Sept 24, 2020
An annual tradition, Venetian Night is a parade of brightly decorated vessels that participate in a magnificent evening Parade of Sail along the North West Arm. This is the event where Christmas lights in August are encouraged, along with sparklers, fireworks, noisemakers and more! The Halifax clubs share the festivities.
In early September the spectacular on-water parade went as always and our friend Roger Reid was there to capture the fun.
Dec 5, 2024 with Sean Horsfall If you are proud of your boat and/or you don’t want to damage it, you are going to want to have fenders on board to protect it. We see lots of errors when it comes to how many, how to use tem, etc. In this video we cover: 0:00…
The deep V hull is designed for performance and a smoother ride in rougher waters. Dec 5, 2024 By Mathew Channer Canadian boat builders Coastal Adventures are making a splash across North America with their Coastal Vokey line of vessels designed for deep lakes and offshore waters. Based in King’s Point, Newfoundland, Coastal Adventures has…
Oct 10, 2024 Story and photos by Dan Pickard At Rockhaven Inn on Kashe Lake, the Muskoka Fleafest (Read Part 1 here) put speed on full display at the event’s “Dogs in Fleas Race” in which drivers raced against each other with furry companions as their co-pilots. These pups either belonged to the drivers or…
Sept 26, 2024 Story and photos by Dan Pickard The shores of the Rockhaven Inn on Kashe Lake hosted this year’s Muskoka Fleafest, an event hosted by the Muskoka Seaflea organization. This event is organized every two years to showcase the craftsmanship and ingenuity of the Seaflea boat-building community. This year’s Fleafest showed a remarkable…
Aug 22, 2024 The invitation reads ‘Power Boats, Sail Boats, Fishing Boats, Canoes, Kayaks…even paddleboats.’ “We’re looking for 30 but 100 would be nice,” explains Mike Landry, organizer of the first ever raft-up in western Lake Ontario planned for Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Rain Date: September 21, 2024.) The designated raft area is between the…
August 8, 2024 By Paul Beelien The Maple Leaf Rendezvous was the event that members of Maple Leaf marinas look forward to every year. This year 32 boats assembled just north of Midland on July 18 with their first port of call being Port Rawson in Massasauga. Rafts were assembled and old friendships reacquainted, and…
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.
