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Earlier in October 2024, HMCS Ottawa's Naval Warfare Officer positioned the ship to conduct a four-point mooring in Patricia Bay, B.C. For this evolution, the deck department is required to practice the artful skill of buoy jumping. Fortunately for us, our ship has the best bosuns and they are Ready Aye Ready. Plus tôt en octobre, les officiers de guerre navale du NCSM Ottawa ont positionné le navire pour un amarrage en quatre points dans la Patricia Bay en C.-B. Pour cet amarrage, le département des ponts doit exercer l'art subtil du saut à la bouée. Heureusement pour nous, nous avons les meilleurs manœuvriers et ils sont « Toujours là, toujours prêts ». Photo Sailor 3rd Class Jacob Saunders, Canadian Armed Forces

 

Nov, 21 2024 0 Comments Full Story
Members of the Victory Oar Duff racing team gather for a team photograph on Apr. 10 at the Seamanship Training Centre in Naden. (L-R): Lieutenant (Navy) (Lt(N)) Jeff Phillips, Lt(N) Ellery Down, Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A/SLt) Benjamin Roth, Sailor 1st Class (S1) Evan Helgason-Thorpe, A/SLt Maxwell Lucas, and S1 Maxime Vandal. Photo: Peter Mallett/Lookout Newspaper.

It’s ‘Victory Oar Duff’ in race to Alaska

Peter Mallett,  Staff Writer  —  vic·to·ry /ˈvikt(ə)rē/ | nounan act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition. oar /ôr/ | nouna pole with a flat blade, pivoting in an oar lock, used to row or steer a boat through the water.   duff /dəf/ adjective, informal   1. Dessert 2. Indicates that something […]

May, 11 2024 0 Comments Full Story
A/SLt Kayvan Aflaki stands with a landmark signpost at Captain Arturo Prat Base, a Chilean Antarctic research station located on Greenwich Island, after completing a replenishment with the crew members of Chilean offshore patrol vessel Marinero Fuentealba. Photo: ST Felipe Olea.

RCN sailor traverses the Antarctic waters with the Chilean Navy

A/SLt Kayvan Aflaki, NWO  —  As a Naval Warfare Officer with the Royal Canadian Navy, my career has involved sailing Canada’s territorial waters, but nothing could have prepared me for the extraordinary journey that unfolded in November 2023—an expedition to Antarctica as an attaché to the Chilean Navy.  This unique opportunity, through a program called Regulus designed to […]

Feb, 13 2024 0 Comments Full Story
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