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Yacht Hardstand Victoria BC

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#1 ·
Hi All

I plan to move to Victoria Canada in the coming months. I'm finalising the Visa now.
When i arrive I plan to purchase an older lower cost yacht and explore the coast a little. Older boats (all boats) have issues and require haulout.
No amount of googleing or looking on maps has helped me locate a boatyard in Victoria. Where do people go when they want to haul their boat out?

Thanks
 
#2 ·
Westport, Canoe Cove if they replace the lift that ended up in the drink on Monday, Van Isle Marina, all three in Sidney. Used to be a lift at Oak Bay but that's out of action too. CFSA has one, but you need to be a member (forces/ex-forces). Royal Vic has a crane but don't know what the limit is on it.
 
#3 ·
Thanks Paul.

Most of those are in Sydney.
I had not really thought of Sydney. More google maps has shown me the sydney is not all the far away. Could you tell me how long commute would be after work from central victoria to say westport sydney? it looks like 25kms or so. But I can tell you 25kms can be a long way here in Auckland NZ sometimes.
 
#4 ·
Thanks Paul.

Most of those are in Sydney.
I had not really thought of Sydney. More google maps has shown me the sydney is not all the far away. Could you tell me how long commute would be after work from central victoria to say westport sydney? it looks like 25kms or so. But I can tell you 25kms can be a long way here in Auckland NZ sometimes.
20 to 25 minutes, 30 if you hit real bad rushhour.
 
#7 ·
We live in Victoria and moor in Sidney. We are out at our boat all the time.
Our best time from home to the boat is 18 minutes but that's on a Sunday morning and you have to hit all the lights green.
And yes Victoria has a huge traffic problem. Everything from Sooke road to the Malahat to the Pat Bay highway are plugged solid everyday. The Pat Bay has a ferry that will come in and dump 500 odd cars on the road every other hour or so.
It's not as bad as Vancouver but it is getting worse every year.
 
#8 ·
It's really not THAT bad going to Sidney. I agree that traffic going to the western communities and up the Malahat is a huge problem but not the traffic to Sidney. Re the ferry dumping cars - time your trip home accordingly (easy to do because it is pretty much a scheduled event).
Tthere is no comparison with Vancouver traffic .... none....nada .... shouldn't even use the two places in the same sentence except maybe when refering to western communities rush hour trafic.
BTW, I don't think there are any yards in Victoria although maybe something could be arranged in Esquimalt but expect to find a premium price if you can find a close location.
 
#13 ·
Thanks everyone.

Sounds good. I have only found the hardstand costs for one haulout (canoecove if my memory serves me well) on the internet at $1.70 per foot per day. That's $45 per day for a 30footer which is extreme by NZ standards and NZ is not a cheap place to live. Is this common? Auckland has 1.5+ million people and we pay between $10 and $20 per day for hardstands in the city centre..
I agree that Victoria looks beautiful, hence I intend to spend some time there and explore area on an old boat (my favorite pass time).

Thanks
 
#14 ·
Sounds about right ... that's per day but you do not pay on the haul or splash day. Did you look at the haul costs ???? Don't forget to add the power wash costs (mandatory). Better be sitting down when you look that up :)
Of course it doesn't matter at this time because their travel lift is all bent out of shape. Westport is the nearest but costs are similar. They might be full up right now though because of the Canoe Cove mishap. All this is likely irrelevant if you are not looking for an immediat haul.
 
#19 ·
Where do you haul Schockt? Wounded Knee? (as they call it on SA).

It's more the cost of a big chunk of city waterfront than supply & demand as well. What must the property taxes be on a few acres of North Shore waterfront? :eek:
 
#17 ·
Yeah, wow thats really steep! You would think the yards in smaller populations would cost less. The further you get from Auckland CBD the less the daily cost. Relation to land value.
Maybe a little Vancouver Island price fixing going on here.... haha, I have no idea on the other side of the planet.
But hey, a few hundred dollars difference isn't going to deter me from wasting more money on sailboats :)
 
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