C14 VANCOUVER HARBOUR
A. Lynnwood Marina offers a 60-ton travel-lift, yard services and boathouse moorage up to 45 m (150 ft). G Yachts and Marisol Marine Centre are just a few of the services available.
The Creek Marina and Boatyard (formerly Mosquito Creek Marina) - Located in North Vancouver, The Creek Marina and Boatyard has many services including ethanol gas and diesel, transient slips (advance booking is recommended peak season), security-patrolled slips, 30- and 50-amp service, water, and portable holding tank pumps. Showers, laundry facilities and a ship’s store are also on site. The facility even consists of a fully-equipped boat yard with a 50-ton travel lift and a range of repairs or part services are conveniently available. Nearby to shopping and services, boaters can also access the city’s transit system including the Translink Seabus water shuttle service to see downtown or other attractions.
Burrard Yacht Club - Entrance is marked with the old fuel barge “502,” which is used as a breakwater.
Seabus of the BC Transit – Two vessels named the Burrard Otter and Burrard Beaver; double-ended catamarans which were launched in 1977. Crossing the harbour takes twelve minutes; 90 seconds to unload and reload 400 passengers. Vancouver Harbour Mystery Wreck or the Lonsdale Quay Mystery Wreck is identified as the Canada ex–spratt’s Ark; 44 m (145 ft), 10 m (32.1 ft), 308 gross tons, sunk November 27, 1909 (UASBC).
Pioneer Grain Elevators, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and the Neptune Bulk Terminals are located here.
Lynnterm – Exports forest products, general cargo and project cargoes. Just west is the Seaboard International Terminal and Lynn Creek. On the east side is Dow Chemical Terminal.
Seymour River - East is Allied Ship Builders and Canadian Occidental Petroleum and to the west is Belaire Shipyards.
Do not venture north of the markers, shores dry up for 450 m (1,500 ft) at places. The S.S. Newington, a steam screw ketch, is 35 m (115.3 ft) long, 6 m (21 ft) wide, 4 m (11.5 ft) deep, and 193 gross tons; it sunk on August 26, 1959 by vandals who opened the seacock. Captain Charles Polkingthorne brought the Newington to Vancouver in 1907 (UASBC).
Berry Point – Named after Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry. Berry Point site berths have a minimum of 12.7 m (41ft) at zero tide.
Chevron Oil Refinery – Do not venture close to their wharf as it is a restricted area with no trespassing.
Second Narrows Bridge – Clearance at high water is 44 m (145 ft) and the railway bridge has a clearance of 10.5 m (35 ft), and when raised 41 m (153 ft). It is the third railway bridge, the first was known as the Bridge of Sighs due to the constant damage by collision with ships and barges. It was ultimately brought down in a spectacular accident.
10. Hasting Mill – Site around which, ultimately, the city of Vancouver was developed in 1870.
11. Vanterm – Five container cranes operate at Vanterm. To the east is the Pacific Elevators that handle wheat, barley, canola and rye.
12. Centerm – It has four high speed, 40 ton gantries, top and side-lifters. On the south of Centerm is the Flying Angel Seaman Club, Apostleship of the Sea, and the International Sailor’s Society Canada.