Feb 8, 2024
European builders take their pedal boats pretty seriously (how can anyone take this seriously???). The lineup of wacky boats stopped traffic at the boot show in Dusseldorf earlier this month – OnBoard editor John was there in disbelief to take these shots!
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July 9, 2026 Plan to attend the ACBS Toronto, 44th Annual Vintage Boat Show on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Muskoka Wharf, Gravenhurst Ontario. This is the largest Antique and Classic Boat show in Canada, with an amazing display of boats in the water and on land as well as other features like the Nautical…
July 9, 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
Vintage Dowsett Boats at the original Dowsett Boat Building Shop, now The Galley Restaurant, Portland ON July 9, 2026 Owners and enthusiasts of antique and classic boats are invited to take part in a unique celebration of Canada’s nautical heritage during the inaugural Rideau Canal Nautical Heritage Festival, taking place July 18–19, 2026, in Portland, Ontario….
July 9, 2026 Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC), home to one of Canada’s largest youth sailing programs, will host more than 1,000 youth sailors (ages 8–22) from Canada and the United States across three major competitive regattas taking place July 15–26. These events represent one of the largest annual gatherings of youth competitive sailing in…
July 9, 2026 Submitted by: Daniel Doherty Recommended Stay: A weekend (2-3 days)GPS: Latitude 48.836067 | Longitude -123.383970 What Makes This Spot Special? “Prevost Island is in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. It is mostly undeveloped, lush with forest, contrasted by open pasture. Great for anchoring, hiking, and peaceful camping. It’s got that quiet,…
EMIRA IV, a foiling IMOCA 60, named for Scott’s children Emma and Keira in Collingwood. photo: Patti Bowden July 9, 2026 Scott Shawyer has his eyes on three years from now when he plans to take part in Vendée Globe 2028, the legendary solo, non-stop, and unassisted round-the-world sailing race that occurs every four years….
By Andy Adams
If you’ve already had firsthand experience with a pontoon, you will easily understand the appeal of the Bennington 22 MSB. But if you haven’t, let’s start by reviewing a few of the reasons why pontoon boats have become top sellers in markets across North America.
Pontoon boats began in the early 1950s as basically four steel drums lashed to a frame. They were not unlike the log rafts of ancient cultures and not much more sophisticated at first.
By Mathew Channer
Interior British Columbia might not be as famous for recreational boating as Canada’s Great Lakes, yet it is no less a world-class boating destination. The mountains offer their own flavour of marine adventure with their series of long, deep ribbon lakes, and there is perhaps no area that embodies this more uniquely than the iconic Okanagan basin in southern B.C. One could be forgiven for assuming this valley was purpose-built for nautical fun, with a few delightful perks thrown in to make the area entirely irresistible (wine-tasting, anyone?).
