Yeah, I'm at... was at (as of Apr.1) North Saanich Marina on the south side. I was told today now that anyone on a slip 28' or larger is going to pay $9.95 / ft. not $8.95... up from $6.89 (yep, that's still up front for the year). This gets more ridiculous by the day. I think you're right in part. The sharp increase in land values is obviously a motivating factor for the rate hikes. Something else... the marina had an application in to expand the docks to the Pat Bay side into that marsh. The municipality turned it down and apparently the owners are really ticked. Maybe this is a knee-jerk type of reaction because they didn't get thier way. Almost all of those lots along Marina way have houses on them now... huge houses. The first one on the street is for sale now at $649 000 and the waterfront fancy ones are around the $900 000 mark... so who knows what the marina assessment was?!
<br /><br />I forgot to add, the 'guy in the suit' said that when I sell the boat I can stick another boat in there as long as it fits (obviously) and use up the 'cheap' year, or the marina will refund my money when they re-rent it. That's cool 'cause I'm not trapped in the contract if I sell my boat right away. It's almost too good to be true... what's next... dancing girls and free beer on my slip?<br /> 
....JK
Tell me about it... I want to get into a 34' Mainship or similar not something smaller but... it's just not meant to be for now. The good news is that a smaller boat will be a faster boat. I'll reconsider my position when my mortgage is paid down some more... 4 or 5 years from now. I haven't been south of the border in my boat for a long time. I'm due. During our holidays this summer we'll make a point of getting down there. I think at a slow cruise (my usual pace) Roche harbor is only a little over 2 hours away and then an hour and a half to Friday harbor from there. Is that where your pilgrimage takes place? San Juan island?Originally posted by Haut Medoc:<br /> You have to go to Vancouver for that my friend! Good to hear you made out well! We should hook up this summer, I make an annual pilgrimage to the San Juans at least once.....You a'int that much further....Good deal! It sucks to sell a boat when you don't want to
Absolutely! They travel from there along Pender island, that's where we usually see them. That's Stuart island in the background... I took this picture last summer on the first night of our holidays. My girlfriend had never seen a whale (in the wild) before. It spooked her... those blowholes make a lot of noise when they come up for a breath.<br />
