Coastal Café: Most Recent Articles
Grab a coffee, relax and read an article about past trips and experiences on the BC Coast. To share your story and photos, send an email to articles@bcmarinetrails.org.
Team Forces of Nature: The Inside Passage May 2023
The Forces of Nature are an 8-man team of six veterans and two civilians on a challenge starting May 1st to paddle approximately 2000 kilometres from Anacortes, Washington to Skagway, Alaska. Their unsupported expedition has been in planning for four years, starting with a possible expedition in the Amazon in
Pro tips for SUP-Safety from Norm Hann
We recently met with SUP expeditions leader and instructor, Norm Hann, to talk about safety on the water and uncovered some common misconceptions about safety precautions when standup paddleboarding. Standup paddleboarding (SUP) has become a popular watersport that offers a unique way to explore the beauty of the waterways. But
Favourite Day-Paddle Memory
Chemainus to Galiano Island – Alone and Racing Against The Tide Over the years, I’ve enjoyed a lot of day paddles on Vancouver Island, but my favourite was an outing from Chemainus to Coon Bay on Galiano Island alone against the tide. It was my first paddle of the year.
Sea Kayaking the Salish Sea Marine Trail
…from Nanaimo to Sidney Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.Matsuo Basho What gives value to travel is fear.Albert Camus Four of us in a pair of double kayaks are two hours into a very promising 100 kilometre paddle down the Salish Sea Marine Trail from
Field Map App
Greetings. The BC Marine Trails maintains a public, member and trails development map. The latter map contains the hidden campsites, launch sites, and day use sites, visible only to the Trails Development team. These sites are hidden for a variety of reasons including not yet properly assessed or recorded as an…...
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Kayaking Wisdom from the Wild
This article was originally published in 2018, and follows a portion of a route also taken by veteran paddlers Susan Marie Conrad, Jim Chester and Audrey Sutherland. Their wisdom, as well as Jerry and Julee’s, is written in entries in the logbook at “The Magical Cabin”. A third of the