Gulf Islands Brigade 2014

News Release: December 1, 2013 

Gulf Island Brigade 2014 

Dates: July 26 to August 1 st 

Victoria Canoe & Kayak Club of Victoria is organizing a Big Boat Brigade from Nanaimo through the world renown Gulf Islands to Victoria for a week at the end of July. It will be the opportunity to enjoy paddling in some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. 

We are requesting that teams be self sufficient in their canoe. Think ‘back packing’ in order to limit gear. We will be visiting some coastal and island communities but connecting daily with a road crew will not be possible. Our goal is to reduce our environment footprint, 

A shuttle will be provided from Victoria to Nanaimo so that our vehicles and trailers will be waiting for us when we complete our journey. The shuttle will take place on Saturday July 26 th . 

We will have voyageur Canoes available for rental at $300 per canoe. The canoes will be delivered to Nanaimo on Friday July 25 th . 

There will be a celebration event both at the beginning and end of the trip. The plan is to camp on Newcastle Island just off Nanaimo on the night of the 26 th . 

We are organizing a shuttle so that vehicles and boat trailers will be in Victoria when we arrive. This will happen on the afternoon of the 26 th . 

The number of boats will be limited to eight due to limited camp space at some sites so early registration is a must to guarantee your spot on this beautiful journey. 

Group and individual gear lists will be available as well as efficient tasty meal options so that each team can limit packing space. 

Registration fee will be $1200 per boat of six people. It will be $200 for each additional person on a boat crew.. 

To indicate an interest to register a team or for more information e-mail GulfIslandBrigade@vckc.ca 

Gulf Island Brigade Committee 

Ellie James 

Brigade Chief