Conference Photo coverage
Nov 7, 2024
Patrick T. Lavelle has uploaded his photos of the Conference here.
Check them out and download your favourites!
Nov 7, 2024
Patrick T. Lavelle has uploaded his photos of the Conference here.
Check them out and download your favourites!
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 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…
March 12, 2026 Weather conditions can shift rapidly, and it’s important to comprehend their implications and how to respond accordingly while boating. Our Practical Weather Course for Boaters aims to enhance your skills in effectively using forecasts while incorporating local observations. As a result, you will bolster your decision-making abilities and develop keen instincts for…
12 mars 2026 En raison de l’arrêt du financement de Transports Canada, CanBoat / NautiSavoir, malgré le soutien continu de CIL Orion, ne sera pas en mesure d’offrir un programme d’élimination des fusées éclairantes cette année. En tant qu’organisme à but non lucratif, NautiSavoir dépend de financements externes afin de mener à bien cette initiative…










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.