Point Roberts Marina Seafood and Music Festival 2009

Turned out to be a fabulous success...





The turnout was huge, the weather for the most part co-operated with lots of sunshine ( a small shower late afternoon had people heading for cover but it didn't last for too long.)

M Dock partyers enjoying themselves

View from the Marina Club upstairs...










Lots of people showed up, dogs were welcome too.

The food courts...

Daddy Roots was great, very caribbean, great reggae. He is from one of our favorite places on earth - Anguilla. We talked alittle about the changes there. Cool Guy!!

John and Daddy Roots.






Jackie selling tickets for food. The line up for the food and beer and wine was long,
but well worth the wait.

South Beach Restaurant contributed a great Thai Seafood Soup. Just enough zing!

There was great salmon platters, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, delicious clam chowder. Lots to choose ...

Taunya at the entrance to the wine dock












Leeanne helping at the food ticket line.












Perhaps Roberto is contemplating a career change?

(he was great emceeing the event by the way)













Fabulous spicy crab in hoisin sauce, was superb!

























The people at the food tents worked non-stop all afternoon offering up delicious food with a great sense of humour and a big smile.

The Shrimp and Prawn cocktail was first class...


















A great crowd of people enjoying the atmosphere and music.

The Beer and Wine garden is at the rear on the dock.











A big thank you to the owners and staff at the Marina, they put alot of effort into this event and it really showed.

We are all looking forward to next year...


Thank you Point Roberts Marina!


Kalena

Point Roberts Marina

Point Roberts Marina September 2009 Update...

Still so glad we chose it...

Big Marina Party September 19th, with good food including a salmon bbq, several kinds of musical entertainment including blues bands,reggae, country and more. This should be alot of fun ! Benefits go to the Pt Roberts Food Bank, Senior Center, Volunteer Fire Dept.

The great facilities remain the same.

http://www.pointrobertsmarina.com/

The Marina Club is wonderful, I held John's 5oth birthday party there last year with great help from the staff Jackie, Taunya, Leanne, and Roberto, all our guests enjoyed the beautiful views over the water.

The Marina still has the cleanest bathrooms, good garbage pickup, safe and well maintained docks, reasonable rules and regulations, good water and electricity available at all times during boating season. Water is turned off during the winter, which is not a problem as it is readily available from the washrooms. Good dog walking, blackberry picking, beach walking, bike riding.

Changes have happened, mostly on the positive side. Service at the gas dock is better, with ice, beer, and wine now available which is handy if you have forgotten what you have on board and are heading out, and Leanne knows what she is doing and is always helpful and friendly. The pumpout works better this year as well.

Provisioning is easy with convenient shopping at the International Marketplace, a short walk away, excellent prices on groceries, beer and wine.

This is still the closest away point in BC and Washinton to the Gulf Islands and San Juans.

Aproximately 40 minutes closer than Crescent Beach Marina without having to worry about tides and sand bars and dredging concerns. For those moored in the Fraser River, you do not have to deal with all the heavy and active waterway traffic, plus tides, mud, half hour to one hour commute to the ocean to find out that at Sand Heads it is way too rough to head out into the Straight, and if the tide has turned and you are a sailboat it is a tough slog back upriver.

Ben and his staff at WestWinds Marine have full service marine repairs and supplies. We have found them to be extremely helpful and reasonable.

We still really enjoy Point Robert Marina, M Dock (Party Dock), and getting fast to whatever island we want to go to next.

Kalena

Point Roberts Marina- First written in May 2008

Treazure is moored at Point Roberts Marina USA. Moorage space and slip availability is one of the biggest concerns on the west coast. Crescent Beach Marina (our first choice) has had a two year wait for years, as do all Vancouver area marinas. After the initial excitement of purchasing Treazure we were in a bit of a quandry. Finally we had our boat but nowhere to put her. After much inquiry, we heard about Point Roberts Marina, checked it out before delivery and we were happy with what we saw. It has continued to be a great choice with great service and facilities!

* Note : Point Roberts currently has slip availability for 3o ft. * Call the office at (360) 945-2255 for information.



The Marina's close proximity to the Gulf Islands and San Juans is a huge benefit. It is popular with sailboats for precisely that reason. On a flat calm day our cruiser can be at the entrance to Active Pass in 35 minutes, Montague Harbour in 45 minutes, peaceful Patos Island under 20 minutes, and Suchia Island under 30 minutes. Fantastic!



Wide concrete docks, the most spotlessly clean bathrooms and showers ever, laundry, friendly dockmates, good dog walking for Daisy, and excellent storm protection make me happy.

Broadband Express makes Laura happy.

The fuel dock (gas, diesel, propane) which sells fishing licences, bait, beer, ice, and pop, the pump out station, a full service repair and chandlery with haulout, great fish and chips at the Dockside Cafe all make John happy.

Taunya and Jackie at the marina office are super friendly and helpful.
Last year they gave us good advice about the different docks and let us choose our slip.

Ben and Sheila Lazarus just purchased Westwind Marine Services last fall and are combining the full service chandlery with their previous marine canvas business. Ben is very helpful, and has patiently answered all our questions. Good luck to them both.

The Marina Club has great facilities as well as reciprocals at numerous other docks (last count 70) - more about that later.

The Canadian and US border crossing can add alittle wait time to your trip. Also, anchoring or docking in Canadian waters takes some planning. A Nexus Pass will alleviate much of the rigmarole. The conveniences and facilities of the marina far outweigh this.

Point Roberts is a great marina with great services. Don't hesitate to check it out.

Kalena