July 25, 2018
2018 Victoria Classic Boat Festival highlights role of fishing boats of WWII
This year’s Victoria Classic Boat Festival (August 31 – September 2), looks back to the Second World War with WWII-era boats on display, a special floating exhibit, activities, and events surrounding the role of BC’s fishing vessels, yachts, and shipyards that played an important role on the “home front” of WWII.
July 25, 2018
Chester to host Farr 30 North American Championships, foster growth in one-design fleet
The Vancouver-based president of the Farr 30 World Council is looking to Chester Race Week 2018 next month to entice Farr 30 owners from Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada and New England to gather in Chester for the Farr 30 North American Championships.
July 25, 2018
Cobourg Marina August Events
The 13th annual Sandcastle Festival and Cobourg Sidewalk Sale will be held on August 4th within easy walking distance of the beautiful Cobourg Harbour.
July 25, 2018
Pro tune-up tips for your best Race Week ever
Andreas Josenhans and Principal/One Design Race Officer, Brian Todd have curated three timed checklists to help put boats, skippers and crews in winning form.
July 25, 2018
Two Canadian champions crowned at Charlottetown Race Week
A J70 team with the regal name of Rex has been crowned Canadian champion for the third year in a row and a new team based in Prince Edward Island has won the Farr 30 Canadian title. Both classes competed at Charlottetown Race Week July 12-14.
July 25, 2018
Brenda Bowskill tops Laser Radial NAs
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) in Long Beach, CA was the venue for the four day 2018 Laser North American Championship July 12 to 15. 160 competitors made for huge fleets in three divisions, Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7.
July 11, 2018
3rd Time Lucky: And Size Still Doesn’t Matter
For the third time in 12 years (with about five near-misses during 2007-2017), Michael Clements and his Too Wicked team of Adrienne Mennell, Justin Hall, and Ken Machtley won the PHRF Overall trophy and the Martin 242 Division in the 2018 Round Bowen Island Race, beating 127 other boats.
July 11, 2018
The Bluewater Cruising Association’s August Rendezvous at Pender Island
Mark your calendar for the BCA August Rendezvous, hosted by the Vancouver Chapter, at Port Browning Marina Resort, Pender Island on August 3-6, 2018!
July 11, 2018
Maritime Museum of BC brings historic vessels to Victoria’s docks
This coming Labour Day Weekend (Friday, August 31 – Sunday, September 2, 2018) sees the return of The Victoria Classic Boat Festival to Victoria’s Inner Harbour.
July 11, 2018
Squadrons Making Waves
Barrie Power and Sail Squadron was featured on CTV news during their Safety Equipment Education and Flare Disposal Day.
July 11, 2018
Replacement Cards – Members Save 40% on Replacement Cards and up to 70% When Ordering Multiple Cards
Now is the time of year when many members need to replace a lost Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC), an ROC(M) card or a membership card.
July 11, 2018
Join us in Ottawa and enjoy the sights
Board a luxury motor coach to start your tour with a stop at the Parliament Buildings, Canada’s seat of government. Your guide will explain the history of these magnificent buildings.
July 11, 2018
2018 Route Halifax Saint-Pierre
For the first time since its creation in 2000, ROUTE Halifax Saint-Pierre has joined the magnificent setting on the Waterfront in the historic centre of Halifax for an amazing race start.
July 11, 2018
Mount Gay hats at LO300 – are they back to stay?
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing (LOOR), on behalf of Port Credit Yacht Club, is pleased to announce that Mount Gay Rum has returned as a sponsor for the 2018 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge.
July 11, 2018
Mobility Cup 2018 in Halifax!
The AbleSail Network Mobility Cup Committee is pleased to announce that Mobility Cup 2018 will take place August 27-31, 2018 at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax, N.S.!
July 11, 2018
Freedom Boat Club Continues Canadian Expansion with New Halifax Location
Freedom Boat Club has opened in the Halifax market thanks to a newly appointed franchise owner/operator.
July 11, 2018
Flybys, Freighters and Fireworks. It’s the Newport FIASCO!
It all started with an email titled “Planting a seed” this past January. What kind of sailing event could Newport Yacht Club Stoney Creek (NYCSC) host on Canada Day, which Lake Ontario had never seen before?
June 27, 2018
Skipper’s Responsibilities Before Setting Out
The skipper is responsible not only for the safety of the boat and those on board, but also for their behaviour.
June 27, 2018
CPS-ECP History 1988 – 1998
Ooh what a decade! In1986 Midland Squadron elected its first ‘lady commander’ as the rest of our organization watched with much interest and considerable wariness.
June 27, 2018
Amendments to the Small Vessel Regulations
Paddleboats, Watercycles, Stand-Up Paddleboards and Sealed-Hull, Sit-On-Top Kayaks. If every person on board a paddleboat, a watercycle, a stand-up paddle board…
June 27, 2018
B.A.S.H.- a great cause and a great time
Doing good and giving back to the community has never been more fun! On June 23, Port Credit Yacht Club hosted the Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)…
June 27, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Listens to the Boating Industry
This week Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Chrystia Freeland, spoke to the House of Commons Committee on International Trade…
June 27, 2018
Team Sail like a Girl wins the R2AK: 6 Days, 13 hours and 17 minutes!
The moment seven women stepped simultaneous, arm-in-arm, off their Melges 32 to ring the bell of victory for First Federal’s Team Sail Like a Girl on Sunday, 00:17 PST
June 27, 2018
Long hours and two free lockage days on the Trent-Severn waterway
Parks Canada has announced that the Trent-Severn Waterways summer hours will have begun at all lock stations between Trenton and Port Severn.
June 27, 2018
Le boat opens on the Rideau
On June 13 the charter company le boat officially opened its first charter base in North America at Smiths Falls on the Rideau Canal.
June 27, 2018
BC Marine Parks Forever Society
In 1989 the British Columbia Parks Department approached the Council of BC Yacht Clubs to set up a charitable organization to assist in protecting recreational boating interests and to raise funds for the purchase of BC Marine Parks.
June 27, 2018
CYOB meets Alex Thomson and Hugo Boss
Mid-June, Alex Thomson Racing was on a Promotional Tour with Hugo Boss that stopped through Toronto. CYOnboard was invited, and I was ready to hop aboard, combining my two main loves (sorry boys): sailing and fashion.
June 27, 2018
Freedom Boat Club adds Toronto
With three franchises already in Canada, Toronto GTA boaters now have access to the advantages of Freedom Boat Club. The club is located in the Outer Harbour Marina on Unwin Ave.
June 27, 2018
Lunenburg Yacht Club partners with home-sharing service StayBillety for Sail East housing
Lunenburg Yacht Club says #ComeOnIn ! The sailing club, through Sail Canada, is partnered with StayBillety.com to assist sailors and fans with housing for their upcoming Sail Canada Championship event.
June 27, 2018
Helly Hansen Joins Chester Race Week as 1st Presenting Sponsor
Each August, 200-plus sailors arrive in Mahone Bay on Nova Scotia’s scenic South Shore to compete in one of 15 fleets racing simultaneously on five different race courses.
June 27, 2018
Famous Lake Ontario Marina Totally Refurbished
Fourth generation marina operator Ryan Crate has almost totally refurbished Crate Marine Belleville over the past five years and the facility is now in full operation…
June 27, 2018
Boxing Rock: Perfect Day for a Great Event
It was a beautiful day on Saturday, June 9 that saw 42 yachts and more than 260 sailors take part in the Sail Nova Boxing Rock Cup.
June 13, 2018
A Salute to the Heritage Boat Shops
Back in the day, building boats of all types was big business in Muskoka. Boat companies of all sizes sprang up across the region. Port Carling was home to Dukes, Matheson, Johnstons and the Disappearing Propeller Boats…
June 13, 2018
Boating Ontario Launches The Clean Boater Program
For dedicated boaters, the quality and care of our marine environment is key. Following the immensely successful Clean Marine Program launched by Boating Ontario in 1995, the association has now…
June 13, 2018
Preserving Newfoundland’s Boat building heritage
The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador (WBMNL) is a not-for-profit Corporation with charitable status, operating as professional archivist, conservator…
June 13, 2018
CYOB meets the Volvo 65s
What a thrill it was to view the Volvo Ocean 65s up close and personal! Nothing like sitting just above the windward mark, telephoto lens at the ready, during the Gurney’s Resorts In-Port Newport Race on Saturday, May 19th – assuming the boats wouldn’t make a wide rounding.
June 13, 2018
Introducing a new feature – Stuff That Works
Each day we get a barrage of product information from all over the globe. Some of it is just hype, some of it isn’t suited to Canada and some of it we have seen many times before.
June 13, 2018
Italy wins the 2018 now just 24 world championships
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club with the support of the Canadian Forces Sailing Association rose to the occasion.