Harbour Lights Sail Past & Ucluelet's Small Craft Harbour

Harbour Lights Sail Past

It's an exciting night in Ucluelet as the sail boats, sport fishing boats, and even commercial boats deck their vessels with Christmas lights and decor and 'sail past' crowds of anxious spectators along the harbour water front.

This years event takes place on Wednesday, December 14th starting at 7:00PM.  There will be boat judging, free Christmas cookies and hot beverages for spectators,and plenty of opportunity to 'ooooh' and 'aaaahhhh' as the Harbour Lights Sail Past.

We hope to see you out there!

Ucluelet's Small Craft Harbour

Ucluelet is a First Nations word that traditionally means "safe place to land" or "safe harbour".  Situated on a peninsula, with a sheltered inlet protected by the wild, open Pacific Ocean,

Ucluelet has been an ideal landing place for sea vessels for hundreds, maybe thousands, of years.  For those boat and yacht travelers seeking moorage in a comfortable harbour, not much has changed.

The Inner Boat Basin, or the Small Craft Harbour, is dug out on the east side of the peninsula with entrance to the Ucluelet Harbour.  These working docks are made up of a series of fingers, all providing a safe moorage to commercial fishing vessels, sport fishing boats, sail boats, luxury yachts, and outboard skiffs.  Boats are coming in and out of the harbour several times a day, all year round.

Moorage at the Small Craft Harbour includes use of the harbours wash room and fish cleaning facilities, free wi-fi internet, all within close walking proximity of shopping, restaurants, and other Ucluelet attractions.  In fact, there is a restaurant floating right there in the basin!

If you have not seen many ocean vessels before, be sure to take a walk down on the docks and absorb true coastal culture.

Observe Ucluelet's fishery industry as the commercial fishermen prepare their boats for the next trip.  Compare the sport fishing boats to help you decide on a charter in the future.  Walk to the furthest fingers from the ramp and have a peek at the adventure sail boats and luxury pleasure crafts that are often tied up there.

Often in the summer shrimp and crab could be for sale off of a boat moored here.  Just a quick walk on the docks and you can find the freshest of sea food the west coast has to offer.

To inquire about moorage at the Small Craft Harbour in the Inner Boat Basin contact the harbour manager, Steve Bird, at 250-726-4241.

By Amy Hancock