Christening of Sea Zen in False Creek

January 2, 2023

Valerie was integral to the vision of Sea Zen and her imprint is seen and felt all through the vessel, but quite sadly she was not able to be there for Sea Zen's arrival.

She told Brian, more than once or twice that, “The thing I will miss most about not being here is I won’t get to see our new boat arrive.”

With sincere thanks to Linda Whatley for the beautiful production of this video.

In 2014, I bought a 43 foot Beneteau sailboat (AWOL) which we enjoyed for six years. We learned to sail; learned to take care of a boat; learned to live on a boat. We had some wonderful vacation trips on AWOL accompanied by Linda and Michael Whatley – our teachers, advisors and protectors on the water.

In 2020, we decided that the rigors of sailing were going to give way to what we hoped would be a more relaxed power boating experience.

Our plan was to moor the boat is Port Sidney Marina and spend weeks and weekends there. With Valerie gone I am now looking to find a moorage in False Creek so I have more immediate access.

Delivery Photos @ January 2022

Construction Photos @ June 2021