Join Jill in her Happy Place

Happy Place

Mar 26, 2020

All this COVID 19 business got you down? Join CY Team member Jill (supposedly working for home) distracting herself by diving into Canadian Yachting and dreaming of boats.

You can do the same with your pad or phone. Head to canadianyachting.ca for enough cruising, boat reviewing and How-to-ing to shelter you from today’s madness you for many hours. The CY website has collected stories and information from years of publishing with experts and enthusiasts from every corner of the country.

And please wash your hands.

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