Jan 26, 2016
Making a suit of sails for the 141’ schooner Columbia II does pose a few challenges for a sail loft measuring 30’ x 60’. The schooner’s mainsail is 87.3’ x 74.2’. The solution is the Lunenburg Community Centre. In 2012 the loft supplied the Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City Florida with sails for Columbia I.
Nov 21, 2024 Not Happening Canada Post. As we prepare this issue of OnBoard with the postal strike continuing, you may not have yet received the packed December issue of our Canadian Boating magazine. But good news – you can download the contents here for free. Happening Dread not the off season! While my expectation…
Medallion featuring the artwork of Nusi Ian Reid, Heiltsuk Nation. Photo courtesy of the Maritime Museum of BC. Nov 21, 2024 A collaboration between the Government House Foundation and the Maritime Museum of BC, the recipients for the 2nd annual Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Maritime Achievement, were announced last week. This annual award recognizes and acknowledges individuals and…
Nov 7, 2024 By sharing your love of boats with your relatives and friends, you are making their lives much easier. Even if they are not boaters themselves, you have made their holiday-giving season one gift simpler. Picture it – they are going through their list…a sweater for Gramma, Lego for young Martha and what…
Nov 7, 2024 On Friday, October 11th, 2024, Brad Thomson, General Manager of MacDonald Turkey Point Marina presented a cheque for $22,600 to Jennifer Baxter of the London Children’s Health Foundation. Also on hand for the cheque presentation alongside Brad, was Haldimand-Norfolk MPP, Bobbi Anne Brady, Dan Demeester, Julie Thomson, Norfolk County Mayor, Amy Martin, and Norfolk County Councillor, Chris VanPaassen. Our 2024…
Seeking advice from local boaters can help you familiarize yourself with new waterways. Nov 7, 2024 By Mathew Channer Growing up by the sea and then spending my adult life working on it, many of my favorite memories were formed on the water, from childhood fishing trips to trans-Pacific crossings. Boating, whatever your flavor, is…
Oct 24, 2024 The oldest continuous sporting event in the world etc etc just completed its 37th iteration. Perhaps it’s time to put this suitcase back on the bottom shelf and leave the exploring to others. Did you watch any of the racing? Apart from the breathless commentary on the speed and sexy shape of…
By Andy Adams
Stunning new flagship in Four Winns’ bow rider line. Next Wednesday, October 30, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the public will get its first in-person look at Four Winns’ stunning new H9 model, the flagship of their bowrider series. But we were invited to the dealer unveiling in Charlevoix, Michigan earlier this past summer to run Hull # 2.
By Zuzana Prochazka
Dodging holiday havoc in the tropics
Getting out of town was top-of-mind as it was only November and I was already saturated with Christmas traditions – the music, the glitter, the cookies, the sales. A week in relatively remote Belize was the siren song so we booked a 45-foot catamaran with The Moorings and packed our bags.
