New Bute Island stern ties
oaters will be pleased to know that stern ties are now available for their use near the mouth of Ladysmith Harbour. Eight, in fact, have been installed along the western shore of Bute Island,...
Author: Jim Burgoyne
Jedediah Is. stern ties upgraded
oaters visiting Deep Bay in Jedediah Island Marine Provincial Park will find the stern ties there have been upgraded. Some of the pins have been replaced while all of the chains have been updated...
Pruth Bay: north rolls out red carpet
Getting to Pruth Bay, home to the Hakai Institute, is a fine reason to round Cape Caution from the south even if you have no intention to go any farther.
Our one-question survey results
ack in April, we emailed a survey to boaters who follow our blog and/or have purchased our cruising guides. It was a first for us and we really had only one question. How did...
Guide sales glitch resolved
hew! Sometimes online sales is the cat’s meow. Sometimes it’s a dyspeptic cougar. In the latter part of June, we received an email from a boater saying that PayPal refused to allow him to...
Princess Louisa: just the basics
There’s almost nothing about Princess Louisa Inlet that hasn’t already been said, and said so poetically, but maybe we can offer a couple tips to those who are first-timers without flowery prose.
Mooring buoys at D’Arcy Island
he Gulf Islands National Park Reserve has installed two mooring buoys for public use at D’Arcy Island in Haro Strait, south of Sidney Island. Parks Canada installed the new buoys with funding from the...
Shelter from the noise
esearchers are studying the theory that kelp forests protect sensitive sea creatures by dampening ocean noise. They fear the thinning of the underwater forests will expose sea life to a sonic overload. Marine ecologist...
Going wild on Cypress Island
For so long we lived in ignorance of the adventures found ashore on Cypress Island. It took going into the cruising guide business for the fog to finally lift.
Super simple Irish Soda Bread
On a boat, nothing could be easier. No kneading. No waiting for it to rise. Just mix it up, pour it into a loaf pan and pop it in the oven. It’s so easy...
