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Islanders take cancer fight to the ocean with SwimBowen

Islanders take cancer fight to the ocean with SwimBowen

SwimBowen now has a framework for fund distribution
Ring around the island: 18th annual Round Bowen Challenge

Ring around the island: 18th annual Round Bowen Challenge

The 18th annual 'Round Bowen Challenge last weekend saw 81 competitors circle the island on their own steam
The gloves come off in annual golf challenge

The gloves come off in annual golf challenge

Bowen Island is small enough to feel like a community, and a pretty friendly one most of the time. But occasionally we need to indulge in our natural instinct for tribalism, and have a good old-fashioned set-to with our neighbours.
Learn to Sail: Part 3

Learn to Sail: Part 3

Live in the sunshine, sail the seas and drink the wild air with Bowen Island Yacht Club's latest column
Swimming can be a meditation

Swimming can be a meditation

Mary Letson's lessons from training for her first triathalon have stuck with her for 26 years
Food for thought: Bee smart on Bowen

Food for thought: Bee smart on Bowen

Lack of agriculture and high biodiversity on Bowen is good for pollinators, but we can do more
Bowen footballers win England tournament

Bowen footballers win England tournament

Three Bowen men kicked their way to victory in an international tournament earlier this month
Bowen footballers win England tournament

Bowen footballers win England tournament

Teun Schut, John Reid, and Harry Hubball return victorious
Walk the (slack)line, or at least give it a try

Walk the (slack)line, or at least give it a try

In spite of its name, slacklining has nothing to do with slacking off. It’s challenging to balance on a dynamic line, suspended between two points.
Here's how to tackle Bowen Island's hills on a bike

Here's how to tackle Bowen Island's hills on a bike

Tips to help you get peddling around the rock this summer, even if it means walking your bike
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