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POTW: Understated Beauties

Oct 10, 2024This issue’s Photo of the Week came from Ad…

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Dockside Dining: Fenelon Falls – The Cow and Sow

Sept 26, 2024By Chuck and ShellyAt  lock 34 o…

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POTW: The Giant Screw-Up

Photo by Adrienne MennellSept 26, 2024Michael Clements…

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POTW: The Ice Cream Dock

Sept 12, 2024Michael Alton built this floating ice-crea…

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Dockside Dining: When Pigs Fly on Lake Erie

Aug 22, 2024The south shore of Lake Erie is America wit…

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POTW: Georgian Bay Stunner

Aug 22, 2024This striking photo came from Deirdre Fusse…

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OnBoard Inbox: Thanks from MCTS, Sidney

Aug 8, 2024I have been meaning to pass on our thanks fo…

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POTW: Faster Than Your Average Hippie Bus

July 25, 2024Dan Pickard sent along this hybrid of a tr…

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POTW: The Metropolis Setting Sunset

July 11, 2024Our friend Maria sent in this early season…

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Dockside Dining

July 11, 2024When you are a boater, there are two prima…

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Yummy Stuff: Boating Recipes

July 11, 2024Gourmands extraordinaire, Canadian Boating…

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Little Eddie: Fast Eddie is Fast Asleep

June 27, 2024Sometimes it’s just time for a little nap…

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Please hold my calls – (I’ll get back to you in November)

For boaters in this country, every boating season day counts. To make the most of your on-the-water experience, getting organized in advance is critical.

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POTW: It’s Almost There

June 13, 2024Our SW Ontario contributor, Roger Renaud w…

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Timely alternate approaches to antifouling

As you’ve seen in the news, this spring antifouling paints are the focus of regulation and concern. You may be looking for some alternatives to the traditional bottom coats you have been using to keep your boat’s underwater surfaces clean. Well, look no further (no, I mean it – close this page now!)

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C-Tow Marine Assistance – a 40-Year History of Helping Canadian Boaters

It all started back in 1984 when the Canadian Coast Guard announced that they would no longer tow non-distressed vessels; and that they would respond only to emergency, life-threatening situations. Non-emergencies would now be dealt with by commercial operators. This opened a whole new world of opportunities for entrepreneurs.  

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Crossing the ocean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) in a new Nautitech 44 Open

“Hello, old friend,” I said as I surveyed the clear sky and settled into my comfortable place at the helm. The constellation Orion gazed at me silently, a welcome offshore presence after four years ashore, while SV June’s sleek hulls cut cleanly through the waves.

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Meet the Queen’s Students Racing to Bermuda

HFOR members Sophie, Julian, Liam, Sam, Luca, Clea, Jan…

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POTW: Tony Castro Dreamboat

May 23, 2024Here’s a stunning Photo of the Week from To…

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Peterborough & the Kawarthas named the Inaugural Water Ways Destination of the Year

Today, Water Ways TV announced Peterborough & the Kawarthas as the first-ever winner of its Water Ways Destination of the Year award.

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POTW: North Channel Vista

May 9, 2024The Photo of the week this time comes from J…

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Water Ways: The Science of Boating

Steven Bull is first and foremost an avid boater. Along with his wife and 7-year old son, who join in the adventures from time-to-time, they own three boats (five when you include the kayaks).

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Victoria Cruising Club Plans Busy Summer

Apr 25, 2024The Victoria Cruising Club is a group of pe…

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POTW: Angling Action

Apr 25, 2024Roger Renaud from LaSalle ON caught the Pho…

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A Tale of Two Classics; Don and his Wonderful Phazar

Yes, achieving a Guinness Book record is pretty impressive; not surprisingly, there is a designation for the world’s oldest water-skier.

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POTW: Aprons for a Good Cause

Apr 11, 2024The Photo of the Week was delivered right a…

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Closing speed

We recently got a blast from long time broker/boater and good guy, Don Finkle at RCR Yachts in New York state who informed us that they are now introducing statewide mandatory courses for boat operators.

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Boating & The Environment: Shifting Towards Sustainability

May 1, 2024The Halifax waterfront has been a Blue Flag…

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Photo of the Week: Meet Justine Beaver

Canada’s Sail GP team welcomed a new mascot. Justine Beaver won over the crowd in Christchurch NZ over the weekend as Canada grabbed a third.

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POTW: 8 Bells Nat Sr –  the Genco Legend

Our Photo of the Week from long ago. Nick, Nat Jr and N…

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Boaters Care:  Offering a lifeline to one of our own.

Feb 22, 2024Scott Taylor at the helm in Port CreditLong…

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We Had No Idea

Feb 22, 2024Things certainly were zooming back in 1929….

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OnBoard Inbox: Have your Say

Feb 22, 2024Re: Range Anxiety Attack – Feb 8Hi JohnWe a…

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Crossing the Line: The Ultimate Boating Knowledge Quiz

February marks the nadir of winter when we need to find alternate means to keep the boating candle lit. Are you a knowledgeable boater? Take this stupid test.

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Did You Ever have to Make up Your Mind? Maybe you don’t have to…

Canada offers a playground for boating enthusiasts with its vast and diverse set of waterways from our freshwater paradise lakes to our beautiful saltwater coastlines. For newcomers entering the boating world, it can be overwhelming trying to decide how to get involved out on the water with so many opportunities available.

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The Kids Are Alright (on Boats)

In preparing for this article, I bounced a few ideas around, from interviewing other parents to finding “experts” in childcare or sourcing the best products for childproofing, but then I remembered something I heard a lot when our son was born that, at first, sounded dismissive but in retrospect was sage wisdom: “You’ll figure it out yourself.”

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POTW: Pedal Boat Paradise

Feb 8, 2024European builders take their pedal boats pre…

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 Eight Bells:  John Clark

Feb 8, 2024Following a struggle with cancer, adventurer…

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Range Anxiety Attack

Everyone is talking electric. At the boat shows, there’s electric outboards big and small, electric cruisers, power catamarans equipped with solar panels, sloops with auxiliary electric engines that act as regenerators and all manner of electric toys like PWCs and wakeboards.

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