Checklist Guide

Vessel Preparedness

The Around-Together cruise is a mere 3 months away, so below is a helpful checklist to keep you focused on being prepared for our departure date.

1. Annual Service

* Hull

* Machinery

* Sails

* Rigging

* Tender

* Electronics – GPS

* Radios: DSC?

* Sounder

* Radar

* Electronic navigation

* Navigation & anchor lights

* Battery check

* Anchor & rode

* Killet

2. Safety

* CCGA inspection – April 21^st & 22^nd

* Charts

* Piloting tools

* Publications (Sailing Directions, PAC Tide 5 & 6, Cruising guides )

* Radar reflector

* Compass

* Fire extinguisher check & recharge if necessary

* Tender & equipment (oars, painter, etc.) (CCGA)

* Life jackets

* Harness & jack lines

3. Spare Equipment/Supplies/Tools

* Spare engine parts

* Rigging fittings

* Sails

* Lines

4. Water & Fuel capacity

Water Supply # ______ gallons # ______ days

Fuel Supply

Gas: # ______ gallons # ______ days

Diesel: # ______ gallons # ______ days

Propane Galley ______ BBQ ______

Fuel (outboard) # ______ gallons

Spare oil Main engine ______ Outboard ______

5. Provisions

If you have forgotten anything or need to re-supply perishables, fuel and water these are the ports-of-call where you may be able to find what you need.

Community	Fuel	Water	Ice	Trash	Supplies
Northbound
Port McNeill	X	X	?	?	X
Southbound
Walters Cove	?	?	?	?	?
Esperanza	?	?	?	?	?
Tahsis	?	?	?	?	?
Tofino	?	?	?	?	?
Ucluelet	?	?	?	?	?
Sooke	?	?	?	?	?
Sidney	?	?	?	?	?

Numerous other provisioning stops are available from Sidney to Deep Bay.

6. Fishing Gear

* Licence

* Rods

* Crab & prawn traps

* Bait

7. Clothing

* Foul weather to hot weather

* Beach & hiking clothing and footwear

8. Insurance

* Will it cover travel to the West Coast?

9. First Aid certificate

* Who on which boats has it?

10. Prescriptions

* Do you have enough of required prescriptions for the duration of the trip?

11. Group Radio Channel

* Choose a secondary channel to monitor in addition to CH 16 eg. continuous, dual monitor of both Ch 9 and 16?