January 24, 2017
PARA 2016 Season in Review
On a brisk morning in mid-November our vessel PARU was gently lifted out of the water and placed on her cradle. With this momentous event our 2016 boating circle was complete and again the curtain falls on another year on the water.
January 24, 2017
Meet Don Adams, New CEO of Sail Canada
A lifelong sport administrator, Don Adams brings a wealth of experience plus a lot of enthusiasm to his new role. Taking up his new position in January, Don is in the process of meeting the many people involved and last weekend visited National Team members training and competing in Florida.
January 24, 2017
NEW VMG Marine Website launches
VMG Marine is launching their new website, vmg-marine.ca and showing at the Toronto boat show. VMG is the Toronto-based North American distributor for a line of quality marine instruments engineered and manufactured in the UK by NASA Marine Instruments
January 24, 2017
Trawler Crashes at Lund Marina
As reported by CTV News, Mounties say a 58-year-old boat owner from Courtenay has been arrested and charged with causing a disturbance after his fishing trawler ran aground near Powell River last week.
January 24, 2017
Sail Manitoba offers Keelboat Education Courses
This spring, Sail Manitoba offers a series of courses including VHF Courses and Basic Cruising Theory courses.
January 24, 2017
2017 Optimist North American Champs Coming to Toronto
This June more than 150 Optimist sailors from over 20 countries will be launching their boats from the Toronto Islands as they compete in the week-long 2017 Optimist North American Championship.
January 24, 2017
New Racing Rules 2017
The Nanaimo Yacht Club will be hosting a seminar on the New Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS 2017 – 2020) on February 2, 2017.
January 24, 2017
Covey Island Boatworks and “A Great Story”
Over the past several months, the Covey Island Boatworks team has painstakingly restored A Great Story to how she appeared when she was first built in 1963.
January 24, 2017
Association of British Columbia Marine Industries
The ABCMI evolved from the West Coast Shipbuilding and Repair Forum which has existed since 2006 and brought the shipbuilding and ship repair industry in BC together and achieved positive outcomes for the industry
January 11, 2017
Get your official free online guide to the 2018 Vancouver Boat Show
Packed with information, the guide is available for you to download right now before you head to the show.
January 11, 2017
Get your official free online guide to the Vancouver Boat Show
Packed with information, the guide is available for you to download right now before you head to the show.
January 11, 2017
Get your official free online guide to the 2018 Toronto Boat Show
Packed with information, the guide is available for you to download right now before you head to the show….
January 11, 2017
Get your official free online guide to the Toronto Boat Show
Packed with information, the guide is available for you to download right now before you head to the show….
January 10, 2017
Meet CY Contributors and Sailing TV Personalities, Paul and Sheryl Shard at the Toronto International Boat Show 2017
Have your sailing and cruising questions answered by international sailors and hosts of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series, Paul and Sheryl Shard, at the Canadian Yachting booth #1720 at the Toronto International Boat Show January 20-23 and January 27-29 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
January 10, 2017
Updates to the CPS-ECP National Office Phone System
In order to better serve our members, volunteers and students, the phone system at the National Offices of CPS-ECP will undergo some programming updates over the next two months.
January 10, 2017
Marine Mart coming to GTA
Marine Mart, a full service boating retail store is coming to Ontario in a big way opening a 20,000 square foot facility at 1590 Dundas St East, close to the corner of Dixie in the centre of Mississauga.
January 10, 2017
CPS-ECP Boating Skills Virtual Trainer is Coming to a Boat Show Near You
The CPS-ECP Boating Skills Virtual Trainer (BSVT) is coming to a boat show near you. The BSVT allows students to maneuver a “Boston Whaler” on a lake 5.6km X 6.4km in a virtual mode where there are only virtual boats and water and no risks.
January 10, 2017
CY at the Toronto International Boat Show
It’s a wonderful January tradition. We pack up our snappy booth, magazines, cameras and logo’d shirts then head down to the show. It’s called work for us, but mostly it’s an excuse to get away from the screen, hang out with real people and shoot the breeze about boating.
January 10, 2017
Early Start To Iceboating
For the first time in perhaps five or 10 years the Nova Ice Yacht Club sailed before Christmas in Nova Scotia. On December 20th, nine DNs sailed on Church Lake in Lunenburg county.
January 10, 2017
Halifax International Boat Show IN SHOW Poker Run
Let’s have some fun!! On Thursday, Friday AND Sunday, join in and play the poker run at this year’s boat show. Simply pick up your score sheet and envelope at the Discover Boating Booth and visit the 7 participating exhibitors for your card.
January 10, 2017
Applications Now Being Received for 2017 NSST
Sail Nova Scotia is now receiving applications from athletes interested in a spot on the 2017 Nova Scotia Sailing Team. The team is made up of Senior athletes and Prospect team athletes.
January 10, 2017
Cynthia Brossard on Post Regatta Letdown
Cynthia has been sailing since the age of five, when, her father built her first boat.
January 10, 2017
Boat spotlight: Rosborough’s Rough Water™ 9.11
Looking for a small cruiser that can take just about anything the weather can dish out? Rosborough Boats build the Rough Water™ 9.11 Offshore Rib.
January 10, 2017
The Shellback Club -Celebrating 83 Years
Only in Toronto, the very unique Shellback Club is celebrating 83 years and, as usual, they have selected speakers presenting a wide range of nautical and maritime topics. Meeting at the RCYC city side, the club provides meetings loaded with good food, friendly men and women who like nautical topics and interesting informed speakers.
January 10, 2017
New PORTS Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair Edition Coming for 2017
A new edition of PORTS Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair is the first expansion of the PORTS brand in the past decade and will be offered in print as well as app form (for both Apple and Android smart device users).
January 10, 2017
Faces at the Boat Show
Just about anyone who has been involved with the Nova Scotia sailing scene in the last thirty or so years will have at least heard of John Roy and very many will have had dealings with his company Ocean Yachts Sales Ltd (OYS).
January 10, 2017
New Hamilton West Marina opens
CY Publisher Greg Nicoll congratulates Kelly Flood,Marina Manager of Harbour West Marina at the official launch. Photo credit Katherine Stone
January 9, 2017
A Free Screening of Vanishing Sail at the Halifax Boat Show!
VANISHING SAIL: The Story of a Caribbean Tradition
January 9, 2017
Meet the Comox Bay Sailing Club (CBSC) Racing Team
The Comox Bay Sailing Club (CBSC) was founded by a group of local sailing enthusiasts in 1965. The club has had an active racing program since its inception. The club will be the finish of the first leg of this year’s Van Isle 360and the start of the second leg.
January 4, 2017
Mercury Announces New 5-Year Protection Promotion
Mercury Marine, the world leader in marine propulsion, is pleased to announce a new five-year protection program which includes two years of free Mercury® Product Protection Gold in addition…
December 22, 2016
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
From all of us at Canadian Yachting, we wish you and your families Happy Holidays, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2017.
December 20, 2016
National Office Closure
The National Office of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons will be closed for the holidays between Christmas and New Year’s…
December 20, 2016
2016-2020 CPS-ECP Strategic Plan
It is with great pride the CPS-ECP Board of Directors has unanimously adopted the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan at its Board meeting held at the 2016 Annual Conference in Vancouver.
December 20, 2016
Holiday Season Message from the Chief Commander
It is my pleasure to let you know that CPS-ECP ended the fiscal year 2015-2016 with a surplus just shy of $120,000. This, compared to the $15,000 surplus we had last year, was related to a great degree to the high demand for the Maritime Radio course across the country.
December 20, 2016
2016 Vancouver Island Racing Series Forum Report
On November 19, 2016, Royal Victoria Yacht Club hosted the first ever Vancouver Island Racing Series Participant Forum. 36 attendees included; Fleet Captains, Racers, Race Officers, Crew members and Skippers from the following Clubs: C.F.S.A. Esquimalt, Royal Victoria YC, Sidney North Saanich YC, Cowichan Bay Sailing Association, Maple Bay YC, Nanaimo YC, Schooner Cove SC, Ladysmith YC
December 20, 2016
TIBS to feature O Canada Sailing
Here’s an opportunity to go offshore without leaving Canada by taking in this year’s Toronto International Boat Show, January 20-29. The Canadian entrant to the 2020 Vendee Globe, round the world solo race, Sandy Macpherson, and his team are back again with the most interactive experience ever.
December 19, 2016
North Sails Atlantic Yacht Shop
On Halifax’s the first snowy day of the year I had a chance to visit North Sails Yacht Shop and spoke with long time company principles Sandy MacMillan and Angus Buchanan.
December 18, 2016
Free 2017 Parks Canada Discovery Pass
Canada’s national parks are free for 2017 (see – we promised you lots to do!) This is to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday and for boaters it means free access to some popular cruising grounds like Beausoleil Island.
December 18, 2016
Chris-Craft Names Pride #8 Dealer of the Year
On December 8 in Orlando, Chris-Craft named it’s Dealer of the Year. While US-based OneWater Marine was named 2016 Dealer of the Year by Boating Industry, Pride Marine Group in Canada ranked at number 8 of the Top 100 ranks dealers in North America based on rankings in business operations, marketing, and customer service.