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.

Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever at anchor near Kynoch

Achiever / By Raincoast Conservation Foundation / 2014-09-30 2018-12-24

Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever at anchor near Kynoch.

View from a white boat, the Achiever of water and mountains

Aboard Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever

Achiever / By Raincoast Conservation Foundation / 2014-09-24 2018-12-24

Under way this afternoon on Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever in the Great Bear rainforest.

Two people visible on a boat with a humpback whale fin in the background on a bright day

Koeye campers and camp counsellors out on The Achiever

Achiever / By Raincoast Conservation Foundation / 2014-08-16 2018-12-01

“Is it my turn to record the data?” Taking Koeye campers & camp counsellors out on The Achiever is so much fun! We practice the methods scientists use to survey whales and seabirds, including spotting, using markings to ID individuals, behaviour, and recording data.

A sail boat with a green hull on the ocean slightly right of centre with two wooden posts standing vertically in the water in the foreground.

Back to Achiever

Achiever / By Nicholas Sinclair / 2013-09-05 2019-06-03

Enough relaxing, time to get back to work!

A sailboat with a green hull named Achiever in the marina next to a larger boat named Camenita. The latter is twice the size, and the panelling and paint are peeling off.

Moving out

Achiever / By Nicholas Sinclair / 2013-08-03 2019-06-03

Bye-bye derelict neighbours!