Congratulations to Our Volunteers for Winning Safe Boating Awards

SBA Winners Tracie

Feb 13, 2025

The 2024 Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBAs) were held on Sunday, Jan 19th in Toronto, at the National Yacht Club. At this gala event, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) honoured the people, programs, and organizations that help to make boating in Canada safer and better for all of us and to keep the environment clean.
 
CanBoat / NautiSavior is proud of our volunteer award winners. 

SBA Winners Joe

Special Recognition

A Special Recognition CASBA is awarded to Joseph Gatfield in recognition of continuing a lifelong passion for boating safety education to the recreational boating community and years of dedication to the Canadian Safe Boating Council, Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, the Canadian Power Squadrons Foundation and the Windsor Yacht Club.

Top Volunteer Dedicated to Safe Boating

The Top Volunteer of the Year is awarded to Tracie Berekoff, from Windsor, Ontario, who has been a proud Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons member for almost 30 years.  Tracie has spent the last 29 years focused on Boating Education and in particular, Youth Education in the organization.  Her other passion is the Recreational Vessel Courtesy Check Program, which ensures boaters are heading ‘safely’ out onto the water. 

Congratulations!

Review the complete list of CASBA winners here.

Photos courtesy of Boating Industry Canada.

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