Sept 21, 2016
The Atlantic Sailing Conference will be co-hosted by Sail Nova Scotia and Sail Canada on October 22nd at the Halifax Marriot Harbourfront Hotel. The event, which runs from 9am until 4pm, will include break-out sessions on various topics and presentations by some of Canada’s Olympic sailors on their Rio experience. More details will be coming soon.
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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 A boat sank in Halifax Harbour’s Bedford Basin last week amid high winds and heavy rain. The incident occurred in the Mill Cove area, where the pleasure craft appeared to have been moored before possibly falling victim to the storm. Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency’s fire boat responded to the sinking. There…
Photo: Adobe stock Dec 5, 2024 I can’t lie to you – this endless talk about AI has me somewhat spooked. Clearly if the banter about robots replacing editors is accurate, I will soon be hard at work preparing my resume and applying for a government job or driving Uber. But this publication is written…
Dec 5, 2024 Your OnBoard Team has taken a look through the various boat brands’ merch collections to add some items that will look good under your tree. AirHead’s Inflatable Punk Duck – a delightful 1-2 person float measuring 70 inches by 57 inches (177 cm x 144 cm). Keep your beverage close with a…
Nov 21, 2024 Not Happening Canada Post. As we prepare this issue of OnBoard with the postal strike continuing, you may not have yet received the packed December issue of our Canadian Boating magazine. But good news – you can download the contents here for free. Happening Dread not the off season! While my expectation…
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.
