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.
May 31, 2018
Where do you find the best Ice Cream?
We had sailed around the Gulf Islands for a couple of weeks, dropping the hook wherever we wanted, and then lying there for days so relaxed as to be in an altered state of consciousness.
May 23, 2018
Canoe Cove History
In the 1920s, a small cove in Canoe Bay was used as a shipping point and safe-haven for rum runners during US. prohibition.
May 9, 2018
News from Iceberg Alley
Here’s an update from Caroline Swann with some news for the adventurous types who may be heading to northern Newfoundland this summer.
May 3, 2018
My Happy Place – Lake Simcoe and the Trent-Severn Waterway
It’s funny how a body of water can shape you. Shape your mood. Shape your friendships. Shape your future.
April 25, 2018
New Glasgow Marina
The New Glasgow marina is located about six miles up the East River of Pictou in the heart of the town of New Glasgow. Navigation is restricted to powerboats by the Trenton Connector bridge.
April 24, 2018
Halifax Waterfront update
It seems like Halifax is undergoing a major rebuild with more cranes downtown than in many years and the city’s waterfront is no exception.
April 24, 2018
East Coast Albacore Championships
The Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club (SHYC) will be hosting the 10th annual East Coast Albacore Championships August 24 – 26, 2018.
April 11, 2018
Destination: Richibucto
Located about half way between Shediac and the Miramichi on New Brunswick’s Acadian Coast, the town of Richibucto offers a safe and picturesque harbour for yachts cruising the area.
April 11, 2018
Hamilton Harbour is getting gorgeous
Suddenly the once forsaken city of Hamilton, Ontario is booming for at least two good reasons.
April 4, 2018
How to be as Polite as a Canadian at Gulf Island Marine Park Anchorages
One summer I sold ice cream and knick-knacks at Montague Harbour Marina. I was standing behind the counter one day, when the phone rang.
March 20, 2018
Salty Dawg Announces Summer Rallies To Maine and Nova Scotia
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) invites all sailors to join a cruising rally from the Chesapeake to Maine andthen, for the first time, a second rally from Maine to Nova Scotia.
March 7, 2018
Dinghy cruising on the Eastern Shore with Rob Dunbar – part 2
From listening to the weather forecast the night before, I knew the gale had passed. A small craft warning was however, issued with maximum winds of 25 knots.
February 21, 2018
Dinghy Cruising with Rob Dunbar on the Eastern Shore
“Let me go, Pappa! Let me go!” That was my battle cry as a three-year-old when my grandfather lashed a line to his dinghy and set me adrift in the Strait of Canso.
January 24, 2018
Central Marine Gets All Continental
Central Marine has been putting boats onto Georgian Bay from its Midland location since 1969. In the past it has been a huge vendor of the Grew craft that were built in nearby Penetanguishene for decades.
January 10, 2018
Passamaquoddy Bay
Long popular with New England and St. John area boaters, Passamaquoddy Bay is too often overlooked as a destination by cruisers from Nova Scotia.
January 2, 2018
Bayfield Inlet
Wispy threads of morning mist rise slowly skyward off the unwavering water revealing a glassy expanse under sparkling sunlit skies.
December 19, 2017
Hidden harbours: Yankee Cove to Louse Harbour
There will be no description here of services, facilities, shopping or even pubs, just place where you can find the kind of quiet and sense of isolation which is getting ever harder to locate.
December 19, 2017
“A Great Story” – update
Last January we ran a short piece on the motor boat A Great Story which had been restored by the crew at Covey Island Boatworks.
December 12, 2017
Destination Cheticamp
While much is made of Cape Breton’s Celtic connections to Old Scotland there are also several vibrant Acadian communities on the island.
November 23, 2017
The Middens of Galiano Island
We motored our way into Montague Harbour along a twisted channel with our engine muffled by the leaning trees.
November 21, 2017
Milltown has it all
Last weekend while checking out the facilities at the Milltown Marina, I happened upon the Milltown Bar and Grill. What a surprise! We had one of the best pub meals ever.
November 21, 2017
STRAIT LOVE – Mulgrave then and now
Nova Scotia’s coastline is dotted with hidden gems and jewels in areas that are often overlooked by Tourism companies and locals alike. One of those places is the Strait of Canso which separates Cape Breton Island from mainland Nova Scotia.
November 8, 2017
Favorite Eastern Shore Harbour
Located almost exactly half way between Halifax and entrance to the Bras d’Or Lakes at St. Peters, Liscomb River has long been a popular stopping place for yachts.
September 21, 2017
Desirable destination, but where do you park?
Winter or summer, there’s no parking on Cowichan Bay. Oh, there are cars. There are a lot of them, parked cheek-by-jowl and end-to-end. And there are moving cars too, with drivers who hover as hopefully as circling birds looking for a place to roost. Their optimism touches me.
August 22, 2017
Paddlers complete month-long 850-km reconciliation canoe pilgrimage at the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory
More than 30 individuals, Indigenous, Jesuit, English and French Canadian paddlers, have completed a 26 day, 850-kilometre canoeing expedition from Midland, Ontario to Montreal, Québec…
August 9, 2017
Parade of Sail in Halifax
Perfect weather made for a wonderful day in Halifax on August 1st for the Parade of Sail. A nice southwest breeze came up as the “Tall Ships” exited the harbour giving spectators a chance to see these beautiful boats under full sail.
June 20, 2017
At last, Lunenburg Bound – a bookstore with a good marine section!
Since anyone who opens an independent bookstore is at least as brave as a small boat shop owner, I should mention Lunenburg Bound on Montague Street in Lunenburg.
June 20, 2017
Lake Erie Cruise heads to Dover this Saturday
The Lake Erie Interclub Cruise was created 58 years ago to provide a challenging series of Lake Erie port-to-port races for cruising and racing auxiliary sailboats, and to allow sufficient opportunity for the membership of participating clubs to have fellowship while enjoying the best tradition of competitive yacht racing. Suitable trophies and keeper awards are presented to winners in every race.
June 7, 2017
Gimli Manitoba to host Canada Games in August
Sail Nova Scotia will be sending a talented and experienced team to the upcoming Canada Games which will take place in early August in Gimli, Manitoba.
May 24, 2017
Quinte West
You’re on your way east to the 1000 Islands or the Trent-Severn. By entering north of Prince Edward County at Presq’ile Bay, you get to cruise up the irresistible Murray Canal into the Bay of Quinte.
May 24, 2017
Destination Bouctouche
For cruising boats venturing north along the New Brunswick coast past Shediac, the Sawmill Point Boat Basin provides a safe and convenient stop.
May 15, 2017
Port of Orillia – A Charming Surprise Awaits You
I have lived in Ontario my whole life but have only recently had the pleasure of visiting the City of Orillia, even although I have probably been a stone’s throw away from there more than 1,000 times, en route to a cottage via Highway #11.Of course, I always stop at Weber’s for a burger and fries.
May 10, 2017
New sailing tour operating in Halifax Harbour
As a former partner in the Halifax tour business Ambassatours and Murphy’s at the Cable Wharf, Jeff Farwell has broad experience in providing tourists and locals with great options for seeing the sights both on the water and off.
April 28, 2017
Cruising the North Channel
During the summer of 2016, my wife and I cruised through the North Channel in Lake Huron on our Mainship 30 Classic Pilot. This summary of our cruise is intended to help others plan a similar cruise.
April 25, 2017
Pacific Gateway Marina
If you are planning a trip up the west coast of Vancouver Island, there is a new safe harbour at Port Renfrew, the home of the Pacheedaht First Nation, meaning “People of the Sea Foam”, and it is also the new home of the Pacific Gateway Marina.
April 25, 2017
Destination Fredericton
The Saint John river is a fantastic cruising ground and for powerboaters there is the extra treat of being able to tie up handy to downtown Fredericton, at the Regent Street Wharf.