August 13, 2026 Over 280 sailors from across the country will gather in Kingston this week for the Sail Canada Youth Fest and Youth Championships (Club 420) as part of…
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August 13, 2026 The East Coast In Water Boat Show is a free, community-driven event taking place at Shining Waters Marina in Tantallon, Nova Scotia on August 20 and 21,…
August 13, 2026 The City of Richmond BC’s 23rd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival runs Aug 22–23 at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site. An array of beautifully restored wooden and working boats…
August 13, 2026 Shane Griffin caught this Photo of the Week lightning strike perfectly. “The photo was taken at Marina Del Rey in Ramara (Orillia) facing 332° NW down the…
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If you’ve already had firsthand experience with a pontoon, you will easily understand the appeal of the Bennington 22 MSB. But if you haven’t, let’s start by reviewing a few of the reasons why pontoon boats have become top sellers in markets across North America.
Pontoon boats began in the early 1950s as basically four steel drums lashed to a frame. They were not unlike the log rafts of ancient cultures and not much more sophisticated at first.
Interior British Columbia might not be as famous for recreational boating as Canada’s Great Lakes, yet it is no less a world-class boating destination. The mountains offer their own flavour of marine adventure with their series of long, deep ribbon lakes, and there is perhaps no area that embodies this more uniquely than the iconic Okanagan basin in southern B.C. One could be forgiven for assuming this valley was purpose-built for nautical fun, with a few delightful perks thrown in to make the area entirely irresistible (wine-tasting, anyone?).
This is a story of a love affair that started in England in the 1950s and came full circle in the spring of 2026 to end with an emotional reunion.
My husband B Graham Barnard, active member, former Training Officer and currently Past Commander of the Victoria Power and Sail Squadrons (CanBoat/NautiSavoir), learned to sail as a young boy in England. Aspiring to become a farmer, from 1957-1960 Graham worked for and learned from a farmer at Iken’s Farm, Neatishead, Norfolk, England. That farmer was Bob Jones, co-owner along with Frank Cooper of a sailboat named Swallowtail on nearby Barton Broad. The men gave Graham full use of Swallowtail. Graham seized that opportunity to race and enjoy sailing until he emigrated to Canada in early 1960 to own and operate a farm in Cremona, Alberta.
For many boaters, having custom canvas installed, such as dodgers, raised pilot station canopies all the way to full enclosures, can truly make boating much more enjoyable as well as comfortably extend the season, protected us from the elements and weather conditions.
Old salts often deride pontoon boats as little more than party rafts, but today’s pontoons boast some of the most high-tech engineering on the water, with luxurious amenities to rival those of any day yacht.
By Craig Ritchie
You could almost hear people’s jaws hitting the floor at the 2022 Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement when it was announced that the event’s marquee innovation award had been won by a pontoon boat.
Not only did BRP’s Manitou pontoon take top honours at the boat industry’s most prestigious international event, it beat out a who’s who of European luxury yacht builders, including entries from Ferretti, Sanlorenzo, Sunseeker, Azimut and Benetti.
