July 21, 2022
Parks Canada has just released an Up-to-Date Big Chute Marine Railway Webpage with weekly Big Chute schedule. This new feature on the Parks Canada website will make information more available to boaters and help with planning Big Chute crossings. View the link below for the current Big Chute schedule .
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/situation-big-chute-status
Free passage through historic canals unlocks summer boating potential Story by Parks Canada There’s never been a better time to cast off the lines and explore Canada’s treasured boating destinations. The Canada Strong Pass is back with free lockage along the Trent-Severn Waterway, Rideau Canal and the historic canals in Quebec (June 19 to September…
July 9, 2026 It’s a beautiful summer and we have what we feel is some very good news for all of you enjoying your boats. Right across Canada. Our flagship magazines, Pacific Yachting and Canadian Boating, have teamed up to collaborate on a single, uniting, Canadian-sourced online digest to tie together boaters in every region…
– SPONSORED CONTENT – July 9, 2026 Capoforte FX-200 – Discover Italian Luxury at an Exceptional Price: A true Italian jewel by Capoforte Compact in size… yet overflowing with prestige.The FX200 carries the complete spirit, elegance, and unmistakable identity of Capoforte. Designed for boaters seeking a vessel with its own personality, the FX200 delivers the perfect balance…
Wellcraft 355 – that brand’s current models steer an Axopar-ish course June 25, 2026 The tastes of boaters going in some new directions and Beneteau, the very large French-based builder, is heading its fleet to meet those modern flavours. As reported in Boote, a prominent European source and elsewhere, Groupe Beneteau is responding to the ongoing…
June 25, 2026 Bayliner Boats has just announced its all-new V22 Series, including the V22 outboard and V22I sterndrive models. Succeeding the VR6 Bowrider Series, which has sold more than 4,000 units over the past decade, the V22 Series delivers a sculpted modern hull, a more spacious deck layout, and an elevated set of premium features. Purpose-built…
June 11, 2026 Transport Canada recently issued a reminder that BRP is conducting a safety recall on MY22 to MY26 Sea-Doo Switch. Improper distribution of passengers and cargo weight could overload the front of the watercraft and cause instability, nosediving and possibly lead to capsizing. The condition worsens if water evacuation from the hull is…
By Andy Adams
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.
By Mathew Channer
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?).
