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Youth Championships announced for CORK 2019

On November 28, Sail Canada announced that the 2019 Sail Canada Youth Championships will take place at CORK International at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (POH) in Kingston, Ontario.

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Canadian Yachting February 2019 – Boat Show Special Edition

Here comes the February 2019 Canadian Yachting Magazine Boat Show Special edition; our biggest issue of the year!

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Race data on plastics at expert conference

Unique information on the global concentration of microplastics pollution in our oceans has been presented at an international science conference in Lanzarote.

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Round the County 2018

The Orcas Island Yacht Club and the Friday Harbor Sailing Club hosted the 31st annual “ROUND the COUNTY” sailboat race. 

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LYRA heading to Oakville

Oakville friends and neighbours Oakville Yacht Squadron, Bronte Harbour Yacht Club and the Oakville Club are thrilled to be co-hosting LYRA 2019.

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50th Merit Mark Celebration!

At our recent AGM in Ottawa I received my 50th Merit Mark, and was really overwhelmed by the reception this got from my CPS-ECP friends.

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What Plan? Your Plan… Strategic Priority #1 – Education

The 2016-2020 Strategic Plan lists five key Priorities and Education is one of the five.

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Help determine the direction of CPS-ECP: Join the CPS-ECP Board of Directors

Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS-ECP) is accepting applications for Director positions from you the members of CPS-ECP, both men and women.

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Instructor-facilitated online classes

Become an armchair sailor this winter with instructor-facilitated online classes plus in-person support from a CPS-ECP mentor

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Tosca at the Dory Shop

The crew at the Dory Shop in Lunenburg have an interesting project, something a little outside their usual dory work. Trudi Peterson Inglis has written a detailed and interesting description of the repairs being made to the Concordia Yawl Tosca.

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Sail Nova Scotia 2018 Awards

Sail Nova Scotia held its 2018 Awards on Friday night at the Halifax Central library.

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Registration Open for 2019 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race

Marblehead, MA – Registration is now open for the 38th biennial Marblehead to Halifax Ocean race July 7, 2019.

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Meet the New CPS Board Members

At the recent Ottawa Annual General Meeting six new Directors were acclaimed to the CPS-ECP Board, together with Bob Parke and Nancy Richards returning to the Board for a new term.

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New Boat Pump Out Station At Maple Bay Marina

Maple Bay Marina partnered with the Municipality of North Cowichan and the Maple Bay Community Association to open a new pump-out facility at the marina this past summer.

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Meet the National Office Crew

One of our newest members of the National Office Staff is Nour Bawab. She has a wide range of responsibilities in graphic design with CPS-ECP that includes course materials…

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What Plan? Your Plan…

The 2016-2020 Strategic Plan is now 2 years into a 5 year Plan. At the recent National Conference in Ottawa, the Planning Committee were able to reach out to several groups which included Squadron and District Commanders.

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Four Winns New Vista 355 to debut at Toronto Show

Four Winns unveiled the newest addition to its Vista series at the 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show—the Vista 355 Coupe OB. 

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Toronto Boat Show tickets online special

Through its consumer e-newsletter the Toronto International Boat Show (TIBS) is distributing an exclusive four-day ticket discount to the Show’s 70,000+ Captain’s Club members! 

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Inaugural Canadian Teaching With Small Boats Alliance

The Inaugural Canadian TWSBA was held on Nov. 03, 2018 in the Small Craft Gallery of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. 

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EYC Holds Successful NextGen Regatta

The Etobicoke Yacht Club decided to re-introduce a once held regatta for it’s youth, in an effort to keep the kids for their Junior Sailing Programme involved in the club.

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It’s Official: Marblehead!

The 38th Biennial Classic, hosted by the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron will begin in Marblehead Harbor on Sunday, July 7, 2019 and follow a 363 nautical mile course to Halifax Nova Scotia. Awards will be made in Halifax on July 11.

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LORC presents awards

The annual Awards Party for the Lake Ontario Racing Council (LORC) was held on Friday, November 9 at National Yacht Club. As usual, as the racers enjoyed the appetizers, the LORC and IRC season championship awards were presented. 

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Blog: Funchal to Essaouri: The Ultimate Test of Resilience

Swell after swell ceaselessly threw the Gulden Leeuw around like a child playing with their rubber duck in a bath tub; the Gulden Leeuw was the duck and mother nature, the child. 

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Clagett boats benefit Canadians

Receiving boats from the 2018 Clagett Boat Grant Program will be two individuals from Canada, Wendy Frazier from Calgary, Alberta and Siobhan MacDonald from Halifax, Nova Scotia as well as the Challenged Sailors San Diego program from San Deigo, California. 

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Barcelona Boat Show in Pictures

The Barcelona International Boat Show was held October 10 – 14, 2018, and Canadian Yachting Onboard was there for you. Over 250 exhibitors displayed 700 boats, including an impressive display of 165 large boats in the water.

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Fugawi.com downloadable charts sales available until November 30 only

As of Friday, November 30, 2018 Fugawi.com will no longer sell downloadable charts and content for use on navigation software and apps.

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Racing: Canadians win Oakcliff Pumpkin Regatta

Oakcliff Sailing is located in Oyster Bay, NY, and led by Dawn Riley who has done four America’s Cup campaigns. It is an unparalleled training facility for sailors and the marine industry including fleet, match and offshore racing.

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Blog: Boating with Kids

Laura and Royce live near Lake Nipissing but boat on Georgian Bay. This year we were out of Key River so sadly missed a month due to the big fire.

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Book the CPS-ECP Boating Skills Virtual Trainer for your boat show

The Boating Skills Virtual Trainer (BSVT) allows boaters to practice the basics of recreational small boat handling.

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Meet the New Board Members

At the recent Ottawa Annual General Meeting six new Directors were acclaimed to the CPS-ECP Board, together with Bob Parke and Nancy Richards returning to the Board for a new term. They join the other Directors of the Board completing their term of Office.

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Sunsail introduces “Let’s take the helm together” Program for CPS-ECP members

Boating associations like Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons are the lifeblood of our sport and Sunsail has established a partnership with CPS-ECP that will now give its members 15% off their next vacation. 

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Vancouver Island Racing Series 2018

As CYOB’s West Coast Editor and having raced on Pitoraq in the 2017 Vancouver Island Racing Series I wanted to know firsthand what Tim Daniel had to say about the 2018 series.

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Regal 35 Sport Coupe

Iron Wind Marine will be featuring the Regal 35 Sport Coupe at next years Halifax International Boat Show. Company owner, Eric Stanley, tells us this model has a carved out a very large portion of the market in its category.

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North Star of Herschel Island honoured

Canada’s Arctic tall ship, North Star of Herschel Island, was inducted into the NW Passage Hall of Fame at the Annual Arctic Awards Gala at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. 

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Class Afloat Blog: A Day Aboard the Gulden Leeuw

Though all of us floaties are different, my day starts around 0730, waking up to the sound of Collin’s elevator music gracefully flowing through the galley doors, later nestling itself into my sleep deprived ears. 

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CY Magazine December, Electronics Special

While the basics of hull design haven’t changed to much over the years, the same certainly cannot be said for marine electronics. 

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Thinking about next summer ….

On the Friday of this year’s Chester Race Week I had the opportunity to watch the racing from the “media boat” ably helmed by Race Week Co-Chair Pat Nelder.

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Crazy world news: Jet boat world series puts Aussie farming town on the map

It seems wild, but track racing with V8 powered jet boats is alive and well in farm country Down Under. (Maybe they could replicate this in Saskatchewan???)

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Eight Bells – Alf Jenkins

On Friday October 19, 2018 Alf passed away peacefully at home at the age of 88. Alf was born November 24, 1929 in Toronto to Herbert Jenkins and Ellen Jenkins (Cruikshank).

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