Nootka Sound
Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
Canada
Nootka Sound marine route is an opportunity to visit Nootka Island and the First Nation village of Friendly Cove (Yuquot) located off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The closest Vancouver Island communities to Nootka Sound with a marina and services are Gold River and Tahsis.
Nootka Sound is centred around
the First Nation Village of Yuquot, also referred to as Friendly Cove. Today Friendly Cove, is a popular
anchorage destination nestled in between San Miguel and San Rafael Islands. A lighthouse on the point marks the spot. There is a public dock in Friendly Cove and some services. There is a landing fee for any moorage on the dock.
Nootka Sound is a recreation destination for many. Some enjoy day tours exploring the sound, others plan for multi day adventures. There are sightseeing boat tours, supply ships, floatplanes, fishing boats and kayaks navigating the waters in Nootka Sound on a regular basis.
Some of the sightseeing destinations to plot a route for when exploring in Nootka Sound include McKay Passage, Boca del Infierno
Bay, Marvinas Bay, Valdes Bay, Muchalat Inlet and Santa Gertrudis Cove which is another anchorage destination protected
from the ocean winds and swells.
Yuquot is the home of the Mowachaht / Muchalaht
First Nation people who lived in Yuquot until 1963. In 1963 the village moved to the head of the Gold River and in 1996 the village moved again to Tsaxana which is located further up the Gold River Valley.
Captain Cook landed in 1778 on the west coast. At the time Yuquot was the summer home to Chief Maquinna and the Mowachaht
/ Muchalaht people while the Village of Tahsis was their winter
home. The first ever recorded visit between a European and a First Nation Chief took place that year in Yuquot between Captain Cook and Chief Maquinna. The Canadian Government declared Friendly Cove a National Historic
Site in 1923.
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