Ladysmith Maritime Society

The Ladysmith Maritime Society Community Marina is located in the protected Ladysmith Harbour.  We offer 3,830 feet of open contract moorage and 901 feet of visitor moorage.  It is a ten minute walk from downtown Ladysmith.  Call 250-245-1146 to book your visiting moorage space.  We monitor channel 68.
Company name: Ladysmith Maritime Society
Address: 610 Oyster Bay Drive, Ladysmith, BC.  V9G 1A7
Phone: 250-245-0109
Fax: 250-245-0108
E-mail: lmscommunitymarina [at] telus [dot] net
Website: http://www.ladysmithmaritimesociety.ca/

Starting August 14th, 2009 the Trolley stops steps away from the Marina and will take you into downtown Ladysmith.  Ladysmith is a good place to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables too.  Visit the 49th Parallel grocery store at the bottom of the hill by the traffic circle.  The 49th Parallel will deliver you and your order back to the Marina at no charge!  You’ll find a wine and beer store beside the 49th Parallel grocery store.  Across the street from the grocery store are Tim Horton’s and the nearby Home Hardware Store.  Up in town, boaters can enjoy the first-rate coffee shops and restaurants our town has to offer, pick up gifts, fresh meat or fish from the butcher, items from the drugstore or enjoy a free game of street chess by the bakery.  And, if you are early enough, you can enjoy one of Old Town Bakery’s famous and sinfully delicious cinnamon buns along with a great cup of coffee.  If supper is on your mind, we have several excellent restaurants within a 10 minute walk of the Marina.

Our visiting boaters, some as far away as California and Florida, have enjoyed their stay with us and have commented:

“Great Place – we love Ladysmith”

“Loved it”

“Thank you – Enjoyed the museum, friends and atmosphere”

LMS is please to offer many activities for the benefit of local community and visitors alike.  We welcome the community to the docks to experience the beautiful summer on the waterfront and experience “Heritage by the Sea”.  Come and enjoy a two-hour harbour tour, visit the award-winning floating museum, observe and photograph wildlife (like the Purple Martins) or use our public BBQs and covered picnic tables located on the docks.  Life jackets are provided for the safety of your children.

Ladysmith Maritime Society hours of operation and activities:
- Harbour tours operate at 10:30am and 2pm everyday in July and August.  Saturday’s harbour tour operates at 10:30am and includes lunch at Jimmy O’s for $25.  Book your tour today Call 250-245-0109

- The Maritime Museum is open 1pm to 4pm every day during July and August.  Learn the rich history of the Ladysmith Harbour, from Chemainus First Nation culture, to coal mining, forestry and oyster farming.  The museum showcases our heritage vessels.

- Explore the underwater wildlife with our Kids Viewing Dock.

- The Disabled Sailing program operates from the Community Marina, providing the disabled with the opportunity to experience the sport of sailing.

- Purple Martins, an endangered species to British Columbia, nest at the docks.  View the Purple Martins with the live nest camera.