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March 12, 2026 YES is the short answer and here’s why. Twice every month this OnBoard newsletter covers almost 100% Canadian-only boat stories – power, sail, electric, antique and classic, and everything else that floats. Canadian designs and boats built here or sold here. Anything that happens in the waters of this country – lakes,…
March 12, 2026 With thanks to Ron Kroeker for the photos. The 2025 Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBAs) were held on Sunday, January 18 at the National Yacht Club in Toronto. At this gala event the Canadian Safe Boating Council, its members and stakeholders in recreational boating safety assembled to honour the people, programs, organizations and marinas…
March 12, 2026 The Royal Mail Ship Segwun, North America’s oldest operating coal-fired steamship and an important feature of the Muskoka Lakes, is undergoing a remarkable and comprehensive restoration to ensure that she steams through the Muskoka lakes for future generations. Segwun is the sole survivor of a fleet of 22 steamships that carried passengers,…
March 12, 2026 CanBoat (formerly CPS) volunteers will be present at three more shows this year, providing attendees with discounts on three essential courses for boaters! Save as much as $90 if you take all three courses. Visit the CanBoat Booth at These Shows: Moncton Boat & Sportsmen Show | Apr 10-12 Expo Rendez-Voile Montreal…
March 12, 2026 Due to the discontinued funding from Transport Canada, CanBoat / NautiSavoir, despite ongoing support from CIL Orion, will be unable to offer a flare disposal program this year. As a non-profit organization, CanBoat relies on external funding to deliver this national safety initiative and does not have the financial capacity to operate…
March 12, 2026 We are thrilled to announce that our volunteers will be present at three more shows this year, providing attendees with discounts on three essential courses for boaters! Save as much as $90 if you take all three courses. Visit the CanBoat Booth at These Shows: Moncton Boat & Sportsmen Show | Apr…










By Andy Adams
There is no shortage of fun and exciting new boat designs hitting the market, but for the last few years these have been mainly outboard-powered day boats. Some are day cruisers; some are centre console fishing boats or designed for tow sports. A new live-aboard cabin boat has become a rare item these days.
So when I heard that Pride Marine in Orillia, Ontario, had a Nimbus 365 Coupe in the water, I jumped at the chance to get out on it.

By Zuzana Prochaska
I’ve been to Tahiti seven times—six on charter and once as crew for a couple of yachties. Over the 25 years that I’ve been visiting, it’s changed dramatically. Yet, inexplicably, it has also stayed the same.
Lounging on the flybridge of our Sunsail 454, I had time to think about this dichotomy as I toasted the nighttime skies of Bora Bora and specifically the Southern Cross, a constellation that never fails to hypnotize. As the Crosby, Stills & Nash (1982) tune reminds us:
…you understand now why you came this way.