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…
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 24, 2018
Kanagio celebrates 85 year
The Kanagio Yacht Club turned 85 years old on August 30th, 2018. Back on a Wednesday evening in 1933 in Port Stanley local boaters gathered to form a boat club in order to unite boat owners and enthusiasts.
October 24, 2018
The world’s largest regatta – and you’ve probably never heard of it
This month, Spirit of Portopiccolo, steered by Furio Benussi, with Alberto Bolzan at the mainsail, and tacticians Lorenzo Bressani and Gabriele Benussi, won the 50th edition of Barcolana, the largest regatta in the world held in Trieste, Italy
October 11, 2018
Grenada: It was all so inviting…
Anytime a Canadian is asked to travel south in the beginning of our spring, which this year was far from inviting, is a dream worth living. The thought of a sailing adventure, tropical breezes, the smell of spices and the warmth of the sun was too much – we HAD to go!
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.
October 8, 2018
An Abacos Adventure
We’re gliding through green-blue waters, colours so vivid and bright they hurt your eyes. We’re set for a close reach out of a harbour guarded by a necklace of tiny emerald islands decorated by palms that dance in fifteen knots of wind.
October 4, 2018
Gulf Yacht Club
Back to the days when most sailors made their boats in their garages, backyards, or basements, because that would have been the only way that they could procure a boat of any type.
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.
September 25, 2018
Bras d’Or Yacht Club: Over a century on the Baddeck waterfront
Ever since Alexander Graham Bell chose Baddeck for his summer home the town has been a popular destination for boaters and tourists.
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.
July 25, 2018
Busy summer on the waterfront at DYC
This year the Halifax waterfront has been busier than ever. We’ve covered the Boxing Rock regatta and Route Saint Pierre and just recently the area near Bishop’s Landing was packed with over 60 boats, many sporting Pirate crews.
July 11, 2018
Dartmouth Yacht Club Grand Opening
After years of contemplation, discussion and planning, ground was finally broken for the much-anticipated DYC clubhouse in the summer of 2017.
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 30, 2018
Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
With no more than 20 members and 11 yachts, the official records have 1876 as the original formation of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club (BQYC).
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 23, 2018
Friendly Haven – St. Peters Lions Club Marina
Some of the finest sailing in the world is done on the famous Bras d’Or Lakes. Known for gentle, fog-free waters, beautiful anchorages and hundreds of coves and islands.
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
West Vancouver Yacht Club celebrates the 50th Southern Straits Classic
The 50th Annual of the Southern Straits Classic Yacht race hosted by the West Vancouver Yacht Club on the Easter weekend was resounding success.
April 25, 2018
Some cold Canadians check out Polynesia
A snow squall blows down Buckham’s bay on the Ottawa river. What a contrast, a year ago our group of Ontario sailors where anchoring in an emerald lagoon just in time for a tropical rain squall -in the splendor of the Society islands of French Polynesia.
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
Moorings BVI recovering
The British Virgins took a huge hit last fall from Irma. Boats were stranded on the shore by the dozens and roofs blown off with abandon.
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.