In the wind: August 26, 2026
Upcoming Events
This weekend’s Cascadia Beach Sprints Rowing Regatta should provide some entertaining views from shore as competitors deal with ocean conditions and balance speed vs stability. Racing starts at 0800H both Saturday and Sunday and will run until about 1600H
Thursday August 27
Jericho Wavechaser Paddle Race Series – Paddle racing for small boats Thursday evenings at 1900H. Registration is online only on webscorer and closes at 1730H on race day.
Windsure Windsurf Social – 1700H-2000H an informal group windsurfing session with the benefit of an instructor to provide tips and tricks. Rent your gear or bring your own. Book through rentals
Friday August 28
Jericho Beach Kayak Social Paddle – 1830H, connect with other paddlers during this group paddle.
Saturday August 29 & Sunday August 30
Cascadia Rowing Beach Sprints head-to-head rowing over a 250m slalom course involving a Le Mans style start and a sprint back up the beach to the finish. Racing starts at 0800H
Sunday August 30
Sunday Racing – Series Finale of our Sunday sail racing series for all Jericho style dinghies and cats. First signal at 1230H
Tuesday September 1
Tuesday Nite Racing Series – Series finale for our evening sail racing series for Jericho style craft. First signal at 1815H. Registration is at jracing.org.
Jericho Beach Kayak Women on Water – 1730H group social paddle for female identifying paddlers.
Wednesday September 2
Windsure Sunrise SUP Paddle – 0630H-0730H Start your day on the water with a guided stand-up paddleboard session at sunrise. Designed for paddlers with previous SUP experience who want to enjoy an active morning on English Bay.
More information about upcoming events is available on the Jericho website events page.
Days Are Getting Shorter, Wind Shuts Off Earlier – Don’t Get Caught In The Dark Without a Paddle!
While these late summer days still feel warm and long, the reality is they are getting shorter every day. On sunny days the sun is the engine that creates our thermal winds – as the sun drops so does the wind, with the wind usually shutting off about an hour before sunset. This week a few of us have been caught out far from home as the wind died, requiring some help to get back to Jericho before total darkness. If you are planning an evening sail, make sure to check the sunset time and plan to get back an hour before. Stay a little closer to Jericho than you might ordinarily and make sure you have your legally required paddle in case the wind shuts off more quickly than anticipated.
Our New Accessible Universal Washroom Is Open
Over the last few years, the JSCA board and committees have been busy planning a new universal accessible washroom. Our project contractor GeoLiving has been working on the project since March. As with any renovation project involving an 86 year old building and modern supply chains, there were a few surprises and delays along the way. But we are proud to announce that it is now open and in use. We are happy to be able to better serve our facility users with mobility considerations. Planning for an official ribbon cutting is in the works.
This new washroom is accessed via the south exit hallway on the second floor, across the hall from the North West meeting room entrance
Share the Shore
The beach in front of the Jericho Sailing Centre can fill up fast. When launch dollies are left on the beach they preclude other beach users from using the space and make it difficult for other JSCA members to find them in their usual place along the fence. Please remember that the water inside the can buoy line, the beach, ramps and plaza are busy places. Minimizing the time your craft and dollies spend in these areas makes it easier for other members of our community to access our ocean playground
Our launching beaches are busy with sailors, paddlers, lessons, and members of the public, we’d like to share a few friendly reminders to help everyone enjoy the shoreline safely:
- Launch dollies should not be left on the beach. Yellow JSCA launch dollies must be promptly returned to the fence directly after launching and recovery.
- The area south of the orange can buoys is a slow zone, so please keep your speed under 5 kts when launching or returning to shore.
- Please watch for people and craft along the shoreline when launching or coming back in, and give everyone plenty of space.
- For everyone’s safety, swimming or wading on the beaches in front of the Centre is not permitted and can be especially risky for small children.
- Please keep ramps and nearby areas clear for launching and retrieving craft, and avoid rigging, repairing, or waiting in these spaces.
- Please avoid leaving your craft on the shoreline for extended periods so others have room to launch and retrieve safely.
Whether you’re new to Jericho or a lifelong user, please take a moment to review our Jericho Sailing Centre Etiquette blog post.
Thanks for sharing the shore—and being kind to one another!
Foyer Digital Information Display Now Includes Anticipated Freighter Movements
The information screen in the Jericho Sailing Centre foyer now includes anticipated incoming and outgoing deep sea traffic to and from the English Bay southern anchorages as published by the pilot schedule here. This information is only a guide. Unanticipated vessel movement occurs. Departure and arrival times and anchorage assignments are not always available and subject to change. Remember all mariners are required to keep a continuous watch for other vessels while on the water. And it is the responsibility of recreational boaters to keep well clear of commercial traffic.
Safety Notice – Low Water Level Hazard
Users of the Jericho Sailing Centre should be aware of hazardous wharf remnants protruding from the seabed in the areas shown below in red between ramps 2 and 3. At 0′ tide they are just under the sea surface. Any time the water level is below 4′ users should proceed through this area with extreme caution.
At tide levels below 4 feet (1.22 m), several hazards become exposed between Ramps 3 and 4, including a concrete wall emerging from the sand near Ramp 3 and remnants of old creosote-treated wooden walls and pilings. These deteriorating structures can have sharp edges and should be avoided.
Upcoming Low Water Levels (<4′) of concern:
Date / Time / Level
Aug 26 / 1120H / 3.5ft 1.066m
Aug 27 / 1155H / 3.6ft 1.095m
Aug 28 / 1228H / 4.0ft 1.219m
Foiler Alert!
Foiling Craft at Jericho can draw more than 1m (3.3′) of water when they are not foiling and we recommend launching between Ramps 2 & 3.
Galley Patio and Grill – Open Seven Days a Week With New Windproof Umbrellas
Open to the public, The Galley restaurant is now serving seven days a week (Mon-Sat 0900H-2200H and Sun 0900H-2100H). Enjoy the new windproof umbrellas (rated to 40kts!) expanded ice cream selection, salad, burger or fish tacos and a refreshing beverage on the patio with the best view of Vancouver in Vancouver.
Camps, Lessons and Rentals to the Public Available Now
All three schools at the Jericho Sailing Centre are open to the general public for rentals, lessons, season’s pass and youth camps.
Jericho Beach Kayak
Rentals, lessons, youth camps and season pass, tours, community paddles, trip planning and VHF radio programmes for kayaks and surf skis. For bookings, youth camp registration and more information, paddle over to the Jericho Beach Kayak website
MacSailing
Youth and adult dinghy learn-to-sail lessons and youth camps as well as canoeing, rentals, beach sports and ecological education programmes. Reach over to the MacSailing website for more information.
Windsure
Rentals and lessons for windsurfing, windsurf foiling, winging, wing foiling, stand-up paddling and skimboarding – including youth camps. Surf on over toWindsure’s website for more information
Steer Clear of the Pier
Avoid entanglement by keeping north and east of orange and white can buoys
Jericho Pier is Vancouver’s only shore-based fishing and crabbing spot in English Bay, making it a busy place for crabbers, anglers and their gear. While fishing and crabbing are now restricted from the east side of the pier, crab traps and nearly invisible monofilament fishing lines can still easily snag an unsuspecting sailor, paddler, foiler or their gear.
The orange and white can buoys mark a safe buffer around the pier. When passing through the area, stay north and east of the buoys to avoid getting caught on a line.
Give the pier a wide berth and keep your voyage from becoming the one that got away
Follow Jericho on Facebook and Instagram
Are you following Jericho on social media? Don’t miss out on photos and videos from the goings on at the centre and more rich media profiles on our clubs and partners. Check out these photos of sailors from ASABC last Sunday.
Water Restrictions – Stage 2 in effect
Thanks to everyone for helping us navigate the fluctuating water restrictions. Your cooperation is making a real difference. Metro Vancouver continues to be under water restrictions. Under Stage 2 water restrictions boat washing with automatic shut off nozzles is allowed.
Hose stations are functioning as per the norm. Please remember to shut the water off at the tap when done with a hose. This prevents leaks and damage to the hoses themselves.
We ask that you continue to be conservative with your water use. You can help by reporting leaks promptly, turning taps off completely when not in use, and using water thoughtfully whenever it is needed.
Thank you for doing your part to conserve water and keeping our community compliant. We appreciate everyone’s flexibility and cooperation and will provide updates as restrictions evolve.
Boaters’ Handbook: Your go-to guide for safe navigation within the Port of Vancouver
Navigating Vancouver’s busy harbour in recreational craft is safer and easier thanks to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Boaters’ Handbook. The handbook is the ultimate reference—and a one-stop shop—for essential safety information throughout the port authority’s jurisdiction. Whether in Burrard Inlet or the Fraser River, the Boaters’ handbook is your go-to to stay safe, informed, and enjoy your time on the water.
Access the Boaters’ Handbook today on the port authority’s website.
To receive the latest information on boating safety within the waters of the Port of Vancouver, including handbook updates, subscribe to the port authority’s newsletter, here
English Bay Safety Seminar
Never take water safety for granted
Jericho Sailing Centre users share Vancouver’s largest playground with Canada’s busiest port and are required to know and exercise the “rules of the road” while recreating in this area. Users should be aware of shipping lanes, ships transiting between the lanes and anchorages, and Traffic Control Zones. All non-commercial vessels shall stay well clear of commercial vessels including ships at anchor.
Why make your own mistakes when you can learn from the mistakes of others? The English Bay Safety Seminar helps keep Jericho users safe while at play on the waters of English Bay. The seminar covers basic water safety fundamentals along with user specific information drawn from the logs of the Jericho Rescue Team who have intervened in thousands of “sea disasters” over the past 50 years.
Sail the Slideshow on our Website
For more Safe Boating information check out Transport Canada’s Safe Boating Guide
Transport Canada Interim Order for the Protection of the Southern Resident Killer Whale 2026
Transport Canada has published rules around boating near mammals in our local waters. A vessel must not approach within 1000m of a Southern Resident killer whale.
Minimum approach distances around other marine mammals in local waters:
All other orcas: 200m
Resting whales or calves: 200m
Other whales, dolphins & porpoises: 100m
More information about the laws and regulations around approaching marine mammals in Canada is available here.
Traffic Control Zone 1 Around First Narrows is a Jericho Style Craft No-Go Zone.
The area in yellow on the chart above, including the inset area in light green, is an official no-go zone for Jericho style craft.
Safety Notice to all non-motor power craft users in Vancouver
“All pleasure craft and sailing vessels must be under mechanical power when transiting through the First
Narrows traffic control zone. It is prohibited to enter or transit through the First Narrows traffic control zone on board a personal watercraft, including jet skis and non-motorized vessels, such as sailboats, kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards.” – Boater’s Handbook the essentials of informed navigation within the Port of Vancouver
On Water Safety is Your Responsibility
On the ocean there are elements of risk that common sense and personal awareness can help reduce. Regardless of how you decide to use the ocean always show courtesy to others. Please adhere to the code listed below and share with others the responsibility for a safe ocean experience. It is every member’s responsibility to know and observe the rules of the road when on or near the water. Click through for some key rules which every Jericho member must know and practice.