In our ongoing efforts to keep Cadboro Bay free of derelict or adrift boats we have established a network of residents to work with and be the “eyes” of the Cadboro Bay Residents Association/ Cadboro Bay Dead Boats Society. Ninety Three letters were delivered delivered to Cadboro Bay view or waterfront residents in both Oak… Continue reading Dead Boat Watch – How to Report
Newly released documentary, Abandoned Dreams, is an immersive look into the problem of derelict boats that routinely mar the shores of Cadboro Bay and the broader coastline. Footage of Cadboro Bay starts at 6:15, and John Roe of the Dead Boats Disposal Society, a well known figure within Cadboro Bay and beyond, is also featured.… Continue reading Documentary Featuring Cadboro Bay and the Problem of Derelict Boats
Jan 5, 2021 - Late this afternoon the Junita AM, a 30 foot sloop washed ashore on the beach in front of Waring Place in Cadboro Bay. Thanks to Mr. D Sawyer for the initial report. The Coast Guard was immediately notified (File #2021-0011) as well as the Environmental Response Team to deal with a… Continue reading 30-Foot Casualty of High Winds in Cadboro Bay
Late this afternoon the Junita AM, a 30 foot sloop washed ashore on the beach in front of Waring Place in Cadboro Bay. Thanks to Mr. D Sawyer for the initial report. The Coast Guard was immediately notified (File #2021-0011) as well as the Environmental Response Team to deal with a potential diesel fuel problem.The… Continue reading Casualty of Heavy Winds, Jan 5 2021
On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 around 3 pm, high winds caused a 30-foot Yamaha fiberglass sloop sailboat to break loose from its mooring buoy in Cadboro Bay. Breaking waves washed it ashore, restricting safe access to the beach. Its mast hovered inches above a glass-walled fence on a private property on Waring Place. A Cadboro… Continue reading New Year’s Eve boat wreck removed from Cadboro Bay Beach, but winter storms loom
On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 around 3 pm, high winds caused a 30-foot Yamaha fiberglass sloop sailboat to break loose from its mooring buoy in Cadboro Bay. Breaking waves washed it ashore, restricting safe access to the beach. Its mast hovered inches above a glass-walled fence on a private property on Waring Place.A Cadboro Bay… Continue reading New Year’s Eve boat wreck removed from Cadboro Bay Beach, but winter storms loom
CBRA has been working for many months with Municipal, Provincial, Federal Government Representatives and our companion organization the Dead Boat Disposal Society to once again remove the derelict vessels from both the beach and the bottom of the Bay. This is the second time in less than 3 years that this massive undertaking has been… Continue reading Boat removal an ‘early Christmas’ present for Cadboro Bay Beach
Our Letters to the Board page continue to attract a lively discussion. The current topics: dogs on Gyro Beach; the proposed development (and removal of trees) at 2345 Queenswood Drive; and derelict boats on-shore, or just off it. Read ‘em all at: https://cadboro.ca/category/letters/
Good Afternoon, It was with great interest that I read the above article in todays issue of the Oak Bay News. A friend (Cadboro Bay Resident) and I were doing garbage pick up at Caddy Beach, May 18 and noticed 5 derelict boats (2 partially submerged and 3 beached) there at that time. I sent… Continue reading Letter: Derelict and Abandoned Boats in Cadboro Bay Beach
From Jerry Donaldson for CBRA and Dead Boats Society:It’s Thursday, May 21, 2020. The following boats are abandoned and/or derelict in the Bay:Boat 1: 18 ft. power boat “Ms L.”, on the beach Saanich side.Boat 2: Spellbound, 25 ft. sloop, on the beach, Oak Bay side. Boat 3: Free Spirit, 24 ft. sloop, below the… Continue reading Derelict Boats update
