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 […]
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 […]
Thurston Bay Marine Provincial Park
Thurston Bay Marine Park’s 531-hectares is located on BC’s South Central Coast in the Discovery Islands area on the westside of Sonora Island. Accessible only by boat via Nodales Channel, boaters can reference marine chart #3539 and #3543 for more information on the area. The park is in the traditional territories of the Homalco, K’omoks, […]
Anacortes, Washington
During the past few years, the Port Commission and city leaders have taken steps to increase Anacortes’s appeal to boaters. With the latest improvements to Cape Sante Marina and historic downtown, and as a result Anacortes is considered a cruising destination by boaters. The marina’s features include roomy fairways, wide stable concrete floats for boats […]
Genoa Bay Marina
Have you ever visited a destination and after a couple of days you just don’t want to leave? Where the service is second to none and the people operating the marina love what they do. That’s the experience first time visitors have when visiting Genoa Bay Marina. Genoa Bay is a quaint little settlement […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]