Tribune Bay, Hornby Island – Anchorage Review

Approach & Impressions

The Hornby Island Anchorage in Tribune Bay is a little area on the southern end of Hornby Island, near Tribune Bay Provincial Park and the Tribune Bay Campground.

As we made our approach around the southern tip, we were rewarded with an awesome view of the cliffs, which are a beautiful sandstone with really interesting features. You just have to watch out for the rocky jetty that stretches out just as you round the island. It seems to be popular with fishers, as there were 3 or 4 boats bombing around the area. Also, keep an eye out for fishing or crabbing floats/balls on the water. We saw quite a few, mostly around the jetty, but some also closer to the anchorage. Some of them were super tiny and not easily visible. Use your binoculars to scope out your approach, to be safe.

As we rounded the island, passing by the beautiful houses on the edge of the cliffs (which Josh wished we had time to dive, as he guessed that they would probably make for really interesting scuba diving… the cliffs, not the houses, lol), the anchorage came into view. There is a crescent-shaped beach in the bay. It is a soft sand beach that leads up to a grassy park.

When we arrived on the evening of June 26th, we saw three bonfires on shore and could hear people laughing and having a good time. There were quite a few other boats in the anchorage, which gave us a reassured feeling. It’s always slightly stressful to be in a brand new anchorage, especially when you’re near to other boaters.