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.
May 13, 2020
Dream Charters opens USVI base
Dream Charters has opened new Caribbean base at Compass Point Marina, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, in partnership with Virgin Islands Yacht Charters.
April 29, 2020
Burlington Sailing & Boating Club – a successful four-way partnership
It’s always amazing to me how life has degrees of separation that are incredibly small, even when you spend your adult life in another country than the one you grew up in. I grew up sailing on Lake Erie and when my father’s health was on the decline it was decided that I would be appointed to sell his boat.
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.
February 24, 2020
Belize: Sailing Solitude
We’ve just weighed anchor off Thatch Caye, a tiny island nuzzled by Caribbean waters flowing between the world’s second longest barrier reef and the mountainous coast of Belize to our west, and now we’re navigating a serpentine course through a crowded congregation of coral heads.
February 11, 2020
Gulf Yacht Club
Their monthly meetings (of which there are eight, plus two pub nights) generally include a short business meeting then a presenter. They conduct the meetings at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
January 8, 2020
Marinas: Krates welcomes the coming season
Krates Marina Resort provides over 500 slips, a 50-ton travel lift, two boat launches, a full-service gas dock, boat and RV seasonal rentals, and so much more. Pride Marine Group offers onsite boat sales and a service and parts center.
January 8, 2020
Destinations: The Port of Everett Marina honored as the 2019 Marina of the Year in the large marina category
The Port of Everett Marina in Washington State, the largest publicly operated marina on the West Coast, was among more than 20 marinas nation-wide considered for the prestigious industry award.
December 27, 2019
Collingwood Yacht Club
If you have ever had the opportunity to motor or sail across Nottawasaga Bay, located in the southwestern part of Georgian Bay from Christian Island to Collingwood, your point of reference is the huge green expanse of ski hills on the Niagara Escarpment that encompasses Blue Mountain.
December 17, 2019
New destination: Moorings announces charters in Brazil
With an increasing amount of interest in South America as a charter destination, The Moorings has responded with a new base in Paraty, Brazil. Surrounded by towering jungles plummeting into the waters of Baia Carioca, this charter cruising region features bays peppered with islands and world-famous beaches.
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 8, 2019
Ontario Boat Builders: Lindsay Boat Company
After working for a time at J.H. Ross Boats in Orillia, Sam Botting (1891-1954) moved to Lindsay in 1921. He and a partner bought out an existing boat shop located on the Scugog River (64 Ridout Street) and the business was renamed the Lindsay Boat Company.
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 30, 2019
Alexandra Yacht Club
In the early 1800s before the Toronto Islands existed, this same location consisted of a long peninsula that extended from the foot of the present-day Woodbine Avenue. The peninsula was built of sand carried all the way from the Scarborough Bluffs by the wave action.
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.
August 7, 2019
The world’s oldest – Hourston Glascraft Ltd.
Charles ‘Chuck’ Hourston was born in Vancouver BC in 1923. He attended Vancouver Technical School before serving in the Canadian Army during the Second World War. He was an avid hockey player and played for the Army. After the War, in 1948, he worked for Hamish Davidson (Davidson Manufacturing Ltd.) building Sabot sailboats.
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.
June 22, 2019
Bitter End Yacht Club Announces Rebuilding
The iconic Bitter End Yacht Club, on the protected shores of North Sound, on the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands has announced that after more than 20 months of demolition and cleanup from Hurricane Irma related damage…
June 11, 2019
Ontario Boat Builders: Cliffe Craft
Even as a teenager, Charlie Cliffe (1921-2017) was interested in building boats. In 1947, he went to work at Link Manufacturing in Gananoque, milling the planks and other components for their line of canoes and runabouts.
June 5, 2019
Chicago: A Water Wonderland
From my perspective on the observation deck of 360 Chicago in the John Hancock Building, I have an eagle’s-eye view of this Lake Michigan metropolis.
May 22, 2019
NWE comes to Canoe Cove
North West Explorations (NWE), The Pacific Northwest based yacht charter and brokerage, and marine services company will anchor itself in the Canadian market this spring.
May 22, 2019
Navigare Yachting Partners With Fraser Yacht Sales
Jesper Rönngard, CEO of Navigare Yachting, announces that Fraser Yacht Sales of Vancouver, BC has joined as partner dealer, allowing the placement of new catamarans and sailing yachts into Navigare’s charter fleet in the BVIs, the Mediterranean, and Thailand.
May 22, 2019
CYOB at Havana boatpast
On Monday, May 6 a flotilla of power and sailboats cruised along Havana’s waterfront in a celebration of the city’s 500th anniversary.
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.
April 9, 2019
Boating History: Gidley Boats
By 1895, Henry Gidley (1864-1933) had established his boat building business on the Penetanguishene waterfront. At first named the Georgian Bay Boat & Canoe Company, it soon became known as H.E. Gidley & Co., and then by 1914 the Gidley Boat Company.
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 27, 2019
West Vancouver Yacht Club: Awarded Five Anchor Eco-Rating Certification
West Vancouver Yacht Club reports that following an independent certification process the Georgia Strait Alliance has awarded the West Vancouver Yacht Club, Fisherman’s Cove facilities, the Clean Marine BC 5 Anchor Eco-Rating Certification.
March 27, 2019
A New VX One Fleet at RCYC
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto has a heritage of fostering one design and handicap racing fleets and currently supports many: Sharks, J-105’s, 8 Metres, International 14’s along with Offshore/Handicap plus its club-owned Ideal 18’s & Sonars.
March 26, 2019
Templar Marine launches first plug-in electric boat in Western Canada
The Templar Marine Group Ltd. has launched its first plug-in electric 26-foot boat for the North American pleasure craft market. Its flagship Templar Cruiser 26 is the first of five hand built electric propulsion vessels to roll off its innovative new assembly line in Kelowna, BC.
March 26, 2019
Barbados thrills blog: A week racing in paradise
Earlier this winter it became all too apparent that I needed to get away. As a twice a week around the cans racer at ABYC in Toronto I am not part of the big league racing scene, but as it turns out it wasn’t that hard to access.
March 13, 2019
Gilbert Motor Boat Company
Nelson Gilbert (1854-1921) began building canoes in Brockville in the 1890s, a time when the sport was very popular. In 1904 he put up a shop and boathouse on the waterfront at 15 Jessie St., where he produced canoes, sailboats and rowboats, with plans to start building motorboats as well.