2017 SunCruiser West Coast

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20ϒ E. Variation
20ϒ E. Variation
NOT TO BE
USED FOR
NAVIGATION
Use official
Canadian
Hydrographic
Charts
1. Bare Point – Marked by a green light and large white
rectangular building at the point.
2. Chemainus Bay – Enter by keeping the red buoy in the
centre of the harbour to starboard. Originally called
Horseshoe Bay for its shape. There is a government
wharf south of the ferry dock and northwest of the bay.
A red light marks Bird Rock. Hospital Point offers a
boat launch with Kin Beach Park to the north.
3. Davis Lagoon – Bridge identifies the entrance.
4. Transfer Beach Park – A public wharf, beach, swimming
area, washrooms, and picnic tables.
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5. Ladysmith – Named by James Dunsmuir in 1900 after
a town in Natal Province, South Africa. The Ladysmith
Maritime Society offers transient moorage, water,
power, pay phone and a boat launch. Speed limit is
eight mph in the harbour.
6. Dunsmuir Island – Named after the president of the
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Co., James Dunsmuir.
North of Dunsmuir Islands there is protected anchorage
which is picturesque but exposed to east winds.
Cluster Rocks: marked by a red buoy.
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7. Sibell Bay – Good anchorage in the north side where
you will also find a shell beach. The Seattle Yacht Club
has an outstation in Sibell Bay.
8. Evening Cove – Exposed to the southeast but not a bad
anchorage when wind and seas are favourable. The
best area is in the western part of the bay. It is protected
by Coffin Point (to the north) marked by a white
flashing light.
9. Kulleet Bay – Exposed to south and east winds. Good
anchorage when winds and seas are calm. First Nations
have been living here for a millennia.
10. Yellow Point – Picturesque. If the winds come from the
north, there are several coves to the south where you
can have good temporary anchorage.
11. Miami Islet – Essentially flat rocks, but the northwest
end of the islet is marked by a day beacon. On January
25, 1900, the Miami, a 320–foot freighter, was
wrecked on the reef without loss of life (UASBC). This
interesting dive site is for divers of all abilities. To the
south of Miami Islet is the wreck of the Robert Kerr,
which sank here in 1911 (UASBC). Ragged Islet (southeast)
is marked with a day beacon on the north end.
12. Pilkey Point – At the northeast corner of Thetis Island
is a good place for nature lovers interested in crabs,
sea stars and other marine animals.
13. Cufra Canal – Dries at low tide so it is not a great
place to anchor; it is surrounded by private land. Do
not harvest any clams as it is a private lease. Some
clam farmers bring clams from other areas to the clean
water of Cufra Canals.
14. North Cove – Good place to anchor, but you are exposed
to the northwinds.
15. Thetis Island – Population is about 300 people within
about 50 square kms. The island was named after the
36–gun frigate Thetis that served the British Navy in
the area from 1851 to 1853. Thetis and Kuper Islands
used to be a single island. The canal separating them
was dredged in 1905 and a bridge connected the two
until 1946.
16. Preedy Harbour – Public wharf and services the ferries
to Chemainus and Kuper Island. The safest passage is
between Crescent Point and Dayman Island. There are
plenty of markers, up-to-date charts are recommended.
Watch for seals and cormorants on the rocks.
17. Hudson Island – Privately owned. A red light marks the
northern tip of a drying reef which extends northwest.
Alarm Rock - named after the H.M.S. Alarm which
sailed these waters from 1855-58 is also marked with
a light.
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