Wallace Island Marine Park, B.C.’s Gulf Islands
Located in Trincomali Channel between Galiano and Saltspring Islands, there’s a little island where you can sense what it was like in the 1940’s and 50’s to live on a remote island. A place where, if you let your imagination go, you can get a feeling of how these adventurous and hardy souls lived. In […]
Cochrane Islands, Malaspina Inlet
If you and your crew are in popular Desolation Sound and are looking for a small tranquil, less visited anchorage where it is just you and the wildlife, the anchorage in the lee of the Cochrane Islands might be just the ticket. Located at the northern end of Malaspina Inlet, The Cochrane Islands consist of […]
Pender Harbour, Sechelt Peninsula
Known for its laid-back lifestyle, scenic beauty and wide array of events and festivals, Pender Harbour. The harbour is a fabulous place to relax and play. A place dripping with salty history and modern leisure. The community once relied on fishing and forestry to drive the economy, but now they have turned their efforts to […]
Tips For Your Buying Your First Yacht
Tips For Your Buying Your First Yacht Your Guide to Buying a Yacht Buying a yacht is an exciting adventure, filled with possibilities and the promise of new adventures on the water. At Freedom Marine, we specialize in helping you navigate this significant decision with ease and expertise. Our tailored approach ensures you find the […]
Olympia, Washington
Located at the foot of 100-mile-long Puget Sound in Budd Inlet, Washington State’s waterfront state capital is an ideal cruising destination. Olympia sits in the shadow of the Olympic Mountains to the northwest and the state’s capitol dome dominating the skyline to the east. The southern end of Budd Inlet splits into two smaller waterways, […]
Sucia Island Marine Park
There’s something very special about Sucia Island Marine State Park’s incredible beauty, many bays, coves, beaches, and trails. Its shoreline is the product of Mother Nature’s artistry with smooth sandstone curves, rounded arches, and honeycomb hollows, plus six bays possessing their own unique personality. You can spend a week at a time here and every […]
Lagoon Cove Marina
After a morning cruising north in Johnston Strait, and up Havannan Channel watching for bears, transiting narrow turbulent Chatham Channels at slack tide, then passing through the narrow and kelp lined Blow Hole and into picturesque and well sheltered Lagoon Cove the quaint Lagoon Cove Marina comes into view. The marina is one of the […]
Getting Your Boat’s Ground Tackle Ready
Ground tackle is one area that maintenance is often overlooked. While typically simple in makeup, there are a myriad of ways for ground tackle to not function when you most need it to. Often, it is the result of poor improper or deferred maintenance. To be confident of your ground tackle’s holding ability, it must […]
Beach Gardens Resort & Marina
Located on the Sunshine Coast, about 70-nautical miles northwest of Vancouver and south of Powell River at Grief Point, Beach Gardens Resort & Marina. Nestled among the quiet pines, Beach Gardens Resort is a convenient stop – reasonable moorage rates, excellent restaurant and more – for boater transiting Malaspina Strait in route to Desolation Sound […]
Every Engine Must Exhale
A proper exhaust system and its maintenance is vital to an engine’s performance. “Out goes the bad air, in comes the good”. A properly sized and well-designed marine exhaust system is the best way to get rid of the bad air and optimize an engine’s performance. Anything that inhibits the flow of exhaust gases creates […]