July 11, 2018
Mobility Cup 2018 in Halifax!
The AbleSail Network Mobility Cup Committee is pleased to announce that Mobility Cup 2018 will take place August 27-31, 2018 at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax, N.S.!
July 11, 2018
Freedom Boat Club Continues Canadian Expansion with New Halifax Location
Freedom Boat Club has opened in the Halifax market thanks to a newly appointed franchise owner/operator.
July 11, 2018
Flybys, Freighters and Fireworks. It’s the Newport FIASCO!
It all started with an email titled “Planting a seed” this past January. What kind of sailing event could Newport Yacht Club Stoney Creek (NYCSC) host on Canada Day, which Lake Ontario had never seen before?
June 27, 2018
B.A.S.H.- a great cause and a great time
Doing good and giving back to the community has never been more fun! On June 23, Port Credit Yacht Club hosted the Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)…
June 27, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Listens to the Boating Industry
This week Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Chrystia Freeland, spoke to the House of Commons Committee on International Trade…
June 27, 2018
Long hours and two free lockage days on the Trent-Severn waterway
Parks Canada has announced that the Trent-Severn Waterways summer hours will have begun at all lock stations between Trenton and Port Severn.
June 27, 2018
Le boat opens on the Rideau
On June 13 the charter company le boat officially opened its first charter base in North America at Smiths Falls on the Rideau Canal.
June 27, 2018
BC Marine Parks Forever Society
In 1989 the British Columbia Parks Department approached the Council of BC Yacht Clubs to set up a charitable organization to assist in protecting recreational boating interests and to raise funds for the purchase of BC Marine Parks.
June 27, 2018
CYOB meets Alex Thomson and Hugo Boss
Mid-June, Alex Thomson Racing was on a Promotional Tour with Hugo Boss that stopped through Toronto. CYOnboard was invited, and I was ready to hop aboard, combining my two main loves (sorry boys): sailing and fashion.
June 27, 2018
Freedom Boat Club adds Toronto
With three franchises already in Canada, Toronto GTA boaters now have access to the advantages of Freedom Boat Club. The club is located in the Outer Harbour Marina on Unwin Ave.
June 27, 2018
Lunenburg Yacht Club partners with home-sharing service StayBillety for Sail East housing
Lunenburg Yacht Club says #ComeOnIn ! The sailing club, through Sail Canada, is partnered with StayBillety.com to assist sailors and fans with housing for their upcoming Sail Canada Championship event.
June 27, 2018
Famous Lake Ontario Marina Totally Refurbished
Fourth generation marina operator Ryan Crate has almost totally refurbished Crate Marine Belleville over the past five years and the facility is now in full operation…
June 13, 2018
Boating Ontario Launches The Clean Boater Program
For dedicated boaters, the quality and care of our marine environment is key. Following the immensely successful Clean Marine Program launched by Boating Ontario in 1995, the association has now…
June 13, 2018
Preserving Newfoundland’s Boat building heritage
The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador (WBMNL) is a not-for-profit Corporation with charitable status, operating as professional archivist, conservator…
June 13, 2018
CYOB meets the Volvo 65s
What a thrill it was to view the Volvo Ocean 65s up close and personal! Nothing like sitting just above the windward mark, telephoto lens at the ready, during the Gurney’s Resorts In-Port Newport Race on Saturday, May 19th – assuming the boats wouldn’t make a wide rounding.
June 13, 2018
Introducing a new feature – Stuff That Works
Each day we get a barrage of product information from all over the globe. Some of it is just hype, some of it isn’t suited to Canada and some of it we have seen many times before.
June 13, 2018
Italy wins the 2018 now just 24 world championships
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club with the support of the Canadian Forces Sailing Association rose to the occasion.
June 13, 2018
PHRF-LO names three Awards in honour of Brian Chapman
PHRF-LO (Performance Handicap Racing Fleet – Lake Ontario)announces three championships in memory of Brian Chapman who was a long time Technical Adviser to the its Central Council (CC): The Brian Chapman PHRF-LO LYRA Champion, the PHRF-LO Boat of the Year Award and the Chapman New Racer Award.
June 13, 2018
Rob Butler & Team Touch2Play – Helly Hansen Sailor of the Month for May
It’s been a busy month for the Touch2Play team, competing in Les Voiles de St Barth at the beginning of April (14th-20th), followed by the Antigua Sailing Week (April 28th – May 4th), the crew has been giving it their all.
June 13, 2018
Alberta couple expands their horizon through Offshore Sailing School
Melanie and Allan Macdonald are self-taught sailors who owned a 10’ single hull and 17’ Hobie Cat in Alberta.
June 13, 2018
Ian Farrier and the 2018 Swiftsure Multihull Races
This year was the 75th running of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race with a significant fleet of multihulls participating in the two multihull courses, the classic 101.9 nautical mile Cape Flattery Race for Multihulls…
May 25, 2018
Le Boat opens for 2018 cruising season on the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Rideau Canal
Le Boat would like to announce that their 2018 Rideau Canal Cruises are now open for this Season. With over 40 years of experience, Le Boat is known as Europe’s Largest Boat Rental Company…
May 23, 2018
Bavaria Yachts: continuous delivery is resumed – investor process is started
Around four weeks after the start of the insolvency application process, the situation at BAVARIA YACHTS (Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH) has been consolidated.
May 23, 2018
Changes to the Small Vessel Regulations
I have been asked if I expect any changes to the boating Safety Regulations and I recently received notice of a few proposed changes to Transport Canada’s Small Vessel Regulations that will have an effect on recreational boaters across the country and will probably be introduced by this summer.
May 23, 2018
Halifax Waterfront Update
Adam Langley is with the Waterfront Development Corporation and sent us this update on the latest news from the Halifax Waterfront.
May 23, 2018
A Canadian aboard Class Afloat
Class Afloat offers rigorous and internationally acclaimed academic programmes for Grade 11, 12, University and Gap year students while they sail the world’s oceans aboard a majestic tall ship.
May 23, 2018
Black Friday Sail
I’ve recently made the jump from monohull to catamaran and the need for speed. Having limited experience as crew on both a Hobie 16 and Hobie 18 I knew that it was impossible for me to control a boat like that by myself.
May 9, 2018
Paris2024: Reshaping or destroying the Olympics?
Later this week World Sailing holds it Mid-Year Meeting in London. The Mid-Year is usually akin to a “morning-after party” – which considers the leftover matters from the previous November’s Annual Conference.
May 9, 2018
New operators at C-Tow Comox
Pasha Barlak and Melissa Curtis of Global Navigation Services Ltd are the new operators of C-Tow Comox; a 24-hour on-water towing and assistance for recreational boaters.
May 9, 2018
Mike Milner debuts as Sail Canada High Performance Director
Last Friday, Sail Canada officially introduced Michael Milner as Sail Canada’s new High Performance director at a press conference held at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club City Club in Toronto
May 9, 2018
A major refit “Westerly” is ready for the 75th addition of the SwiftSure International Yacht Race
Joy and Stuart Dehlgren of UK sailmakers in Sidney BC own the Santa Cruz 70, Westerly.
May 9, 2018
LORC opener at ABYC
The Lake Ontario Racing Council (LORC) season kicks off with the Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on May 26 and 27.
May 9, 2018
5 from RNSYS To Represent Canada at Youth Worlds
Sail Canada announced the athletes and coaches who will be leading Team Canada at the Youth Sailing World Championships to be held in late July in Corpus Christi, Texas.
May 9, 2018
An update from the Guysborough Sailing Club
The Guysborough Sailing Club is pleased to announce three new programs for this season, and one new great boat!
May 9, 2018
2018 Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame announces inductees
The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame and the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston announce the 2018 Inductees:
May 9, 2018
Boxing Rock Cup
The annual Sail Nova Scotia Harbour Race, now known as the Boxing Rock Cup will take place Saturday, June 9th.
May 2, 2018
Sail Canada announces Michael Milner as Sail Canada’s new High Performance director
Sail Canada will officially announce Michael Milner as Sail Canada’s new High Performance director at a press conference at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club City Club on St George Street on Friday May 4th.
April 25, 2018
Stories From The Six-time America’s Cup Veteran: Steve Killing’s presentation in Midland, ON
On a cold wintery night, sailors gathered at the Midland Bay Cultural Centre to hear local legend Steve Killing speak on his involvement in the 35th America’s Cup.
April 24, 2018
Bavaria Yachts reported insolvent
According to BOOT-online.net, Bavaria Yachtbau, the German sports boat yard for sail and motor boats, is insolvent. “According to initial information, the yard will be heavy in debt.