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One of the greatest sea adventures of our time is about to begin, the 3rd annual Race to Alaska. Stage 1 is the shakedown sprint from Port Townsend, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia...
Boat builder, tug boat skipper and sailor, Dayna Nelder, has been busy again. Dayna sent us this report on her most recent adventure. GC
On August 19 and 20 the 50th edition of one of Canada’s most interesting races gets underway.
The inside passage to Alaska has been paddled by native canoes since time immemorial, sailing craft for centuries, and after someone found gold in the Klondike the route was jammed with steamboats full of prospectors elbowing each other out of the way for the promise of fortune.
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.
Read more: 2018 Melges 24 World Championship To Take Place...
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.
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.
Read more: Brad Willauer’s Family crew will rotate helm on...
Quite possibly the single greatest day of competitive sailing that I have ever witnessed
As we endure what I sincerely hope is the last winter storm of the year, it’s time to remind ourselves of what we can look forward to this summer.
Sail Canada's Racing Rules of Sailing for 2017-2020 includes Sail Canada Prescriptions and incorporates World Sailing's Change #s 1, 2 & 3 issued 20 October 2016.
Destinations
Killarney
Story and Photos by: Jennifer Harker
We’re aboard Attigouatan, a Pursuit 2260 that normally lives life as a friend’s cottage boat, running back and forth from dock to dock. This will be her longest run in four years, travelling the approximately 120 kilometres (80 miles) northwest from Parry Sound to Killarney, threading our way through the northern reaches of the stunning 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay’s eastern shoreline.
Her name evokes an early indigenous name for Lake Huron – Spirit Lake.
Read more about Killarney....
Lifestyle
Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
By: Catherine Stone
With no more than 20 members and 11 yachts, the official records have 1876 as the original formation of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club (BQYC). The Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto Yacht Club, and the Oswego Yacht Club soon joined together with the BQYC to form the Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA). BQYC became the host of LYRA in August 1885. Just prior to that, a rather historic event took place with many of the members.
The America’s Cup (affectionately referred to as the Auld Mug) catches everyone’s eye every few years with its innovative boat and sail technology.
Read more about the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club...
Boat Reviews
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440
By Zuzana Prochazka
There are few things more satisfying than watching someone thumb their nose at tradition and introduce something revolutionary that kicks convention to the curb. French designer, Philippe Briand, has done just that for Jenneau’s new line of Sun Odyssey family cruisers. By starting with a clean sheet, Briand re-thought how we move about on deck and below, and the results on the Jeanneau 440 are game changing.
Jeanneau unveiled the first hull of their 440 in Annapolis with dramatic flair. On command, the plastic that sheathed half the boat...
Read more about the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440....
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