June 29, 2020
Canadian Cruising – There’s No Place Like Home!
Canadians are blessed in many ways and especially when it comes to boating. We enjoy some the world’s most beautiful cruising waters and many places are as sheltered as they are scenic.
June 23, 2020
Homfray Lodge is a welcome respite on your yachting adventure in Desolation Sound
There are new owners and of course we are still dealing with Covid 19 so check in for current updates at their website.
June 23, 2020
Safe anchorages in Desolation Sound
Desolation Sound is a deep-water sound located at the northern end of the Salish Sea and the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Boasting some of the warmest waters on Pacific coast as well as pristine wilderness rainforest with spectacular fjords, towering mountains and abundant marine life.
June 10, 2020
Destinations: Glendale Cove, Knight Inlet
If you’re planning to cruise the inside Coast between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, then make sure you put Glendale Cove and Knight Inlet on your itinerary.
May 26, 2020
2020 Erie Canal Season Schedule
On May 19, the New York State Canal Corporation today announced an updated opening schedule for the 524-mile Canal system based on maintenance and construction projects resuming in the Capital, Mohawk Valley, Central NY, Finger Lakes, and Western NY regions under the “NY Forward Reopening” plan.
April 7, 2020
TVO Original documentary TRIPPING The Rideau Canal
If you have four hours to enjoy a fine tour of one of Canada’s most interesting waterways (let’s face it, these days we can all find four hours!) you will love this doc that is boat ride looking at the Rideau as you might yourself.
December 16, 2019
Cruising BC’s Wild—and Working—Coast on a Landing Craft
In early August, in Menzies Bay just north of Campbell River, my husband David and I joined 10 other passengers walking up the ramp and through the Aurora Explorer’s cargo area. Our experience with landing crafts had been confined to watching movies with troops charging ashore on the Normandy beaches.
November 5, 2019
Looking for a boating adventure? set your course to Ucluelet
On the west coast of Vancouver Island Ucluelet is straddled between the famous Pacific Rim and the iconic Broken Islands.
October 22, 2019
West Coast boaters chart course to Victoria Harbour’s newest restaurant, café and bar.
Boom & Batten Restaurant is suspended over the water adjacent to the Songhees Walkway and anchors the Victoria International Marina. The marina is home port to super yachts up to 165ft. The building’s exterior architecture looks with the crest of a wave.
October 1, 2019
Heritage and hip: Kingston as a port destination
Cruise into the city of Kingston, Ontario, and it will quickly become clear that this city and surrounding waterways have something special. Built around the northern shore of Lake Ontario, Kingston is the place to go if you love to explore new waterways, fantastic views, and exceptional boating opportunities.
September 9, 2019
Port Severn’s historic Lock 45 presents an idyllic boating experience
As the final link between Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay, Port Severn’s Lock 45 is the gateway to the beautiful Trent-Severn Waterway. The first and smallest lock to be constructed on the Severn portion, Lock 45 is entrenched in Canadian History and is worth the trip in itself.
August 21, 2019
Sail into the lights, Salish Sea Vancouver to Howe Sound
Vancouver is ranked one of the most liveable cities in the world. You can explore much of the cityscape by water and moor at several marinas. The city offers the marine visitor a panoply of fine dining, waterside pubs, shopping and cultural amenities.
July 24, 2019
Provincial Boat Havens
Provincial Boat Havens are those special places to drop anchor in British Columbia’s West Coast and around Vancouver Island.
May 8, 2019
Power cruising BC – NW Explorations expands to Canada
NW Explorations, a Bellingham, Washington-based yacht charter, brokerage, and marine services company is anchoring in the Canadian market this spring.
May 8, 2019
Waterfront Gourmet: The Office on the Bay
At Killbear Marina near Parry Sound by Killbear Provincial Park the scenery is delicious and now the food on offer is equally yummy. Derek and Kelly Mayes have created an office where you won’t mind spending a lot of overtime!
May 7, 2019
Make Mariposa One Of Your Summer Destinations
Take your boat and a beautiful waterfront setting, pair that with a fantastic musical lineup of over 100 Canadian and international performers, spice it up with an awesome food truck alley…
May 1, 2019
Marina Profile – Hindson Marina In Penetanguishene
Steeped in tradition that goes back to one of the oldest towns in Canada west of Quebec City, is Penetanguishene. This bilingual community of 9,000 is located in the middle of Huronia on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay in Simcoe Country, Ontario.
March 28, 2019
Le Boat Rideau Canal Cruise
If you haven’t cruised the Rideau Canal before, you have missed a special treat and even if you have, a vacation aboard a Le Boat Horizon 1350 can give you a whole new view of this magnificent waterway.
March 28, 2019
Blind Channel Resort
Sailing north of Desolation Sound, the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago offer cruisers a bevy islands with ample anchorages. Tides cause swift currents to run through the islands’ waterways.
March 13, 2019
Destination: Coal Harbour Marina
For a destination filled with exciting things to see and do, make sure you put Coal Harbour Marina in downtown Vancouver on your itinerary.
March 13, 2019
Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage
One of the finest cruising grounds in the world, the Inside Passage is a boater’s paradise with hundreds of pristine islands, inlets and anchorages.
February 27, 2019
Head to John Henry’s
At the 2019 Vancouver International Boat Show I had the pleasure of meeting up with Allyson and Richard Nelson. The transformation of this picturesque marina and resort has been absolutely spectacular.
January 24, 2019
Thornbury on Georgian Bay
Normally, our boating adventures are spent weaving our way amongst the picturesque backdrop of the 30,000 Islands of eastern Georgian Bay aboard our Sea Ray Sundancer 268. This time we’ve traded power for sail as friends welcome us aboard their 38-foot Irwin for the Canada Day long weekend.
January 8, 2019
Thetis Island Marina is a favourite stopover for boaters in the Gulf Islands
Situated in one of the best protected places in the Pacific Northwest, tucked between Thetis and Penelakut Islands.
January 8, 2019
Bunsby Island
For the adventurous boater Bunsby Marine Provincial Park is a special place, situated due south of Brooks Peninsula / Muquin Provincial Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island, south of Port Alice.
December 19, 2018
Destinations: Van Isle Marina
Van Isle Marina, with its proud history dating from the 1940’s, is one of BC’s largest full-service marinas with a large variety of services including yacht sales, yacht maintenance & storage, haul out services, dry storage, moorage, fuel and Canada Customs.
December 6, 2018
Cowichan Bay and Nearby
There is good anchoring in Cowichan Bay and nearby, and salt water enough to make any boater happy. John and I don’t sail our 44-foot s/v Inuksuk anywhere in the Gulf Islands without the appropriate Yeadon-Jones Dreamspeaker cruising guide and it’s all there…
December 5, 2018
Sailing in the waters around Quadra Island
Sailing in the waters around Quadra Island is fabulous. Admittedly the winds aren’t always reliable and you may not be hoisting the sails every day but the overall experience, scenery and atmosphere of Quadra is a sailor’s dream.
November 21, 2018
Discovery Channel: Part 4 and the final segment of CYOB’s series on the passages north of Desolation Sound
Discovery Channel, between Campbell River and Quadra Island, is a busy place so, in addition to constant current, be prepared for traffic.
November 21, 2018
Surge Narrows: Part three in CYOB West’s survey of the major routes north of Desolation Sound
In many ways, the middle route (Surge Narrows to the Okisollo Rapids) is more interesting if you plan to continue on to Johnstone Strait.
November 7, 2018
The passages north of Desolation Sound Part 2
Part two in CYOB West’s survey of the major routes north of Desolation Sound
October 24, 2018
The passages north of Desolation Sound Part 1
So! You think you would like to explore beyond Desolation Sound, where some of BC’s best cruising grounds lie just beyond a series of challenging tidal passes.
October 10, 2018
Great memories sailing BC waters and wanting more!
As the 2018 sailing season winds down it is time to reflect about all those fantastic days on the water with family and friends. Sailing out of our home port has been made up of day sails with a few overnight stops at marinas.
October 8, 2018
Crate Marine Belleville
Everything that’s old is new again…what was long ago the highly respected Morch Marine is now Crate Marine Belleville – same great location and service, but all new facilities and staff.
September 25, 2018
The Beast in Halifax
The Halifax waterfront has been attracting more and more large yachts in recent years. However, a recent visitor was a real show stopper. NGONI has to be one of the most extreme sailing yachts in the world.
August 22, 2018
CYOB Destinations: We Visit the Hilton Beach Marina
Ah Canadian simplicity at its finest; small town, big marina. Little Hilton Beach (population 200!), which I am lucky enough to call my cottage country, is located on the north-east coast of St. Joseph Island.
August 8, 2018
Lunenburg attracting spectacular visiting yachts
Nova Scotia’s seafaring history and boatbuilding tradition come to life on the Lunenburg waterfront. This UNESCO World Heritage Site offers visitors and residents a close-up on one of the world’s most remarkable and authentic working waterfronts.
August 8, 2018
The Pacific North West is seen as a premier destination for luxury crewed charter yachts
Vancouver-based Big Blue Yacht Charters Worldwide owner Emma Murdoch explains that luxury crewed charter yachts are permanently professionally-crewed yachts, generally from 20m to over 100m that provide experienced senior officers, formally trained chefs, and five-star interior hotel amenities.
June 27, 2018
Destinations: Port of Digby
Ever since Royal Navy Captain Robert Digby dropped off 1800 or so Loyalists on the shore of the Annapolis Basin in 1783, the town of Digby has been Nova Scotia’s gateway to the Bay of Fundy.