December 8, 2016
Paul Elvstrom
This picture speaks to the essence of Paul Elvstrom, probably the most talented, driven and competitive sailor of his generation. Happy with his boat on the water and always competing.
December 6, 2016
Photo of the Week: December 8 – They’re really good!
This CY Onboard feature celebrates your photos. A wonderful crop this week. The plan was to publish two but because we got so many good ones we’re already going to three. But we need yours!
December 6, 2016
CYOB Inbox Dec 8
To shrink or not to shrink – that is the question. A couple of issues ago we asked the question and your answers continue to roll in.
November 21, 2016
From the Helm of Adamant 1 – Installment 6 – Engine trouble
It was in one of the lakes, at mile 379, that Adamant lost her transmission. One moment we were moving along great, the next moment the engine was howling and we were dead in the water. Our buddy boat, Folly, a Catalina 42, quickly took us in tow as we were in a stump area.
November 15, 2016
CYOB INBOX – November 24
Letters to the editor, rants, complaints and oh yes, unsolicited compliments. They all go straight into the INBOX. We’d love to hear from you at CYonboard@kerrwil.com
November 8, 2016
CYOB INBOX – November 10
Letters to the editor, rants, complaints and oh yes, unsolicited compliments. They all go straight into the INBOX.
November 8, 2016
From the Helm of Adamant 1 – Installment 5 – Into the Tennessee River
Last blog, we had just left Green Turtle Marina and we were headed into Kentucky Lake. Geographically, Kentucky Lake is separated from Barkley Lake by a large land mass known as The Land Between the Lakes.
October 24, 2016
Mulgrave Marine Park
On the often overlooked yet welcoming shores of the Strait of Canso the Mulgrave Marine Park is in its infancy but well-suited to serve your boating needs
October 24, 2016
The Photo Of The Week
This new CY Onboard feature will celebrate your photos. They can be funny, beautiful, weird, or simply reflective of the boating lifestyle. Whatever they are, we will share them with all of Canada and reward you for taking them.
October 12, 2016
From the Helm of Adamant 1 – Installment 4 – The Rivers
We have conquered the worst part of the trip! Tonight we are guests of Green Turtle Marina on Barkley Lake, out of the current, debris and high water of the upper rivers.
October 12, 2016
RE-VISITING A FAMILY CAMPGROUND
Nova Scotia’s majestic coastline is often popularized by such great harbours, cove and bays that go by the name of Halifax, Peggy’s and Mahone Historic place names…
October 7, 2016
Annapolis Boat Show opens with Canadian Yachting on scene
The Annapolis boat show continues to be the largest one in the world.
September 21, 2016
From the Helm of Adamant 1 – Installment 3 – Lake Michigan – Sept 9, 2016
Adamant 1 is finally in Chicago! We took almost three weeks to explore the east side of Lake Michigan. After we checked in at Drummond Island…..that experience is worth a blog of its own….
September 21, 2016
CY Publisher Greg Nicoll at the Helm of a C&C 34
Our publisher, Greg Nicoll, caught in this snapshot
August 31, 2016
Galley Guys Connect with Friends Both Old and New, at Rawley Resort
Imagine our surprise when we saw Stavebank II tied at the docks in Port Severn! This historic Canadian yacht had been the “slipmate” to John Armstrong’s boat…
August 23, 2016
CY Snapshots – PCYC with Rotary Event
Canadian Yachting’s John Armstrong at the Port Credit Yacht Clubs annual Rotary of Mississauga handicapped children’s event…
August 18, 2016
CY Snapshots – Kimmirut, Nunavut
Kimmirut is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada….
August 18, 2016
CY Snapshot: Killbear Provincial Park – August 2016
CY Snapshots feature photos sent in by readers who are excited to share their moment with you…
August 12, 2016
Salted Caramel Apple Crumble
Easy, quick, tasty…..ticks all the boxes….give it a try!
August 9, 2016
From the Helm of Adamant 1 – Installment 2 – North Channel – August 9 2016
Currently sailing at 6.5 kn enroute to Thessalon…
July 26, 2016
Easy One Pot Dinner and Boat Bread
These two galley-friendly recipes were provided by Lynn Lortie from the galley of Adamant 1 as Lynn and her husband, Pat, set out for their second Great Loop adventure and three years of sailing on their home made vessel…
July 26, 2016
From the Helm of Adamant 1 – Installment 1 – July 2016
Adamant 1 has finally shipped her dock lines and is on her way. The last three months have been full of activity for us. We have installed all new electronics…
July 11, 2016
CY Snapshot: 2016 Jeanneau Leader 40 Sea Trial
Canadian Yachting’s John Armstrong visited Jeanneau Americas office in Annapolis Maryland
June 29, 2016
Awesome Pasta Salad and Watermelon Margaritas
A couple of delicious summer recipes to help keep you out of the galley as much as possible and in the sunshine…
June 20, 2016
CY Snapshots
John Armstrong from Canadian Yachting along with Mickey Baratz and John Kozak at the Port Credit Yacht Club’s annual Sail Past
June 2, 2016
Entertaining Onboard: CY Evening Cruise with Club Carnivore
On a gorgeous sunny May evening recently, the Canadian Yachting staff were treated to an evening sail aboard Lynn and Pat Lortie’s Adamant 1, complete with delicious snacks and Lynn’s custom audio soundtrack, which may have taken us back a few years…
May 19, 2016
Cheddar-and-Onion Smashed Burgers
A recipe of perfection when heading out for a weekend cruise…easy to prepare and delicious…
April 27, 2016
Value of Volunteers
It is always an interesting dilemma when crossing into another country; what exactly should one say to a Border Official?
January 6, 2016
Dark ’n Stormy – Gosling’s rum and Bermuda
Bermuda is the host country for the 35th America’s Cup, set to take place in 2017, a competition for the oldest trophy in international sport (dates back to 1851) that features the fastest boats and the best sailors in the world…
January 6, 2016
The Galley Guys: On the Loose in Holland
Our boat for this trip was a Vision 1503 / 3 cabin, an upscale luxury canal boat designed exclusively for Le Boat for use on rivers and canals. Capt. John had great fun manoeuvring the boat with the joystick steering and bow thruster…
December 18, 2015
Mark Mattson – Spearheading the Ripple Effect across Canada
Mark Mattson is a man of gentle demeanor but don’t be fooled by his calm, cool collectedness. This man moves mountains, lakes and rivers to make sure Canadians will be able to swim, drink and fish anywhere in Canada from coast to coast to coast. Like many of us, Mattson’s love of the water and boating started at an early age. And during his career as a criminal lawyer, Mattson had an opportunity to work on a case with the Ministry of the Environment that whet his appetite for wanting to protect Canadian waters. This and a chance meeting with Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during a case involving Hydro Quebec fueled his appetite, and in 1995 Mattson left Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP to form the Environment Bureau of Investigation (EBI).
December 18, 2015
Plastic Pickup in Paradise
We hear about the plastic problem in our oceans all the time. Scientists on the media talk to us about an island of trash the size of Texas that’s formed in the mid Pacific. They show us pictures of turtles caught in six ring beer holders, dolphins caught in nets and dead seabirds washed up with their stomachs full of broken down micro plastics. For me, it wasn’t until the problem arrived, wind ravaged and sun worn, strewn across my doorstep that that the magnitude of what those scientists were trying to tell us was realized. The beaches on Haida Gwaii have always been a magnet for the flotsam and jetsam that circles the Pacific. The archipelago sits off shore from the mainland and reaches out into the currents and wild winds of open ocean. Some beaches collect the debris and display it for a while and then it’s simply swept back into the sea to continue its journey, but some beaches here hold on to the debris and do not let it go.
November 20, 2015
Irish Beef Stew – Perfect for a Cold Fall Day
Thick beef stew you can make in any galley, over a campfire or at home. Good eaten from a bowl or poured over biscuits. Substitute lamb and voila!…Irish stew!!…
November 13, 2015
Krates Marina – Life In A Lifestyle Marina
This spring one of the largest privately owned marinas in the entire country changed ownership and with that change came a change in direction, taking a 550 slip working marina that dates back to the depression, and converting it into a lifestyle marina…
May 15, 2015
Strolling in Cobourg, ON
Oh sure…boaters love to go boating, but some also like to, you guessed it: stroll. One of the great things about boating the north shore of Lake Ontario is pulling into Cobourg Harbour to tie up for a visit and walk about town in a leisurely or idle manner…
April 21, 2015
Sharon Green’s The Pursuit of “Ultimate Sailing”
An artist is able to visualize their thoughts and interpretations through their mind’s eye to produce objects of great beauty through their hands. Others visualize them through a lens to produce masterful photographs. This often requires great patience, a great deal of waiting, planning, and often frustration when the “shot” they wanted didn’t work out as they had anticipated. When we sit down to enjoy the Ultimate Sailing calendar every month, we don’t see this part of Sharon Green’s work. As she herself has said, ”My greatest satisfaction comes when it all connects – the anticipation, organization, high-powered yachts sailed by stellar crews, and epic conditions – and combines to create a thrilling photograph. The pursuit of ‘Ultimate Sailing’ never grows old. Three decades and I still love the challenge of creating memorable images for my clients and the calendar.” Sharon started sailing with her dad, Don Green, when she was seven years old, on the family’s 21-foot Bluenose sloop. Later, when Don got a C&C 35, Sharon and her brother talked him into letting the junior sailors race it, and soon Don ended up with a very reliable and victorious young crew.
April 20, 2015
A Prairie Boys Voyage
My early reading about sailing explorers and fur trading voyageurs gave me a desire to travel by water. As a boy growing up in Gladstone, Manitoba, I constructed a rather poorly built raft. I planned to journey down the Whitemud River to Lake Manitoba. I managed to get a half a mile downstream before my raft disintegrated and plunged me into the river. I emerged cold and wet but determined to do better in my water-borne travels. Our family cottage was at Delta Beach at the south end of Lake Manitoba. A neighbour had an old wooden “Lightning” anchored in three feet of water. My younger brother Bryan and I would climb into it and pretended we sailed the seven seas, even though the boat never moved, other than up and down with the waves. In my early teen’s we lived on the shore of Lake Killarney in Southern Manitoba. Bryan and I had a canoe. We would paddle upwind, then hang an old bed-sheet between the paddles and sail downwind.
March 12, 2015
Innovation: What’s New and What’s Old
It’s great when you come up with a new product that could make a genuine difference in the marine market… but it is equally vital that the innovator is able to share the innovation with the widest audience possible. One of the best ways to get the news of your Innovation out is by entering the annual DAME Competition – Design Award METS. The world’s number one international design competition for new marine equipment and accessories held at METS, the Marine Equipment and Trade Show that runs annually in Amsterdam, has enormous industry prestige and a worldwide commercial impact.