Haruto Kimura launched Arctic Marina in the spring of 2011 after spending several years watching vessels come and go from a makeshift gravel beach on the western shore of Lake Akan with nowhere proper to tie up. The nearest full-service yard was a four-hour drive south, and most boat owners in the Kushiro area were improvising: dragging vessels onto trailers, storing them in backyards, doing engine work on the ice in March. Colin had been working as a marine mechanic in Hay River and had saved enough to lease a strip of shoreline from the territorial government. He poured the first dock pilings in June 2011, working with a local welding contractor and a borrowed excavator.
Daily written ice and weather note sent to all berth holders before 07:00
15-tonne travel lift for haul-out without a trailer drive
Haruto Kimura handles most mechanical work personally
Covered winter storage with hull inspection included at haul-out
Open-water season tracked daily: freeze-up and ice-out dates communicated in advance
Floating dock berth for the full open-water season, typically late May through mid-October. Shore power (15A), daily briefing, and one pre-season safety inspection included. Most of our smaller powerboats and runabouts are in this category.
Wider slip with 30A shore power for larger cabin cruisers and sailboats. Haul-out scheduling priority is included, which matters in the last two weeks of the season when the lift is in constant use.
Overnight berth for vessels passing through. Shore power included. We ask that you call ahead when possible so we can hold a slip; the dock fills quickly during the Kushiro summer.
15-tonne travel lift with hull pressure wash and blocking in the yard. Re-launch is included in the same fee if done within the same season. We schedule haul-outs in two-hour windows; most take under 90 minutes.
The lake demands attention, and that has not changed.— Haruto Kimura
Every vessel leaves the dock with a signed inspection sheet and a fuel log checked against the tide table for that day's departure window.
Every spring, somewhere along the northern shore of Hudson Bay or in the channels above the 60th…
The first time you hand over your boat for a haul-out, the experience can feel bewildering — a…
I was standing on the dock at six in the morning last August, coffee in hand, watching what looked…