December 5, 2018
Don Finkle wins the LYRA Blake Van Winkle Trophy
One of Lake Ontario’s most enthusiastic sailors and founder of the legendary Youngstown Level Regatta, a staple of racing on both sides of the Canada-US border for years, Don Finkle was recently honoured in Oakville, ON.
December 5, 2018
Canadian Yachting February 2019 – Boat Show Special Edition
Here comes the February 2019 Canadian Yachting Magazine Boat Show Special edition; our biggest issue of the year!
December 5, 2018
Race data on plastics at expert conference
Unique information on the global concentration of microplastics pollution in our oceans has been presented at an international science conference in Lanzarote.
December 5, 2018
Tosca at the Dory Shop
The crew at the Dory Shop in Lunenburg have an interesting project, something a little outside their usual dory work. Trudi Peterson Inglis has written a detailed and interesting description of the repairs being made to the Concordia Yawl Tosca.
November 21, 2018
Meet the New CPS Board Members
At the recent Ottawa Annual General Meeting six new Directors were acclaimed to the CPS-ECP Board, together with Bob Parke and Nancy Richards returning to the Board for a new term.
November 21, 2018
New Boat Pump Out Station At Maple Bay Marina
Maple Bay Marina partnered with the Municipality of North Cowichan and the Maple Bay Community Association to open a new pump-out facility at the marina this past summer.
November 21, 2018
Inaugural Canadian Teaching With Small Boats Alliance
The Inaugural Canadian TWSBA was held on Nov. 03, 2018 in the Small Craft Gallery of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
November 21, 2018
LORC presents awards
The annual Awards Party for the Lake Ontario Racing Council (LORC) was held on Friday, November 9 at National Yacht Club. As usual, as the racers enjoyed the appetizers, the LORC and IRC season championship awards were presented.
November 21, 2018
Blog: Funchal to Essaouri: The Ultimate Test of Resilience
Swell after swell ceaselessly threw the Gulden Leeuw around like a child playing with their rubber duck in a bath tub; the Gulden Leeuw was the duck and mother nature, the child.
November 21, 2018
Clagett boats benefit Canadians
Receiving boats from the 2018 Clagett Boat Grant Program will be two individuals from Canada, Wendy Frazier from Calgary, Alberta and Siobhan MacDonald from Halifax, Nova Scotia as well as the Challenged Sailors San Diego program from San Deigo, California.
November 7, 2018
Blog: Boating with Kids
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.
November 7, 2018
Vancouver Island Racing Series 2018
As CYOB’s West Coast Editor and having raced on Pitoraq in the 2017 Vancouver Island Racing Series I wanted to know firsthand what Tim Daniel had to say about the 2018 series.
November 7, 2018
Regal 35 Sport Coupe
Iron Wind Marine will be featuring the Regal 35 Sport Coupe at next years Halifax International Boat Show. Company owner, Eric Stanley, tells us this model has a carved out a very large portion of the market in its category.
November 7, 2018
North Star of Herschel Island honoured
Canada’s Arctic tall ship, North Star of Herschel Island, was inducted into the NW Passage Hall of Fame at the Annual Arctic Awards Gala at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
November 7, 2018
Class Afloat Blog: A Day Aboard the Gulden Leeuw
Though all of us floaties are different, my day starts around 0730, waking up to the sound of Collin’s elevator music gracefully flowing through the galley doors, later nestling itself into my sleep deprived ears.
November 7, 2018
CY Magazine December, Electronics Special
While the basics of hull design haven’t changed to much over the years, the same certainly cannot be said for marine electronics.
November 7, 2018
Crazy world news: Jet boat world series puts Aussie farming town on the map
It seems wild, but track racing with V8 powered jet boats is alive and well in farm country Down Under. (Maybe they could replicate this in Saskatchewan???)
November 7, 2018
Eight Bells – Alf Jenkins
On Friday October 19, 2018 Alf passed away peacefully at home at the age of 88. Alf was born November 24, 1929 in Toronto to Herbert Jenkins and Ellen Jenkins (Cruikshank).
October 24, 2018
The Westcoast Work Boat Association Keeps Marine History Alive
Each year the Association conducts two rendezvous. The first is in early May at Cowichan Bay BC and t one in late September (just a few weeks ago) at the Kanaka Docks on Salt Spring Island.
October 24, 2018
A Canadian trimmer at the J109 NAs
Loki won its third consecutive North American Championship last week. It also marks 12 consecutive J109 one design regatta victory and in fact Loki hasn’t lost a regatta in 3 years.
October 24, 2018
Canadian Yachting Magazine, December Preview
Just in time for the holidays, our present to you! If you’re already a CY Magazine subscriber, not to worry, your December issue will be arriving shortly! All CPS-ESP will be receiving the magazine automatically.
October 10, 2018
Opinion: Olympic boat selection
The decision made by World sailing potentially removing the Laser from the OLYMPIC competition has implications well beyond the games.
October 10, 2018
Le Boat announces expansion plans for 2019
One year ago, Le Boat, a supplier of self-drive river and canal cruise holidays in Europe, announced the company’s expansion into North America, opening their first base in Smiths Falls, ON.
October 10, 2018
Putting your boat into a charter program
Recently, OnBoard contacted the sales team at Aviso Yacht Sales in Nanaimo to get their thoughts on putting a boat into a yacht charter program. They suggested that we contact Ian McPherson.
October 10, 2018
Barrie Boating Courses for Fall
The Barrie Power and Sail Squadron’s training season has recently gotten underway. We’re offering a wide range of courses from the basic Operator’s Card to blue water cruising.
September 25, 2018
Become a Road Warrior!! Here’s why
The 2018 Canadian’s Regatta in Parry Sound has just wrapped up! Here are some comments from Albacore sailors enumerating what they get from taking their sailing on the road.
September 25, 2018
Submit your nominations for the 2018 Sail Canada Awards today!
All sailors and their supporters are invited to participate in recognizing Canada’s top sailors via the Annual Sail Canada Awards.
September 25, 2018
Canadian Yachting Magazine, October 2018 Preview
If you’re a subscriber, your October issue of CY Magazine will be arriving soon. All CPS-ESP will be receiving the magazine automatically.
September 12, 2018
Seaweed blooms down south
Our friend Patrick from Oakville based Mango Charters reports that the seaweed is blooming in the Caribbean this year.
September 12, 2018
Rewarding careers in BC’s recreational marine Industry are in high demand!
The Marine Service Technician (MST) program under the guidance of Quadrant Marine Institute is leading the way in developing skilled professionals for the recreational and light commercial boating industry in British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
September 12, 2018
Merc helps set waterski record
Mercury Marine was the power behind the Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show Team from Janesville WI in August attempted a Guinness World Record for building the largest-ever human pyramid on water skis. Two weeks later, they have made the Book and set a brand new record.
September 12, 2018
Schooner Week correction
The first Nova Scotia Schooner Championship was held on July 25, 1961 in Hubbards Cove, Nova Scotia.
September 12, 2018
Chester Crew at 2018 IOD Worlds – Sweden
Intrepid sailor Dayna Nelder sent us this report from Sweden where she was part of a crew from Chester representing Nova Scotia and Canada at the 2018 IOD Worlds. They did a great job and had a pretty good time doing it.
September 12, 2018
Chester skippers finish first and second at 2018 IOD North American Invitational Championships
10 fiercely competitive skippers from Canada, USA and Bermuda to battle it out on Mahone Bay
September 12, 2018
CY inspects new Beneteau models
The CY team was in Newport to see the new Antares line at 21, 23 and 27 feet. The builder also introduced a new Oceanis 46.1 and they presented their 51.1.
August 27, 2018
Sneak Peak of the Neptunus Yachts 62 Flybridge
Canadian Yachting’s John Armstrong was with Jan Willem De Jong, Managing Director of Neptunus Yachts of St. Catharines Ontario (pictured above) on board…
August 22, 2018
Sailing is the first sport to qualify Canada for the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo
Sailing is the first National Sport Federation (NSF) to qualify Canada spots for the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo.
August 22, 2018
Getting Texty with Great Lakes Buoys
A few weeks ago, an acquaintance brought to my attention an interesting feature about the Great Lakes Observing System. I knew that work was being done to gather real-time data about the Great lakes, and that efforts were in place for public access to that data. What I was unaware of was just how far the project had come.
August 22, 2018
The Sun’s UV factor: is it spoiling your boating enjoyment?
Whether from racing or cruising on a sailboat in the Great Lakes, the Caribbean or British Columbia’s West Coast, I just couldn’t get enough of it.