WINTER/SPRING2017
MLCM
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Hakai Passage
The crux of adventure:Challengedby the elements and fatiguewe are blown awaynot by thePacificwinds, but by the epic vista of theNorthwestCoast aswe hit
crossHakai pass.This is the openPacific; thick fog can roll in veryquickly and sea conditions can shift from flat, calm to4–6-metre (12–20-foot) swellswithin
amatter of hours.Capsizing and re-gathering yourself in a place like this is neither simplenor relaxing, but the promise of surf and a beachonCalvert Island
invigorates our last stores of energy.We stroke on.
CHRISCHRISTIE
JIMMARTINELLO
JONBURAK
