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Sneak Peak: Santa Baby, how about a Neptunus

This February 2020 Boat Show issue of Canadian Yachting magazine actually mails before Christmas, so hopefully, we have given you sufficient time to let Santa know that what you want, is a new Neptunus 750 Flybridge. We realize that you haven’t even read the review yet, but we know how you are going to feel.

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The 2019 Boating BC conference was a fantastic success

The Boating BC Conference brings together recreational boating industry professionals for two days each year to network, learn and share ideas so that they can better serve their customers.

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New Moorings 5000 Cat for 50th Anniversary

Our roving reporter Katherine Stone was racing through the huge US Boat Show in Annapolis but caught up with the Moorings folks and sent along this point form report and a few great photos.

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Just launched: The Monte Carlo 52

To much fanfare, the new Monte Carlo 52 was launched at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2019 this fall. This 50-foot high-end motor yacht is eagerly awaited and will introduce the Monte Carlo “Smart Luxury” generation. 

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CY Preview: Highlights of the December Canadian Yachting Magazine

The December edition of Canadian Yachting has long been our annual Marine Electronics special. This year veteran cruiser and boating writer Rob MacLeod,” The Informed Boater” gives us, See What You Cannot See. 

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Sturgeon on boats: What to do when my boat is not even worth the storage?

For the first time in my career in the boating industry I am getting more and more calls from people wanting to dump their old boats.

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Racing: LOOR Racing Dates for the 2020 Season 

Great news!! For all those long-long distance racers, the LO600 returns in 2020. The Lake Ontario 600 Challenge occurs every other year and 2020 will mark the FOURTH opportunity for you to circumnavigate the lake twice – giving your fly swatter a really good work out!

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Adrenalin Marine Celebrates 25 Years of Boat Building

Situated in Delta, British Columbia with a reputation for quality, Adrenalin Marine has thrived in the trade by staying true to its core values.  While servicing a variety of industries from marine to custom metal fabrication, Adrenalin Marine’s mission to satisfy its customers remains the company’s number one goal.

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Q&A with Sail Canada

What are you going to do about communications and visibility of Sail Canada, outside the volunteers and staff awareness of the value Sail Canada brings is low …? 

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New Nautitech 46

At the Cannes Yachting Festival in September the French shipbuilder Nautitech Catamarans presented afloat its latest born: New Nautitech 46. 

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Clagett Boat Grant goes to Canadians

The Clagett Boat Grant Program is now in its fourth year and has announced that there will be one boat going to the U.S. and two boats going to Canada.  One of the Canadian boats has been reassigned from the Challenged Sailing San Diego program to a sailor in Quebec.  

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Sail Canada selects new Chair

Sail Canada’s  AGM took place last week evening at the Holiday Inn, downtown Montreal. The meeting highlighted the main strategic goals, accomplishments, and planned initiatives moving forward.      

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Eight Bells: Performance hardware pioneer, Olaf Harken

Olaf Harken, 80, passed away Monday, October 21 after a weekend of accolades and family. Harken was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Pewaukee Yacht Club Awards Dinner on Saturday. He was a seasoned Scow sailor and businessman who enjoyed sharing his passion for sailing.

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Reflections from a Boating Course Graduate

“Good evening. I am not really sure why I was asked to talk at our event this evening, but I am aware of the friendly rivalry between power boaters and sail boaters, so I can only guess is that I am being punished for being the only sail boater in this group of fine graduates.

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Elan Impression 45.1

Revising existing models instead of developing completely new yachts has become somewhat of a trend among many builders. There are boats in the market which have been updated several times over the last ten or fifteen years. 

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Blog: Boating with Kids Summer of 2019

Laura and Royce live near Lake Nipissing but boat on Georgian Bay. This year we were out of Key River so sadly missed a month due to the big fire.

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Sneak Peak: Boston Whaler 230 Vantage

The September forecast was a rare high of 24 degrees Celsius, full sun and only a slight breeze when our CY team of myself and Editor Andy Adams Gordon Bay Marine on Lake Joseph.

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Exciting developments at Port Sidney and Port Browning Marinas

Mill Bay Marine Group have been making changes and upgrades to their marinas in Sidney and on Pender Island. With the improvements come new annual moorage opportunities. Port Browning and Port Sidney are two of the most popular Gulf Island cruising destinations. 

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The evil forces of the dark side finally triumph over good at the Martin 242 Intergalactic Championships!

Back in Black (#13) sailed by a three-man crew of Reto Corfu, Phil Cragg, and special guest star Yury Levkovskiy (who raced most of this season on Electra) managed the win, on a weekend filled with rain, wind shifts, puffs, and wind-shadow dodging. 

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Evolution re-opens in Toronto

Evolution Sails corporate headquarters in Auckland New Zealand has announced Canada’s new office, Evolution Sails Canada Group, located in Toronto. At the helm will be Asta Abraham and Greg Bratkiw.

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Sneak Peak: Canadian Yachting October 2019 Issue

Over this past summer, we have taken fresh new approach to the editorial in the magazine. It’s our hope that you will like the increased content, wider range of topics and the new contributing writers and photographers that we have added.

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PBS TravelScope on the Rideau with Le Boat

Le Boat will be featured on the PBS tourism show TravelScope with host Joseph Rosendo on PBS. The show is scheduled to be released across the PBS network in September 2019.

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RCYC Team misses the podium at NYYC Invitational

It all came down to the final race, as it should. Two teams of accomplished and motivated amateur sailors from opposite corners of the globe battling on a lumpy, windy Narragansett Bay for one of Corinthian sailing’s most-prized trophies, the 2019 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup.

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Van Isle now Pursuit exclusive dealer

Van Isle Marina in Sidney, is now the exclusive dealer in Western Canada for Pursuit Boats. Van Isle currently has the Pursuit OS325 Offshore model available for sale on site while the Pursuit OS355 Offshore model will also be available to view at the Marina this December.

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Remote Marine weather station Alert!

It has come to our attention that the weather stations at Fanny Island, Sentry Shoals, Sandhead and Saturna Island have been out of commission for several months creating unsafe conditions for boaters. 

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Electric PWC previewed in Toronto

Taiga Motors, the Canadian company behind the world’s first electric snowmobiles, rolled out their first electric personal watercraft, Orca on Toronto’s Harbourfront on September 17. It’s in the mood of Tesla with a carbon fibre hull – a classy execution with an initial special edition price tag of US$28K to match!

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Ontario keels chosen for Saildrone

Burlington, Ontario’s MarsKeel Technology, a world leading company on whose lead keels many Canadian sailors sail, has been chosen to supply the lead ballast system for the breakthrough Saildrone project.       

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Record breaking Jeanne Socrates makes Victoria

The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has announced that member Jeanne Socrates has sailed into Victoria BC harbour on 7th September after successfully completing another single-handed unassisted nonstop circumnavigation. 

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Helly Hansen Sailor of the Month Award gets a refresh for 2020.

Since 2014, Sail Canada has been supported by Helly Hansen to present the Sailor of the Month Award to Canadians involved or associated with the sport in all its forms who have demonstrated an outstanding performance, true sportsmanship, unwavering perseverance or inspiring passion for the sport.

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Campion: new logo, new boats!

Canada’s largest fiberglass boat builder, Campion Marine, officially kicked off their 2020 model year at its late August dealer meeting. The crowd got to see the official launch of Campion’s new logo, the unveiling of the new Rage R22 Multi Species performance fishing boat, new glass dash technology and future models in VR.

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Bitter End Yacht Club Announces Rebuilding Underway

Just as The Bahamas is facing a comparable disaster and rebuild, the BVI is emerging from something sadly familiar. The Bitter End Yacht Club recently announced that after more than 20 months of demolition and cleanup from Hurricane Irma related damage…

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Largest New Build Yacht to be Built by Crescent Custom Yachts

Crescent Custom Yachts has a Gregory C. Marshall designed Crescent 164’ (50m) under construction in their shipyard in Richmond, BC. The project was sold to an American client who has named the yacht “Danzante Bay” after his resort and golf course in Loreto, Mexico.

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Big news: New Sailing Event at 2024 Olympics: Mixed Two Person Offshore

Not without some controversy, World Sailing is introducing some changes for the Olympics. For the first time in Olympic sailing history, a Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat event will be on the programme at the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition.

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PORTS updates for 2020

The Canadian Yachting team is hard at work updating the cruising guides that everyone loves. Aerial photographers have been dispatched, researchers are diligently bringing in fresh information and the printers are getting ready for the brand new editions. 

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Sneak Peek: Grady White Freedom 235 Dual Console

Once again, I had the pleasure of joining CY’s test guru Andy Adams on a boat review. This time, out on Georgian Bay, we put the Grady White Freedom 235 Dual Console to the test. There are so many great things to tell you about this classic beauty. 

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You can help with Little Current Bridge Study

The Ministry of Transportation, Ontario (MTO) is undertaking a Planning, Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for the Highway 6 Little Current Swing Bridge located in the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands in Northeastern Ontario. 

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Preview: New Beneteau Oceanis 30.1

The Oceanis official US debut will be at the upcoming Newport International Boat Show in September and will be featured at the United States Sailboat show in Annapolis in October.

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750 miles. No motor. All the way to Alaska.

Last Fall, I joined a team preparing for the 2019 Race to Alaska: The physical endurance, saltwater know-how, and bulldog tenacity to navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska. First prize: $10,000; second prize: a set of steak knives. There are no other prizes.

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Opinion: PanAms shows progress at Sail Canada

The past 36 months for Sail Canada has been, to say the least, a bit tumultuous. The departure of an executive director, the Own the Podium audit, the hiring of a new CEO and latterly high-performance manager and a reorganization were the distractions that could have easily taken sail Canada’s eye off the ball when it comes to the high-performance program. 

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