The Nauticapedia

The Search for British Columbia’s Oldest Floating Heritage

The search for the oldest vessel afloat in British Columbia is a difficult and complicated subject. The list is constantly shifting as vessels disappear and as the wrangle over defining terms such as afloat, or oldest vessel creates debate and disagreement. I would argue that just recently shifting an ancient vessel into BC waters does not create a new entry to the claimant list but that is only an opinion. Here is my attempt to establish the list of oldest vessels for consideration.

Recognizing and Preserving British Columbia’s Floating Heritage

Recognizing and preserving British Columbia’s floating heritage is a subject on which almost every amateur marine historian holds strong opinions. Many initiatives to keep vessels away from the breakers fail. Is there a business model that will accomplish the goal and yet be financially and socially sustainable?

Vessel Registration in Canada

Vessel Registration in Canada is a process poorly understood by mariners and nautical history buffs alike. It is actually a poorly enforced legal system of title registration for vessels.

Through Black Binoculars: Boat Watching on the Sunshine Coast

Contributor David Sheffield recounts his early days watching boats with his brothers on the Sunshine Coast, experiences that created a lingering attraction and interest in the boats for a lifetime.