New Mill Bay Marina Open for Business
Visitors to Saanich Inlet will find a dramatic new Mill Bay Marina on the site of the old marina on the inlet’s western shore. The old wooden pilings and floats have been replaced by steel pilings, concrete floats, 91 wide permanent berths for boats to 55’, and 700’ of transient moorage for vessels to 200’, all protected by a state-of-the-art floating breakwater.
The new marina, on the edge of the Gulf Islands, also has a fuel dock (gas and diesel), while a dockside bistro called Bridgemans and a marine store are set to open this spring.
“We literally pulled out the old pilings, floats, even the old building, and dropped them in the dumpster,” said general manager Duane Shaw.
The marina offers a welcome moorage alternative on Southeast Vancouver Island, where permanent moorage is particularly scarce, as well as an exciting high-end destination for cruisers in the Gulf Islands. Mill Bay shopping is nearby, and services will include transport to activities and attractions in the region. Showers, laundry and sewage pump-out on the docks are expected to be in operation this summer.
To learn more visit: www.millbaymarina.ca
