Cormorant Seakayaking Ltd.

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Welcome to Cormorant Seakayaking Ltd. Please browse through ourhome page to find out about our company, the area in which we are located and its attractions. If you have any questions, pleasecontact us at any time. We also feature a Bed and Breakfast, two rooms with a queen-size bed in each in a semi-detatched building for added privacy, with sitting room and full bath.. Full breakfast includes fresh Araucana chicken eggs, home baked bread, and more.
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Who are we?

Cormorant Seakayaking Ltd. is a rental agency and registered chart agent. We also offer some items for sale. We rent three types of kayaks:

Necky's

All kayaks are expedition-equipped. Rental includes the kayak, spray skirt, paddle, Personal FloatationDevice (PFD), and pump

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Our location and its surroundings:

We are located on Malcolm Island, about three kilometers from theferry dock in Sointula on the southeast side, facing Cormorant Islandacross the Broughton Strait. Malcolm Island is strategicallylocated in the southern Queen Charlotte Strait, athwart the entryinto the Johnston Strait. From our beach it is only a few hourspaddle to Blackfish Sound and Robson Bight, famous for Orcaviewing. However, Malcolm Island is also the jumping-off pointinto the Broughton Archipelago, with its hundreds of islands,channels, fjords, sea water lagoons, lakes, tidal rapids, and amultitude of adventures. The eastern end of the island leadsdirectly into the glacier-framed Knights Inlet, a sight rivallingLake Louise, but without the tourist crowds.Paddling northwest, the kayaker heads out to Cape Scott, and on amore northerly course, toward the wilderness of the mid-coast.

Sointula is a charming small fishing village, with a selection of Bed & Breakfast operations, a small hotel, a couple ofrestaurants, and a local museum. On Cormorant Island, a one hourpaddle by kayak, is the U'Mista museum with its famous collectionof potlach regalia. On Malcolm Island numerous logging roads and trails provide for comfortable day hikes. There are several placesto camp, too. For the painter and photographer there is abundantwildlife, though no bears, cougars, or wolves to fear. The mainland with its majestic snow covered mountains, and the northernranges of Vancouver Island are a delight to the eye. The climateis mild without extremes. Even the rainfall is moderate. Inshort, Malcolm Island is the ideal jumping off point for thewilderness kayaker, and a delightful vacationing spot for thefriend and family that does not quite share the enthusiasm forkayaking.

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Blackfish Sound is a famous Orca feeding ground and from the east end ofMalcolm Island it is approximately 30 minutes paddling to the west end ofHanson Island. At the southeastern end of Hanson Island apassage leads to the Johnstone Strait and Robson Bight with itsOrca rubbing stones. Also on Hanson Island lies the Orca ResearchLaboratory. Via Blackfish Sound one enters the Indian Channelwhich leads to Mamalillaculla and Kalukwees, two former villages ofthe Kwakuitl people

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Knight Inlet: A long, "L" shaped fjord that leads to theKleenakleen and into the heart of the coastal range. The uppersegment is framed by glaciers. At the bend of the "L" is GlenndaleCove, where one can watch grizzlies gamboling.

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Broughton Archipelago:A wild array of islands, salt water lagoons,tidal rapids, snow covered mountains. On Gilford Island is located Health Lagoon/GilfordVillage, an inhabited Kwakuitlvillage. At the upper end of the Kingcome Inlet is Kingcome,another Kwakuitl town with a rich history. There are a number ofexiting channels with tidal flows of seven knots, such as theKenneth Passage, Stuart Narrows at the entrance to Drury Inlet, andthe western end of the channel between North and South BroughtonIsland. South Broughton Island includes three lagoons, two onlyaccessible during high tide: Broughton Lagoon and Twin Lagoon. Booker Lagoon is a bay on the south west side separated from thestraits by numerous small islands. From Drewrey Inlet one can reachmany fresh water lakes located a short hike through the forest.