Safe Boat Havens

Early in the 1990’s, the Council of B.C. Yacht Clubs, through its members, embarked upon the task of formulating a catalogue of safe anchorages throughout the coast of British Columbia Intended for the specific use of small vessels where there would be reasonable confidence of secure anchoring on arrival and a peaceful night.

The “Provincial Boat Havens” document lists 126 locations in three categories:

A. Destination Harbors.
These harbors are located at strategic intervals; approximately one day travel apart, and provide maximum
shelter from most weather conditions and possible long-term anchorage.

B. Settled weathers overnight Anchorage.
Weather permitting, these give good protection,

C. Scenic, Temporary or Emergency Anchorage.
Varying degrees of protection depending on weather conditions. Some of these sit es are identified for their scenic value and not always suitable as anchorage. The emergency locations are noted as. Harbour of refuge.

The locations can also be viewed on Google Earth by importing this KMZ file.
(Note: The KMZ file can be converted to a GPX file which can be read by popular navigation apps like Navionics)

Boating on the Okanagan Lake

The 2023 edition of the Sun Cruiser is an excellent guide to boating on the lake.  Unfortunately, after publishing for many years, there are no new issues planned.  Hopefully this answers any questions people might have regarding places to moor on the Lake.


Okanagan Sun Cruiser

LinkDescription
https://waterfrontprotection.org/Waterfront Protection Coalition (WPC) – Advocating for fair consultation and representation on the proposed Dock Management Plan (DMP) and amendments to the Land Act
https://waterfrontprotection.org/content/files/2024/02/DMP-Financial-Impact-Assessment.pdfFinancial Impact Assessment of the Dock Management Plan by WPC
https://bcmpfs.caMarine Park Forever Society
https://mersociety.org/about/what-we-do/Marine Education and Research Society: Research on whales
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