Katherine Bickford

Viking Princess at Discovery Marina in Campbell River

As much as I love fishing boats, they can at times be challenging – they are generally close together on docks where I can’t move to a great position, the lighting is nasty, and often they don’t have a visible name.

The name is important to me as I don’t just take pictures of things – I try to capture moments in life and tell a story. Although there is nothing wrong with a nice picture of a pretty boat, “Look – a boat” just does not cut it for me. Nope – the name is important as it is the key to the history of the boat.

In this case I saw a name on a few floats and was able to use it to get the information I wanted.

• Built: 1967, Remmen Boat Works Ltd., North Surrey
• Construction Material: Wood
• Gross Tonnage (t): 14.07
• Net Tonnage (t): 9.57
• Vessel Length (m): 11.31
• Vessel Breadth (m): 3.69
• Vessel Depth (m): 1.46
• Propulsion : 115 HP Diesel, single screw
• Speed (knots): 8.0