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Hot Hull Colours: Seas of Blue

Feb 16, 2024

By Allegra Smith-Herriott

The CB team has been cruising around the winter boat shows checking out all the dazzling new boats – and colours!

Amongst the sea of boats, there was clearly a hot colour that caught everyone’s eyes… blue!

Greens and reds also stood out in the crowds, and we were surprised Barbie pink didn’t make an appearance. But in the end, it was blue that stole the show.

Check out all of these hues of blues and their unique names. Who knew there could be so many?

More honourable mentions – purple, green and bright red!

Allegra Smith-Herriott is the Associate Editor of Canadian Boating. She is a Sport Media graduate as well as an active sailor and power boater on Georgian Bay. She can be reached at asmithherriott@kerrwil.com.

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