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.
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.
November 8, 2017
The Moorings adds Antigua
The Moorings has just announced the launch of its newest Caribbean destination, Antigua.
October 24, 2017
Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders
Rob Abernethy and Jean Gaudin have honed their craft of wooden boat building for many years. Jean gained experience through example working alongside some of the finest joiners and boatbuilders the Island has to offer.
October 24, 2017
LaHave River Yacht Club
This brief history of the early days of the LaHave River Yacht Club (LRYC) gives an idea of the DIY enthusiasm of the club’s founders and the unpretentious love of boating motivated them.
October 24, 2017
Covey Island Boatworks
It could be said that Covey Island Boatworks put Canada on the map during the early days of wood/epoxy composite boatbuilding.
October 11, 2017
Windsor Yacht Club – The Chimo Race
At 18:45pm October 4th 2017, the first warning signal was fired for the 42nd Annual Chimo Race, hosted by Windsor Yacht Club.
October 11, 2017
Commodore’s Boats
Commodore’s Boats is a full service shipyard with over 50 years of generational history and experience on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Bosun (Bo) Spiller, owner and operator of the business has spent nearly his entire life hanging around boatyards, shipwrights and boat owners.
October 11, 2017
Visit Ryan May in San Francisco
Toronto sailor and former RCYC coach/sailing instructor Ryan May is now a US coast guard captain and is presently accepting bookings in San Francisco California.
October 11, 2017
Dobson Yacht Club – a History
Located across the harbour from downtown Sydney the Dobson Yacht Club has an interesting history.
September 27, 2017
Summerside Yacht Club and Marina (SYC)
Located in beautiful Summerside harbor, Summerside Yacht Club and Marina has room for 90 boats at slips with the ability to accommodate visiting yachts as large as 100ft.
September 27, 2017
Silva Bay Ship Yard
Located on Gabriola Island – the perfect jumping off point for the Gulf Islands. Silva Bay is approximately 20 nautical miles from Vancouver, 65 nautical miles from Victoria and a very short trip from Nanaimo.
September 22, 2017
Our Top 5 Caribbean Destinations
Do you ever dream about traveling by boat on sparkling tropical seas as winter sets in at home and the weather turns colder and grayer?
September 22, 2017
A Trip To Iconic Italian Yachtbuilder Riva And Lake Como
Eyes turn and conversations on shore pause as one boat in particular approaches the Grand Hotel Serbelloni’s jetty that extends out into the sparkling blue waters of Lake Como off Bellagio, northern Italy.
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.
September 15, 2017
Beaconsfield Yacht Club
Two-hundred-year-old homes are what ghost stories are made of, and Beaconsfield Yacht Club (BYC) has its fair share of both.
September 15, 2017
A Beam Reach for Paradise
Just before the weekly party at Shirley HeightsSunsail staffer Chris Donahue conducts our chart briefing inthe cockpit of our chartered Jeanneau 41, lashed stern-to on a cobblestone pier where two Royal Navy officers once fought a fatal duel, hard by Sunsail’s base office housed in a stone building, circa 1795.
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 22, 2017
Cruising with the Dario and Zelijka : Part 2 – south to Grenada
After a good night’s sleep, no doubt helped by the gentle rocking of the boat on anchor and the evening cocktails, the Gabrovecs were ready to continue their vacation.
August 9, 2017
Ground breaking ceremony at Dartmouth Yacht Club
As we celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday there is also much to celebrate in the revitalization of Halifax.
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.
August 9, 2017
Dario and Zelijka do The Grenadines
Chartering in the Caribbean conjures up images of turquoise sea, palm fringed beaches and great sailing. But with so much choice how do you decide on your sailing destination and the charter company?
July 25, 2017
Royal Victoria Yacht Club wins 2017 Club of the Year in Canada
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club has been bestowed a great honour by the Canadian Society of Club Managers (CSCM). Royal Victoria Yacht Club was awarded “Club of the Year” in the medium club category.
July 25, 2017
Gimli Yacht Club 50 years and still making a splash with the sailing best
The Gimli Yacht club on their 50th anniversary is hosting the sailing venue for the 2017 Canada Summer Games being held in Winnipeg.
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
The Dory Shop
No trip to Lunenburg for me is complete without checking out what’s in the yard by the Dory Shop.
June 20, 2017
Covey Island Boatworks
On a recent visit to Lunenburg I had a few minutes to speak with Al Hutchinson at Covey Island Boatworks. The company, which gained an international reputation for building wood/epoxy yachts mostly of a traditional nature, has been busy diversifying in the face of a changing marketplace.
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 15, 2017
Modernizing Tradition at Rossiter Boats
Walking in to the small showroom at the Rossiter Boat factory, the company values and evolution of tradition become immediately apparent;it is a small but thriving manufacturer that truly cares about exceptional quality and customer relationships.
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.
June 7, 2017
Ben Eoin Yacht Club offers Youth Sailing Program
The Bras d’Or lakes are blessed with countless beautiful anchorages, but only a few marinas. The newest is at Ben Eoin Yacht Club (BEYC) on East Bay, about 25 minutes from downtown Sydney.
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.