About

the history of yachtinGbc

With over 30 years running marinas and chandleries, founder, Steve Jackman spent hours daily with boaters working through cruising itineraries and weather windows as they navigate the Inside Passage.

To facilitate those meetings, an extensive series of bookmarks were needed to work through all the necessary details; and in those moments YachtingBC.com was born. Officially launched in 2015, the website has been a quick and easy way for boaters to access information like up to date marine weather reports, tidal activity, and fishing regulations to local business information throughout the coastal communities of British Columbia.

Why advertise with yachtingBC?

Stretching from Seattle all the way to Alaska along the 800 nautical miles of the Inside Passage, the British Columbia coastline offers some of the most spectacular cruising grounds is the world. With only 68nm being open water in Queen Charlotte Sound, in addition to providing a picturesque backdrop, our waters also are some of the most protected in the world offering many diverse archipelagos from the Southern Gulf Islands to the Great Bear Rainforest.

Attending boat shows for over 25 years as a broker, marina manager, association board member, and as a YachtingBC representative, founder Steve Jackman understands and appreciates the immense economic impact the boating community has on the province of British Columbia, and the potential of what’s possible.

Through our network, collaborations with media outlets and international associations and through our newsletters, YachtingBC was designed to be an inexpensive way to access the boating community.

What differentiates YachtingBC from other similar portals is not only the ease of access to the necessary information boaters need to safely navigate our waters, but also the extensive boat show schedule we attend as we proudly promote our province to the world.

Giving back to our province

WE GIVE 15% BACK. British Columbia has some of the best cruising grounds in the world, but similar to many cruising destinations, help is needed protecting our marine ecosystems and wildlife. In addition to conservation, there has been a need for a long time get more youth involved in the marine, and specifically the marine trades industry. With each advertising purchase you are able to direct YBC what conservation or humanitarian initiative you would like to support.