70+ Melges Registered
December 14, 2022
The 2023 Melges 15 Winter Series gets underway January 7 in Jensen Beach, FL. More than 70 Melges 15s have registered for the first event of the 2023 Winter Series making it the largest class event to date.
December 14, 2022
The 2023 Melges 15 Winter Series gets underway January 7 in Jensen Beach, FL. More than 70 Melges 15s have registered for the first event of the 2023 Winter Series making it the largest class event to date.
November 5, 2026 Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, Nova Scotia, are Sail Canada’s 2026 Sailors of the Year. Sail Canada’s Sailor of the Year Award has been presented annually since 1986 to individuals who have provided global recognition to Canadian sailing and Sail Canada, and who are renowned leaders that have attained high levels…
Gallagher Skippers’ Plan Athlete of the Year winners, Georgia and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance sailing a 49erFX skiff during Kiel Week October 8, 2026 The Canadian 49erFX team comprised of Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance and ILCA 7 sailor James Juhasz have been named Gallagher Skippers’ Plan Athletes of the Year for 2025. The Gallagher Skippers’ Plan Athletes…
October 8, 2026 Queen’s University 1st at Battle of Lake Erie Queen’s University took the first position out of six boats at the Battle of Lake Erie held September 19-20 at the Erie Yacht Club. The competition also included boats representing the Rochester Institute of Technology, Penn State University, Syracuse University, Penn State Behred and…
August 13, 2026 As of today, Isa Rosli from Abbotsford BC is in the midst finishing up qualifying for next month’s Golden Globe Race with the aim of being Canada’s first solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe, non-stop. This sounds like a big undertaking and it is. The sailors have to cover 30,000 miles of…
July 23, 2026 This year, 2026, marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Olympic Games hosted in Montreal, Quebec. The majority of the ‘76 games took place in Montreal, with the sailing events being held in Kingston, Ontario at Portsmouth’s Olympic Harbour. Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, was originally constructed in 1969 and refurbished in 1974 for…
May 28, 2026 This week, Sail Canada announced the list of sailors who will be part of the 2026-2027 Canadian Sailing Team. The 14 athletes were selected based on the Canadian Sailing Team Sport Canada Carding Criteria. Carded sailors from the Canadian Sailing Team receive financial support through the Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program to…










By Andy Adams
You might be dreaming of an adventure boat, or a luxury cruiser, or maybe a serious fishing platform. You might dream of an overnight exploration boat, or a boat that entertains a big group of friends or family. Whatever your ambitions, the features and appointments, and the stellar performance of the Boston Whaler 350 Realm, equipped with triple Mercury Verado V10-cylinder 425 horsepower engines, feels like it could do just about anything. It’s the Great Entertainer.

By Mathew Channer
On my first day as a commercially registered yacht captain, I sailed a Fontaine Pajot 38 catamaran from mainland Australia across the Whitsunday Passage to the western shores of the world-famous Whitsunday islands.
We cruised northeast on a 15-knot beam reach… perfect catamaran sailing conditions, watching the hazy shapes of the islands colourize and morph into crescent beaches, jungled ridgelines and rocky outcrops.