Marina
Marine Diving at Victoria International Marina - Inner Harbour Superyacht Moorage
Victoria International Marina at Shoal Point caters to larger vessels and visiting yachts arriving through the Inner Harbour. Most of our work here is on bigger boats with specific handling needs.
Location
About Victoria International Marina.
Victoria International Marina sits at Shoal Point at the entrance to Victoria's Inner Harbour, just inside Ogden Point. It's a purpose-built facility designed for larger vessels - sailing yachts 65+ feet, motor yachts and superyachts, and visiting international cruisers that can't fit in the Inner Harbour's shallower, tighter berths.
Clientele is a mix of local owners of larger boats, seasonal visitors cruising the Pacific Northwest, and transient superyachts staging for Alaska or California trips. Vessel values at this marina are high, which means documentation, care, and coordinated access matter more than at typical marinas.
The water at the marina entrance is open to Juan de Fuca traffic and flushes strongly with tidal exchange. Growth pressure is actually lower here than in the Inner Harbour proper - the constant exchange and cooler water reduce fouling rates compared to sheltered inner berths.
Diving at Victoria International Marina
What diving here is actually like.
Larger vessels take longer to dive. A clean on a 70-foot motor yacht is a 2-3 hour job rather than the 45-60 minutes typical of a 35-foot sailboat. Running gear is more complex - thrusters, large folding props, multiple rudders, hydraulic stabilisers - so inspection and cleaning protocols are more involved.
Visibility at the Shoal Point entrance is typically 8-15 feet - better than inside the Inner Harbour because of the tidal flushing. Current can be noticeable on large tidal exchanges, so we schedule around tide when we can.
Documentation standards are higher here. Most superyacht owners and their captains want comprehensive HD video, written reports, and photo logs for onboard records, insurance, and charter management. That's how we document every job anyway, so the fit is natural.
Same standard across every client — superyachts at Shoal Point or a 30-foot sailboat on a Gulf Islands mooring. What happens on the job stays on the job.
What we do here
Typical Victoria International Marina jobs.
- Hull cleaning on larger vessels - typically 6-10 week cadence based on boat use
- Zinc replacement including thruster zincs, large shaft zincs, transom plates, stabiliser zincs
- Pre-departure inspections for international cruising yachts heading to Alaska, Mexico, or trans-Pacific
- Pre-arrival hull cleaning for boats clearing into Canada from the US or elsewhere
- Underwater video surveys for insurance and charter management
FAQ
Victoria International Marina questions.
Do you work on superyachts and larger vessels at VIM?
Can you clean a boat before it clears into Canada?
Do you work with yacht management and charter companies?
Insurance and documentation - what do you provide?
Service area
Victoria International Marina is part of our Greater Victoria coverage.
Based in Victoria - we dive on boats in the Inner Harbour, Oak Bay, Cadboro Bay, and Esquimalt every week. Local diver, local rates, no travel surcharge.
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- Phone
- Phone (778) 535-4506
- Email dannysdivingservices@gmail.com
- Hours
- Hours Mon–Sat, 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Emergency response available
Urgent — fouled prop, suspected damage, dropped item — call. We triage by phone faster than by form.