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Description
Step into a world guided by wind, tide, and human intuition
Film Screening: Wind, Tide & Oar
Saturday, January 17th: 1pm–4pm
Your ticket also includes Admission to the Vancouver Maritime Museum for the day (10am–5pm).
Wind, Tide & Oar is a visually rich and contemplative film exploring the ancient practice of engineless sailing. Shot on analogue film over three years, the documentary follows a diverse range of traditional boats navigating rivers, coastlines, and open seas across the UK, the Netherlands, and France—powered only by natural forces.
Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, filmmaker Huw Wahl offers an intimate and poetic perspective on sailing as both a craft and a philosophy. The film weaves together themes of ecology, heritage, traditional skills, and maritime history, inviting reflection on our relationship with the environment and our responsibility to care for it.
Join us for this special screening at the Vancouver Maritime Museum and experience sailing as it existed long before mechanised power—slow, responsive, and deeply connected to the natural world.
Schedule
- 1pm – Public Talk at Heritage Harbour
Hosted by the Oarlock & Sail Wooden Boat Club
Hands-on Displays in the Vancouver Maritime Museum
Tools, materials, and demonstrations from the Oarlock & Sail Wooden Boat Club
- 2pm – Film Screening: Wind, Tide & Oar (1.5 hours)
- 3pm – Q&A with Director Huw Wahl (approx. 20 minutes)
More Information on the film can be found here.
Date & Time
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Venue Details
Vancouver Maritime Museum
1905 Ogden AveVancouver, British Columbia V6J 1A3
