Category: Boating

The DFO Fishing Boat Dock is getting a paint upgrade! It’s been a busy year for the waterfront in Crofton, BC. The ferry dock upgrade, the DFO dock repairs, the…

It’s how we roll out on the coast! Wear a God Damned life jacket, will ya?

I spotted this on my way to Nanaimo, BC. This my friends, is a 350 Hp Outboard Motor! Holy crap! Huge, and rare to see, even out here on Canada’s…

There’s all kinds of cool boats, landing craft are popular for many reasons. They usually have a lot of deck space & great for getting things to shore! This is…

This is my old sailboat, the “Blitz”. It’s a 26 Ft. Columbia sailboat. It’s changed hands a few times now and the most recent owner hasn’t been seen for quite…

This is a $500,000.00 boat! Wow! This is a Beneteau Antares, made in France. Top quality but much more than boats we normally see! Happy boating!

They seem like a good idea, but they’re not that popular out here on the west coast. I’ve only seen them on boats twice! And one of those guys removed…

Just a random bunch of photos taken from the week before commercial prawning season starts! Enjoy! Hoping they do well on the upcoming season!

Flashback to June 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the deck of the Bluenose II, Schooner. A gaff rigged, top sail Schooner working as a Nova Scotia Ambassador! More about the…

We have a small crane on the dock down at the waterfront. One side controls the hook, up or down. The other side controls the boom, higher or lower. You…

It was a big day, to remove the motor from the small boat and install it on the big one. I got to keep the small boat and the trailer!

Launching or Retrieving a boat in rough weather can be dangerous, plan ahead! This guy had to give up and go elsewhere until things calmed down. It didn’t look that…

When someone offers you a free boat because they don’t want to store it anymore, this is what you see when you go to pick it up! We’ll see what…

Low tides around here are the best during the summer, they’re low and they happen during daytime hours! They’re also the most dangerous for many reasons. There’s all sorts of…

I spotted this ship in Crofton, BC, Canada recently. Like most of the ships that come here, it’s being loaded with logs. The Global Discovery is a bulk carrier ship…

This is one of the 2 Hovercraft (Air Cushion Vehicles) stationed on the west coast operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. Both hovercraft are based out of Richmond, BC, Canada.…

If you like boating, there’s no reason to quit just because it’s winter! Get yourself a nice “Mustang Survival Suit”, stay warm and stay afloat!

Otters are fun to watch, everybody loves the otters, until they start getting onto your boat, they shit all over everything, leave fish bones all over the place, rip up…

Spotted in Victoria, BC , earlier in the year, from the “Johnson St. Bridge”. It was nice out, calm wind, warm, overcast but dry, generally a nice day. Always something…

In all the recent years that I have lived out on the west coast, these are still by far my best boating pics yet! Enjoy! Have a great day &…