Conference Photo coverage
Nov 7, 2024
Patrick T. Lavelle has uploaded his photos of the Conference here.
Check them out and download your favourites!
Nov 7, 2024
Patrick T. Lavelle has uploaded his photos of the Conference here.
Check them out and download your favourites!
July 23, 2026 Here are some highlights from Bayfield’s 150th Birthday Boat Parade, proudly hosted and organized by CanBoat / Goderich on Saturday, July 4th. Check out the photos of the day here.
July 23, 2026 With summer here and temperatures rising, many Canadians hear the call of the water: are you ready? Properly maintaining your vessel is one of the easiest ways boaters ensure we can all enjoy Canada’s vast waterways for generations to come. Small actions make a big difference Across Canada, neglected vessels can cause…
July 23, 2026 By John Gullick The simple answer to both the questions above is yes but first some facts. In October 2002 the Canadian Safe Boating Council contracted with SmartRisk, a national injury prevention organization, to develop a background research paper that would summarize the best available information pertinent to drowning related to recreational…
23 Juillet 2026 Voici quelques moments forts du défilé nautique organisé à l’occasion du 150e anniversaire de Bayfield, fièrement présenté et organisé par CanBoat / Goderich le samedi 4 juillet. Découvrez les photos de la journée ici.
23 Juillet 2026 Avec l’arrivée de l’été et du beau temps, beaucoup de Canadiens et de Canadiennes sortent naviguer sur l’eau. Êtes-vous prêt? L’entretien adéquat de votre embarcation est l’un des moyens les plus simples de nous permettre à tous ainsi qu’aux générations à venir de profiter des vastes voies navigables du Canada. Les petits…
23 Juillet 2026 Par John Gullick La réponse simple à ces deux questions est « oui », mais commençons par quelques faits. En octobre 2002, le Conseil canadien de la sécurité nautique a confié à SmartRisk, un organisme national de prévention des blessures, la rédaction d’un document de recherche de base visant à résumer les…










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?).