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.
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 19, 2018
Mixing It Up At The Newport Yacht Club
It’s Friday afternoon at the Newport Yacht Club in Stoney Creek, and that can only mean one thing – the members are preparing for their end-of-the-week social event that nobody wants to miss – yep, it’s ‘Mix ‘n Mingle’ time!
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 11, 2018
Bedford Basin Yacht Club to offer Women’s’ Keelboat Learn to Race Program
BBYC has brought back a new and improved Keelboat Learn to Race program. The first session is for women only and will run on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
April 4, 2018
‘Zawisza Czarny’ – The Polish-Canadian Yachting Club
As things are always better in the Bahamas, especially during Canadian winters, so too are things done better with friends.
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 23, 2018
Canary Islands – Staging Area for Atlantic Crossings Through the Ages
I don’t know what I expected the first time we made landfall in the Canary Islands but I have to admit that after sailing from the lush mid-Atlantic island of Madeira, I was seriously surprised when the barren desert-like landscapes of the Canary Islands came into view.
March 20, 2018
Squamish Yacht Club is at the centre of a boating paradise
The Squamish Yacht Club (SYC) in Howe Sound is a private, non-profit club. Since 1975, club members have demonstrated a passion for cruising and racing.
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 20, 2018
Tropic Ocean Airways and The Moorings: Fly & Sail Seaplane and Catamaran in the Bahamas
When it’s cool here at home we love to charter down south. The problem often is that getting to the charter base often requires multiple connections and more time than you might hope.
March 7, 2018
Guysborough Sailing School
Kate Tompkins from the Guysborough County Sailing Club sent us this information about their new sailing school.
March 7, 2018
OYS pulled back from the edge
After some anxious moments, petitions and a #SaveOYS effort by the club, the Oakville Yacht Squadron and the Town of Oakville have settled dispute that could have jeopardized club’s future.
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.
February 20, 2018
Polsko Kanadyjski Jacht Klub – BIAŁY ŻAGIEL
Last week I had a terrific opportunity to connect with the members of the White Sails – Polish Canadian Yacht Club at their off-the-water home in Etobicoke. I was honoured to be asked to ring the ships bell, starting the monthly…
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 10, 2018
Diane Reid presents an interesting UK Circumnavigation
At this year’s Toronto Boat Show then again on March 8 at Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club Toronto sailor/adventurer Diane Reid will present her experience circumnavigating the UK as the skipper of A Plastic Voyage.
January 4, 2018
My Big Fat Greek Charter
We did breakfast yesterday in the Greek port of Piraeus, just outside Athens:strong coffee, crisp bacon, fresh bread, and omelets spiked with Feta Cheese.
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
Royal Fever on the River Thames
After much speculation Prince Harry finally popped the question to American actress and longtime Toronto resident Meghan Markle and people are EXCITED.
December 19, 2017
Deep Cove Yacht Club
The Deep Cove Yacht Club is a family and community minded club with a shared love of boating and water activities.
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
Gimli Yacht Club
As I scanned the race committee boats being used for the Canada Summer Games, I found it quite curious that the mark and pin boats were actually fishing boats.
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.