Local Sports

Whether your kid is a veteran on the field or a newcomer to the sport, this co-ed specialty camp is a great way to stay active while fine-tuning your football skills in a friendly team environment.

More qualified coaches mean more possibilities for learning to sail.

Bowen Island Horse Owner and Riders Association celebrated the opening of a new multi purpose trail beside Bowen Bay road, “the Westside connector trail” on Sunday June 22 at 1:30p.m. at the trail.

One of the many Specialty camps being offered this summer

Soccer fever is in the air thanks to the World Cup, such a perfect setting leading up to this years Bowen island Football Club’s annual SoccerFest celebration.

Roughly one-hour before Saturday morning’s 10:00 a.m. start, Race Officer John Culter decided that the nearly 140 sailboats competing in this year’s Round Bowen Race would head south off the roughly 1.5 kilometer start line just north of Snug Cove.

The 34km Round Bowen Challenge is our coast’s longest open water kayak race and is open to stand-up paddle boards, multiple categories of kayaks and outrigger canoes. The fastest time recorded was just last year at slightly under 2 1/2 hours.

All Bowen Island students who commute to school in West Vancouver have a longer day than their peers on the mainland, but for those who participate in school sports, their days are much longer.

On Saturday May 17, a full field of 64 golfers took to the Bowen Island Golf Course to compete for annual bragging rights and settle which community on Bowen Island's residents are the premier golfers.

Growing up on Bowen, I must admit, living on here has had its challenges: missing that incorrigible ferry has got my mood down more times that I care to admit.