Liveaboard around Vancouver without a slip

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Oh Dear, Terri :-)!!!

You say: "[I] have decided a trawler is a better fit for me....the goal will be to venture down the west coast BC to Baja."

No, no, no, Terri! Do the math! How many miles to the litre do you get in a "trawler"? How far is it from Vancouver to Capo San Lucas? What is your tankage? So how many pit stops would you have to make along the way? How many places are there where you can safely bring in a "trawler"? What will you do when you CANNOT bring the boat to harbour on this, a coast most notoriously dangerous?

Seasoned sailor folk make the trip all the time, but they do it in SAILBOATS! 200 miles off shore! And they don't stop till they can make a left turn to get under the Golden Gate Bridge. Would you know how to find that "hole in the wall" from 200 miles out? Are you up for taking your little "trawler", which won't be a REAL trawler but just a glorified motor boat, into Newport, Oregon in conditions like these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGhFxYf2ixc

If you are not, you shouldn't go anywhere near America's west coast from Cape Flattery to the Golden Gate. Remember that seasoned US Coast Guard coxswains (rescue boat skippers) wet their knickers all the time working the Oregon coast! :-)

Now, stick around and ask questions becoming a novice, and we'll get you off to a reasonable start to becoming a sailor.

All the best :-)!

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