Otter Bay Marina
On the west side of North Pender Island visiting boaters enjoy a variety of services and activities at the Otter Bay Marina. It is open year-round, providing full service from May 15 to September 30 and reservations are recommended during the summer. Visiting mariners will discover 15-, 30- and 50-amp power, water, washrooms, showers, laundry, […]
Tenedos Bay, Desolation Sound
Located within the boundaries of Desolation Sound Provincial Park and only a 7.3-mile passage for Refuge Cove on West Redondo Island, the first glimpse of the Tenedos Bay leaves a lasting impression, with its steep encompassing rock cliffs, emerald-green water, and a view of 483-meter Mt. Spooner to the southeast. All the ingredients are here […]
Decision Making While Cruising
Decision making is never easy aboard a boat. If there is more than one person aboard your boat, how do you resolve conflicts about go/no go, routing, anchoring, and the like? Yes, the captain is the ultimate decision-maker. But that doesn’t mean that they operate in a vacuum. Everyone’s thoughts and feelings need to be […]
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island
Known as the “Harbour City” for its incredible downtown harbour district, Nanaimo is the second largest city on Vancouver Island and a popular cruising destination. It was first known as Snuneymuxw – meaning “great and mighty people” in the language of the Salish natives – and the first settlers who arrived in the mid-1800s translated […]
Maintaining Your Boat’s Attitude – Trim Tabs
Regardless of its size, if your boat has a planing or semi-planing hull, its degree of trim can significantly impact its operation. Trim tabs look and function in much the same way as the flaps on an airplane, adjusting lift by raising or lowering the boat’s attitude to improve boat speed, fuel economy, accommodate weight […]
Westview, Powell River
Westview is one of four communities that make up the town of Powell River. It’s located on the mainland side of the Strait of Georgia, midway between Pender Harbour and Lund. For boaters headed to or from Desolation Sound, it’s a good place to hide out should the waters of Malaspina Strait kick-up. Powell River […]
Preparing for the Boatyard
Before delivering your vessel to the boatyard for service or repair, you can do a few things to ensure its time on the hard goes as anticipated, the effort is completed on schedule and there are no surprises. Establishing a well-developed work order is the most fundamental tool for every job, large or small, for […]
Page’s Resort & Marina, Silva Bay
Page’s Resort & Marina has been welcoming seagoing visitor since its beginning as a fish camp and store in the early 1940’s. It has since evolved into a full service resort that offers visitors a marina, rental cottages, tent sites, washroom, and coin operated showers and laundry. The grounds are well maintained and decorated with […]
21 Questions for Spring
Before you start using your boat this spring, we wanted to share this checklist with best practices for spring commissioning that gives you a way to check off the important points before you cast off for another great season. Here is a list of questions you should answer before getting out on the water. Scheduled […]
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
Each year, thousands of boaters visit The Port of Friday Harbor to enjoy the amenities of one of Washington’s largest marinas and experience all that the surrounding community has to offer. Year-round the marina attracts boaters from all over the West Coast and during the summer the area is bustling with activity. Located on the […]