Pacific Yachting

We’re getting ready for a busy summer!
Parks Canada, with support from the Canadian Coast Guard, will be running emergency response exercises on Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29, 2026, in and around Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Parks Canada. Visitors may see live actors with realistic injuries, training props, and Parks personnel providing emergency care during these scenarios.
This spring training helps keep our Visitor Safety Team ready to respond quickly and effectively when it matters most.

Please follow posted signage and do not disrupt exercise props if you encounter them during your visit.

📸2024 emergency response exercises.

Attention boaters and operators in : the law is changing!

Starting June 1, 2026, the approach distance for Southern Resident killer whales is increasing from 400 metres to 1,000 metres.

Penalties will apply. If you are unsure of the species, be cautious and stay away!

Pacific Yachting's annual Photo Contest is now live! Follow the link below to enter.

Prizes will be announced soon!

Enter PY's “Take your Best Shot” Photo Contest - Pacific Yachting The Annual PY Photo Contest—Take Your Best Shot—is back! So submit your best photos from the 2025 cruising season for a chance to be featured in Pacific Yachting and win some awesome prizes! Contest ends on Dec. 6, 2025 at 6pm PST. Good luck! Enter Now Photo Requirements: Take a photo with any d...

Stop by this weekend for incredible bargains ⛵️⚓️🛟🚤

Heading beyond Desolation Sound this summer? Make sure to read this first!

First published in PY in December 2024.

Navigating the BC Coast - Pacific Yachting For boaters looking for more adventure than Desolation Sound, some of the best cruising on the BC Coast lies beyond the passes that lead north to Johnstone Strait. Boaters departing Desolation Sound can take the eastern set of passes that include Yuculta Rapids, Gillard Pass and Dent Rapids (see PY....

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/arson-suspected-in-boat-fire-outside-vancouver-nightclub/

Arson suspected in boat fire outside Vancouver nightclub Vancouver police suspect a boat fire in the parking lot of a South Vancouver nightclub early Sunday morning was a case of arson.

Mark your calendars! 🚤 Join us this Saturday, May 16 for a free safe boating awareness event hosted by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Canadian Safe Boating Council.

Meet local marine responders and get an up-close look at response vessels.

Whether you’re boating, paddling, or enjoying the waterfront this summer, this is a great opportunity to learn ways we can all help make boating season safer. We can’t wait to see you there!



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Do you have a pleasure craft licence? 🚤

Transport Canada reminds boaters that licences without an expiry date will now expire. It is important to check your licence and know when you will need to renew it based on the year it was issued.

Learn more: https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/vessel-licensing-registration/licensing-pleasure-craft/apply-manage-pleasure-craft-licence-pcl/apply-manage-pleasure-craft-licence-pcl

Big news coming out of this Vancouver Island hub!

The Harbour Chandler joins The Village at stlilnup this summer - Pacific Yachting Petroglyph Development Group, the economic development arm of Snuneymuxw First Nation, announced May 11 that The Harbour Chandler, in partnership with Stones Boatyard, will open at The Village at stlilnup this summer, bringing more than eight decades of combined marine experience to Snuneymuxw’s n...