Penelope replaces Felix
A whole group of co-op members was busy for weeks, looking at many boats that might be a good replacement for Felix. We finally settled on "Penelope", a 1981 Hunter 30, and bought this boat in early August 2022.
Insurance changes
One (!) day before our annual insurance was to be renewed on May 6, the insurance company notified us that they would not offer insurance for co-ops in the future. But they did offer a 3-month extension so that we would have some time to find new insurance. Luckily Felix's accident happened after we accepted the extension!
It took a while to find new insurance; we also had to wait until the claim for Felix was settled. In July we arranged insurance with HUB, effective in August. The premium was much higher than before, partly due to the claim and partly due to a general, all-around increase in insurance costs.
Our 2022 Saturday Boat Work Parties and Co-op Sails (after most work parties):
none in Jan, #81 Feb 19, #82 Mar 19, #83 Apr 16 #84 May 28, #85 June 18, #86 July 16, #87 Aug 20, #88 Sep 17, #89 Oct 15
Phoebe Haul-out June 14-17, 2022
Phoebe's bottom was scraped and re-painted, and the red part polished.
AGM on June 7, 2022
We held another online AGM. We talked about finances and the budget, got up-to-date about Felix and the search for a new boat, approved changes to the fees and to the SOP, and elected a 6th director.
No more Felix!!
Felix had LOTS of work done in 2022, mostly by Colin but also by Jeff, Ryan, Richard and others. Felix got a new dodger, new interior lighting, new starting procedure (leading to one start of the engine without opening the cooling water seacock – luckily the engine survived – this is a really high-quality, sturdy engine!!). Colin and Emily went cruising for over a week in March – very brave! A linked cruise was planned for the summer, but then….
On May 14 Felix ran aground just outside the marina, getting stuck on Robson Reef for a while, and a leak developed. A week or so later (on May 25) Felix was transported to Sidney and lifted out of the water, and it was found that damage repair would cost $25,000 plus! Felix was a write-off. Very sad; it really makes you want to cry for this nice boat, and when you consider the amount of work that was done during the last year up to almost the day of the accident… sigh.
Our insurance company paid the full insured $20,000 in mid-June. Colin bought Felix from the insurance company for salvage, and he was able to re-purpose various pieces, such as the boom and the traveller.