November 19, 2019
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.
November 19, 2019
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!
November 19, 2019
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.
November 4, 2019
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 …?
November 4, 2019
New Nautitech 46
At the Cannes Yachting Festival in September the French shipbuilder Nautitech Catamarans presented afloat its latest born: New Nautitech 46.
November 4, 2019
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.
October 23, 2019
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.
October 23, 2019
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.
October 23, 2019
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.
October 8, 2019
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.
October 8, 2019
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.
October 8, 2019
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.
October 8, 2019
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.
October 8, 2019
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.
September 25, 2019
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.
September 25, 2019
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.
September 25, 2019
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.
September 25, 2019
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.
September 25, 2019
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.
September 25, 2019
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.
September 25, 2019
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!
September 11, 2019
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.
September 11, 2019
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.
September 11, 2019
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.
September 11, 2019
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.
September 11, 2019
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…
September 10, 2019
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.
August 21, 2019
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.
August 21, 2019
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.
August 21, 2019
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.
August 21, 2019
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.
August 21, 2019
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.
August 20, 2019
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.
August 20, 2019
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.
August 7, 2019
Luke Ramsay leads at PanAms in Peru
Day four – Tuesday, August 6 – delivered a consistent breeze throughout the day allowing all Canadian sailors to hit the water by noon.
August 7, 2019
Steve Reid says look to your club’s Junior Sail program for crew
When Steve Reid needed to rebuild his racing crew a few years ago, he decided to look to an untapped resource: Etobicoke Yacht Club’s Junior Sail program.
August 7, 2019
Mercury Marine to Partner with Georgian College
On July 31st, 2019, Mercury Marine Canada announced that they will be partnering with Georgian College and their Marine Technician Program to expand and improve educational opportunities for people in the marine industry. This progressive collaboration marks a major investment into Georgian College’s Midland, Ontario Campus.
August 7, 2019
Hanse delivers its 10,000 Yacht
Yacht builder Hanse Yachts recently shipped its 10,000th yacht. Hanse delivered its new 458 to Bremerhaven for shipment by cargo vessel to the new owner in New Zealand. Delivering #10,000 marks a milestone for the Greifswald based builder.
August 7, 2019
Sarnia’s Needham’s Marine joins Marquis, brings back Carver
Marquis Yachts has added Needham’s Marine in Sarnia, Ontario Canada to its dealer partner network. Needham’s Marine will actively support the sales and aftermarket service for Carver Yachts and the soon to debut Marquis.