Club De Yacht De Matane

If you are coming from the open sea, you have set your course for the red and white buoy marked “MATAN” (48º51.639’N; 67º32.357’W). If you have not already done so, you simply need to communicate by VHF with the marina staff, on channel 68, to indicate your arrival and the size of your boat and thus be assigned a place at the dock. You will have to ask if the depth at the entrance to the basin is sufficient for you to access the basin. Then enter the characteristic access channel framed by its two large stone jetties, which is also the mouth of the Matane River, probably the most accessible salmon river in Quebec. In front of you, you will see a bridge on Route 132 that allows you to cross the river. A mid-channel light is located on the bridge, in the middle. Before arriving there, turn east to go to the marina basin. This is when you will see the pontoons and just above, on the central reservation, our club’s mascot boat, “The Knorr”, a replica of a Viking ship. How can we explain its surprising presence here? This is an excellent question to start a conversation with our members or employees.