Where is Achiever

Photo by Mark Williams.

The spring ‘hunt’

Preparing for another season, Nick finds himself inundated with tasks, plans and thoughts about the research and advocacy that Raincoast undertakes to protect bears and the coast they inhabit…

“Hunt” grizzlies in the Great Bear Rainforest with Raincoast in 2017

What is it like to go on a “grizzly hunt” in the Great Bear Rainforest aboard Raincoast’s 70ft research vessel the Achiever? This year, why not join us and find out…

Heading north to the Great Bear Rainforest

From grizzlies and humpbacks to young Raincoasters and nudibranchs, follow the annual northward transit of Raincoast’s research vessel Achiever from Nanaimo to Bella Bella…

High achiever works the coastline

By Cara Mckenna, The Harbour City Star Brian Falconer, a Protection Island resident, lives on Achiever for up to seven months per year while he is on research trips to the Great Bear Rainforest…

Oil & Water: waves, wilderness and big oil intersect in GBR

We left Vancouver Island’s rugged shore and steamed north toward a vast region known as the Great Bear Rainforest. Before us lay hundreds of miles of unspoiled coastline…

The CV for the SV Achiever

Seaside Times October 2011 Achiever is our coast guard certified steel sloop who safely carries us through wind and waves from anchor to anchor…