October 7, 2020
2021 Ontario Regional Boat Shows Cancelled
Due to the on-going issues and concerns focused around the Covid-19 pandemic, Continuum Productions Inc. has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Barrie, London & Hamilton Boat Fishing & Outdoor Shows for the first time in their history.
October 7, 2020
VIBS 2021 postponed a year
For the past 58 years the Vancouver International Boat Show has signaled the upcoming boating season in British Columbia, a region known as one of the premier boating locations in the world.
September 22, 2020
Halifax Venetian Night
An annual tradition, Venetian Night is a parade of brightly decorated vessels that participate in a magnificent evening Parade of Sail along the North West Arm. This is the event where Christmas lights in August are encouraged, along with sparklers, fireworks, noisemakers and more! The Halifax clubs share the festivities.
August 25, 2020
Update: VIBS status hopeful
On behalf of the team at Canadian Boat Shows, I genuinely hope you and your family are healthy and continuing to remain safe during these unprecedented times of COVID-19.
August 25, 2020
Shows: Boat Shows galore in Québec
To the delight of the industry, the two Bateau à flot events will be back this year in Montreal and Quebec City in September.
August 25, 2020
News: Cannes and Annapolis shows cancel last minute
Boat shows are a special event for boaters all around the world, including here in Canada. Organizers are being diligent to recognize the issues brought by COVID while keeping potential visitors and exhibitors safe.
August 7, 2020
Maple Leaf Marinas pumps more than $10K for hospital
For the entire August long weekend, Friday July 31 to Monday, August 3, five participating Ontario marinas – Bay Port, Beacon Bay, Paragon Marina, South Bay Cove and Wye Heritage – donated…
July 21, 2020
Classic boats: National Vintage* Boating Day
If your organization has had to cancel events this summer, but you’re still looking for a way to keep your club members engaged, why not join National Vintage* Boating Day – Saturday, August 8, 10:30 a.m. to noon (local time).
July 7, 2020
SOL Regatta: Canadian Sailors Compete in the Virtual Newport to Bermuda Race
The biannual Newport to Bermuda Race (N2B) was to be held June 27 to 24, 2020 but the 636.2 nautical mile on-the-water-event had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 to the disappointment of the prepared 200+ registered skippers.
July 7, 2020
News: Cannes boat show is on
Pack your beret in your duffel and book your flight! The ticket office for the 43rd Yachting Festival is now open as of July 2! The show looks forward to welcoming you in September!
July 7, 2020
Brunswick Virtual Boat Show: More Than 30 Brands During Two-Day On-Line Event – July 21-22
Brunswick will host a two-day virtual boat show on July 21-22, showcasing its boat group portfolio, Mercury Marine engine lineup and the largest global parts and accessories businesses in the marine industry.
June 10, 2020
Annapolis Boat Shows Set to Launch on Schedule in October
Boat shows that plan to take place as originally scheduled are the Annapolis Boat Shows. In a statement on their website posted on May 21, 2020, organizers stated: The iconic maritime events that have become Annapolis institutions over the past half century are slated to return to City Dock this October.
May 27, 2020
Cancellation of 2020 Route Halifax Saint-Pierre and Route Saint-Pierre Quebec
In view of the international health situation, we regret to cancel the 2020 edition of ROUTE Halifax Saint-Pierre and ROUTE Saint-Pierre Quebec.
May 26, 2020
Ooo-la-la Cannes Boat Show is on
Looking to check that new megayacht? Organizers of one of Europe’s largest in-water shows, the Cannes Yachting Festival, announced that they are going forward with the 43 iteration of the event, slated for Sept. 8-13. Let’s hope we can fly to Europe by then!
May 13, 2020
News from Kingston: CORK Update
The situation with respect to CORK events remains uncertain. On one hand, the City has changed the previous order that recreational facilities will remain closed until 31 August to be “until further notice”, and as you will read below, City staff are conducting annual maintenance at the two municipal marinas.
March 24, 2020
Canadian ‘Pucker Pro’ Wins Key West’s Conch Shell Blowing Contest
Several dozen fans of the fluted, pink-lined conch shell displayed their pucker power Saturday March 1st, during Key West’s 58th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.
March 23, 2020
Sneak Peak – Seven newbies from the 2019 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis
Celebrating their 50th year – the boat show was 10% bigger this year with larger boats and construction finished to help ease flooding with the city dock raised. Unfortunately, this was not enough, as the show had to close on Saturday due to excessive winds and a higher tide which caused flooding.
March 10, 2020
2020 Women’s Keelboat Championships heads to Hudson QC
Sail Canada just announced that dates have been set for the 2020 Women’s Keelboat Championships. The event will be held from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 4 at Hudson Yacht Club in Hudson, QC.
March 10, 2020
Ottawa show wrap
Ottawa Boat Show is the largest boat show in the Ottawa/Rideau Region, with a selection ranging from powerboats, fishing boats and cruisers, to pontoons, canoes, and kayaks. In February the Show filled the EY Centre for its 45th edition this past weekend, with hundreds of products on display for boating season 2020.
February 26, 2020
Incredible Princess Yachts Mock-up
At 55m x 39m – more than half a football field – the Princess Yachts display in Dusseldorf would have been incredible. It would have been even more incredible but for the other equally staggering booths set up by the world’s prestige builders at the 2020 boot show in Dusseldorf.
February 26, 2020
Canadian Yachting Media Visits 2020 Miami Shows
As we have done for many years, Canadian Yachting Media was at the Miami International Boat Show and also the Miami Yacht Show, two separate boat shows which were both held in Miami on the American President’s Day weekend, February 12 to 16, 2020.
February 25, 2020
Congrats to CY’s Toronto Boat Show Steiner winner
Canadian Yachting celebrated the Toronto Show with a contest to win some superb Steiner binoculars. There was a barrel of entries and now Greg Nicoll, publisher of Canadian Yachting Magazine would like to congratulate the winner of the Steiner Navigator Binoculars and would also like to thank all those who enter the contest.
February 11, 2020
Vancouver International Boat Show: BC Place and the Floating Show at Granville Island brought buyers
Despite Metro Vancouver experiencing some cold and wet weather conditions at the start of the week, attendance remained steady with serious, qualified buyers and strong onsite sales reported by exhibitors.
February 11, 2020
2019 PHRF-LO Chapman Championships
The snow storm on the first day of the Toronto International Boat Show last month didn’t prevent sailors from as far away as Albany NY, attending PHRF-Lake Ontario’s presentation of the awards for the Chapman New Racers and the Season Championship at its AGM.
February 11, 2020
Come Race Martin242s With Us on Vancouver’s Beautiful English Bay!
BOOM! goes the start signal, and you are under way. Trim sails to perfection, hike out, monitor the compass for wind shifts, scan the race course and fleet to plan your next moves!
February 11, 2020
HIBS Wrap-up 2020
The Halifax International Boat Show 2020 spanned four days of interesting weather and good crowds! Show Manager Scott Sprague summed it up: “Despite bad weather for days one and two, days three and four delivered good crowds.”
February 11, 2020
Route Halifax Saint-Pierre, 10th Edition
Created in 2002 by Philippe Paturel and the late Hal Davies, the 350-mile ocean race that connects Halifax to the French Archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon every two years is one of the big events of offshore sailing race in North America.
February 11, 2020
A fleet of Canadians head south for RORC 600
Life on the Caribbean racing circuit attracts participants from all over the world and increasingly from Canada. In addition to the series of regatta’s that take participants from Grenada (see the Touch2Play blog) to the Heineken in St Maarten then to the BVI Spring Regatta…
January 22, 2020
Toronto Boat Show Opening Weekend
Per tradition, Toronto was hit with a good amount of snow just in time for the opening weekend of the Toronto International Boat Show. Did that stop the crowds? Absolutely not, we welcomed a huge crowd opening weekend.
January 21, 2020
The Water Is Waiting at the 2020 Ottawa Boat Show
It might be the middle of winter – but if you find yourself daydreaming of sunny days out on the water, mark your calendar for February 20-23 at the EY Centre in Ottawa, where the Ottawa Boat Show will be offering up a taste of summer.
January 21, 2020
Everyone’s headed to the Boat Show
The Vancouver International Boat Show will include more than 250 exhibitors, providing boat enthusiasts with a first look at the 2020 boating season’s premiere boat models and accessories – and include over 125 presentations and workshops led by boating experts.
January 21, 2020
Meet the Newbies: Hanse 675
Canadian Yachting’s Katherine Stone headed to Annapolis just last fall to scrutinize the new offerings at the 2019 US Sailboat Show. In CY’s February issue Katherine tells us what she saw with photos of features and ideas that made seven boats stand out. Here’s what she said about one she found very impressive.
January 21, 2020
Live from boot 2020
Seventeen halls full of water related exhibits, perhaps a dozen of them full of boats and equipment. You might go to Miami or Annapolis to see the boat of your dreams, but you still wouldn’t get the same overwhelming scene. It might be because the whole show is inside that it is such an exciting event.
January 8, 2020
The Wheatstone Report: Fun and fudge in Annapolis
While working we continually were told how good the fall Annapolis Boat sailboat show was. Upon retiring in 2013 we finally had time to go. WOW! Five days of new boats, used boats, vendors, seminars, charter opportunities and meeting up with friends in the small community of boaters and cruisers.
January 8, 2020
Women Take the Helm at the 2020 Vancouver International Boat Show
The Vancouver International Boat Show is welcoming aspiring female mariners and seasoned boating enthusiasts to enjoy the 2020 “Women’s Day” on Saturday, February 8.
January 8, 2020
Toronto Boat Show- What you know and what you might not
The Toronto International Boat Show starts next week; here’s what you may not know:
January 8, 2020
Boat ownership: Think insurance at the show
It’s boat show season, so if you’re contemplating purchasing a new boat it may also be time to look at new boat insurance coverage.
January 8, 2020
New boats: Bavaria Yachts: two world premieres at boot 2020
Perennially one of the biggest among giants at boot the huge boat show in Dusseldorf each January in its home country, Germany, Bavaria ran into restructuring last year. Nonetheless, it promised all would be well and there would be some world premieres at boot in 2020. Next week, the company will keep its word.
December 18, 2019
World Wake Association sanctions TIBS 2020 Indoor Wakeboarding Championships
This January the 2020 Toronto International Boat Show’s indoor wakeboarding championships return and are officially sanctioned by the World Wake Association as a Wake Park World Series. January.