Marina· Nanaimo & Newcastle Island· Salish Sea — San Juans, Gulf Islands & Desolation Sound
Nanaimo Port Authority Marina (Boat Basin)
49° 10.0′ N · 123° 56.1′ W
The big public marina on Nanaimo's downtown waterfront, behind a floating breakwater, with fuel, pump-out, customs and the city's shops and restaurants a short walk away. It is the usual stop for supplies and crew changes before or after Dodd Narrows.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM Boat Basin outline. Call the wharfinger on VHF 67 for a slip (phone 250-754-5053). About 100 transient slips, boats to about 37 m (120 ft); 3 hours free moorage by day; book 48 hours ahead in summer; rafting is allowed. Enter and leave south of the floating breakwater: the north entrance is for floatplanes. Fuel (gas and diesel) at the Petro-Canada fuel barge; free pump-out and portable-toilet dump at the Eco Barge on the shore side of the breakwater. Customs: report from the CBSA float on the north side of E dock (yellow bull rails) by calling 1-888-226-7277; hail the wharfinger on VHF 67 on arrival. Thrifty Foods and a chandlery within walking distance; Saturday farmers market May to October. Chart 3447.
Best for
Provisioning, fuel, pump-out and customs
Season
Year-round
Nearby
- Nanaimo Downtown Provisioning (Port Place)0.2 NM away
- Dinghy Dock Pub (Protection Island)0.6 NM away
- Saysutshun Newcastle Island Marine Park (Mark Bay)0.8 NM away
- Departure Bay (Nanaimo)2.2 NM away
- Malaspina Galleries (Gabriola Island)2.8 NM away
- Taylor Bay and Gabriola Sands (Gabriola Island)3.1 NM away
- Gabriola Farmers Market (Gabriola Island)3.3 NM away
- Pilot Bay (Gabriola Island)3.6 NM away
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