Do you love caramel apples but hate trying to eat them? Try it this way! Hollow out your apples, (you can balance the apple halves in a muffin pan) fill will melted caramel, let the caramel harden and cut into slices! yummy!
Richard’s Landing Marina Cat Ward photo August 27, 2026 Driving north on 69, I realized it’s been an unusual summer on many fronts. As a result, the combination of commitments, unpredictable weather has played considerable havoc with my balance. I find I spend a lot of time escaping to my boat but not going out…
August 13, 2026 August is Boat Guest Month but its also an opportunity for you to appreciate that boating does not come naturally to most people. Has this ever happened? You pull into the dock to pick up your guests and your crew tosses a line off the bow. It falls at Guest4’s feet and…
down below – they’ll never find me! July 23, 2026 Last Sunday was an unusual day. The weather forecast was iffy and had been unstable for days due to a heat wave stacked with an air quality alert so I had no guests invited and no particular plans to be on the water. Then, when…
By John Morris Illustration by Mike Mockford How many times has this happened to you? You get down to the boat then suddenly remember you forgot to do your international money laundering or collect an important Nigerian prince windfall cash payment. By simply installing a cryptocurrency exchange terminal on your boat you can complete these…
By John Morris It’s not a simple task determining which boat is right for you. Which is why the trained psychologists and researchers at the Crossing the Line Institute spent maybe 15 minutes building this questionnaire, which will align your needs and desires with the perfect boat. Just 10 questions, and if you achieve a…
By John Morris Illustration by Mike Mockford At last week’s grand opening of the Williams Sonoma Dockside Epicurean Chandlery and Bait Shop, I was delighted to see the expanded range of gourmet equipment for boaters. Today, we expect boats to be equipped with a decent Italian espresso machine and a bread maker, but there’s more….
By Andy Adams
If you’ve already had firsthand experience with a pontoon, you will easily understand the appeal of the Bennington 22 MSB. But if you haven’t, let’s start by reviewing a few of the reasons why pontoon boats have become top sellers in markets across North America.
Pontoon boats began in the early 1950s as basically four steel drums lashed to a frame. They were not unlike the log rafts of ancient cultures and not much more sophisticated at first.
By Mathew Channer
Interior British Columbia might not be as famous for recreational boating as Canada’s Great Lakes, yet it is no less a world-class boating destination. The mountains offer their own flavour of marine adventure with their series of long, deep ribbon lakes, and there is perhaps no area that embodies this more uniquely than the iconic Okanagan basin in southern B.C. One could be forgiven for assuming this valley was purpose-built for nautical fun, with a few delightful perks thrown in to make the area entirely irresistible (wine-tasting, anyone?).
