by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Jan 2, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Picture a long festive table decked with candles and lined with a dozen smiling faces. Surely, all the ingredients for sharing of food, laughter and good conversation? Well, not so much. As I sat down excited to spend the evening catching up with everyone, I realized...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Nov 2, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Some might say B.C. came out with the shorter end of the stick after the results of Canada’s $33 billion Shipbuilding bidding process were announced earlier this month. While Nova Scotia scored $25 billion to build snazzy warships, Vancouver’s Seaspan...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Oct 5, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
If you read my post “The Laser: the People’s Boat”, this thing is the complete opposite. While the Laser gives rise to communities of sailors young and old, this thing discourages them. At 93 metres long, “The Eos” ranks as the largest private...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Sep 8, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Ever notice that Vancouver’s English Bay skyline is constantly littered with those, squat, red-hulled ships? Or maybe not. They’re such an omnipresent feature of our surroundings, that we pay them little heed despite their importance. Each of these modern-day...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Aug 15, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
The editors of this fine publication have asked that I periodically pick a boat, ship, vessel – whatever – and say why it’s awesome, curious, noteworthy, etc. (I’m supposed to do this in 25 words. #Fail on that one.) Anyway, I’ve agreed,...
