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Seasons Greetings from the crew at Oak Bay Marine Group
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We'd like to say a special congratulations to Mr. Bob Wright, the founder and owner of Oak Bay Marine Group. Bob was just selected to enter the Canadian Tourism Hall of Fame.
Congratulations Bob!
To read Bob's article, visit http://bit.ly/rH5zYK
Here's some recent photos from the MV Salmon Seeker and MV Charlotte Princess.
Many of you may not know that Oak Bay Marine Group owns the award-winning Marina Restaurant located at Oak Bay Marina in Victoria, BC. The restaurant, with its sweeping views of Mt. Baker and the Straits of Juan de Fuca, hosts many events throughout the year and recently hosted 'Dinner at Vatreight Farms'.
Jennifer Gidora, Manager of the Marina Restaurant, dreamed of hosting a dinner event in a farm and approached Kathy McAree from Taste late last year to make to the dream a reality. The idea, well it was simple really, to bring guests to the place where their food was picked.
Who, even Jennifer and chef Matt Rissling, could have imagined the spectacular event that unfolded. Guests and staff were welcomed with clear blue skies, a light warm summer breeze, straw hats, delightful wines from Mission Hills and delicious food, much of which was handpicked by the wonderful staff at Vantreight Farms.
Rebecca Baugniet from Eat Magazine who attended the event wrote, "Each course prompted groans of audible delight, from the spot-on-soft-boiled eggs with orange yokes mirroring the evening sun in miniature on our salad plates, right through to the moist lemon olive oil cake, onto which we piled fresh berries, whipped vanilla creme fraiche and lavender syrup."
The communal style seating create a warm family dinner feeling with the guests. They chatted and laughed, enjoying the sunset over the farm. This is one event that will not be forgotten!
To view the article by Rebecca Baugniet, visit Eat Magazine.com
For Larissa Johnston's article, visit Times Colinist.com
Although we've have to replenish our bait more than we've ever had to in the past, we're not really in a hurry to restock because, according to crew, fish are biting on pretty much anything.
Overheard on the ship today..."Captian, I could put down a bottlecap with a Mars Bar for bait and catch a Chinook."
So, that begs the question...why aren't you here?
With all our resort now open, we are receiving many great photos from guests to enter into our 2011 Story and Photo Contest.
Here is a recent submission from Herb Partridge who visited Canadian Princess Resort this year,
We just returned from our trip at the Canadian Princess Resort in Ucluelet, BC. We were very pleased with our on shore accommodation. My friend Jos Stryke landed a halibut and a Chinook while I landed a halibut and two lovely Spring.
The weather was excellent with no rain and very little wind. We had the pleasure of viewing two humpback whales pass by our boat while fishing. We had two great dinners in the Charter Lounge onboard the ship and found all the staff efficient, pleasant and helpful!
Hope to see you all again next year.
To enter our 2011 Photo and Story contest simply send your photos and story to photocontest@obmg.com (include your name and a brief description of our photo), post your photos on one of our Facebook pages (state it is a Photo Contest entry) or mail to:
Oak Bay Marine Group Story & Photo Contest
1327 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC V8S 2N4
My wife Kathleen and I want to thank Oak Bay Marine Group for our phenomenal fishing trip this past weekend at the MV Salmon Seeker. From the scenic helicopter ride to outstanding four course meals and world class salmon and halibut fishing, this trip is one we will never forget.
With an abundance of fish around, it wasn't hard to catch our limits. We simply lost count of amount of fish we caught and carefully released back in to the water with the help of our expert guide! As we fished, Humpback Whales traveled past us and bald eagles flew overhead, it was just spectacular.
Everyone on the boat had a great time and we WILL be back again soon!
~ Richard and Kathleen
As we wind up Trip #1 on the MV Salmon Seeker, four more guests reeled in halibut over 100lbs. earning them Masterfisherman honours. John Dormer's 109lb. and Will Hoekstra's 106lb. hali were the largest to hit our decks.
In our Captains Club, we have five new members with 30lb. plus Chinook and over 50lb. halibut. Tome Bone netted a 87lb. hali earning him the weight leader for this category.
Limits of Chinook continued to hit our decks this trip with lots of cat and release ranging from 20lb. to 25lb. Overall, this has been a great start to the season opening. The weather is fine and sunny with reasonably calm seas allowing our guides to fish their favoured spots outside the Inlet. for those who prefer the quieter waters, inside the Inlet continues to be productive fishing spot.
~ Captain Ian
Take advantage of BC Ferries CoastSaver fares this June and enjoy a long weekend at any Oak Bay Marine Group Resort on Vancouver Island!
BC Ferries CoastSaver savings runs from June 2nd, 2011 - June 26, 2011. Fares of $39.95 one way for a car & driver on all scheduled sailings between Vancouver and Victoria or Vancouver and Nanaimo on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Adult passengers pay just $9.95.
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