Put PORTS Essential Boating Companion Under the Tree

PORTS Holiday Guide

Nov 19, 2020

Wait no longer – the 2021 Rideau Canal & Lower Ottawa River PORTS Guide will be available for the holiday season! Preorder now and we will ship it out before the end of November!

You can also order our other regional PORTS guides:

PORTS Georgian Bay, North Channel & Lake Huron, 2020

PORTS Trent Severn Waterway & Lake Simcoe, 2016 (Clearance)

PORTS Lake Ontario & the Thousand Islands, 2016 (Clearance)

The PORTS Essential Boating Guides are a great onboard tool for Cruisers, Anglers, Cottage and Day Boaters alike! They include thorough navigational information and detailed aerial photos to enhance your trip through Ontario’s waterways. Complete travel information with GPS coordinates and contact numbers shows you where to stop, full guides to marinas, where to find fuel, where to dock, where to eat and where to restock the galley. Marine stores, facilities and repair services are included and even where to find the best deals on everything from supplies to souvenirs. The handy distance chart makes it easy to plan your voyage.

In the 2020 and subsequent guides, you will find a most useful FREE downloadable mobile app version.  Each print guide comes with a single i0s/Android download for your tablet.
PORTS is Coffee Table worthy publication that the boater in your life will use regularly and be proud to show-off to guests!

PURCHASE IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AT www.canadianyachting.ca/store#books

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