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!
The Moncton Boat Show motors back into the Moncton Coliseum this spring, March 23 to 25!
Read more: Moncton welcomes 2018 Edition of New Brunswick’s...
Another Halifax International Boat show goes in the book. This time without any blizzard or other weather event.
The 60th annual Toronto International Boat Show, North America’s largest indoor boat show, wrapped up Sunday, January 21, with impressive results.
As enjoyable as our shows are here at home, a trip over to Dusseldorf, Germany for the biggest European boat exhibition, boot, really adds some perspective. Besides the comprehensive array of power and sail boats that make your eyes pop and heart beat you’ll get up close to some boats that simply are too grand for us...
Western Canada’s largest boat show’s attendance numbers at both the indoor show at BC Place and the Floating Show at Granville Island are reported at 28,739 at the 2018 show, compared to 30,435 from the previous year.
Boston Whaler dealers since 2009, Charlottetown based Quartermaster Marine will have their largest Whaler, a Conquest 315, on display at the Halifax Boat Show, which opens today.
Destinations
My Happy Place – Lake Simcoe and the Trent-Severn Waterway
By Paul and Sheryl Shard
It’s funny how a body of water can shape you. Shape your mood. Shape your friendships. Shape your future.
Since you’re reading Canadian Yachting, then I’m pretty sure you have a sense of what I’m talking about here - a favourite lake, bay, pond, river or ocean that, when you’re near it, in it or on it, it makes your heart sing and good things happen.
For me, this is Lake Simcoe and the Trent-Severn Waterway in Ontario. Although my husband, Paul, and I have sailed over 100,000 nautical miles in the four sailboats we’ve owned and have been blessed to visit..
Read more about Lake Simcoe and the Trent-Severn Waterway....
The Galley Guys and Our Little Secret
Story and photos by: Andy Adams
Making Life Onboard a Little More Comfortable
The theme of this June 2018 Canadian Yachting is Spring Launch & Summer Destinations, so going places in the boat is certainly at the heart of this issue. In any group of people, it’s not unusual to find that someone is uncomfortable going on the boat because they have a problem with motion sickness. It’s their little secret and it holds them back.
So, we have our own little secret– it's called ginger.
Read more about the Galley Guys little secret....
Boat Reviews
Ranger Tugs R-23
By: Andy Adams
At the boat shows, the Ranger Tugs’ classic tugboat lines always grab the crowds, with the wives and children most likely to want to stop and have a better look. Well, they should, because the Ranger Tugs R-23 deserves a second look…a long look in fact.
Yes, it’s really a “personality” boat that looks great out on the water, and it will turn heads and start conversations at the gas docks, the locks, or just about anywhere boaters congregate, but the Ranger Tugs R-23 is far more than just cute.
Read more about the Ranger Tugs R-23...
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