Annapolis invented the in-the-water show in 1970 and it still remains as the last one of its kind in its 49th year- the United States Sailboat Show. Each year, contingents of Canadians troll the docks checking mono- and multi-hulls they may not be able to see in the water anywhere else.
Read more: Canadian Yachting at the US in-water sailboat show
New this year, the Toronto International Boat Show introduces Women's Day! A full day of boating seminars and guest speakers is designed to educate and inspire and even make some friends in the process.
Even though there are some good boat shows at home, every October finds a contingent of Canadians making the pilgrimage to the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis.
Presented by the Quebec Marine Association, the In-Water Boat Show is an annual event that takes places in Montréal and Québec City on two different weekends.
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.
Read more: 2018 Victoria Classic Boat Festival highlights...
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.
Read more: Maritime Museum of BC brings historic vessels to...
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...
It’s been many years since Sidney, BC hosted a boat show, but this May 3-6 the waterfront will be buzzing as the BC Yacht Brokers Association bring their annual show back to the Port Sidney Marina.
The Edmonton Boat & Sportsmen’s Show took place at the Expo Centre from March 15 to 18.
The Moncton Boat Show motors back into the Moncton Coliseum tomorrow, March 23rd and runs until the 25th!
Destinations
An Abacos Adventure
By Mark Stevens; Photos by Sharon Matthew-Stevens
It’s a perfect Sunday morning jaunt.
We’re gliding through green-blue waters, colours so vivid and bright they hurt your eyes. We’re set for a close reach out of a harbour guarded by a necklace of tiny emerald islands decorated by palms that dance in fifteen knots of wind.
Our boat, “Tropical Escape II” (perfect name for both the boat and our adventure), is a 44-foot Robertson and Caine catamaran, chartered from Sunsail’s Marsh Harbour base on Bahamas’ Great Abaco Island.
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From the Helm of Adamant 1- Blog 21 – Summer at Home
By Lynn Lortie
It has been a long, hot summer here on Georgian Bay and we miss Adamant 1 terribly. We did manage to sail with friends occasionally and we borrowed our daughter’s boat a couple times to get in some sailing time. We visited with distant relatives, spent a few days touring in Ottawa and visited our grandson at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He was there for six weeks in the Intermediate Sail program with the Sea Cadets. He got the Top Cadet award….way to go Carson!
One of the things I accomplished at home was sorting out pictures from this past winter and we have a lot!
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Boat Reviews
Hanse 388
By Katherine Stone
The Hanse group produced their second most popular boat of all time with the Hanse 385. The trick was to build on that winning formula when they upgraded to the Hanse 388, which they have done in spades. The German build quality is first rate and true to the Hanse tradition. Leaving the hull the same with a steep stern and straight stem for an optimal long water line, they went with a slightly stiffer, heavier displacement, new deck, interior layout and window line. Hanse’s highly experienced yacht construction team, judel/vrolijk & co., have combined ease of sailing, comfort and performance into the newly designed Hanse 388.
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