John Kimantas, author
2025 Ray Pillman Award – John Kimantas
Why do we give the Ray Pillman award? Ray Pillman may not be a household name to many of our members, but his contributions to Coastal Recreation in BC are…
Coastal Journeys are a series of articles about trips along the BC coastline. The journeys may be about popular locations along the coastline, such as, the Broken Group Islands or Gulf Islands, where there is generally safer conditions for ocean paddling or journeys about an adventure on the Central Coast or Cape Scott on Vancouver Island
2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Have you been scratching your head while shopping for the coastal enthusiast on your list? We've got you covered. Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound This newly released book invites you to…
Flores Island by Land or by Sea Kayak: Two Great Ways to Explore “The Wild Side” of Clayoquot Sound
If you spend enough time exploring British Columbia’s outer coast, you’ll eventually hear a reverent hush when someone mentions Cow Bay on the wild west coast of Flores Island. Located…
Clara and I on day 58 — the final morning of our trip.
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island by Kayak
On July 6, 2025, Clara Hudacin and I pushed off a quiet Salt Spring Island beach and took the first of over one million paddle strokes that would take us around Vancouver Island. It was a sunny, calm afternoon. Fifty-eight days later, after paddling 730 nautical miles (1,350 km), our bows scraped up onto that same beach to complete a trip that I had been dreaming of for more than four years.
Marine debris drop zone (Ahous Bay) By Sam Cutcliffe
Banner Year for Site Condition Reports
This year, coastal recreationists once again proved the power of community stewardship. As of mid-October, BC Marine Trails (BCMT) has received 429 Site Condition Reports (SCRs) — a 21% increase…
Winter Kayaking in the Sea of Cortez
Baja is an easy destination for sunny kayaking fun in BC's rainy season.
When Big Boats Don’t See You: Paddling Safety Lessons from a Close Call in Sansum Narrows
If you’ve spent any time paddling in coastal waters, you know how peaceful, and sometimes how unpredictable, the ocean can be. For small boaters, especially kayakers, one of the biggest…
User reported sites now live on BCMT map in Heiltsuk Territory
A new layer of user reported sites is now visible on the BC Marine Trails map within Heiltsuk Territory (much of the Central Coast)! These locations have been identified by…
The DSC system covers most places a sea kayaker would want to go on the BC coast. These antennas are not like cellphone repeater towers: they will let you communicate with the Coast Guard; they will not retransmit your calls to other VHF users. [From https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/publications/mcts-sctm/ramn-arnm/part4-eng.html ]
VHF Marine Radio: A Lifeline for Sea Kayakers
Why would I, a humble sea kayaker, want a marine VHF?
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