Tired of Tenting? Try Kayak-Friendly Lodging Instead!
The Kayak Friendly Lodging web page is a resource for paddlers who want a shower and a bed at the end of a day of exploring by kayak.
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
The Kayak Friendly Lodging web page is a resource for paddlers who want a shower and a bed at the end of a day of exploring by kayak.
Understanding ocean currents is essential for safe, efficient coastal navigation, yet visualizing them remains one of the most complex tasks of trip planning. Unlike wind or waves, which are relatively…
This blog post is a republishing from Michael Paskevicius' personal blog, originally published on December 17, 2024. There is a special kind of magic that exists between the salt spray…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Baja is an easy destination for sunny kayaking fun in BC's rainy season.