Dec 7, 2023
Kelly Willett of North Van sent along this slightly chilly looking shot. “The photo is of me and it is in the gulf islands close to Victoria BC. The vessel is a Baltic 42DP – Northwest Passage.”
We welcome your photos, summer, or autumn, for our Photo of the Week album. Criteria – anything boat related: people, places, pets and especially sunsets. Send the shots along to onboard@kerrwil.com and please put POTW in the subject line.
December 4, 2025 By Colin Andrews The latest news on the tax front is that the Liberal government’s budget, recently passed in Parliament, contains a provision to eliminate the Luxury Tax on boats and airplanes. For context, this saves over $25,000 on a boat worth $300,000 before 13% HST. One of the more troublesome aspects…
December 4, 2025 Several things happened on the same day, lighting up a giant bulb over my head. First, I came across an article on the Greavette Streamliner, published in our magazine in November 2018 . Then, on the news, the CBC was visiting the Chapman Ice-cream factory in Markdale, ON and a pre-fab home builder…
The Vancouver Convention Centre West is the new host of the 2026 Vancouver International Boat Show December 4, 2025 The Vancouver International Boat Show is coming up quick, this January 14 to 18. It’s earlier than usual and in a new location, so here’s everything you need to know before you go. This year marks…
The boater’s Santa wish December 4, 2025 Sirius Signal, a world leader in marine safety distress signal innovation and manufacturing, announced today the introduction of the MK-1001 marine safety kit for boaters. The kit provides easy access to a variety of items important to all boaters’ safety. “We saw great interest in our choice to…
December 4, 2025 By Roger Renaud Last issue, our Windsor correspondent, Roger Renaud, sent along a shot of the Hon Paul Martin running aground in the Detroit River Last week there was a second grounding when huge winds hit Lake Erie draining the river that feeds it. The 629-foot vessel Robert S. Pierson, which is…
December 4, 2025 I knew my friend Peeter had sold his sailboat and was looking for a new powerboat. Nonethless, I was surprised when he posted this on Facebook. Could this be the one? Your shots are our Photo of the week. Send them along to photo@opmediagroup.ca . This one will be tough to beat!
By Andy Adams
In this month’s Canadian Boating Power Review, Editor Andy Adams, gets onboard the Scout 400 LFX. Click here to enjoy the full review.
In late July, Jill Snider and I met Pride Marine’s Kevin Marinelli at Bridgeport Marina, Orillia, Ontario to review a brand-new Scout 400 LXF, equipped with twin Mercury Verado V12 600hp outboards. This is a simply jaw-dropping rig!
By Mathew Channer
I wore my Canadian Boating cap everywhere I went in Antigua, for the sun, not for the shout-outs. But I sure received a lot of them.
Antigua Sailing Week is an international regatta that draws sailors of every level and spectators from all over the world. Yet I couldn’t walk across a room without being hailed by a Canadian who was as excited to see my cap as they were to see the racing. I met many who were on their 3rd, 4th and 5th visit.
