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The Ladysmith Maritime Society is a non-profit charitable organization that has been in operation since 1985.

LMS is a non-profit charitable organization that has been in continuous operation since 1985. Initially the Society was established to promote local maritime heritage. The purpose of the Society has grown to serve the community by promoting tourism activity, protecting and promoting Ladysmith's maritime heritage as well as public access to the waterfront. LMS also operates a marina which has becom

e a gathering place for marine events, and harbour tours in the summer months. In addition, the Society offers many additional amenities and services such as moorage and site support the Cowichan Independent Living Adaptive Disabled Sailing Program; a water safety program for children called “Kids Don’t Float”; a Marine-life observation dock as well as site support for the BC Purple Martin recovery program.

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

The HMCS Rainbow’s skiff gig was launched yesterday with Ladysmith Maritime Society volunteers, donors, and Maritime Museum of BC attending. The restoration took over 3000 hours to complete and would not have been possible without many generous individual and business donations. Thank you to Ladysmith Marina and Ladysmith Yacht Club for the use of facilities and to the LMS cooks! The skiff gig will be on display at the Victoria Classic Boat Festival, Sept 4 to 6 so be sure to attend!

08/27/2026

Thanks to everyone who enjoyed our rowboats this season and to those who donated to the Ladysmith Maritime Society to keep a little piece of local history alive. Also, thanks to Mañana Resort & Marina for giving us a place to display and operate these boats. The days are getting shorter but there is still time to try them out. Go to lmsmarina.ca for details.

08/26/2026

⚓️ Welcome to the Victoria Classic Boat Festival, Saravan!

Saravan was built for Harry Froome and was named for his wife, Sara in 1938. She was put into service as a harbour tug in Victoria Harbour. Between 1940 and 1942 she was owned by the Royal Canadian Navy as a harbour auxiliary and as a boom defense tug stationed at HNCS Naden in Comox, BC. She was donated to the Ladysmith Heritage Society in 1988 by Ken Mulholland and was refurbished by volunteers. The work was finished in 1991 after which she was used as a passenger vessel for harbour tours. Saravan retired from active duty in 2009 and underwent further restoration to restore her to her original glory.

Check out who else is joining the fleet on our Current Participants page: https://mmbc.bc.ca/classic-boat-festival/current-participants/

08/20/2026

Another happy group returns from a harbour tour aboard the beautifully restored, historic Kirkegaard. Crewed by Captain Dale Gisborne and First Mate and local historian Rob Johnson, who enjoy these tours as much as their guests. Go to lmsmarina.ca for booking details and check out this video of the historic C.A. Kirkegaard here https://youtu.be/Dgo9Mgl18_U?si=MEjtQ_0Ufon0j9sq

08/07/2026

Rainbow’s gig is nearing completion in the boat shop. Stop around for a look Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings or look for it at the Classic Boat Show in Victoria Sept 4 to Sept 6. Ladysmith Maritime Society keeping one more piece of west coast history alive! Congratulations to all the volunteers who worked on her and especially Robert Lawson for his guidance and research.

Address

611 Oyster Bay Drive
Ladysmith, BC
V9G1A7

Telephone

+12502451146

Website

https://www.lmsmarina.ca/

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