Verging on Cape Caution
Four anchorages close to Cape Caution provide excellent protection for boaters awaiting settled conditions to round the notorious waters off the cape.
Author: Jim Burgoyne
Injured sea lion rescued
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”rzslI7qHJio” width=”854″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://salishseapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/rescue3-2.jpg”] he SeaDoc Society assembled a team of marine professionals to take part in a dramatic rescue of a sea lion which had become entangled in discarded plastic that was...
Pick your crossing to Haida Gwaii
The first decisions Haida Gwaii-bound sailors must make is from where do you cross and where do you make landfall. The options are many.
The other side of Hotham Sound
This peaceful anchorage across from the popular Harmony Islands Marine Park is a getaway for those who like to sometimes do nothing.
Buoyant at last
ou don’t have to spend a lot of time talking to Washington State Parks employees about the state of marine parks before the conversation drifts to the many mooring buoys that have failed. There’s...
Secrets of Sulphur Passage
This enchanting waterway sits near the centre of the many magical attractions in northern Clayoquot Sound.
Something new about 2022
We’ve been at this 10 years, and this was the first year we focused on just making the existing guides better rather than taking on a huge project.
Massive rogue wave
A massive ocean wave that was tracked off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2020 is now considered the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded, according to scientists at the University of Victoria....
VIM put in receivership
The Victoria International Marina, opened in 2018 for the moorage of superyachts, has been placed in receivership. The marina was put up for sale in March. Read in the Times Colonist …
What’s in a name, Burgoyne Bay
Sharing a name with such a beautiful place is rather nice if you don’t let it go to your head.
