The Mirage Eclipse is another world’s-first watercraft from Hobie. Fly high at exceptional speed, nimbly carving turns using fingertip steering controls. There’s minimal setup. Go from the car, the dock, or your boat to the water in minutes. The board is lightweight and durable and full of thoughtful features. Easily turn your Eclipse into a traditional Stand Up Paddleboard.
MSRP $2,550.00 – $2,675.00 from www.foghmarine.com
May 8, 2025 A cross between a hover-board, and a jet-ski, the Hydroflyer is the most advanced electric hydro-foiling board ever created. And it’s Canadian; designed and built in BC! The Hydroflyer is 100% electric, that means it requires no fuel, creates no fumes or pollution, recharges rapidly in any standard AC power outlet, and…
By Canadian Boating Staff Boating season is nearly here, and those winter daydreams are about to become a reality. Water sports, fishing, cruising, relaxing days at your favourite boat access beach… the possibilities are as endless as they are tantalizing. Which means it’s time to start thinking about getting the right gear for your ideal…
The Fliteboard models require a surfboard stance, and you use weight distribution to keep the board level while riding up on the foil. By: Allegra Smith-Herriott Photos: Dan Pickard Last summer, my colleague Dan Pickard and I headed to the Muskokas in Ontario to explore some of the most unique boards in the water sports…
While almost every other boat segment saw sales declines in 2023, the National Marine Manufacturers Association in the U.S. reported a 15% year-over-year sales increase for personal watercraft (PWCs).
Apr 11, 2024 Fliteboard, a brand of Mercury Marine and a leader in the eFoil industry, has introduced its 2024 product range. The full range includes the fourth generation of Fliteboard and Fliteboard PRO with new options including a high performance Aluminium eFoil propulsion system with titanium conical wing interface, a Marc Newson designed hand controller with a larger and brighter…
While they may seem to be relatively new to most boaters, motorized surfboards have a long history dating back as farasthe1930s. Afewcompaniesinthe1960sbegantoproduce boards, but it wasn’t until circa 2010 that the technology advanced enough and MSR Engines (a small manufacturer in the Czech Republic) produced the first safe and reliable JETSURF motorized surfboard for the public.
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.
