For places past the end of the road. Freight carried by landing craft from Campbell River and landed where there is no dock.

98 ft landing craft·14 ft bow ramp·Since 1986

The answer

What we bring in.

We carry all freight. Machines, fuel, lumber, trucks.

For a lodge or a community with no road in, that means the heavy and bulky freight: machines, fuel, lumber and trucks.

The Inlet Raider is a 98 ft landing craft with a 14 ft bow ramp. She lands on a beach, so trucks and machines can drive off where there is no dock.

  • Machines
  • Fuel
  • Lumber
  • Trucks

The lodge is the main spot, but we go anywhere and load your stuff for you, whatever it is.

We load anywhere on the coast.

Not only at Campbell River. We load at Vancouver, at Victoria, or wherever your freight is sitting now, and trucking it to the boat is often cheaper than moving it by water the whole way. We run from Seattle up through BC to Alaska.

How it works

Where the road ends.

Highway 101 ends at Lund. Highway 19 ends at Port Hardy. The mainland inlets have no road in at all. The water keeps going, and so do we.

Chart: where the road ends, and the water route to your beach The real coastline around Campbell River. Highway 19 runs up Vancouver Island through Campbell River and ends at Port Hardy. Highway 101 runs up the mainland shore and ends at Lund. The mainland inlets north of Lund have no road in. A route by water runs from Campbell River, where the freight is loaded, up into a mainland inlet to a beach marked Your beach. Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Highway 19 Highway 101 Campbell River Road endsLund · Hwy 101 Hwy 19 endsPort Hardy Mainland inletsNo road in Your beach Tide + landing checked Loaded here Landed · no dock
Coastline · Natural Earth · Highways simplified“Your beach” is an example, not a place

  1. Tell us where your beach is.

    What needs to come in, roughly how big and heavy, and where your lodge or community is. A phone call is fine.

  2. We plan the tide and the landing.

    A beach landing depends on the tide and the shore. We work out when and where she can come in.

  3. Loaded where the freight is.

    At Campbell River, or anywhere on the coast where your freight is sitting. Trucks and machines drive aboard over the 14 ft bow ramp; the rest rides on her 64 ft by 17 ft deck.

  4. Landed on your beach.

    She goes the rest of the way by water, puts the ramp down on the beach, and the freight comes off. Freight to places with no dock. How a landing works →

Where we land Beach landings and river runs. How freight comes off where there is no dock. The boat Will it fit? The Inlet Raider: 98 ft landing craft, 14 ft bow ramp.

Questions

What lodges and communities ask.

Can you supply us where the road ends?

Yes, if she can land there. The Inlet Raider is a 98 ft landing craft. She puts her 14 ft bow ramp down on a beach and the load comes off, so you don't need a road or a dock.

Can you bring a truck or a machine to our community?

Trucks and machines drive on and off over the 14 ft bow ramp. Tell us what it is, and Bill will tell you if it fits.

Do you carry fuel and lumber?

We carry all freight. Machines, fuel, lumber, trucks. For anything else, call Bill at 604-740-1599 and describe it.

Do you load anywhere other than Campbell River?

Yes. We load anywhere on the coast. We load at Vancouver, at Victoria, or wherever your freight is sitting now, and trucking it to the boat is often cheaper than moving it by water the whole way. Home port is Campbell River, BC, and we run from Seattle up through BC to Alaska.

How much can she carry?

Her deck is 64 ft by 17 ft and she carries up to 100 tons. Trucks and machines drive aboard over the 14 ft bow ramp, and two long-reach hydraulic cranes lift what cannot drive on. She makes 12 to 14 knots, and we run 24-hour service.

We don't have a beach, just a float. Can you still deliver?

Describe your shoreline when you call. A beach landing needs a beach she can land on, and Bill will tell you what works at your place.

How do I get a price for a run to our lodge?

Tell us about the load, or call Bill at 604-740-1599. There are no rates on this site because every run depends on the load and the landing.

Lodges & coastal communities

Tell us where the road ends.

What needs to come in, where it sits now, and where your beach is.

Tell us about the load 604-740-1599