3rd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival Pictorial

Thousands enjoyed the sunny weather at the 2006 Richmond Maritime Festival held at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard Park in Steveston.

Words & Photographs by Dave Kemp, Picture Perfect B & B

What a zoo down at Britannia Heritage Shipyard today: The people, the sounds, the smell of hotdogs, the colors and the scenery, but you can't beat this type of atmosphere. What a day at the 3rd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival at Britannia Shipyard in Steveston.

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Classic fishing boat at 2006 Richmond Maritime Festival, Steveston, BC
©Dave Kemp—The classic gillnetter fishing boat, Eva, strutting her stuff in Steveston Harbour during the Maritime Festival. Built in 1939, little Eva is currently under restoration.

Tall ship Concordia at 2006 Richmond Maritime Festival, Steveston, BC  Concordia at 2006 Richmond Maritime Festival, Steveston, BC
©Dave Kemp—The S.V. Concordia from astern and on the port-side deck, easily the largest ship present, at 188 feet.

Richmond Maritime Festival 2006, Steveston, BC
©Dave Kemp—The tall ship S.V. Concordia at the 3rd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard docks in Steveston, BC.

Classic tugboat at 2006 Richmond Maritime Festival, Steveston, BC
©Dave Kemp—The S.S. Master from astern. The last remaining steam powered, wooden-hull tug in North America.

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Dave Kemp, co-owner/operator of Picture Perfect B & B just north of the village of Steveston. Into the photography hobby since he was 11-years-old, Dave will shoot anything that catches his eye. His photos were featured on television, as well as the Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers, and Real-Estate Weekly. Dave says: "If you ask me to take a photo of something, I will do it until I have achieved 100% satisfaction for myself and the individual who requested it." Apart from photography, Dave enjoys cooking, which at one point in his early career, he was aiming to become a chef. Picture Perfect B & B guests benefit from Dave's culinary skills acquired through his cook/chef training. You can check out more of Dave Kemp's photos at www.pictureperfect.nu/gallery.

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