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SRKW Interim and Sea Kayakers Boiling Reef Saturna Island

SRKW Interim Order and Sea Kayakers

PLEASE NOTE: The information in this article is of 2019. There have been changes for 2024 measures.  In addition please check under Interim Sanctuary Zones on this link about special rules applicable to human powered vessels. From the perspective of a Saturna Island based Sea Kayaker and Paddle Canada certified Sea Kayaking Instructor. Sea kayaking […]

Currents at Boiling Reef during ebb at a spring tide

Boating Hazards at Boiling Reef, East Point

Recent rescue scenarios at Boiling Reef prompted me to get this article out quickly. Just this past Easter Sunday two people using a small inflatable boat who had drifted beyond their control were rescued from the reef by Hovercraft thanks to the emergency call-out by some onlookers. A sailboat stranded on the reef and at […]