This Saturday on Global TV, Steve continues the epic journey on the “pocket cruiser” from Toronto to New York via Montreal. But first, a detour to Oka to install a Canadian-made stern thruster and – with the help of a Quebec-based company – has a custom-made swim platform extension installed before tackling the historic Lachine Canal and heading into Lake Champlain – and the two dozen locks between Montreal and NYC.
Dec 19, 2024 This is the time when, as your editor, I am tasked with summing up the past year in boats and looking ahead to the next. But it’s a difficult assignment. Assessing up the past year is complex. There was good – mostly personal stuff that made boating worthwhile. Not much really bad,…
Dec 19, 2024 Innisfil, Ontario’s Rusty Wyatt has capped off an extraordinary rookie season in the 2024 F1H2O UIM World Championship, securing 2nd place overall in the series standings and earning the prestigious Rookie of the Year title. Representing Team Sharjah, Wyatt’s talent propelled him to an unforgettable debut season, which included a remarkable 3 race wins, 4 podium finishesincluding…
Dec 19, 2024 Our savvy contributor Katherine Stone prefers to beat the crowds in the BVIs and whisked down to a charter boat earlier this month. With the already-blizzarding conditions in central Canada, you’ll likely run into all your boat friends at the Soggy Dollar, Bitter End etc this winter. Send us a postcard…oops, no…
Dec 19, 2024 By Mathew Channer Canadian Company ENVGO based in Waterloo, ON, is revolutionizing electric boating in North America with the ENVGO NV1, a cutting-edge electric hydrofoil cruiser that is scheduled for release in 2026. NV1 utilizes state-of-the-art hydrofoil technology to significantly increase the power and range of its electric motor by reducing drag…
Dec 19, 2024 by Jeff Butler Last week the Gustave Trouvé International Electric Boat Awards (The Gussies) wrapped up, and for the first time in the five year history of the awards, a Canadian company was one of the winners. ENVGO of Waterloo, Ontario, took home top prize for their NV1 in the category “Electric…
Dec 5, 2024 The wife of one of my long-term clients reached out last week to get some advice. In a very timid email, she wrote and asked what I thought their boat might need for next year, and if I could prepare a quote or two for some things that might make life easier…
By Andy Adams
Stunning new flagship in Four Winns’ bow rider line. Next Wednesday, October 30, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the public will get its first in-person look at Four Winns’ stunning new H9 model, the flagship of their bowrider series. But we were invited to the dealer unveiling in Charlevoix, Michigan earlier this past summer to run Hull # 2.
By Zuzana Prochazka
Dodging holiday havoc in the tropics
Getting out of town was top-of-mind as it was only November and I was already saturated with Christmas traditions – the music, the glitter, the cookies, the sales. A week in relatively remote Belize was the siren song so we booked a 45-foot catamaran with The Moorings and packed our bags.
