Another Broughtons Island
After a nice stay off Seabreeze Island I motored over the Port McNeill for more provisions. Having restocked I headed out for a new spot.
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LATEST UPDATE
2026 Season ends
I didn't get around to posting much in the final couple of weeks of this season but it ended well. I really enjoyed my three months up north.
Recent Dispatches
A cove by Seabreeze Island
Knowing I would have to leave Booker Lagoon eventually and the timing of slack tide was key to that I decided to move on to somewhere my friends had liked off Gilford Island.
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Quiet, secluded Booker Lagoon
Entering Booker Lagoon from Cullen Harbour is a fun experience. Booker Passage is narrow, tree and bolder lined, but relatively short. Taken at slack it is not difficult and there is plenty of depth.
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Why not Cullen Harbour
While in Port McNeill I was studying the chart looking for my next anchorage and I saw Cullen Harbour and Booker Lagoon. With a good weather forecast I made the 3.5 hour run back across Queen Charlotte Strait.
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Carriden Bay to Port McNeill
Click to read more about this journey.
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Blissful Blair Islet Anchorage
Near the western end of MacKenzie Sound is Blair Islet. Tucked in around the south side is a two or three boat cove offering quiet, gentle breezes, and views of nearby cliffs.
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Broughton West - Claydon Bay
With a clean load of laundry and a fresh loaf of bread it was time to cast off the dock from Echo Bay and head west and north into the upper region of the Broughtons.
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Echo Bay and a bit of work
Mixing business with pleasure is normal for my summer trips. In order for me to be gone for up to three months I need to be able connect professionally...
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Chatham Channel Connection
After a few quiet nights in Boughey Bay waiting out the welcome, wildfire-dampening rain, it was time for a change of scenery.
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