2018 Long Cruise - Desolation Sound & Sunshine Coast

DAY & DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM COMMENTS RESERVE POWER/ SHOPPING & SOCIALS DATE PREVIOUS SPOT MOORAGE FUEL DINING (TBA) Friday Montague Harbour 16 nm from Moorage buoys or anchoring or at dock if shorter Anchor and 15, 30 amp Groceries on site. SNSYC June 8 Marine Park, SNSYC than 36’ mooring buoys Gas & Diesel Crane & Robin; Rendezvous in bus to Humming- the Park - see bird Pub or walk to schedule on club The Pilgrimme. website Sunday Pirates Cove Marine 19 nm from Anchor, June 10 Park, De Courcey Montague Hbr can stern-tie Island Alternatives: Wallace Porlier Pass turns to ebb at 15:08. Gabriola Pass Island, Silva Bay, turns to ebb at 14:56. Dodd Narrows turns to ebb at Newcastle Island and 14:42. others Mon/Tue Schooner Cove 39 nm from Ph (250) 468-5364 www.fairwinds.ca VHF 66A Recommended 15, 30, 50 amp June Fairwinds Marina Montague Hbr North of Nanoose Hbr, well protected with Gas & Diesel 11,12 breakwater. Moorage for vessels up to 80’. Services: washrooms, showers, pumpout, golf. Hazard Rocks: keep red buoy well to S/B when entering. Restricted NAVY area ‘Whiskey Golf’ (WG): north of Nanaimo, active M-F, Sa, 0700-1730 hrs. Monitor WX channels, CG 83A, or contact Winchelsea Range Control or Coast Guard. Tuesday on your own. June 11: Dodd Narrows turns to flood at 08:51 and to ebb at 15:30. Porlier Pass turns to flood at 09:16 (8 knots) and to ebb at 15:59. Gabriola Pass turns to flood at 09:15 and to ebb at 15:45. Alternative: 16 nm Telegraph Harbour, PH (250) Telegraph Harbour, from Montague 246-1443 www.thetisisland.com VHF 66A. Or Thetis Island Wallace Island. Con’t to Schooner Cove next day. Wed/Thurs Comox Valley 39 nm PH (250) 339-6041 www.comoxharbour.com 20, 30, 50 amp Yes, short walk June Harbour Authority VHF 66A Located east end of Comox breakwater. Gas N Go to town. 13,14 Services: garbage drop, pumpout, washrooms, showers, laundry, WIFI. Hazard Cable Ferry: Baynes Sound between Buckley Bay and Denman Isl, watch for shore light and do not cross ferry lane when red. Thursday on your own.

1 DAY & DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM COMMENTS RESERVE POWER/ SHOPPING & SOCIALS DATE PREVIOUS SPOT MOORAGE FUEL DINING (TBA) Alternatives: 27 nm Deep Bay Harbour Authority PH (250) 757-9331 Deep Bay Harbour; from Schooner www.dbha.ca Services: garbage, free WIFI, free Fanny Bay; Cv pumpout, rafting dock, washrooms, showers. Fanny Bay has small public mooring float. Denman Island (www.denmanisland.com) has 60’ float alongside landing for cable ferry, no power or water. Continue to Comox next day. Friday Gorge Harbour 32 nm Hazard: Crossing Comox Bar only 0.2 m tide height Recomended 30, 50 amp Groceries, liquor, June 15 Marine Resort (Note: at 6 kts, at 13:39 on June 15. Gas & Diesel ice, propane. this leg = 5.3 hr) PH (250) 935-6433 www.gorgeharbour.com Floathouse VHF 66A Services: garbage disposal, water, Restaurant. washrooms, showers, laundry, water, WIFI. Saturday Walsh Cove 26 nm Walsh Cove Marine Park: room for a few boats to June 16 Marine Park, West anchor on rocky bottom, with stern-tie. Well Redonda Island protected from down-channel winds, open to up- channel winds from the south. Alternative: Pendrell Sound: anchorages at head of the sound, stern-tie to trees; also on western shore 3/4 distance in, behind small islet. Water temps > 20 Uganda Passage can be deceiving. Respect all buoys. Sunday Roscoe Bay 9 nm Excellent, protected, and popular anchorage.Hiking, June 17 Marine Park, West swimming at warm Black Lake. Redonda Island Go in on high tide. Drying sill in entrance. Tide height 2.5 m at 11:30 dropping to 0.7 m at 15:20. Safe to anchor outside sill. Resupply at Refuge Cove as you pass by. Monday On your own. June 18 Tuesday Teakerne Arm 15 nm Best anchorage is just west of Cassel Falls, deep June 19 Marine Park with stern-tie, or further west. Alternative is east arm. Dinghy dock and hike to Cassel Lake. Wed Melanie Cove, 16 nm Melanie Cove within Prideaux Haven: enter through June 20 Prideaux Haven narrow passage between Lucy Point & Oriel Rocks off William Island; good mud bottoms. Thursday On your own. June 21

2 DAY & DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM COMMENTS RESERVE POWER/ SHOPPING & SOCIALS DATE PREVIOUS SPOT MOORAGE FUEL DINING (TBA) Fri/Sat Grace Harbour 13 nm Grace Harbour: good all-weather protection June anchorage can be found throughout, 6.5’-26’ in 22,23 dense mud; stern-tie. Known for mosquitos. Alternatives: Galley Bay, snug spots within Malaspina Inlet, Susan Islets and Theodosia Inlet in Lancelot Inlet. Sunday Lund Harbour PH (604) 483-4711 VHF 73 20, 30, 50 amp Lund hotel and June 24 Authority Wharf www.lundharbourbc.woodpress.com store nearby. Services: washrooms, showers, garbage ($3-$6), Restaurant & pumpout. Moorage; (also tie up inside floating pub. breakwater without power or water). Hazard: high spot underwater near launch ramps Monday On your own. June 25 Savary Island Savary is a 4 mile long sandy island, best to visit by water taxi from Lund. Anchorage is good, sand bottom, within easy dinghy distance to shore, but no real protected harbour. Tuesday Westview Harbour, 13 nm PH (604) 485-5244 [email protected] 30, 50 amp Yes, short walk June 26 Powell River VHF 66A Services: water, washrooms, showers, to town. laundry, garbage, free WIFI, shuttle to mall, pumpout by appointment. South Harbour is primary guest moorage, floats 1-6 and 7-11 separated by fuel dock. Hazard: leave the daymark inside the harbour entry to port when entering. Wed Blind Bay, 28 nm Anchoring at Hardy Island Marine Park. Nearly all June 27 Sunshine Coast anchorages require sterm-tie. (south side Hardy I) Hazard: use chart & depth sounder, watch for rocks and go slowly. Hardy Island Marine Park is located behind Fox Island near western entrance - anchor behind the tiny islet or the bay that opens up to the north of the islet; poorly charted, some depths are deeper than charted. This park is called Musket Island MP on charts older than 2004. Thursday Harmony Islands 10 nm At Harmony Island Marine Park the best anchorage June 28 Marine Park at is at ‘Kipling Cove’. The bottom is rocky so anchor Hotham Sound, must be set well. Northern most island is owned by BC Parks, also the southern most area of Harmony Island (outside Kipling). Stern-tie. Respect private property signs.

3 DAY & DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM COMMENTS RESERVE POWER/ SHOPPING & SOCIALS DATE PREVIOUS SPOT MOORAGE FUEL DINING (TBA) Friday On your own. June 29 Sat/Sun John Henry’s 17 nm PH (604) 883-2336 VHF 66A IMPORTANT 20, 30, 50 amp Groceries and June 30 Resort and Marina, thru Agamemnon www.johnhenrysresortmarina.com Gas & Diesel restaurant. July 1 Pender Harbour Channel Services: water, washrooms, showers, laundry, CANADA WIFI, garbage, store. DAY It is very important to book dockage at John Henry’s for June 30 and July 1! Monday Gibsons Marina 31 nm Gibsons Marina & Fuel Dock PH (604) 886-8686 Recommended 15 & some 30 Yes, in town. July 2, 3 VHF 66A Services: washrooms, showers, well stocked chandlery, laundry, pumpout, garbage, free WIFI. Wed/Thurs Snug Cove YC, 11 nm Yes, in village. July 4, 5 Alternatives: 11 nm Union Steamship Co. Marina PH (604) 947-0707 Recommended 30, 50 amp Boardwalk Union Steamship www.unionsteamshipmarina.co VHF 66A connects to Services: washrooms, showers, laundry, free WIFI, shops & pumpout, walking trails. restaurants. Friday False Creek YC 10 nm PH (604) 648-2628 www.fcyc.com Recommended 30,50,100 amp Granville Island July 6 (reciprocal) Services: washrooms, showers, laundry, pumpout, free WIFI. Located north side of False Creek, under Granville Street bridge. Alternative reciprocal: Vancouver Rowing Club, RVYC at Jericho. Head home tomorrow. Saturday Active Pass 30 nm fr False Crk Active Pass July 7: Slack at 0644 hrs turns to July 7 Porlier Pass 27 nm fr False Crk FLOOD (045 degrees True) 2.6 kts. Slack at 1250 Silva Bay 25 nm fr False Crk Silva Bay 22 nm fr Snug Cove hrs turns to EBB (225 degrees True) 2.1 kts. Slack Silva Bay 18 nm fr Gibsons 1831 hrs turns to FLOOD (045 degrees True) 2.2 kts. Porlier Pass July 7: Slack at 1234 hrs turns to EBB (south 210 degrees True) 2.9 kts. Slack at 1757 turns to FLOOD (north 030 degrees True) 4.2 kts. Gabriola Passage July 7: Slack at 1213 hrs turns to EBB (260 degrees True) 3.2 kts. Slack at 1759 hrs turns to FLOOD (080 degrees True) 3.6 kts. At 14 nm, Bowen Island to Gabriola Passage is the shortest crossing between lower mainland and the islands.

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