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tourismvancouver.com 33 CHRIS SHERWOOD, PIRATE ADVENTURES, VANCOUVER WATER ADVENTURES, ALOALO*/FLICKR, ROSS/FLICKR, PACIFIC ANGLER, TVAN/SEA VANCOUVER/B. CAISSIE, ECOMARINE PADDLESPORTS MORNING Salute the sun with a 90-minute stand-up paddling yoga class. Vancouver Water Adventures offers morning sessions on the calm waters off Kitsilano Beach. It's a #veryvancouver way to start the day. SPEND A DAY ON THE WATER Choose your water-bound adventure KEEP YOUR FEET DRY Hunt for treasure: Set sail from Granville Island with Pirate Adventures aboard the Black Spirit and join the captain and crew of salty characters in search of treasure in False Creek. Kids and adults get the full pirate treatment, with face-painting and pirate attire. Time for a selfie? Tag it: #veryvancouver Ride a ferry: You can explore museums, sporting venues and neighbourhood bars and boutiques, all by water. A fleet of little ferries buzzes back and forth along False Creek, stopping at neighbourhoods and attractions such as Science World, Vancouver Maritime Museum and Granville Island. Take a mini-tour on board Aquabus Ferries (its Cyquabuses take bikes) or get a day pass on False Creek Ferries. MAKE A SPLASH Take a dip: In summer, stretches of sandy beaches are buzzing with activity, but the water can be a bit brisk for some swimmers. Two heated outdoor pools chase the chill away: the 137-metre saltwater Kitsilano Pool (ideal for laps or lounging on deck) and the 80-metre FUEL UP: Head to Beaucoup Bakery for coffee and a croissant. AFTERNOON Peddle the peaceful waters of False Creek on BC Water Bikes launching from Vanier Park. Or helm your own dinghy and sail to behemoth ships anchored in English Bay. RECHARGE: Chow down on the Blackened Sockeye Salmon Burger at the River District Romer's Burger Bar. SUNSET Kayak through water gleaming with phosphorescence from the light of the full moon. Ecomarine Paddlesports Centres leads tours from both English Bay and Jericho Beach and Deep Cove Kayak takes paddlers up Indian Arm. WIND DOWN: Sip a local craft beer at The Three Brits Public House on English Bay. EAGLE ALERT: Look for the bald eagle nest high up in a tree by the Burrard Civic Marina in Vanier Park. Second Beach Pool in Stanley Park, which has a slide. Pacific Angler GOOD TO KNOW: Forgot your swimsuit? Go au natural at clothing-optional Wreck Beach. Go underwater: Explore clear waters teeming with plumose anemones, octopuses and sponges on a diving or snorkelling adventure with Sea Dragon Charters. Board the TopLine at Horseshoe Bay and head to B.C.'s newest artificial reef, the HMCS Annapolis, just 20 minutes away in Halkett Bay. TAKE OFF Get hooked: Practice your saltwater angling with Bites-on Salmon Charters, which offers guided salmon fishing excursions from downtown. Or go east with Great River Fishing Adventures to hook (and release) a Fraser River sturgeon or fly fish for trout. Avid angler? Take a fly-tying course with Pacific Angler. Go wild: Visit a colony of harbour seals sunning themselves on Pam Rocks in Howe Sound; it's just one of the stops on Sewell's Marina sea safari. Adventures start at Horseshoe Bay, where guests don survival suits and board an inflatable boat to "hunt" for wildlife. For an urban expedition, take off with Sea Vancouver on a Zodiac that zips along Vancouver's inner harbour and beyond reaching speeds of 55 km/hour.