Item T0389:0001 - 0002 - Mim DeCrop interview

CALL NUMBER: T0389:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain Mim DeCrop discusses how he began sailing in Flanders, Belgium, in 1947; a story about starting work as a cook at Coast Ferries in BC in 1956; getting a job as a deckhand; how he started on tugboats, including the names of many boats from that time; how they serviced the logging camps; how Union Steamships eventually disbanded in 1960 and the reasons why Tidewater's ships eventually lost out; how the government eventually squeezed Coast Ferries out of the Gulf Islands runs; how the "Petrel" was lost in a gale at Cape Mudge; details on the operation of the "Patscoe"; details on the shipping business, including how they did door to door service; how tow boats have to feel their way through bad weather; how the pattern on the coast is changing as small business are giving way to big ones; building the freight business; details on navigation; how information would be gained from loggers; how experience is key; and details about Bute Inlet. TRACK 2: Captain DeCrop describes using echoes for navigation; the inception of Coast Ferries; the boat "Troubadour"; how you find your way in inlets; Owen Bay and the rapids nearby.

CALL NUMBER: T0389:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain DeCrop continues by discussing various characters along the coast; anecdotes about experiences along the coast; more on freighting; the kindness of loggers; how freighters helped each other; how freight was charged for; how the radio provided forecasts; communication with other tuggers and locals; Jervis Inlet; and various other inlets. [TRACK 2: blank.]