Nidge Shipwreck
The Nidge was a steam tug built in Vancouver in 1906 or 07. Her wooden hull was 63.7 ft. deep. She displaced 57.91 tons gross, 39.38 tons registered. She was screw propelled. The tug was [...]
Barkley Sound to Becher Bay
The final leg of a counter-clockwise circumnavigation of Vancouver Island is from Barkley Sound into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. On the Canadian side, Port Renfrew is the only protection [...]
Morgan’s Landing Retreat
Morgan’s Landing Retreat monitors VHF 66A. They have concrete docks with guest moorage 600 feet is available. Power is available 30, 50 and 100 amp power. Water, washrooms, showers, [...]
Esperanza Marina
Esperanza Marina monitors VHF 06. It has a fuel dock with gasoline, diesel, lube oil. Excellent water, phone service and free Wi-Fi. A small store, with fishing gear and limited food, is on [...]
Sooke Harbour and Becher Bay
Sooke Harbour enter between Company Point and Parsons Point. The harbour is protected by Whiffen Spit (image above), which nearly blocks the passage. Enter by keeping Whiffen Spit (with its [...]
Port Neville Anchorage – Johnstone Strait
Port Neville is an 8-mile-long inlet, a popular hideout for the fishing fleet, and an excellent spot to duck into if the weather in Johnstone Strait deteriorates. The inlet is a good anchorage. [...]
Rumble Beach Marina
Port Alice is a friendly, former cellulose-mill town struggling to adjust to the recent sale and subsequent closure of the mill. Amenities include a liquor store and a grocery market that almost [...]
Winter Harbour Marina – Winter Harbour Authority
Winter Harbour once was a commercial fishing outpost, and BC Packersowned the first major set of docks as you enter, including the fuel dock. With the closing of fishing, their docks and fuel [...]
