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.
March 13, 2019
Shelburne Yacht Club Receives $110,000 in Funding for Upgrades
In advance of hosting the 2019 Albacore International Championship Regatta, the Shelburne Yacht Club announced they have received more than $110,000 for facility upgrades for the event.
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
Winter Sports at Prince Edward Yacht Club
One of the best things about living out here in Victoria British Columbia is boating 12 months of the year. As an ex-pat from Ontario I love sending pictures of my adventures on the water to my former club members at the Prince Edward Yacht Club.
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.
February 13, 2019
Indoor sailing: Glenmore Sailing Club plays pool
On Saturday, January 26 Calgary’s Glenmore Sailing Club’s kicked off its 60th anniversary year with some “Indoor Sailing”.
February 13, 2019
RCR brings in new 34 O
RCR operates primarily in Youngstown, Buffalo and elsewhere on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie but often comes to this side of the border to represent its boat and brokerage lines.
February 5, 2019
Ben Eoin Yacht Club and Marina
“I have travelled the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes and the Alps, and the highlands of Scotland, but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all.”
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 24, 2019
Glenmore Sailing Club
I think my favourite program was Bonanza. I would rush home after school, get my homework done, clean up the dishes, and then I would watch the ol’ West come alive with those three handsome, funny brothers who thrived on adventure.
January 9, 2019
How are things in BVI?
Following the harsh impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, The British Virgin Islands is making an impressive comeback this winter.
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 19, 2018
Cruising in the Grenadines
For at least ten years, six of us, all members at Toronto’s Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club, have been talking about chartering a boat in the Caribbean.
December 6, 2018
Mediterranean Shakedown: A Summer Cruise in Spain
This summer my husband, Paul, and I bought our fourth offshore cruising boat, a new Southerly 480 built by Discovery Yachts in the UK.
December 6, 2018
Mackinaw Island Profile
A favourite destination for many boaters and tourists alike is the lovely Mackinaw Island. Sitting in Lake Huron on the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac in the state of Michigan, it covers almost ten kilometres, of which 80% is park land.
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…