Boat Bluff Lighthouse Explained

Boat Bluff Lighthouse
Location:	Sarah Island British Columbia Canada
Coordinates:	52.6429°N -128.5231°W
Yearbuilt:	station established 1897
Foundation:	concrete base
Construction:	metal skeletal tower
Shape:	square pyramidal tower
Marking:	white tower
Height:	7m (23feet)
Focalheight:	11.5m (37.7feet)
Characteristic:	Oc W R 5s.
Managingagent:	Canadian Coast Guard ^[1]

Boat Bluff Lighthouse is located near Klemtu on the scenic south end of Sarah Island in Tolmie Channel on the Inside Passage of British Columbia.^[2] The lighthouse was established in 1907.^[3] The skeleton tower is 24 feet high giving it a focal plane 38 feet above sea level. The station is still staffed by resident keepers.

Keepers

• John William Webster 1932–1934
• Tom White 1934–at least 1937
• H. Shorson at least 1960
• Angus Macdonald 1965
• Clayton Ralph Marshall 1966–1967
• Ken Wallace 1967–1971
• D.L. White 1971–1973
• Charles Redhead 1974–1975
• P. Brown 1974–1978
• Clayton Restall 1979–1980
• Dieter Losel 1980– 1983
• James A. Abram 1984–1985
• Robert Akerstrom 1985–1987
• Larry Douglas 1985–1987
• Lance Barrett-Lennard 1987–1988
• Andrew Findlay 1988–1996
• Frank Dwyer 1996–1998
• Mike Higgins 2003–2008
• Gerry LaRose 2008–2010
• Howard Munn 2010-at least 2015

Climate

Boat Bluff has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild summers and cool winters with heavy rainfall year-round. Boat Bluff is among the rainiest places in Canada.^[4]

See also

• List of lighthouses in British Columbia
• List of lighthouses in Canada

External links

• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

Notes and References

1. 24 December 2015.
2. Book: Vipond, A. . Alaska by Cruise Ship . Ocean Cruise Guides . 2005 . 978-0-9688389-7-6 . 17 May 2019 . 178 . Farther along the meandering maze of interconnecting waterways is Boat Bluff Lighthouse. This scenic lighthouse overlooks Sarah Passage and sits on an island inhabited by wolves. One former keeper, fearing for the safety of his small ....
3. Book: Gibbs, J. . Lighthouses of the Pacific . Schiffer Pub. . 1986 . 978-0-88740-054-4 . 17 May 2019 . 245 . ... A skeleton tower cradles the light at the Boat Bluff Station today, the original lighthouse of 1907, merely a memory..
4. Web site: Shepert. Elana. This unique B.C. place receives the most rainfall in all of North America. 2020-11-11. Vancouver Courier. 24 February 2019 .