Orca grieves for calf
his mother orca, known as J-35, has been balancing the body of its dead calf on its nose for seven days as of Monday. The calf died shortly after it was born on Tuesday off the...
Author: Jim Burgoyne
Tantalized by Turnbull Cove
In the right weather, this cove is one of the most beautiful, most relaxed and most enjoyable anchorages in the Broughton Archipelago.
Signs of life at Dead Point
So many anchorages in the Broughton Archipelago seem remote and wild, but so much history is hidden in the trees.
Nestled in Nimmo Bay
Nimmo Bay offers exceptional experiences for the well heeled boater, but cruising paupers will have a lovely time as well.
Seal attacks kayakers
his story of a crazed seal has been all over the news here in the Broughton Archipelago. We are somewhat late in posting it because we haven’t had cell or WiFi for some time,...
Our turquoise sea
hat’s turning local waters an amazing milky turquoise colour that you would expect to see in the tropics? It’s a question the Marine Detective been asked a lot on the northwest side of Vancouver...
Forward Harbour welcome
For many, Forward Harbour is the first stop in the Broughtons and it’s a welcoming image you won’t soon erase.
Stern-tie angst
here are times, chatting with other cruisers, when someone says, sometimes as a confession, sometimes defiantly, that they don’t stern tie. You take a deep breath, or you don’t, depending on your nautical politics,...
Matilpi: the sands of time
This lovely anchorage in the Broughtons is haunted by thousands of years of unwritten and forgotten stories.
No place to poop
Washington’s recent move to ban direct discharge in Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands has made Maurice’s life complicated.
