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4. Alexandra Island – Home of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club’s outstation; walking trails around the pavilion, fresh water, 1,100 feet of dock space and a log boom on the east side. Popular destination for its members.
5. Centre Bay – Temporary moorage on the log booms. Please respect private floats of the West Vancouver Yacht Club, Centre Bay Yacht Station, and the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.
6. At the head of this bay lies the Centre Bay Yacht Station with private docks. To the east is the West Vancouver Yacht Club outstation. The bay has a lot of boating activity in the summer.
7. Nice large bay with great shelter. Private properties in this bay.
8. Gambier Point – Private properties with shelter from the waves and winds coming out of Port Graves. You will notice a windmill and a Canadian flag to the left of the point.
9. Potts Point – Provides some anchorage (as will Mitchell Cove to the north) but you may have some problems with your anchor getting tangled in the logs and cables at the bottom of the bay. Watch for drying rocks between East Bay and Mitchell Cove.
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West Bay – During low tide (at the head of the bay) you will see the remains of the schooner Sir Thomas J. Lipton, built in 1919. The four- masted schooner was 208 feet long, 41.5 feet across, 21.5 feet deep and displacing 1359 tons. She was a lumber carrier driven ashore in a storm in 1940. At the bottom on the east side is the Lorne, launched on June 3, 1889. She was 151 feet long, 26 feet wide and displaced 288 tons gross. Her 12-foot propeller pushed her at 14 knots. There is a small government float on the west shore before entering West Bay. Some good anchorage in the bay. There is a nice beach at the top of the bay. Be careful of the drying rocks as you enter the bay.
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2. Carmelo Point – Two beautiful bays on the east and west side of the point. An easy dive for experienced scuba divers.
3. Be careful along the west shores of Centre Bay as there are many drying rocks.
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water; watch for north winds.
12. Hope Point Light – A good place to sit and wait for the Squamish winds to die down which come from the east and also out of Point Graves. Some good scuba diving at the point.
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10. Camp Artaban – A religious retreat for children operated by the Anglican Church. There is also a public government float for temporary moorage.
11. Port Graves – Named after Admiral Lord Thomas Graves, captain of the H.M.S. Royal Sovereign. Anchorage in 25 feet of
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