Reply To: for all of us who paddle Howe Sound or Tsawwassen

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Nick Heath

In my view, the trickiest place locally  for ferry traffic plus other boat traffic is Swartz Bay.  There are 3 separate passages, E.W and N to watch for.  The sprint for safety (taking a perpendicular course to the direction of the channel) only applies to the deep-water channels between the red/green marker buoys. Once you are clear of a channel you’re home safe because the biggies will never go there.