Kwatsi Bay is beautiful. A granite amphitheater surrounded by towering peaks and numerous cascades.
This first picture is along the Tribune Channel – Kwatsi lies off the north side.
This is the entrance channel.
Which opens to these breathtaking views.
We failed to make reservations and dock space is limited so we were relegated to the anchorage.
We went ashore to arrange for WiFi and talked to Max, the owner. Like many of the small marinas here, Max has built Kwatsi with his own two hands. His wife was not on the premises at the time – she holds down a full time job in Campbell River to help make ends meet. This is not an easy life – it takes real dedication to keep a place like this running.
While beautiful, the bottom in the anchorage was pure rock and it was difficult to even get our big Rocna anchor to hold which is extremely rare. I was awakened at around 10:30 PM with a lot of graunching from the anchor chain. Turns out we were dragging and the currents in the bay are significant (Steve caught the fact that we were dragging and got the engine going).
Steve tried to get the anchor to take a set again and it was plain that is was a losing cause so we put the anchor in deep water and Steve took a stern line to shore.
It was a sleepless night as Steve and I took turns watching things to make sure we didn’t drag and end up on the rocks.
Kwatsi is a great place to see but those headed there need to have a space at the dock.