Things to consider when buying a private island - by
Mark Lester
When I tell people that I sell private Islands
for a living, many of them tell me that it has always been a dream
of theirs to own one, or at least experience living on one. For many
people, there is a special allure to a private island that even the
most spectacular waterfront estate cannot begin to match.
In
British Columbia we are blessed with a protected and breathtakingly
natural inland waterway that contains numerous private islands,
deserted coves, marinas and exquisite waterfront properties. The
Canadian Gulf Islands are part of the same archipelago as the San
Juan Islands in Washington State and have many of the same
characteristics. The bulk of Vancouver Island provides shelter from
Pacific storms to the islands being in the lee along the island’s
east coast. Generally the climate is sunnier and warmer the further
one gets away from the mainland mountains which trap cloud and
create precipitation. The rainfall in the southern islands is 15 to
20 inches annually while at Vancouver International Airport it is 30
to 40 inches. The northern inlets, Howe Sound, Jervis Inlet and
Desolation Sound receive even more rain. The seawater temperature is
the opposite of the air temperature. Sea water temperatures in
Desolation Sound and the inlets reaches the 70’s and even 80’s in
spots during the warm summer months. The closer one gets to the open
sea at either end of Vancouver Island the colder the water. The
seawater off Victoria, for example does not vary more than a few
degrees year round.
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