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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.
Winds are up and the first group of yachts are scheduled to be leaving at 8
Organized to celebrate Canada 150, the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation.
The “Tall Ships” are back for this summer as part of a transatlantic race covering 7,000 nautical miles and visiting six countries over five months.
Five members of the Nova Ice Yacht Club (NIYC) traveled to the DN World and North American Championships in Wisconsin.
Registration is underway for the 37th biennial Marblehead to Halifax ocean race on July 9, 2017.
Read more: Sign-Ups Begin for Marblehead to Halifax Ocean...
Blackline Marine is the Title Sponsor of this premier racing event hosted by the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club.
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing announces its 2017 Offshore Sailboat Racing event dates...
On November 7th, Queen’s University, became the second North American team to win the Student Yachting World Cup in its thirty-six year history.
After watching the AC in San Francisco Bay via the TV, the opportunity to catch racing in the enclosed confines of Bermuda’s Hamilton Harbour sounds incredibly appealing.
Read more: Heading to Bermuda? 2017 America's Cup Tickets...
Destinations
How to be as Polite as a Canadian at Gulf Island Marine Park Anchorages
Story and photos by Catherine Dook
One summer I sold ice cream and knick-knacks at Montague Harbour Marina. I was standing behind the counter one day, when the phone rang. “There’s a boat at anchor in the middle of the bay that’s been playing loud music for three hours,” complained an irate-sounding male voice. “Can you make them stop?”
“Um, no,” I replied. “The marina has no jurisdiction over the anchorage. Besides, my only weapon is a till.” The man hung up on me.
Now when you think about it, you can understand why the poor fellow was annoyed.
Read more about the Gulf Island Marine Park.....
Lifestyle
Hogtown to Hogfish
By Greg Nicoll and John Armstrong
A couple of Galley Guys on yet another culinary adventure…
The Galley Guys had a plan - get out of Toronto, jump on a boat, sail to Cuba, then wine and dine on some great Cuban cuisine. However, just before boarding the plane, we were informed of some technical problems with our boat charter. The Cuban part of our trip was just not going to happen, bummer. OK, let’s turn lemons into lemonade!
The closest we could get to Cuba was some 90-plus miles north in Key West, Florida, a most unusual and entertaining town.
Read more from the Galley Guys...
Boat Reviews
Cruisers Yachts Cantius 42
By John Armstrong and Andy Adams
The latest new model from Cruisers Yacht sis the Cantius 42 and this yacht made its debut in the fall of 2017, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. We had the pleasure of going all through this newest Cantius there and clearly, the Cruisers Yachts people continue to refine and expand on all the features that have made the Cantius line such a success.
The new 42 continues the Cantius family resemblance with handsome and distinctive lines including a big section of hull side glazing port and starboard that makes the full-beam mid-ship master stateroom feel very bright and open.
Read more about the Cruisers Yachts Cantius 42...
DIY & How to
Marine Products
Smelly Boat?
By Glen Cairns
We have all had the experience of heading down below on a nice boat only to encounter an unpleasant odour. This can come from a wide variety of sources, the most common being the head and sanitation system. We will deal with the issue of heads and holding tanks another time; however, there are plenty of other causes of a musty and off-putting smell.
Too many boats spend long winters shrink-wrapped with inadequate ventilation. The resulting condensation is a wonderful spawning ground for mould and general mustiness, especially if there are a few warm spring days before the boat is opened.
Read more about freshening up your boat.....
