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2022 Desolation Sound and Princess Louisa Itinerary | |||||
Route | Distance NM | No. of Days | Date | Description | |
Bellingham to Montague Harbour | 45 | 1 | 8/15/2022 | Dock or anchor | Montague Harbour Marina, 250-539-5733, 2021 rate of $1.70/ft |
Montague Harbour to Nanaimo Harbor | 28 | 2 | 8/16/2022 | Dock or anchor | Slack Tide through Dodd Narrows is ~2pm Nanaimo - https://npa.ca/marina/marina-operations/reservation-process/ $1.50/foot |
Nanaimo to Pender Harbour | 31 | 3 | 8/17/2022 | Dock or anchor | Garden Bay Hotel Marina & Pub - 604-833-2674, no website, there are many other possible marina/achor options in Pender Harbour, Check Waggoners |
Pender Harbour to Lund | 37 | 4 | 8/18/2022 | Stay at dock no reservation required | Lund - no reservations taken. 2021 rate of $.90/foot |
Lund to Gorge Harbour | 16 | 5 | 8/19/2022 | Dock or anchor | gorgeharbour.com/marina for info, $2.10/foot, 250-935-6433, moorage@gorgeharbour.com, VHF 66A |
Gorge Harbour to Squirrel Cove | 19 | 6 | 8/20/2022 | anchor | there is a public dock, but generally filled with local boats |
Squirrel Cove to Roscoe Bay | 7 | 8/21/2022 | anchor | Roscoe Bay - anchorage; must enter/exit with higher tide 8/21 low tide 8:26 1.4M, high tide 15:39 4.54M 8/21 low tide 9:18 1.3M, high tide 16:29 4.66M or possibly anchor in Pedrell Sound |
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Roscoe Bay to Laughing Oyster | 8 | 8/22/2022 | public dock | Laughing Oyster restaurant - Okeover Harbour Authority docks, outer breakwater, first come first served, 440 ft on each side; reservations for the restaurant are needed | |
Laughing Oyster to Prideaux Haven | 9 | 8/23/2022 | anchor | Prideaux Haven - anchoring | |
Prideaux Haven to Beach Gardens | 20 | 10 | 8/24/2022 | Dock | Beach Gardens - a bit south of Powell River; 800-663-7070 or 604-485-6267, vhf 66A; $1.55/ft + taxes + 15 amp $7 or 30 amp $8 |
Beach Gardens to Egmont | 11 | 8/25/2022 | Dock | Egmont - Bathgate Marina 604-883-2222, bathgate.com, vhf 66A; or Egmont Public Wharf or Backeddy Marina 604-883-2298 |
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Egmont to Chatterbox Falls | 35 | 12 | 8/26/2022 | Dock or anchor | Chatterbox Falls - public dock or anchor |
Chatterbox Falls | 13 | 8/27/2022 | Dock or anchor | Chatterbox Falls - public dock or anchor | |
Chatterbox Falls to Egmont | 35 | 14 | 8/28/2022 | Dock | Egmont - Bathgate Marina 604-883-2222, bathgate.com, vhf 66A; or Egmont Public Wharf or Backeddy Marina 604-883-2298 |
Egmont to Secret Cove | 21 | 15 | 8/29/2022 | Dock | Secret Cove Marina - 35 transient slips, 604-885-3533, secretcovemarina.com (can request reservations from contact us page); anchoring nearby is possible, or even in Smuggler Cover just a bit south |
Secret Cove to Snug Harbour | 32 | 16 | 8/30/2022 | Dock | Snug Cove - Union Steamship Co. Marina, ussc.com, 604-947-0707; Sun-Thur $1.70/ft, Fri-Sat $1.95/ft; see the website for reservation request options or the public dock with 300+ feet of dock could be an option for some |
Snug Harbour to Point Roberts | 32 | 17 | 8/31/2022 | Dock | Point Roberts Marina - 360-945-2255, www.pointrobertsmarina.com (can request slip here); transients are put in vacant slips |
Point Roberts to Bellingham | 31 | 18 | 9/1/2022 |
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