I quite like fishing boats – the gear, the lines of the boats, the Names, and in so many cases, just because they are floating history and vital to the economy of British Columbia.
Ocean Isle at French Creek
If not for a radar and radio antennae, this shot could have been taken yesterday or 30 years ago, and in California, Maine, or any of the numerous coastal towns on Vancouver Island.
- Built: 1965 Alberni Engineering & Shipyard Ltd, Port Alberni
- Material: Wood
- Gross Tonnage (t): 12.27
- Net Tonnage (t): 8.34
- Length (m): 10.61
- Breadth (m): 3.35
- Depth (m): 1.40
- Engine: Diesel, 161 Horsepower
- Speed (knots): 10.0