The Seawind 3000 is a composite kit aircraft developed from a Canadian design that was transferred to a U.S.company called SNA. This one arrived from up-island, refuelled, then departed to Bellingham (KBLI) just across the water.

This is the third aerodrome in BC where I have seen this Seawind. Now it has been given some additional trim. Crashed and destroyed a year later. Info on my earlier photo here.

Kit 46 completed in 2000. Roomy and well equipped cockpit. It crashed and was destroyed in 2009.

Ted's brand new Seawind, built in 2009

After a brief stop in Vernon this sharp looking amphib is making its way to runway 26 for departure to Osoyoos. Unfortunately, this homebuilt was destroyed in a crash near Maple Ridge in Sept 2009. Engine failure caused parts of the engine to fly off and cause the cowling to become partly detached, causing the aircraft to crash in a forested area. The aircraft was completely destroyed.

Ex VH-VIV, registered November 2011.

A sleek fast four-place kitplane amphibian built by Richard Adams and John Kivenko. It unfortunately crashed 21-Jul-1998 on take-off from Cornwall, ON, on a test flight and was cancelled as written-off 25-May-1999.