All about Achiever

2020-02-19 2020-03-14 / By Raincoast team / Achiever

Photo by John Gussman.

Our dedicated research vessel, Achiever, is a Transport Canada certified 68 ft. steel hulled sloop that operates seven months a year on the BC coast.

A medium sized boat with ACHIEVER written on it stands on red stabilisers in a ship yard. Four people in black clothes are working around it, under a pale blue sky. — Photo by John Gussman.

A painter in a red toque paints Achiever in white paint on the dark green side of the boat — Photo by John Gussman.

Achiever is our core platform for coastal research, wildlife monitoring, and education. Achiever helps us implement our mandate to safeguard the lands, waters, and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. As a floating classroom for experiential education, it also inspires future generations of stewards.

Photo by John Gussman.

More about our research vessel, Achiever

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