May 10, 2017
Around Thetis Island Race
Thetis Island Marina and the Maple Bay Yacht Club announce that the 23rd Annual Thetis Island Regatta will take place this weekend on May 12, 13, 14, 2017. Once again there will be a race around both Thetis and Penelakut Islands, followed by the famous barbeque. This regatta is open to all classes of sailboats.
April 25, 2017
CPS-ECP Chief Commander’s Synopsis of the February 7 and April 8 & 9 2017 Board of Director’s meetings
It is our commitment to maintain a direct communications link between your elected National representatives and Members at all levels of the organization. I am therefore sharing with you the following synopsis of the February 7 and April 8 and 9 Board of Directors’ meetings.
April 25, 2017
Erie Canal Waives Fees for 2017 (for Canadians too)
For boaters heading to the ICW or power cruisers looking for a spectacularly scenic canal cruise, the Erie Canal system will welcome you with a no charge visit this year.
April 25, 2017
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron to host “Suddenly Alone” course
Back in the last century my wife and I were on our boat in Charleston SC, where we met another couple on their 50ft wooden ketch.
April 25, 2017
Barrel of Fun!
Jim Peerless sent us this excellent video of the building of his Barrelback 19 classic runabout.
April 25, 2017
Steamboat Landings
Before the coming of the railway, or even passable roads for that matter, the Saint John River was the highway for just about everything people needed.
April 25, 2017
2017 New Brunswick sailing team for Canada Games
After some stiff competition during the summer of 2016, the New Brunswick Sailing Team who will represent the province at the upcoming Canada Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been named.
April 25, 2017
Nominations For The CPS-ECP National Volunteer Awards
Worthy CPS-ECP volunteers have worked over the last year to advance the mandate and mission of CPS-ECP and contributed to making sure that more and more boaters on our waterways have the knowledge they need to ensure this year’s boating season is a safer one.
April 25, 2017
CPS-ECP Ship’s Store – April Feature Product
On Sale now until April 30, 2017 – $59.95 – Shipping, Handling and taxes included.
April 25, 2017
Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage: Young People Paddle Hundreds of Kilometres this Summer
More than 30 people, comprised of Indigenous, Jesuit, English and French Canadian paddlers, will embark on a month-long, 850-kilometre canoe trip July 21 in response to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
April 25, 2017
The Burrard Yacht Club’s 11th Annual Classic Boat & Car Show
Richard “The King” Brodeur is lending a glove hand for the 11th annual classic boat & car show fundraiser for disabled sailing!
April 12, 2017
Ontario Sailing and PCYC hire Thomas Fogh as Development Coach
Ontario Sailing and Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC have announced that Thomas Fogh will join the Ontario Sailing staff fulltime starting April 17th 2017. Thomas will be working as a Development Coach…
April 12, 2017
CPS-ECP Members Save 20% on Smart Man Over Board Technology with Fugawi
“Thanks to leading edge technological advances over the last few years” said Robin Martel of Fugawi “boaters have many new choices for high quality safety products that are untethered and inexpensive”.
April 11, 2017
Canadian Forces Sailing Association (Esquimalt Squadron)
The Canadian Forces Sailing Association supports recreational boating primarily for military personnel of CFB Esquimalt, their families and civilian members of DND, their dependants and a wide range of employees of Federal Government agencies.
April 11, 2017
Blackline Patos Island Race 2017
2017 is The 36th running of the Patos Island Race and is the first of 13 races that make up the Vancouver Island Racing Series.
April 11, 2017
Mill Bay Marina
New and exciting are two terms that have become synonymous with the Mill Bay Marina.
April 11, 2017
2018 Melges 24 World Championship To Take Place At The Victoria International Marina
The Victoria International Marina, in partnership with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, will host the June 2018 Melges 24 World Championship Regatta will take place.
April 11, 2017
The Heineken Regatta
With the help of friends from the Northern Yacht Club and the Salty Dawgs, they took the boat south to Nanny Cay Tortola and liveaboard the Catalina in the winter, the cruiser in the summer. What a deal!
April 11, 2017
Supporting our Olympic Athletes: Sarah Douglas
The road to Gold is a tough one and getting even tougher for our Olympic sailors. Sarah Douglas is beginning her quest to represent Canada in the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan and she recently won the Marvin McDill Memorial Trophy for the National Team Rookie of the Year.
April 11, 2017
I Heart My Boat – Sapphire
Born and raised in Bedford NS – father was a life long sailor and got me involved in sailing at an early age.
April 11, 2017
National Volunteer Week April 23 – 29, 2017
From April 23 to 29, Volunteer Canada and Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS-ECP)celebrate Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers…
April 11, 2017
Toronto Brig needs YOU!
As we enter our 54th year of operation, Building Character Through Adventure, Toronto Brigantine has been facing stiff headwinds in a challenging regulatory and competitive program environment with the resultant financial burdens.
April 11, 2017
Race the Beautiful North Channel
North Channel Race Week is a sailing race thru the North Channel for five legs during the third week of July with bot Spinnaker and JAM divisions.
April 11, 2017
ABYC Supports A Future Olympic Sailor
On Saturday, April 22, Toronto’s Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club will be hosting a fundraising dinner for Sarah Douglas, who has begun her quest to represent Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Japan.
April 11, 2017
Brad Willauer’s Family crew will rotate helm on Marblehead to Halifax Race
Seventy-three year old Brad Willauer is one of the veterans of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race. He has been participating since he was a teenager, usually working the foredeck on someone else’s boat.
April 11, 2017
Sail Training Opportunities all at Shediac Bay Yacht Club
Boasting a protected marina handy to the town of Shediac, which is just a short drive from Moncton, the Shediac Bay Yacht is a convenient spot for sail training for young and old.
April 11, 2017
New Brunswick’s Largest Boat Show Draws Huge Crowds at Weekend Event
With a hint of spring in the air, the 2017 edition of New Brunswick’s largest boat show welcomed a massive crowd of boaters eager to kick off the new season shopping for boats, gear and equipment for all their favourite outdoor activities.
April 11, 2017
Mahone Bay Heritage Awards
We had a brief history of the schooner Atlantica in the last issue of ONBOARD. If you’d like to know more about the boat, her origins and owners, and you live near Mahone Bay, you’re in luck.
April 11, 2017
Cape Henry 21 Halfway Party
In traditional plank on frame boat building it is the custom to have some sort of celebration when the shutter plank is put in place. The shutter plank being the last plank to be fitted, usually somewhere near the waterline.
March 22, 2017
It’s A-Boat Time: Moncton Set to Welcome 2017 Edition of Province’s Largest Boat Show
New Brunswick’s largest boat show sets sail this spring! The 2017 edition of the Moncton Boat Show takes place March 31st through April 2nd at the Moncton Coliseum.
March 22, 2017
Meet the National Office Crew
Alice has served CPS-ECP as its bookkeeper for over 15 years. Her position involves duties in many areas of the organization’s finances.
March 22, 2017
Safety Equipment Education and Flare Disposal Days are starting in B.C. on April 1st
If your flares have a manufacture date of 2013 or earlier they have or will expire this year. You can’t light them, throw them in the water or in your household garbage to dispose of them.
March 22, 2017
Nominations For The CPS-ECP National Volunteer Awards
Worthy CPS-ECP volunteers have worked over the last year to advance the mandate and mission of CPS-ECP and contributed to making sure that more and more boaters on our waterways have the knowledge they need to ensure this year’s boating season is a safer one.
March 22, 2017
Ontario Sailing Offers Race Officer Courses This Month
A one-day Level 1 Assistant Race Officer Course covers the duties and responsibilities of an ARO as well as basic compass skills, setting and maintaining start/finish lines, etc.
March 22, 2017
Wrapping it up in SXM (gonzo edition)
Quite possibly the single greatest day of competitive sailing that I have ever witnessed
March 22, 2017
Contact CPS for Recreational Vessel Courtesy Checks and Flare Disposal Days
In 2016 Squadron members conducted about 1750 RVCCs. 57% of those RVCCs were first time checks and 57% were conducted on boats under 9 meters in length.
March 21, 2017
Free Tuition – Boating Ontario Pre-Apprentice Program
The Boating Ontario association in Partnership with Georgian College (Midland Campus) is offering a Pre-Apprenticeship Marine Engine Technician program.
March 21, 2017
At Last! Victoria, BC Welcomes Canada’s First Purpose Built Luxury Yacht Marina
The long-anticipated Victoria International Marina will welcome its first guests to the new 28-slip facility this summer, with space for yachts between 65 and 175 feet.