An adults-only resort on the sheltered east shore of Saanich Inlet, with moorage below the rooms for vessels up to 190 feet and year-round availability — rare on a coast where most resort docks close after Labour Day. Overnight moorage carries full resort and spa access. Butchart Gardens is a short walk, and its summer fireworks are best watched from the dock.

One- and two-bedroom seaside cottages with kitchens, wood stoves and wrap-around decks, set above a full-service marina on Silva Bay — plus a forested campground if you would rather be under canvas. Gas and diesel on the dock, which is increasingly rare in the Gulf Islands, and a rate that drops by a third outside the summer season.

The Gulf Islands’ full-service resort marina, and the natural first Canadian landfall for boats coming up from the San Juans — 110 deep-water slips for vessels to 100 feet, with customs clearance on site through the summer season. Ashore there is a lodge, villas and cottages, a spa and pools. Confirm the customs window before you plan an arrival: it closes September 30.