Getting high on Hornby
Whatever your feelings about Hornby Island, a trek into its high country will forever change your impressions.
marine features
War on drips
After years of wiping down surfaces with concoctions that included vinegar, bleach and concrobium to rid our boat of condensation and the resulting mould, we seem to be getting the upper hand.
Broughtons guide is here. Thanks.
Our new cruising guide to the Broughton Archipelago is now online. We have so many people to thank for helping us to build the guide and update the five other guides in our 2019 collection.
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.
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.
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.
Southern trepidation
The American side of the border through the Salish Sea is not really so daunting for Canadian boaters to cross and well worth the effort.
