Dec 13, 2023
Sebastien Schneiter, driver of Switzerland SailGP Team, runs across the boat as the Switzerland SailGP Team F50 catamaran leaps into the air as they sail alongside the Canada SailGP Team helmed by Phil Robertson during a practice session ahead of the Emirates Sail Grand Prix in Dubai. 8th December 2023.
Photo: Bob Martin for SailGP.
Aug 13, 2026 Canada’s NorthStar SailGP Team delivered one of its strongest performances of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship season, with a third place finish at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix after a weekend of consistent racing on the Solent, coming out on top of Group A after five fleet races. The Canadian…
August 13, 2026 Shane Griffin caught this Photo of the Week lightning strike perfectly. “The photo was taken at Marina Del Rey in Ramara (Orillia) facing 332° NW down the channel that leads to Mc Phee bay from my slip. “I boat mainly on Lake Simcoe but travel the Trent annually in some direction north…
July 23, 2026 Scott Horslin ,his partner Polly and their pooch June boat out of Moose Deer Point Marina on 12 Mile Bay, an inlet on the eastern coast of Georgian Bay just south of Parry Sound. “In this pic, we are anchored on Canada Day, in Wani Bay at the mouth of 12 Mile…
July 9, 2026 By Jerry King Growing up, Jerry spent many years on a boat on Canadian lakes with his grandfather inspiring him to create a lot of boating cartoons. Jerry also offers some great techniques for your cartooning ambitions. Get his book here
Photo: Jason Ludlow for SailGP June 25, 2026 After a difficult and light wind first day, SailGP moved up start times, increased the sail size, and accurately read the win predictions to deliver a stunning Day 2. Canada’s Northstar, flummoxed by shifty low winds on Saturday picked it up thanks to smart tactical decisions and…
June 25, 2026 SailGP fan, Mike Smith caught the kids breaking the rule while parents took pictures at the Halifax Pier ‘s ornamental concrete wave. The sculpture is meant to celebrate the connection to the sea but it provides a superb climbing and sliding fun spot for kids from all over the world. Perhaps they…
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?).
