Her name comes from the West Coast First Nations Nootkan word for “healing waters” and she has been serving the coast of Vancouver Island for over 50 years. The Uchuck III is a World War II minesweeper built in 1942, which was converted to a coastal freighter designed to accommodate 100 passengers and cargo. Uchuck III Bridge – ‘don’t touch the brass!’ Thirdly, and best of all, we get to ride a very cool and historic coastal freighter on a working freight run through some incredible west coast scenery. Secondly, we avoid the long, boring inlet paddle from Fair Harbour to Kyuquot and the even longer run from Yuquot (Friendly Cove), up Muchalat Inlet, back to Gold River. First, we eliminate a daunting two car shuttle, leaving one vehicle at the dock in Gold River and the other one in Fair Harbour almost 5 hours away. What makes this particular trip interesting and unique, is that we will use an antique coastal freighter, the Uchuck III, to access and depart the coast. Both are long runs up steep tree lined inlets that don’t make for interesting paddling and they will add a minimum of a day each way to your trip. The closest you can get to Kyuquot is Fair Harbour, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) away by water and the trip from Gold River to Yuquot in Nootka Sound is about 22 nm (40km) away. The trouble with locations like Kyuquot Sound and Nootka Sound is they are very remote and there is no road access to them. The Uchuck III – A Great Way to Get You & Your Kayak to the West Coast I have been to Kyuquot Sound off the central coast of Vancouver Island a few times, but when my good friend and paddling buddy, Dugald, suggested we do a one way trip leaving from Kyuquot and take out in Nootka Sound, I jumped at the chance. The Uchuck III Kayaking From Kyuquot to Nootka Sound
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