The Annapolis boat show continues to be the largest one in the world.
New trends:
– smaller boats in production with entry level boats, day sailors, trailerable and one design boats
– multihulls continue to explode
– charters, fractional ownership, boat clubs and charter ownership have become attractive alternatives
– numerous educational opportunities
Nov 21, 2024 This week’s POTW marks our first ever from Nunavut! Patiq Netser of Coral Harbour on Southampton Island. Our Harbour finally starting to freeze up. Few boats rushed down to Fraggle Rock area for sealing. Best spot this time of year for seals. Patiq tells us about the boat: This Yacht is I believe…
Nov 7, 2024 Our Photo of the Week comes from the West Coast where the weather stays milder and the water doesn’t freeze. And the urban scenery is stunning. image1 840.jpeg Monte Graham of Sidney BC shared these shots. About now, it’s easy to be dreaming of boating in Vancouver. Send your pics to Photo…
Oct 24, 2024 A lot of you were talking about it, but one of our readers caught them – the astonishing Northern Lights show that descended south on Thanksgiving Weekend. “For your POTW – we were lucky enough to be out on our boat for the Thanksgiving weekend when the Aurora’s lit up the Georgian…
Oct 10, 2024 This issue’s Photo of the Week came from Adam Binks with a pretty unassuming note: “Took a couple of pictures in August from our slip at Starport on Lake Simcoe. Adam Binks” A modest explanation for some very nice shots! If you have some great (or fun, or action) photographs to…
Sept 26, 2024 Michael Clements from Vancouver sent in these great shots of him on the dock displaying the giant screwdriver he earned for his screw-up. The annual screwdriver gets awarded at the Martin 242 North Americans for the biggest screwup by a boat. In my case, I was awarded it because I completely blew…
Sept 12, 2024 Michael Alton built this floating ice-cream shack in his New Brunswick driveway last winter out of mostly recycled materials. He then craned it into the water for the big opening. Everything on board the shack is run by solar and battery power “I wanted to make it look like, you know,…
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.
