are home to a number of Flaothome owners who embrace the ocean's lifestyle just a few feet from shore.
out the property upkeep. Moored at a Marina you have all the comforts of home, electricty, water, sewer
even Cable TV
Maple Bay Marina at Birds Eye Cove
It attracts large Sailboats and Cabin Cruisers. The small community of Maple Bay can be seen off
in the distance with the photo taken from Genoa Bay Road to the south.
Genoa Bay
the water from Cowichan Bay. The free spirit lifestyle abounds here farther afield that the other
two marinas it provides private rural living.
Cowichan Bay
on the docks. Swans Seals and a variety of sea life are at your doorstep. Cowichan Bay is also a more urban neighbourhood than the other two locations. Cowichan Bay is about as bustling as you can get for a sleepy
fishing village.
driving a motorcycle, outside exposed to the wind and the bugs. It is not for everybody but for the ones who
do love the life style it holds many benefits and challenges.
now it serves as an take out point for float homes wanting to become land lubbers. In the 90's a couple of those
float homes were relocated to lots just up the street in Crofton. Others were sailed to other marinas.
home was it was getting to expensive to be floating and chose to move it to Crofton, on March 13, 2013 she was pulled out of the water and was being planted on a small lot only one block from the sea. Her owners loved the house, the ocean, the lifestyle but found paying upwards of $1000 a month in fees a bit much and wanted to
instead invest in a piece of property for their beloved house. That is another beauty of the float home . . . portability.