Little Eddie Log: Time for an Oil Change Before Haulout

Oct 26, 2023
Little Eddie knows it’s nice to store your boat with clean oil in the engine so he’s off to get the oil.
The next step is removing the old stuff before the fill.

Oct 26, 2023
Little Eddie knows it’s nice to store your boat with clean oil in the engine so he’s off to get the oil.
The next step is removing the old stuff before the fill.
Apr 24, 2025 Ah, Elizabeth, Liz, Goozie. How we all shall miss you. On Wednesday, April 16, with family and friends wishing her fair winds and following seas, Elizabeth Ann Kerr, 68 and five months, set sail on a final solo voyage. As with almost everything in her life, she did it on her own…
Apr 24, 2025 By John Morris We all knew John. And by ‘we’ I mean pretty much anyone who raced around Toronto or Georgian Bay or the Caribbean or Florida or in a special needs regattas anywhere. Ask anyone in the J24 or Melges fleet, at ABYC, RCYC, PCYC, etc etc and they could identify…
Nova Scotia’s Aylesford Lake is one of many inland lakes in the province. Aylesford Lake Beach features a boardwalk, parking lot, picnic tables, a public boat launch, boat docks, canteen, change houses, drinking water, clean portable washrooms, an open grass field, walking trails and playgrounds. By John Morris There are many of prominent yacht clubs…
Apr 10, 2025 By Mathew Channer Ontario’s Clean Marine eco-rating program turns 30 this year, marking 3 decades of protecting and preserving Ontario’s waterways. Clean Marine Assessor and Events Coordinator Rick Legedza, who worked for more than 35 years in fiberglass before Clean Marine and has seen some very dirty marine work, says the program…
Mar 27, 2025 1936-2025 While growing up on the Skagerrak in Aalborg, Denmark, Bent Jespersen’s fell in love with boats, so at age 15, he started his four-year apprenticeship at the local shipyard—the largest business in town—where his dad, older brother and uncle were already employed. But in 1955, at age 19 and liking travel,…
Marianne Scott receiving the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Maritime Achievement. Credit: John Yanyshyn Jan 23, 2025 By Mathew Channer Victoria, BC – based writer, sailor, and Canadian Boating contributor Marianne Scott has been awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Maritime Achievement for her contributions to Canada’s marine community. The award recognizes 25 years of writing…
40 new boats you need to know about!
It’s boat show season! From cruisers to pontoons to deck boats, there are so many exciting new vessels hitting the market in 2025. Are you planning an upgrade? Or are you getting ready to buy your first boat? Whatever you’re looking for, the team at Canadian Boating Magazine is here to help. We’ve put together an expansive gallery of great new boats that we’re super excited about this boat show season. Whatever your boating style, we’ve got something for you!
By Greg Nicoll
Photos by Andy Adams and friends
Just when you thought you might never see the Galley Guys again, there they were waving from the flying bridge of a Le Boat Horizon 3 gliding down the Trent Severn Waterway (TSW) in the sun. Glorious!
In the past the Galley Guys have travelled far and wide to great locations to explore the good life on a boat. However, this year we stayed in our own backyard for a real treat; cruising The Trent Severn Waterway.