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Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf to McKenzie Bight

A leisurely paddle in warmer waters.

When Sunday, August 17, 2025 9:15 AM – 3:15 PM
Location Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf
Directions
4 of 8 open Free
Destination McKenzie Bight
Trip style Day
Experience Basic
Distance 5.5 nm
Route plan A

Looks like a great day for a paddle. Still room for more member paddlers. This route hugs the shore around Willis Point and to Mackenzie Bight. Paddlers are expected to meet the PC skill level appropriate to this RELAXED paddle (Beginner and Level 1 or 2) . Paddlers should be able to complete the distance at 2 knots or more. If conditions are good and a slightly longer route is desired by all, we could add a partial tour of Todd Inlet. This paddle will include a lunch/rest stop at Mackenzie Bight so do bring something to eat and plenty to drink. Finish time will be near 2:00 pm. Coffee/debriefing for those interested will be at The Emporium in Brentwood Village. Paddlers who have VHF radios are encouraged to bring them.

A wait list will be kept. Paddlers with higher level skills are encouraged to register for more challenging routes, leaving room for less skilled paddlers on this paddle.

Route plan B

TBA

Safety reminders

Always dress for the possibility of immersion and please bring a drybag containing a spare change of clothes. The drybag goes in your kayak with you, not in your car at the launch site. Please bring a lunch or snacks and sufficient beverage to keep you hydrated, as well as a thermos of something warm. Your paddle leader will introduce the plan and make sure everyone is comfortable with the requirements. Please stay off the water until the group is ready. If you have a VHF radio please bring it with you.

Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf tide/current reference

Sources & licences

Tide & current predictions

CHS provides tide heights and current predictions. Secondary current stations are estimates; large-tide estimates are identified separately. Tide turns and slack water are independent. Conditions along the route vary with location.

CHS atlas & lookup licences

Canadian Atlas of Tidal Currents, Volume 3: Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia (2016), Canadian Hydrographic Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2022.

Map images are reproduced from the CHS publication and selected for the date and time shown. The publication permits noncommercial reproduction in any format; commercial reproduction requires prior written permission from CHS. This viewer is not an official CHS publication and is not to be used for navigation.

Current Atlas Lookup Tables: Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia by Emanuel Borsboom. SISKA adapts the tables to show selected hours and atlas page numbers. The original tables and these adapted tables are provided under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CA).

Dewey atlas attribution

Salish Sea Tidal Current Atlas and calendar lookup tables by Richard K. Dewey, self-published. The selected volume and map number are shown in the viewer. SISKA displays extracted map images and selects them using the author's lookup tables.

For recreational reference only. Not for navigation. These products are not endorsed by CHS or NOAA and are not official Canadian or US government publications. Use current official charts and publications for navigation.

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Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf to McKenzie Bight

Sunday, August 17, 2025 · 9:15 AM – 3:15 PM

Launch
Brentwood Bay Ferry WharfVerdier Avenue, British Columbia
Destination
McKenzie Bight
Distance
5.5 nm
Leader
Norman Noel

Route plan A

Looks like a great day for a paddle. Still room for more member paddlers. This route hugs the shore around Willis Point and to Mackenzie Bight. Paddlers are expected to meet the PC skill level appropriate to this RELAXED paddle (Beginner and Level 1 or 2) . Paddlers should be able to complete the distance at 2 knots or more. If conditions are good and a slightly longer route is desired by all, we could add a partial tour of Todd Inlet. This paddle will include a lunch/rest stop at Mackenzie Bight so do bring something to eat and plenty to drink. Finish time will be near 2:00 pm. Coffee/debriefing for those interested will be at The Emporium in Brentwood Village. Paddlers who have VHF radios are encouraged to bring them.

A wait list will be kept. Paddlers with higher level skills are encouraged to register for more challenging routes, leaving room for less skilled paddlers on this paddle.

Route plan B

TBA