July 7, 2021
POTW: Toes up if you’re having fun
After being our fearless leader and publisher since CYOB kicked off, Greg Nicoll, handed over the reins to our new boss, Jill Snider, just last week. To celebrate her ascendancy, Jill has been granted Photo of the Week with a great shot!
July 7, 2021
Floating Trash Skimmers Have Come to Granville Island
Swim Drink Fish is spearheading the Vancouver Plastic Cleanup by installing, maintaining, and overseeing multiple Seabins in Vancouver over the next three years to engage in a waste characterization, plastic education, and advocacy project.
June 22, 2021
CYOB inbox: Can’t get your racing fix?
These guys in Thornbury, ON, had a lot of races and fun!!
June 22, 2021
Meet our Olympians: Sarah Douglas – Laser Radial
With but four weeks to go, Sarah is in Japan, staying safe while acclimatizing to the heat at Enoshima Yacht Harbour, the venue built for the 1964 Olympics, which will be back in action for the 2021 games.
June 22, 2021
Venice is sinking – but flying electric boats might be the solution
Candela P-30 is an electric ferry that builds on Candela’s technology developed for the leisure boats model C-7. “Moto Ondoso” – wake damage – from thousands of motorboats is slowly eroding the iconic buildings of Venice. A Swedish-designed electric boat that flies above the water might be the answer to the city’s problems.
June 22, 2021
POTW: Photo tributes to T.O.
Things have opened up in Ontario as evidenced by some great shots of Toronto POTW has been receiving! The first is from Mississauga’s Carol Trupke who headed from Port Credit YC for a season opening cruise…
June 22, 2021
Cannery Row Blog: First day on the Strait
The sun came out, the wind went down, and the rain ceased. Mary and I readied ourselves to take the Cannery Row out for some practice. Before leaving for the marina, I had brushed up on the Marine Radio Operators course (probably jinxed things).
June 8, 2021
MJM Yachts Advanced Manufacturing & Materials
MJM is a different kind of boat builder, second generation family owned and operated, we design and build stable, smooth running, performance yachts in a unique Carolina Downeast style. The materials, processes and finish create heirloom yachts meant to provide enjoyment for generations.
June 8, 2021
POTW: Ahoy, there be pirates
Stuart Hendrie, a pro photographer sent along this photo of the pirate ship in Jordan Ontario. Many of us have seen it from the Lake and many more have seen it from the highway.
June 8, 2021
Meet our Olympians: Will Jones and Evan DePaul – 49er
William Jones and Evan DePaul claimed Canada’s Olympic spot in the 49er by being the top Canadian team at the 2020 World Championships for the class. A highlight in their history together was winning the 2017 World Junior title on home waters in Kingston, Ontario.
May 25, 2021
Meet our Olympians: Men’s 470: Jacob Saunders and Oliver Bone
The Canadian team nominated to represent Team Canada at the 2020/2021 Olympic Games in the 470 class are Jacob Saunders from Chester, NS and Oliver Bone from Montreal.
May 25, 2021
POTW: WOW, Larry
Our Photo of the Week (POTW) is the winner of the Canadian Yachting Media online WOW Photo Contest. The lucky winner has been awarded a Wow Watersports 2BER Tube courtesy of WOW Watersports.
May 11, 2021
POTW: Ready almost steady go!
Our photo of the week comes from Europe where Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen are warming up their 49er FX for July’s Olympics. We have already profiled the pair in our Mett the Olympians column, but when they sent this action shot, who can resist.
May 11, 2021
What are those orange bottles?
If boaters in Ontarians ever get to launch, they may run across some special orange bottles floating in the Toronto area. The bottles are part of the Tagging Trash Project a solutions-based research project as part of their Fighting Floatables in the Toronto Harbour initiative.
April 29, 2021
A Main Course of Boating Convenience served up with a side of Environmental Goodness
There are powerful reasons why we are seeing more marinas offering indoor boat storage – just consider the case of Bay Port Yachting Centre.
April 21, 2021
POTW: Theodore’s concerned
Last issue we reported that Theodore Tugboat is moving up to Ontario but HelmBoy of Bedford NS sent along this Photo of the Week that indicates that maybe the children’s hard working nautical hero isn’t too happy about the change in venue. Neither are some Bluenosers. We’ll follow Theodore’s saga.
April 21, 2021
Meet our Olympians: 49erFX: Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen
Heading to Tokyo soon, our 49erFX team of Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen are up against it; the 49er skiff is a really tough-to-master technical boat and the international fleet is one of the most competitive.
April 21, 2021
Lake Ontario Water Levels: low, but rising.
As anyone who has been near a familiar – to them – part of the lakeshore can attest, water levels are pretty low. While there seems to be no fear of flooding like in past years, some deep-draft yachts are reportedly currently unable to launch at some facilities due to the low levels.
April 9, 2021
START BOATING THE EASY WAY
As a life-long marine journalist, it has often occurred to me, that it’s a big leap to lay out the cash, (especially for those with no previous boating experience), to try it out. How does someone even know that they will like boating it if they haven’t tried it?
April 6, 2021
POTW: Worthy tribute
This week’s Photo of the Week is unfortunately not the real thing, although lots of people thought it might be. To get in the April 1 mood, the folks at Sail Canada “commemorated” two of Canada’s top Olympic hopefuls in new coins. Too bad we can’t get the Mint to see the merit.
March 24, 2021
POTW: Ice On Lake Ontario, January
Here’s a dramatic photo of the Week from Jansin Ozkur. “Walking along the lake Ontario, noticed the interesting ice formations in the shape of rings and used my cellphone to capture the photo.
March 24, 2021
The making of Generations on Sail, the movie
At the end of summer 2020, amid all the restrictions, we were able to shoot our film, Generations on Sail. GOS will be traveling to sailing organizations and on the film festival circuit this season to cities around the world, as it ventures to enter festivals at home and abroad including Toronto, Warsaw, New York, Cannes and more.
March 24, 2021
CYOB Inbox: March 25, 2021
Hi John, Great issue. I’ve got Spring Fever too, going over to pat my 1968 Shark24 every week.
March 10, 2021
POTW: Nope, not this year either
This one came to us (cyonboard) via Instagram with a note: Sadly, we’re going to have another summer of no sailing lessons. We are planning for a great 2022!
February 24, 2021
National Invasive Species Awareness Week
This week, Feb. 22-26, is National Invasive Species Awareness Week and the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) released an animated video to raise awareness about the threat Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) pose to the boating industry and what manufacturers can do to limit the spread.
February 24, 2021
POTW: Lockdown longing
Friend Pat Festing-Smith sent this obviously pained message… Potw candidate. Can’t wait to get back South. Nanuk at Mobian Is, near PSV. Nanuk for sale at an incredible price.
February 24, 2021
CYOB Inbox: Solar power – Nerds of a feather
Last issue, Mike Wheatstone, our Boat Nerd started a conversation about solar power. While many of you were engaged with the article, one reader too the discussion a whole lot further.
February 9, 2021
CYOB Inbox: February 11, 2021
My father forwarded me an email with your Photo of the Week entitled ‘Grinding through COVID’. I am in Val des Monts, QC, about 45 minutes from Ottawa and I’m working on a 1984 Vancouver 25′ that has a pretty soggy hull. Now that the gelcoat is off it is weeping moisture, even at -10C.
February 9, 2021
POTW: 225 hp – the hard way
Sometimes a photo comes our way that is just so crazy, it’s irresistible. There are so many questions here – why? How? Can these guys look so unaware of their nine-engine rig?
January 27, 2021
Oak Bay Marina is the first of the Oak Bay Marine Group to achieve eco-certification in Clean Marine BC
Oak Bay Marina achieves eco-certification in Clean Marine BC, which helps boating facilities to reduce the impact of recreational boating on the Salish Sea and beyond through the implementation of improved environmental measures…
January 27, 2021
CYOB Inbox: A case for supporting your local chandlery
This area is where YOU get to express your opinions. That can include your thoughts on articles in our Digest or on any boating matter. This issue’s piece comes from Marc Robic. Marc is a member of the Canadian Power & Sail Squadron. He and his wife, Claude Couture sail their Catalina 270, Aquaholic 3, out of the Ile-Perrot Yacht Club in Montreal, where Marc spent 16 years as Harbour Master.
January 27, 2021
POTW – Grinding through COVID
Our Photo of the Week comes from Correspondent at Large and celebrated foredeck vagrant, D. Danger Mitchele, who somehow ended up in Spain during COVID and has been making the best of it thanks to an abundant supply of fine Spanish wine and a new boat project.
January 13, 2021
POTW: January 14, 2021
Our Photo of the Week comes from sunny Florida. In Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s Pier Sixty-Six Hotel and Marina is synonymous with the yachting lifestyle and annually hosts the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
January 13, 2021
Whales! The biggest thrill of boating is the amazing wildlife we encounter in and around the Strait of Georgia.
Wildlife and their habitat are sensitive to disturbance from people, boats, and pets. Approaching whales too fast, getting too close, and excessive noise can cause stress and interrupt feeding, mating, socializing, resting, and calf nurturing behaviour.
December 15, 2020
POTW: Yacht dog meets dock dog!
Ours is the ‘yacht dog’, his name is Siku (which means ice in Inuit we are told – as he has blue eyes) and the ‘dock dog’ is Murphy. The dogs are old friends!
December 2, 2020
VOTW: White Wine and Asparagus
Our Video of the Week comes from Canadian Yachting’s epicurean crusaders, the Galley Guys. It’s not entirely clear why, in this episode, the trio are making a meal of white wine and asparagus.
December 2, 2020
POTW: The Grinch did not steal this magazine
OK, stop the presses. This photo just came in from Beacon Bay. Clearly those folks know how to get into POTW!! Again!
December 2, 2020
Profile: Meet Paul Bates
Are you curious about the many boat-minded individuals who seek out MST training with Quadrant Marine? What sorts of intriguing paths might they take after their apprenticeships and training with us are complete? I sat down with one of our alumni, Paul Bates, at his Bates Marine wood shop in downtown Victoria to find out exactly that!
December 2, 2020
Resources: Marine Archive – who knew?
Back in the day, the publisher of a magazine would receive a bound copy of the year’s monthly editions from the printer. This made for better storing/archiving and helped to keep the volumes in better condition.