So a dozen lighted ships circled off the village of Cowichan Bay for the delight of shoppers visiting the waterfront strip from five PM yesterday (pic above from 2009).
The only issue was that according to the local Black rag, the News Leader, it was not happening. The Wooden Boat Society, which claimed to run the event, announced that the society would not be running it this year, and so according to them it was not happening.
Of course, the sailpast happened anyway: try holding determined skippers back! Bay Pub publican Chris Killam led the way with his grandfather's 70-ft Greybeard look-alike adorned with a magnificent swizzle stick about three storeys high.
Skipper Rowland followed in Calypso, which appeared and disappeared regularly as all its lights flashed on and off.
Other gaily lit vessels crowded with laughing and babbling passengers made for a great show.
Later, all aboard Calypso headed for the Emily Morgan studio, where the vernissage proceeded apace, and later a select group made their way up to the Morgan residence overlooking the bay. All raved until late.
These home-made events make politics irrelevant.
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