Rick LeBlanc
Captain / Technical Specialist / Photographer
Rick is a
Professional Electrical Engineer in the Product Safety Industry. He works part-time on a contract basis and
the remainder of time he spends working on the Sea Foam. Rick was born and raised in
When Rick
moved out to the coast he lived in
He has been
boating and scuba diving for 25 years, mostly on the BC coast. Photography seems to have come naturally to
Rick and he will go to great lengths to get the “great” shot. Underwater photography has been tried and
found to be expensive. Eventually he may
get back into it again. He met and
married Carol-Ann in 2003 after a long search for someone who has the same
passion for the BC waterways. Rick and
Carol-Ann co-own the Sea Foam and intend to continue their adventures into
retirement.
Together
they have put their partnership to good use.
Carol-Ann writes stories about their adventures and cruise logs while
Rick takes the photographs to highlight all the events.
Navigator / Ship’s Writer
Carol-Ann is an elementary school teacher in
When she is not diving, exploring with the
kayak is next in the line up. She has been up to five miles away from the
Sea Foam and returned after a full day’s paddle. Hiking and searching out new trails to fresh
water lakes is another high interest.
Kona is especially fond of this activity.
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Kona (deceased – 2000-2011)
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“Life and Times of Kona” Slideshow
Mascot/Security / Shore Recon /Galley Helper
Cane Corso
(Italian Mastiff) - Kona prefers that Rick and Carol-Ann not go scuba
diving or kayaking. She would much
rather conduct her shore reconnaissance duties as soon as Sea Foam’s engine slows
to idle. Beaches and canopy forests are
her favorite terrain. She also enjoys
riding the bow of the Catch-up and keeps a close watch for deadheads, seals,
whales and dolphins. All three are a
threat to us in her mind and she is very vigilant. She needs to go to shore as often as a French
Poodle or a Maltese. Yes, she’s very big and has the foot print of two people
but she doesn’t need any help getting to shore and she helps keep us
active. We certainly don’t have any
concerns about an eagle snatching her off the bow of the boat!
When we are at anchor she goes to shore in the morning for a quick sniff
about, a longer hike in the afternoon to adventure and explore, if the terrain
allows, and then out again just before dark.
Kona also has lasting power; she has been known to go up to twelve hours
without a hint of needing shore relief.
She doesn’t eat as much as you think a one hundred and twenty-five pound
dog might. She only eats five cups of
dry food each day and seldom if ever gets human food. However, she will try to convince you
otherwise. She has recently taken a
fancy to eating steamed mussels.
When we are busy digging for clams or plucking
oysters from the shore, Kona is often found digging for her own dinner. She especially likes to find small crabs
under the rocks that she finds particularly good and crunchy!
For more stories about Kona please read a
recently crafted story titled,