April 22, 2025
8 Bells – Elizabeth Ann Kerr
Apr 24, 2025Ah, Elizabeth, Liz, Goozie. How we all shal…
April 22, 2025
8 Bells – John Muir: A Sailor’s Sailor with a World Class Grin
Apr 24, 2025By John MorrisWe all knew John. And by ‘we’…
April 11, 2025
The Best Kept Secret in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia’s Aylesford Lake is one of many inland lake…
April 8, 2025
Clean Marine Program Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Apr 10, 2025By Mathew ChannerOntario’s Clean Marine eco…
March 25, 2025
Eight Bells for Bent Jespersen
Mar 27, 20251936-2025While growing up on the Skagerrak…
January 21, 2025
Profile: Marianne Scott Receives Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Maritime Achievement
Marianne Scott receiving the Lieutenant Governor’s Awar…
December 17, 2024
ENVGO Builds Cutting-edge Hydrofoil Electric Boat for Canadian Boaters
Dec 19, 2024By Mathew ChannerCanadian Company ENVGO…
December 3, 2024
Eight Bells – Ed Botterell: Another Legend Gone
Dec 5, 2024Ed Botterell, born January 24, 1931, a Canad…
November 19, 2024
8 Bells: Bill Abbott Sr – Boatbuilder, Olympian
Nov 21, 2024The country lost one of its most important…
November 19, 2024
Design: BYD Announces Lost Agenda
Project LOST AGENDA: A Sustainable Hybrid Power Catamar…
November 6, 2024
Eight Bells: Sailing lost a great one this week! Dennis Toews
Nov 7, 2024Dennis Toews (far right) with Hans Fogh…
October 16, 2024
A woman’s pathway to high level racing
By Katherine StoneI had the most wonderful opportunity…
August 21, 2024
Dockside Dining: When Pigs Fly on Lake Erie
Aug 22, 2024The south shore of Lake Erie is America wit…
May 30, 2024
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.
May 30, 2024
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.
May 21, 2024
Meet the Queen’s Students Racing to Bermuda
HFOR members Sophie, Julian, Liam, Sam, Luca, Clea, Jan…
April 24, 2024
Victoria Cruising Club Plans Busy Summer
Apr 25, 2024The Victoria Cruising Club is a group of pe…
April 19, 2024
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.
February 20, 2024
Boaters Care: Offering a lifeline to one of our own.
Feb 22, 2024Scott Taylor at the helm in Port CreditLong…
February 13, 2024
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.
February 5, 2024
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.
December 19, 2023
Eight Bells: Designer Ray Wall
Dec 21, 2023We salute the recent passing on Vancouver I…
November 22, 2023
Editor’s Note: Meeting Don
Nov 23, 2023The only good thing that has happened in th…
October 24, 2023
Sarah Douglas and Fillah Karim Named Athletes of the Year
Oct 26, 2023Sarah Douglas from Toronto and Fillah Karim…
October 24, 2023
Little Eddie Log: Time for an Oil Change Before Haulout
Oct 26, 2023Little Eddie knows it’s nice to store your…
September 26, 2023
Meet the Marine Modelers Montreal Club
Sept 28, 2023by Marc RobicThere’s a scene in one of my…
September 12, 2023
Marine Industry Career Path: Wendy Ramsey
Sept 12, 2023The Ramsey’s have been working in the mari…
September 12, 2023
Marine Industry Career Path: Brett Ramsey
The Ramsey’s have been working in the marine industry for many years but have both had unique paths in getting to where they are now. They’ve also been working on an impactful pilot project for a long time, which will now be launching this spring. The focus of this initiative is to bring more young people into the marine industry.
September 12, 2023
People: Meet the Canadian Anchormen!
Sept 12, 2023by Marc RobicWhile Canadian television net…
August 22, 2023
Nuova Jolly – Luxury Italian RIBs Come to Canada
The journey of Nuova Jolly began in the year 1961, in M…
August 22, 2023
My Obsession During the Endless Winter Months – Part 2
The following year, friends of ours, Richard and Denise…
August 8, 2023
Marine Industry Career Path: Kevin Stopp
Introducing the next individual in our marine career pa…
July 11, 2023
Adventuring Around Vancouver by Water with C-Tow Captain James Middleton
What started out as a request for C-Tow’s Vancouver Cap…
June 23, 2023
Tackle Box Basics: A non-anglers guide to fishing
Right off the bat, let me reiterate what I say every ti…
June 20, 2023
Ollie, the boat restoration guy
I see these old boats around an I can’t just let them g…
June 20, 2023
Lakefront Promenade Marina Completes 2-Year Infrastructure Project with Kropf Industrial
Lakefront Promenade Marina is located on Lake Ontario i…