Category: Gulf Islands

The way we feel about an anchorage has so much to do with the conditions we encounter during our initial visit. Not many of us want to return to an anchorage where we sat up all night hoping not to drag.

The sometimes countless frustrations of a boating life can be ushered aside, at least for a moment, by the many wonders of the natural world.

The newly rebuilt docks and the fine dining give this resort and marina in Ladysmith Harbour a touch of luxury.

There are so many wonderful anchorages and marinas in the Gulf Islands and it might to a fool’s errand to trim them down to a short list of favourites, but here goes…

Sharing a name with such a beautiful place is rather nice, but it’s the trekking that goes to your head.

It’s always good to remember that even the most idyllic anchorage, like Portland Island’s Royal Cove, can turn on you.

A frustrating delay in Nanaimo turned into one of our most relaxing holidays.

Russell Island is a peaceful place, ideal for families, but every so often a clam will make mischief, spoiling the serenity.

Lovely Tod Inlet undergoes an environmental facelift to remove industrial pollutants and repair the natural habitat and make the anchorage safer for boaters.

Pirates Cove was a haunt for the notorious Brother XII, a cult leader with thousands of followers seeking spiritual enlightenment. Today, the cove has a cultish following among family cruisers.