May 24, 2017
North U/1D Sailing heads to Oakville May 25-28, 2017
May 26, 27 and 28, 2017. Enjoy 3 full days on the water on Western Lake Ontario aboard National 1D’s fleet of Flying Tiger 7.5s and quickly raise your performance race skills in time for the 2017 regatta season.
May 24, 2017
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary – Maritimes
The most recent issue of Boating Industry Canada contained a letter from a reader emphasising the importance of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) to boaters on the Great Lakes.
May 24, 2017
Elite Fleet Shaping Up for the Marblehead to Halifax
A competitive international fleet of boats will be at the starting line July 9 to begin the Marblehead to Halifax ocean race. The 363-mile race, which dates back to 1905, is billed as the “granddaddy of ocean races.”
May 24, 2017
The Cowichan Bay Fast & Furious Boatbuilding Challenge
The 32nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival will be held June 17 & 18, 2017 and includes the legendary
May 24, 2017
Refrigeration eh?
Coldeh Marine Refrigeration had its debut at the Annapolis Spring Sail Boat Show two weeks ago… and it was exciting to see the interest.
May 24, 2017
Canadians on the Move
Pamela and Oliver Sinclair, known throughout Elizabeth Harbour, Exumas as “Pam and Ollie on DeJarlo”, both hail from Oshawa ON. Although Pam insists she is not a sailor, they have sailed from Indiantown, Florida, where they summer their boat, down to George Town for the past 15 years.
May 10, 2017
Safe Boating Awareness Week
It’s time to start your engines, hoist your sails and grab your paddles! North American Safe Boating Awareness Week 2017 is on the horizon and it’s time to get busy! Once again, we need you to join the crew.
May 10, 2017
CPS-ECP Members Save 20% on Smart Man Over Board Technology with Fugawi until May 19th
Simple and innovative options to keep you safe this boating season
May 10, 2017
Fly the CPS-ECP Flag Contest is Back!
We had so much fun last year that we decided to bring the contest back for the 2017 boating season.
May 10, 2017
Meet the National Team: Tom Ramshaw – Finn
Sailing this week in the Finn European Championship in France, Tom Ramshaw is the Canadian contender in that fleet for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. As on Tuesday, he stood 30th of 62 after two races on Day 1. Not bad!
May 10, 2017
Vids Onboard
Boat builders recognize that you love to look at and shop for boats online. The best part is that that boats make fabulous subjects for footage and the videos are always fun to watch and enjoy.
May 10, 2017
2017 Evolution Sails ABYC Open
Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club invites all racers to kick off the LORC regatta season with the 2017 Evolution Sails ABYC Open!
May 10, 2017
Halifax built yacht’s epic voyage through the North-West Passage
While Haligonian Jim Creighton was building his North Atlantic 29 sailboat from 1976 until 1988, he most certainly would have spent some time dreaming of the far way places the boat would take him.
May 10, 2017
2017 Sonar Worlds coming to Lunenburg Yacht Club
The Sonar World Championships are headed to Nova Scotia. The races will be held September 6th– 10th in the waters of Mahone Bay hosted by the Lunenburg Yacht Club (LYC.)…
May 10, 2017
Sail Canada invites nominations to help shape the future of Canadian sailing
The Nominating Committee of Sail Canada is calling for nominations from interested individuals who are prepared to help shape the future of the sport of Sailing in Canada.
May 10, 2017
Exceptionally Wet Weather In April Has Resulted In Rapidly Rising Water Levels Throughout The Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River System
May 2, 2017: Precipitation was well-above average across the Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River basin last month, with some areas receiving more than twice their normal April amounts.
May 10, 2017
Youngstown gearing up for CanAm Challenge 2017
The 2017 CanAm Challenge will be held July 28-30 at the Youngstown Yacht Club with Race Committee assistance from the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club and National Yacht Club.
April 25, 2017
CPS-ECP Chief Commander’s Synopsis of the February 7 and April 8 & 9 2017 Board of Director’s meetings
It is our commitment to maintain a direct communications link between your elected National representatives and Members at all levels of the organization. I am therefore sharing with you the following synopsis of the February 7 and April 8 and 9 Board of Directors’ meetings.
April 25, 2017
Erie Canal Waives Fees for 2017 (for Canadians too)
For boaters heading to the ICW or power cruisers looking for a spectacularly scenic canal cruise, the Erie Canal system will welcome you with a no charge visit this year.
April 25, 2017
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron to host “Suddenly Alone” course
Back in the last century my wife and I were on our boat in Charleston SC, where we met another couple on their 50ft wooden ketch.
April 25, 2017
Barrel of Fun!
Jim Peerless sent us this excellent video of the building of his Barrelback 19 classic runabout.
April 25, 2017
Steamboat Landings
Before the coming of the railway, or even passable roads for that matter, the Saint John River was the highway for just about everything people needed.
April 25, 2017
2017 New Brunswick sailing team for Canada Games
After some stiff competition during the summer of 2016, the New Brunswick Sailing Team who will represent the province at the upcoming Canada Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been named.
April 25, 2017
Nominations For The CPS-ECP National Volunteer Awards
Worthy CPS-ECP volunteers have worked over the last year to advance the mandate and mission of CPS-ECP and contributed to making sure that more and more boaters on our waterways have the knowledge they need to ensure this year’s boating season is a safer one.
April 25, 2017
CPS-ECP Ship’s Store – April Feature Product
On Sale now until April 30, 2017 – $59.95 – Shipping, Handling and taxes included.
April 25, 2017
Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage: Young People Paddle Hundreds of Kilometres this Summer
More than 30 people, comprised of Indigenous, Jesuit, English and French Canadian paddlers, will embark on a month-long, 850-kilometre canoe trip July 21 in response to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
April 12, 2017
Ontario Sailing and PCYC hire Thomas Fogh as Development Coach
Ontario Sailing and Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC have announced that Thomas Fogh will join the Ontario Sailing staff fulltime starting April 17th 2017. Thomas will be working as a Development Coach…
April 12, 2017
CPS-ECP Members Save 20% on Smart Man Over Board Technology with Fugawi
“Thanks to leading edge technological advances over the last few years” said Robin Martel of Fugawi “boaters have many new choices for high quality safety products that are untethered and inexpensive”.
April 11, 2017
Canadian Forces Sailing Association (Esquimalt Squadron)
The Canadian Forces Sailing Association supports recreational boating primarily for military personnel of CFB Esquimalt, their families and civilian members of DND, their dependants and a wide range of employees of Federal Government agencies.
April 11, 2017
Blackline Patos Island Race 2017
2017 is The 36th running of the Patos Island Race and is the first of 13 races that make up the Vancouver Island Racing Series.
April 11, 2017
Mill Bay Marina
New and exciting are two terms that have become synonymous with the Mill Bay Marina.
April 11, 2017
Supporting our Olympic Athletes: Sarah Douglas
The road to Gold is a tough one and getting even tougher for our Olympic sailors. Sarah Douglas is beginning her quest to represent Canada in the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan and she recently won the Marvin McDill Memorial Trophy for the National Team Rookie of the Year.
April 11, 2017
I Heart My Boat – Sapphire
Born and raised in Bedford NS – father was a life long sailor and got me involved in sailing at an early age.
April 11, 2017
National Volunteer Week April 23 – 29, 2017
From April 23 to 29, Volunteer Canada and Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS-ECP)celebrate Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers…
April 11, 2017
Toronto Brig needs YOU!
As we enter our 54th year of operation, Building Character Through Adventure, Toronto Brigantine has been facing stiff headwinds in a challenging regulatory and competitive program environment with the resultant financial burdens.
April 11, 2017
ABYC Supports A Future Olympic Sailor
On Saturday, April 22, Toronto’s Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club will be hosting a fundraising dinner for Sarah Douglas, who has begun her quest to represent Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Japan.
April 11, 2017
Sail Training Opportunities all at Shediac Bay Yacht Club
Boasting a protected marina handy to the town of Shediac, which is just a short drive from Moncton, the Shediac Bay Yacht is a convenient spot for sail training for young and old.
April 11, 2017
Cape Henry 21 Halfway Party
In traditional plank on frame boat building it is the custom to have some sort of celebration when the shutter plank is put in place. The shutter plank being the last plank to be fitted, usually somewhere near the waterline.