September 12, 2023
The Little Eddie Log: Eddie Reminds You it’s Oil Change Time
The season is changing and Little Eddie knows it’s time to prep the boat for winter. Here in the stockroom, Eddie is checking inventory after completing the first two winterization and services for Fall.
August 9, 2023
An Irresistible Collection of Boating Fails
We have received some fine pictures this week but canno…
August 8, 2023
The Little Eddie Log: Replacing an Impeller Is Child’s Play
Little Eddie got past Tykes blocks some time ago and is…
July 25, 2023
CYOB InBox: More Names, More Severn II!
In response to last issued POTW of Ketch 22 from Hilton…
July 25, 2023
The Little Eddie Log: Fast Eddie Goes Tech
Not only is Little Eddie a boat driving prodigy, he is…
July 25, 2023
POTW: An up-and-coming Junior Sailor to watch for
Over the weekend of July 8/9, Hayden Keilman participat…
July 11, 2023
Little Eddie was taking a break to study up on his navigation skills this week. It won’t be long until he is teaching the class!
In this photo, Little Eddie, Canada’s fastest young boa…
June 20, 2023
POTW: Little Eddie readies for launch
Photo of the Week fans have demanded (politely, of cour…
June 6, 2023
POTW: Georgia – Baby’s First PFD
Our Photo of the Week didn’t come far – Jillian is our…
April 11, 2023
POTW: Western Basin Lake Erie aboard the Iver Bright
This issue’s Photo of the Week comes from Tom Roesslein, who does his boating on Lake Ontario but caught this stunning shot in Lake Erie. His own boat, Heloc spent the winter on the hard at Fifty Point but will be headed to Port Dalhousie for the summer.
March 21, 2023
POTW: These Will Get You in the Mood for Summer
POTW fan, Josh Neufeld, modestly sent along these beauties.
March 7, 2023
POTW: No ice on the Detroit River!
Roger Renaud, our Windsor Sailing in Canada correspondent sends along this Photo of the Week update…
February 22, 2023
POTW: Almost the last best shot
Our Photo of the week this time comes from Connie Peters. It’s almost the last shot we have left in our POTW collection from last summer and it certainly is a good one.
February 7, 2023
Now this is Revolutionary
Our Photo of the Week comes from AJ Twist in Montreal who was getting away from the off-season in Cuba when he saw this wall mural of the Granma, the decrepit boat that brought Fidel, Ché and the others to begin the revolution. It’s the stuff of legend in Cuba!
January 24, 2023
POTW: We Love Poland
Poland is in the news in a good way, so it seems like good timing that I Love Poland completed the RORC Transatlantic Race in Grenada with an elapsed time of 8 days 23 hrs 37mins 07 secs, taking Monohull Line Honours.
January 10, 2023
POTW: Where do boats go next? Hamilton?
Our Video of the Week comes from Matt Ingram, a reporter at CHCH in Hamilton ON who investigated an abandon, unloved Viking 28 in Hamilton Harbour.
December 20, 2022
POTW – Shot of the year: Maggie practicing
We get a lot of shots in our Photo of the Week inbox but never one like this. The photo came from Jim and Maggie Smyth whose boat resides at the Thornbury Yacht Club. We have deemed it POTW of the Year. Congratulations to Jim and Maggie.
December 6, 2022
CYOB Inbox: The lock is locked
Good afternoon. With the possibility that the Kirkfield locks will be closed, we have no choice but to go north. Could you recommend a book etc. that would list desirable anchorage along Georgian bay small craft route. Thanks Bob Chamberlain
December 6, 2022
POTW: 2 minutes for high shticking
A boater in Oakville, ON took this photo of a transom on the 16-Mile Creek – it may be the most appropriate name in this season of hockey madness (otherwise known as the Canadian winter).
November 23, 2022
POTW: Weather worn in BC
Connie Peters sent us this shot in the fall. It’s the perfect Photo of the Week as the seasons change.
November 23, 2022
CYOB Inbox: November 24, 2022
Some time ago, in January 2021, our resident Boat Nerd, Mike Wheatstone, took a good look at solar power. Since then we have been regularly getting input from solar enthusiasts and manufacturers. Here’s the latest.
November 9, 2022
POTW: November 10, 2022
Our Photo of the Week this time comes from our CY Team at FLIBS. Perhaps it’s the camera angle or maybe it’s that our publisher, Jill Snider, is quite petite, but these are mighty big outboards.
November 8, 2022
CYOB Inbox: November 10, 2022
HI Andrew – It’s apparent that you’ve never had a boat moored in the salt, because there, mussels and barnacles can also be a major issue in why one’s trim tabs no longer seem to work. One of the reasons ‘Canadian Yachting’ is often considered to be ‘Toronto as the centre of the universe’ yachting.
October 25, 2022
POTW: You can never go wrong with pooches!!
Yes, we are once again going to the dogs, a very popular and always welcome Photo of the Week theme. These pups come our way via James Bambrick who tells us, “We boat on the Strait of Georgia out of Comox B.C. Nuggs is black; Sam is blonde.”
October 12, 2022
POTW: Shark bite
Hamilton, ON’s Shark two-time champ, Keven Piper, spent his fall vacation with his ILCA-6 sailor 15-year-old son heading to the J80 Worlds in Newport. Along the way, Willem illustrated the race they were heading to, and that’s our Sketch of the Week (SOTW?), this time.
September 21, 2022
POTW: Gray Creek Regatta smiles
This week’s Photo of the Week comes from BC. The 99th Grey Creek Regatta was held at the Lakeview Marina near Gray Creek over the Labour Day weekend. The 2-3 mile race takes place in the in Crawford Bay with different classes of sailboats.
September 2, 2022
Sweet Love
Back in 2019 (I believe) your magazine used a pic of Sweet Love, a Ranger Tug 31, in a photo promotion.
September 2, 2022
POTW: Practicing!!
a few shots of my wife Maggie practicing her silks routine on our 1982 C&C in the North Channel for use in your publication.
August 23, 2022
POTW Special edition: Zelensky
Last issue, we took a look at boat names. Little did we know we would get what probably will be the POTW shot of the year.
August 10, 2022
POTW: Boat names always make good shots
Boat names and puns go together like …. Well, like nothing else. Here’s a couple shared by our pal Patrick from Oakville ON.
July 19, 2022
POTW: Pride, ho!
Frequent Windsor racing contributor to Sailing in Canada Roger Renaud, caught this gorgeous shot of The Pride of Baltimore as she passed through Amherstburg, Ontario on July 12. The picture was taken at Amherstburg, looking west, on the Detroit River. headed for the Festival of Sail at Alpena, Michigan, on Lake Huron.
July 6, 2022
POTW: The perfect CY moment
Midland boaters Sheldon and Julia East were aboard their Rinker when daughters Jada and Jenna took over to set them up for this impressive Photo of the Week.
June 21, 2022
POTW: Bark like a Pirate Day
Ahoy me hearties. June is Sailpast month, so Keelly and her pal Tracey were themed out as (not very) fierce pirates for Toronto Hydroplane and Sailing’s festivities. Photo – Laurie Chan (Keelly’s mom)
June 7, 2022
POTW June 9: Trent traffic
Things are busy on the Trent already and it’s barely June. Mike Gridley sent us this shot last weekend when a glitch created a bit of a lock-through backlog. “Much better day on the Trent Severn Waterway today.