The Annapolis boat show continues to be the largest one in the world.
New trends:
– smaller boats in production with entry level boats, day sailors, trailerable and one design boats
– multihulls continue to explode
– charters, fractional ownership, boat clubs and charter ownership have become attractive alternatives
– numerous educational opportunities
November 5, 2026 45 years later Canadian designer and builder Don Martin explained how he developed the Martin 242 a boat that continues to make racers happy especially on the west coats. Maybe we don’t celebrate our own sufficiently. Low key Martin is pretty modest in his talk about design one of Canada’s most exciting…
October 22, 2026 By Jerry King Growing up, Jerry spent many years on a boat on Canadian lakes with his grandfather inspiring him to create a lot of boating cartoons. Jerry also offers some great techniques for your cartooning ambitions. Get his book here
September 24, 2026 Bryan Pelkey, Race Captain at Toronto Hydroplane and Sailing Club, shared these shots of the Team Espresso winners of the Best Ensemble award at the 3rd Annual THSC Women’s Race held this month. The no-nonsense women switched to proper racing gloves to finish second in the regatta. Got a great photograph for…
August 27, 2026 Our striking Photo of the Week comes from Anton (Tony) Pickard, Professor, Design and Visual Arts at Georgian College, Barrie ON. “This photo was taken at Lock 11-12 Ranney Falls in Campbellford on the Trent-Severn Waterway. July 7, 2026. “The paddler is Luci Dilkus who completed a 500 km solo kayak trip from Tiny…
August 13, 2026 Shane Griffin caught this Photo of the Week lightning strike perfectly. “The photo was taken at Marina Del Rey in Ramara (Orillia) facing 332° NW down the channel that leads to Mc Phee bay from my slip. “I boat mainly on Lake Simcoe but travel the Trent annually in some direction north…
July 23, 2026 Scott Horslin ,his partner Polly and their pooch June boat out of Moose Deer Point Marina on 12 Mile Bay, an inlet on the eastern coast of Georgian Bay just south of Parry Sound. “In this pic, we are anchored on Canada Day, in Wani Bay at the mouth of 12 Mile…
By Andy Adams
You might be dreaming of an adventure boat, or a luxury cruiser, or maybe a serious fishing platform. You might dream of an overnight exploration boat, or a boat that entertains a big group of friends or family. Whatever your ambitions, the features and appointments, and the stellar performance of the Boston Whaler 350 Realm, equipped with triple Mercury Verado V10-cylinder 425 horsepower engines, feels like it could do just about anything. It’s the Great Entertainer.
By Mathew Channer
On my first day as a commercially registered yacht captain, I sailed a Fontaine Pajot 38 catamaran from mainland Australia across the Whitsunday Passage to the western shores of the world-famous Whitsunday islands.
We cruised northeast on a 15-knot beam reach… perfect catamaran sailing conditions, watching the hazy shapes of the islands colourize and morph into crescent beaches, jungled ridgelines and rocky outcrops.
