August 22, 2016
Nonsuch 26
A single hander’s family cat. Simplicity is really the key to the Nonsuch concept, and it takes some getting used to. For someone brought up to think that…
August 16, 2016
The Megabyte
The Megabyte concept doesn’t immediately bring Bruce Farr’s name to mind. After all, this new little dingy is a far cry from the 60-foot…
August 16, 2016
Martini 7-Meter
Few people really need to get around as fast as the Martini 7-Meter ‘s top speed of 53 mph. For its size it doesn’t carry much weight. There are no…
August 16, 2016
Marine Trader 40 Sedan
The trawler has a teak accent. Michael and Mary Sutherland are the proud owners of Scotia Blue, a 40 foot, two state room Marine Trader sedan..
August 15, 2016
Mainship 34 Pilot Rum Runner II
Take a single look at the Mainship 34 Pilot, Rum Runner II version and you’ll spend the rest of the day thinking about Cape Cod, the Kennedys, lobster boats and…
August 15, 2016
Larson Cabrio 310 Express Cruiser
With a berth in a location such as Swan’s Marine in Frenchman’s Bay, in Pickering Ontario, and the Larson’s comfortable cruising speed of 25 mph…
August 15, 2016
Kona 18 Jet
This month, for our powerboat series, we’ll cover a pure “muscle” boat equipped with the Chevrolet 454 jet drive. This is a high performance power plant…
August 15, 2016
Doral250 Citation
The Doral 250 Citation is a top-of-the-line mini-cruiser offering an in-cabin galley, private head and aft sleeping area-all in only 24 feet, six inches…
August 12, 2016
Kennedy Panther
Changes and improvements are the key words at Kennedy Boats since the company was taken over by Glen Bon-ham in 1977…
August 12, 2016
J-Craft Ski-boat 19
Like the snow in winter and sun in summer, J- Crafts always seem to have been with us. But there has been a recent upsurge in popularity…
August 12, 2016
Hunter 45CC
When I was much younger than I am now, I remember the delivery of a Morgan Out Island 51, not because it was a neat boat but because…
August 10, 2016
Freestyle 474
Motorcyclists and single-handed catamaran sailors have something in common: a love of speed. “Speed,” wrote Aldous Huxley, “provides the one…
August 9, 2016
Four Winns 378 Vista
The overwhelming impression the 378 Four Winns Vista left us with, was that this boat offers a desirable mix of contemporary styling…
August 9, 2016
A Folkboat on Mahone Bay
It is that boat that most of us know from pictures, we’ve read about it but we haven’t sailed it, at least we hadn’t. During the sixties there was a real…
August 9, 2016
Fairline 32
We couldn’t have asked for a better day to test the Fairline 32 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. The Niagara river just above Lake Ontario…
August 9, 2016
New Life For An Old Boat: Etchells
When Phil Sustronk, the President of “Second Skin” in Toronto, wanted to get himself a family day sailor he was torn between…
August 9, 2016
The Unsinkable ETAP 32s
The ETAP 32s might be a relatively new boat to Canadian waters but it’s hardly a newcomer to the yachting world. However it is a newly redesigned…
August 9, 2016
Dovercraft Yachts PH 52
Cruising yachts, like homes, have characters that reveal the design philosophies of the naval architect, the skills of the builder and…
August 9, 2016
Doral Alegria Sport Yacht
The Alegria is a 45’3” (49’6” including swim platform) express cruiser with a 13’10” beam on a vee hull with 19 degrees of dead rise…
August 5, 2016
A Big Step For Sonic
The relationship between Ted Brewer and Sonic Sailboats began several years ago. During the decision-making process on the Sonic 27’s predecessor, the 23, Brewer was called in as a consultant to add his valuable and extensive knowledge to the project…
August 5, 2016
Cs 30- A Success Story
As I was reading the report of the phenomenal efforts to bring the mold for the CS 30 over to Canada, I wondered what the mold for a new Canadian boat was doing in England anyway…
August 5, 2016
Cruiser’s Ultra Vee 336
With the Ultra Vee, Cruisers Inc. of Oconto, Wisconsin, has produced a combination of sleek styling and spacious, comfortable living space…
