Apr 20, 2022
Our own Ask Andrew ‘floated his Fanny down the Ganny’ in the annual boat race held on Ganaraska river in Port Hope, commemorating the 1980 flood in downtown Port Hope. This years race was April 9, 2022…..Andrew finished 14th out of 49.
How about your POTW adventure.. It’s time to get your Photo of the Week published. Send them along to CYonboard@kerrwil.com and please put POTW in the subject line. See you in the next edition!
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…
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!
It can easily be argued that an engine is the heart of the boat: it is the single most important piece of equipment aboard to get you where you’re going (and to keep you safe on the way).
November 20, 2025 When the budget passed on Tuesday, the burdensome “luxury” tax was removed and the people involved with boating were relieved. Why are boats important, you might well ask. First, there is a whole range of direct economic benefit. Beyond the people who sell boats, right across the country there are mechanics and…
November 20, 2025 Our Photo of the Week comes from Roger Renaud, loyal reporter from Windsor. Earlier in November Roger wrote “Canada Steamship Lines “Rt Hon Paul J Martin” grounded on the Detroit River this morning as seen from Windsor Ontario.” In the end it took five tugs to free the freighter from her ‘soft…
November 20, 2025 Ventilation – on and off-season – is important on all boats – large and small, power and sail. Poor air flow, combined with the wet nature of the marine environment, leads to mould, mildew, and rot. These combined, over time, leads to bigger problems: damage to carpets, covers, seats, cushions, woodwork, de-lamination,…
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.
