We chartered a trawler for a week to see some of Desolation Sound (a week is not nearly enough)…read more The boat was in excellent shape, gave us no concerns at all (we left a small list of minor items they needed to look at), and completely suited our purposes. Very enjoyable holiday. Strongly recommend.

We recently returned from chartering a trawler from DSYC for a week of exploring Desolation Sound…read more Every aspect of the experience with DSYC was first rate and handled with friendliness and professionalism by everyone from the front office to the dock. We opted to have DSYC provide a skipper and we included the instruction and certification. I have been through many certification programs over the years for both profession and recreation and Rick was perhaps the best instructor that I have ever had. Of course, we were concerned about having a stranger literally living with us for a week in a somewhat confined space and we realized that if it were the wrong person, it could have been a disaster. Rick proved to be a wonderful traveling companion as well as an extremely knowledgeable skipper, who not only didn't get in the way of a good vacation, he helped make it an exceptionally great vacation. If you haven't toured Desolation Sound by charter boat - you got to do this! Truly one of the best vacations my wife and I have ever had, and we have traveled all over the world. It was so great, that my wife is now trying to talk me into buying a trawler! Now guys, that's a bonus on the deal that's worth the price of admission all by itself.

We had a wonderful 2 nights stay at this marina on September 9-10 2025. The docks are top notch,…read morefish cleaning stations, free showers and laundry. The staff was very accommodating. The coffee cafe and gift shop were very nice, and the restaurant that serves lunch and dinner has beautiful views overlooking the marina, and the food was delicious. We will be back and we highly recommend this marina to other boaters.

Stink of rotten fish on the patio. Poor customer service. Rickety docks. Cafe is great. If you are…read morea cruiser avoid at all cost nothing to do around here.

Long way in to town and back. No stores near the marina. No shuttle or reliable taxi. Plus, a…read morelumber processing mill ran all night next door. Garbage is nowhere near the docks. Wouldn't go back; the town obviously doesn't value transient boaters.

Jason has serviced the main, genoa, staysail and light asymmetrical spinnaker on my Baltic 51…read morecutter, "Warlock." Evolution Sails also built a heavy asymmetrical spinnaker for her, as shown in the review photos. Very nice workmanship and Jason is very helpful!

Awesome place for sail repair!!…read more We sailed up from San Francisco and needed repairs done on both sails. We called in and were on a tight schedule, but they got us in straight away! They had 2 sailmakers working on our main and jib to get us back in shape! They were able to order the exact Sunbrella we wanted and had it in 2 days. They did excellent work, had a quick turn around and were super helpful in getting us back sailing!

This place is great!…read more My husband and I found this place by total accident via google. If we had realized its location before we paid for a rental we likely probably would have been deterred from using this place BUT I am so glad we were not deterred. We rented a kayak from here to do a self-guided tour of the Pasley Islands. It was an awesome trip. The kayak and equipment were nice and well kept and we were provided a map for our self-guided tour. We rented a double kayak for 8 hours and had it for about 7 hours. We stopped a few really quiet coves for a couple swims and lunch for a couple hours as well. Because you are starting on the sunshine coast you are away from lots of boat traffic and have really good views of the mountains and islands. You also avoid looking at the city. There was tons of sea life as well. The purple star fish is still thriving here, they were sea otters everywhere, and we paddled right past a mated pair of bald eagles. This was seriously a really good day trip from the city and a perfect cap to our Olympic Park & Vancouver vacation. I would suggest this not only for any visitor to Vancouver but also just a really good day trip or overnight trip for a local. It is important for planning to know that you need to take a ferry from West Vancouver to Langdale to get to the harbor and the Sunshine Coast; HOWEVER, this was totally worth it and I highly recommend it for multiple reasons. We parked our car at Horseshoe Bay, walked onto the ferry and took the bus from the ferry to the harbor. It was super easy and the bus from the ferry in Langdale to the harbor took 5 minutes and was super easy to navigate. You could also bring your car onto the island and do some driving on the sunshine coast as there is a ton to see but since we weren't staying overnight we went for the economic option. Round trip ferry fare was about $16 each ($13 USD at the time) The ferry ride took 40 minutes and the views are insane. Honestly this is more like a 40 minute sightseeing tour. The scenery was beautiful. I point out all this information because I think some people would see the ferry and this places location as a deterrent, and it should be a reason to go not a deterrent. Gibsons is quiet, has great restaurants at far less cost then Vancouver. The only reason I didn't do 5 stars was because we did feel a bit rushed at the dock, but I think this was more due to the fact that we showed up 30 minutes early and the owner was kind enough to put us in the water right away even though by being early we overlapped with two other reservations. Another improvement that could be made for the shop would be to explain the private property high water line rule, since we weren't from B.C. we didn't know the rules. It took my husband and I a while to understand that we could stop on the islands as long as we were below the high-water line and not on top of the houses. We kept avoiding spots because we could see a "Private Property" signs and when we finally got close enough to read the small print we realized that we could infact stop at these spots as long as we stayed below the high water line, which is easy enough.

From the owner: Kayaking Rentals, Tours, Lessons, Retail Sales SUP, Standup…read morePaddle Board, Rentals, Tours, Lessons, Retail Sales Gibsons Boat Harbour Tours Sailing Tours & Charters Learn to Sale Program Fishing Charters