May 10, 2018
The Lake Ontario Catalina Association invites all owners and crew for an evening of socializing and dinner with other Catalina people on May 26 at the Avalon Lounge, Port Whitby Marina, 301 Watson St W, Whitby.
LOCA Wine and Cheese 17:00
Buffet Dinner with DJ 19:00
Come early for the Swans Yacht Sales and Port Whitby Marina Open House 12:00 to 16:00. Marketplace, BBQ and Music.
Overnight docking at Port Whitby Marina.
Aug 28, 2025 The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is pleased to announce that it has secured a grant from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to host Ontario’s first-ever Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup. The Cities Initiative will receive $85,000 through Ontario’s Great Lakes Local Action Fund to host six…
Photos Claire Aitken Aug 28, 2025 On Saturday, August 16, the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club in Dorval hosted the 13th edition of the Regatta for AQVA, a fundraising event benefiting the Québec Adapted Sailing Association (AQVA that drew 54 participating boats from six clubs including 10 AQVA sailboats. The day concluded with a festive…
August 14, 2025 The Richmond Maritime Festival returns for its 22nd annual edition to celebrate the city’s diverse heritage at the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site on August 23 and 24, 2025. The festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, from 11am to 6pm. This FREE event is open to everyone and is for…
Heather-Dowsett July 10, 2025 SWS Ski Shows are a 50-year-old Muskoka summer tradition. Join in for family-friendly ski show, open to the public with free admission! Catch the action on land or by boat. Shows run all summer long, starting at 7:30 p.m., rain or shine thanks to the premier sponsor, Jack Links Canada. The Bala…
The Buffalo Maritime Center has constructed a full-sized replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief, which first traversed the Erie Canal upon its opening in 1825. On September 24, 2025, the Seneca Chief will embark on the Bicentennial Voyage from Buffalo to New York Harbor, commemorating Gov. DeWitt Clinton’s 1825 inaugural journey. July 10, 2025 Editor’s note: It is…
The Lettie G. Howard is a historic schooner built in 1893 by the Arthur D. Story Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts, for Captain Fred Howard, who named her after his daughter. June 26, 2025 The Toronto Waterfront Festival, presented by Redpath returns to Sugar Beach this weekend, June 28-29 to celebrate the start of summer. Explore the decks and meet the…
By Andy Adams
There is no shortage of fun and exciting new boat designs hitting the market, but for the last few years these have been mainly outboard-powered day boats. Some are day cruisers; some are centre console fishing boats or designed for tow sports. A new live-aboard cabin boat has become a rare item these days.
So when I heard that Pride Marine in Orillia, Ontario, had a Nimbus 365 Coupe in the water, I jumped at the chance to get out on it.
By Zuzana Prochaska
I’ve been to Tahiti seven times—six on charter and once as crew for a couple of yachties. Over the 25 years that I’ve been visiting, it’s changed dramatically. Yet, inexplicably, it has also stayed the same.
Lounging on the flybridge of our Sunsail 454, I had time to think about this dichotomy as I toasted the nighttime skies of Bora Bora and specifically the Southern Cross, a constellation that never fails to hypnotize. As the Crosby, Stills & Nash (1982) tune reminds us:
…you understand now why you came this way.
