
Space in this workshop is limited so please confirm your attendance now.

Please register so we can determine if there is sufficient interest to offer the Radio course next month.

Restricted Operator Certificate - Maritime - Bernard Rochet
Bernard Rochet is an experienced Mayne Island boater - s/v Sunswept.

Did you know that if you operate a maritime radio (eg. your VHF radio), you need the certificate. It's the law! There is a fee for this course.

The Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures and everyday operating techniques. Learn all about the uses of marine radios, choice of frequencies, operation, phonetic alphabet, procedural words and phrases, as well as Digital Selective Calling and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, (DSC/GMDSS).

More classes are coming in May:

Weather - details forthcoming
History of M.I. Shipwrecks - details forthcoming

Proposed Anson Road Dock

At the April 11th Mayne Island meeting CRD prepared visuals of plans for new Anson Road dock and for changes Miners Bay Dock. Ted Robbins announced that quotes will go out in May/June of this year with construction slated to start this fall after completion of the archaeological and environmental studies.

Click here to view these posters on the CRD website

Anson Road dock will have 720 linear feet of dock space compared to the current 180 linear feet at Horton Bay. The current Horton Bay dock will be dismantled and replaced by the Anson Road dock after AR is completed.

There will be parking for 15 vehicles plus a turn-around.

Proposed dock re-alignment to Miners Bay dock

The current T-float (in dark brown) will be replaced by a concrete float (in green) in order to lessen the effects of ferry wake.

Click here to read more details
(detailed plans, schedules, constraints)
and more pictures.

View the Anson Road dock plans here:

Click here to read more about Anson Road..View the Anson Road slide with dock plans here...

Re-alignment of floating dock at Miners Bay

Read the latest Court Ruling (June 25, 2018) regarding parking on Horton Bay Road. Paula Bucholz (Arbutus Estates) vs. CRD Click here.

Events

Sunday, May 26th - Annual Spring Picnic at Dinner Bay Park

You are invited to our annual picnic at Dinner Bay Park. This is a free luncheon BBQ for AMIB members. Not a member?
You are welcome to attend and join up at the picnic. $10 Individual or $20 Family for the year.

AMIB provides the hamburgers with all the fixings, dessert and beverages. You bring your own plates, cutlery and cups.

Keep tuned here for more about the day's program.

Club Burgees are coming!
Just to let everyone know that we have ordered a limited number of custom made AMIB burgees that we will be selling. We will let you know the price (affordable) and availability within the next month.

To see a mockup of the AMIB burgee click here.

Flotilla to Desolation Sound, Broughtons, Alert Bay organized by Blair Smith

Handouts from the first Information Meeting are now available here. There are 7 pages covering the boat, the people, boat details, provisioning, climate, creatures, activities, the gates, communications, general plan, charts, guidebooks, other books, schedule.

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Blair Smith

Membership

Join AMIB, one of Mayne Island's active and friendly organizations!

We are continuing to receive new memberships and renewals. Please use the online 2019 Membership Application on this website.

2018 AMIB President AllenSlade, Cliff andJudy Kiyooka. Photo by Tom Hobley

What do we do? Boater Education - Improve Docks and Ramps - Social Activities

Purposes of AMIB
Dues: $20/family per year, $10 individual
You do not have to own a boat to become a member
Full calendar of educational and social activities
Join now by filling out our on-line membership form

Other AMIB Benefits:

Show your AMIB membership card and receive a 10% discount on meals at the Lighthouse Pub on Saturna (does not include liquor). Discounts also available at All Bay Marine and Spencers Marine on Harbour Road, Sidney.
AMIB members can advertise anything related to boating in our Facebook page.

2018-2019 Executive (as of November 24, 2018 AGM)

President - Louis Vallee
Treasurer -Bob McKinnon
Secretary - Judy Kiyooka
Membership - Cliff Kiyooka
Other Directors -
Mike Halliday, Peter Hansche,Don DeRousie,Richard Jarco, Bill Lane, Murray Malott, Stephen Cropper, Renate Morell
Past President - Allen Slade
Webmaster - Cliff Kiyooka - ckiyooka@shaw.ca