January 10, 2018
Lewin-LaFrance & Gillis Finish 6th at Youth Worlds
Georgia Lewin-LaFrance and Madeline Gillis from the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron posted the best ever finish for a Canadian boat in the International 420 class…
January 10, 2018
Women’s Day
Join the Vancouver International Boat Show on Sunday, January 21, 2018 for Women’s Day.
January 10, 2018
Sail NS AGM & Meetings takes place February 10 – you’re invited
The Annual General Meeting of Sail Nova Scotia will be held at 1pm on Saturday, February 10 at the Halifax Boat Show. Attendees will receive a free boat show pass to attend. More details have been sent to all clubs.
January 10, 2018
Women’s Day at the 2018 Vancouver Boat Show – Keynote Speaker Pamela Bendall
Melissa Gervais of Pacific Yacht Systems spoke of meeting Keynote Speaker Pamela Bendall “One of the things I love about boating is the people you meet on any given day.
January 10, 2018
New Year, New Boats, New Products
The Toronto International Boat Show celebrates its 60th anniversary from January 12 -21, 2018 at the Enercare Centre.
January 10, 2018
Mercy Ships’ #IJust bought a boat at Toronto Show
This year at the Toronto International Boat Show, Mercy Ships Canada will give visitors the chance to buy a boat through a digital experience.
January 10, 2018
LOOR at TIBS: Offshore Racing – Making it to the FINISH Line
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing announces that Brent Hughes, lifelong sailor from Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club in Pickering ON, is presenting Offshore Racing – Making it to the FINISH Line at the 2018 Toronto International Boat Show.
January 10, 2018
Chester International One Design Fleet announces the North American IOD Invitational Regatta, August 30th
IOD fleets in the US and Bermuda is expected to send crews to the event that was last held in Chester in 2014.
January 10, 2018
BVI Fundraiser update
Here is an update on the state of things in BVI and what the proceeds of the fundraiser accomplished from organizer Pat Festing-Smith
January 10, 2018
Laser designer Bruce Kirby appointed to Order of Canada
On December 29, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced 125 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
January 10, 2018
Broad Reach Foundation celebrates 20
In 2018, the Broad Reach Foundation for Youth Leaders will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary, with a goal of engaging 500 disadvantaged youth and increasing organizational sustainability.
January 10, 2018
VIBS 2018 Feature Presentation – Brenda Lowe: Cast Away, Actress, Adventurist
Ever wonder what it’s like to be abandoned on a remote island in the middle of nowhere… with nothing… with people you don’t know… Or filming a movie with two of Hollywood’s biggest names… or even having the opportunity to paddle your way around amazing locations across the globe?
January 10, 2018
1962 Lyman Cruisette – Restoring a classic
Bras d’or Boatworks have been busy with a wide range of projects, but one in particular, caught our eye, a 1962 Lyman Cruisette, which will be completely restored by Peter Patterson and his crew.
January 10, 2018
Helping to Empower Better Boaters
Even good boaters can become better boaters. In addition to being the preeminent selling and buying marketplace for boats and marine accessories, there’s a stronger gravitational pull that drives boaters to the Toronto International Boat Show each year.
December 19, 2017
December – Antigua chartering update
Jessica Perraton-Jones from The Charter Yacht Company just returned from the Antigua Charter Yacht Showa private Charter Yacht Industry event showcasing some of the most elite charter yachts in Caribbean waters.
December 19, 2017
The ultimate neat freak: Going ShipShape with Intelligent Maintenance
In this column we have looked at apps for marine navigation as well as several racing and simulation apps.
December 19, 2017
Note from Prince George Sailing Association
We have a small unaffiliated club and we attempt to hold races every three weeks or so during our short season.
December 19, 2017
Boating season is never over with CPS-ECP!
CPS-ECP offers a series of courses in boating knowledge that build from the basic courses required by law to what you’d want to know to cross the ocean.
December 19, 2017
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 19, 2017
December (Holiday) Message
For many of us, winter’s start is marked by the celebration of Christmas. For some, Christmas Eve is the important time, or it’s Christmas Day, or Epiphany, or a Ukrainian Christmas.
December 19, 2017
HIBS 2018 preview
It’s hard to believe but the Halifax Boat Show is less than 2 months away. That being the case let’s take a look a couple of the larger boats which you can check out.
December 19, 2017
Disabled Sailing Association of BC and the Martin 16
The Disabled Sailing Association of BC’s (DSA) was born when in 1988 Rick Hansen presented Sam Sullivan with a British Sunbird that he had received from then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
December 12, 2017
New Online Advanced Course – Registration Now Open
This is the first of a two-course program of Offshore Navigation for the recreational boater.
December 12, 2017
2018 Boating Calendar in Support of The Children’s Wish Foundation
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons will be featured in the in the 2018 Boating Calendar in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation.
December 12, 2017
CPS-ECP Boating Skills Virtual Trainers is coming to a 2018 boat show near you
The Boating Skills Virtual Trainer (BSVT) allows boaters to practice the basics of recreational small boat handling.
December 12, 2017
Safety Recall of Kidde Fire Extinguishers
Please be advised that 134 models of Kidde fire extinguishers have been recalled.
December 12, 2017
Call for Nominations – apply now
The Nominating Committee of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS-ECP) is accepting applications for Director positions.
December 12, 2017
RCYC launches new Canada’s Cup program
Toronto’s RCYC has launched a three challenge vision incorporating a new yacht type.
December 12, 2017
Canadian rowing Atlantic solo for Community Living Ontario
After a week of weather delays,A Million Possibilities: Solo Ocean Row 2017, a once in a lifetime 4,000- kilometre journey, began at first light on Sunday, December 10.
December 12, 2017
Avery N., created by Richard Bennett, on display at Northumberland Fisheries Museum
Retired Stright-MacKay President Richard Bennett has been keeping busy. Here is a story by Adam MacInnis which appeared in the New Glasgow paper The News.You could miss it if you weren’t looking for it.
December 12, 2017
Shellbacks pay tribute to George Cuthbertson
The Shellbacks Club has met since 1934 as a means for area sailors to celebrate sailing, sailing lore and shanties.
December 12, 2017
Incandescent to LED lights – A boat owner’s conversion guide
Many of the boat owners that I’ve talked to in recent years where considering the change over from incandescent lighting to LEDs.
December 12, 2017
Maritime Museum of BC – Events start tonight
Michael and Anita Hadley, the editors of the Canadian bestseller Spindrift: A Canadian Book of the Sea,will be dipping into Canada’s literary history with an evening of readings that celebrate our maritime heritage.
December 12, 2017
DanGinn Cup – A Race for Rum
Our correspondent Rob Dunbar sent us this account of a race with a rather unique history, which is held annually at the Bedford Basin Yacht Club.
December 12, 2017
British Columbia boat builder Crescent Custom Yachts makes it big at the 2017 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show
The Crescent Custom Yachts workforce represents some of the best talent from across the globe with exceptional naval architects, innovative designers, engineers with leading-edge technology experience and a group of specialty journeymen and craftspeople.
November 23, 2017
Poker Run 101
Opening – number 605 – Heading to the starting line, the fleet is idling out and already we can’t keep up!
November 22, 2017
Ontario Sailing takes a LOOK ahead
This year the Ontario Sailing Annual Conference is being held Saturday November 25th 2017 and will have the theme of LOOK…
November 21, 2017
Four new Directors join the Board of CPS-ECP
At the recent Charlottetown Annual General Meeting four new Directors were elected to the CPS-ECP Board, to join others completing their term of Office, and those who were re-elected to the Board.
November 21, 2017
New Online Advanced Course – Registration Now Open
This is the first of a two-course program of Offshore Navigation for the recreational boater. Learn to use a marine sextant to derive lines of position and a running fix from sights on the sun.