Marine operations
Our 2020 marine operations were largely scuppered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Achiever
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. We acquired Achiever in 2004 as a platform for our 10,000nm marine survey studying the abundance and distribution of marine mammals and birds. Over the last twelve years Achiever has performed countless trips as a research and education platform for Raincoast and many others across thousands of kilometers of coastline. With Achiever, Raincoast also has the capacity to access our commercial hunting tenures, and monitor areas otherwise out of reach.
Achiever, our research vessel
Our dedicated research vessel, Achiever, is a key part of the Raincoast team.
All about Achiever
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. Achiever is...
Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Achiever in the Great Bear Rainforest
A grizzly bears strolls an estuary walled by granite cliffs down which countless waterfalls drop hundreds of feet, as if straight from the clouds. The jet black dorsal fins...
Marine operations
The past year saw Achiever and crew as busy as ever with research projects, monitoring visits to our hunting tenures in the Great Bear Rainforest, and playing a central role in our expanding program of youth education in the Salish …
Hakai Institute was on Achiever monitoring water flow from icefields to the ocean
Hakai Institute has been using our research vessel, the Achiever, for a fascinating project monitoring the flow of water from icefields to the ocean. They’ve been studying water flow to explore...
Achiever returns from central coast
Saying goodbye to Achiever for a month is bittersweet. It was an incredible couple of months...
Excursions with Achiever
Our research vessel, Achiever, just returned from an amazing trip. Here’s an excerpt from Raincoast Education Associate, Nathaniel Glickman’s dispatch about the trip:
“Situated at the mouth of an unlogged watershed, Koeye camp is what I believe to be the …
Achiever and Hakai Institute meet Pacific White Sided Dolphins
While out with Hakai Institute on an oceanographic trip Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever meets up with a group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins. These incredibly active dolphins...
15 years and Achiever is still going strong
Over the past 15 years, the Achiever has helped to enable the research efforts many groups and performed extensive work ranging from population estimates and data collection of fin whales, killer whale ecotypes, and humpback entanglement probabilities. She has worked …
Winter maintenance aboard Achiever
Winter maintenance aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever continues with engine work on the 6 cylinder John Deere that propels the vessel all across the B.C. coast.
Since Achiever’s re-launch in 2006, our research vessel has traveled…
Since Achiever’s re-launch in 2006, our research vessel has traveled more than a hundred thousand kilometers, logging many of these hours on transect surveys for marine mammals and birds...
Summoning whales
An explosion perfectly representing young minds being blown! Raincoast Conservation working magic summoning whales in the Salish Sea. …
Would you like to join us here this fall? Competition coming soon.
Would you like to join us here this fall?
Competition coming soon. Watch this space.
Photo by @AprilBencze.…
Afternoon lesson plan aboard Achiever
Afternoon lesson plan aboard @raincoastconservation research vessel Achiever was windward sailing in the Salish Sea. Plying the Coast Salish territory through the power of wind and tide.
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Class is in session on the Salish Sea
Class is in session! Raincoast vessel Achiever is a floating classroom exploring the Salish Sea with conservation leaders of tomorrow.…
Achiever heading south for her inaugural trip of 2018
Achiever heading south for her inaugural trip of 2018. This week we set sail with a lucky group of high school students from Victoria. Stoked to be helping to mentor the next generation of Salish Sea Stewards, and always an …
At the shipyard
2018 shipyard aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel “Achiever” is complete! With coats of primer and paint applied, a few new ball valves, a shinned up prop and few other upgrades, Achiever is back in the water. A big thanks to …
Ship Shape
Raincoast Conservation research vessel “Achiever” going through its annual maintenance period. Hauled out at Stones Marina and thank you Nanaimo Yacht Charters for paint and Transport Canada inspection.
Could you join Raincoast aboard our research vessel in 2018?
Could you join Raincoast aboard our research vessel in 2018? “Over the past 12 years and countless nautical miles Raincoast’s dedicated research vessel Achiever has clocked in over 10,000 engine hours plying coastal waters to support our research, education and …
Happy New Years Eve from Achiever!
A snowy end to 2017! With Raincoast Conservation Research vessel Achiever tucked away for the winter, it was a pleasant surprise to see her decks white with snow instead of sea spray. Happy 2018!…
Ships passing
Those ships that pass in the soft evening light. Bluewater Adventures...
Exercise Salish Sea
The Gulf Islands were abuzz today as #BCEX17 day one of two were taking place. The exercise is the largest in Canadian Coast Guard history. The Achiever was not invited to participate……
Reaching 10,000 hours
10,000 hours and going strong! Raincoast Conservation Research vessel Achiever hitting a milestone this fall from her tireless efforts of conservation science, youth engagement, media, and funder trips. Seems fitting to hit the milestone during a stormy fall day.…