Nov 9, 2016
IN THE DECEMBER 2016 CANADIAN YACHTING – This issue features some exciting new Marine Electronics including the award-winning Furuno NXT Doppler Broadband radar and two of the most affordable night vision devices – the FLIR Ocean Scout TK monocular and the ATN BinoX HD binoculars. Both of these are well under the $1,000 mark in Canada. And, these new devices add a huge margin of comfort and safety.
Read the experience-rich story of an “Offshore Cruise” from Cowichan Bay to Genoa Bay. It’s the warm-hearted and amusing experience of a cruising couple Catherine Dook and her husband aboard their sailboat Inukshuk.
The Informed Boater, Rob MacLeod completes his three-part series, Confident Sailor / Reluctant Sailor by sharing his experiences with onboard power needs and power management, critical plumbing and some important tool advice as well.
Feature Power Boat: In this issue, Andy Adams and John Armstrong review the elegant Vanquish 24 Runabout and the stunning new Cruisers Yachts 54 Cantius. Also in the December issue, Mark Stevens takes us on a brief but charming visit to Curacao and Katherine Stone takes us on a visit to the Lakeshore Yacht Club in Toronto. Katherine also reviews the very impressive Dufour 382.
All this and a whole lot more in the December 2016 Canadian Yachting magazine!

By Andy Adams
Over the years Canadian Yachting has had the pleasure of doing several boat review articles on new Neptunus models and we are familiar with the qualities that Neptunus is famous for. They have all been exceptional yachts, but this is the one I would most want to own myself. It’s a personal choice and a matter of taste as to whether you would prefer to have a sedan express model or a flybridge but in my opinion, the flybridge layout offers some wonderful attributes.
We met with Neptunus Managing Director Jan Willem De Jong this past fall to take the new Neptunus 650F out in Lake Ontario.
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By Mark Stevens
I was first seduced by the United States Virgin Islands during a ferry ride from St. Thomas to Tortola to begin one of our earliest British Virgin Islands charters nearly twenty years ago.
A perfect sunset off St. John with St. Thomas views for backdrop.
Clearing Pillsbury Sound, surrounded by voluptuous emerald mountains as the ferry sliced through royal blue waters, I was struck by the unspoiled ambiance of St. John, the island gliding past our starboard beam and the irresistible charm of a village called Cruz Bay visible from our quarter stern.
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Story and photos by Matt Bera
We settled Svala into what my family and I had come to think of as the most desirable anchorage on Lake Ontario, on a sunny summer afternoon. With an abandoned settlement, an old schoolhouse full of swallows, giant snakes and a rum-running past, Main Duck Island had it all.
That we had to sail past the Psyche Shoal, a magnetic disturbance, and into the middle of the rumoured Marysburgh Vortex made an even better sea story. It had taken us two attempts, two years, two boats and a new sort-of experimental engine to get there.
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By Zuzana Prochazka
Never chartered? No problem. Here’s how to plan, execute and enjoy a vacation on a charter yacht where life is easy and the sunsets can’t be beat.
Decide on a crewed or bareboat charter
A crewed charter means you have a captain who manages the boat and maybe a chef or mate as well. Crewed charters ensure a safe and comfortable vacation with most everything done for you. The chefs are usually outstanding so if you’re a foodie, you’ll be in heaven and you may be able to pick up new recipes too. Larger crewed yachts may also have a mate who works with the captain and will do things like getting toys (kayaks, SUPs, snorkel gear, etc.) ready for you to use so you do very little work.
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On November 15th 2022, Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), introduced the industry’s first ever V10 outboard with the official launch of its all-new 5.7L 350 and 400hp Verado® outboard engines.
Consistent with the award-winning Verado brand, the new V10 engines are the quietest and smoothest in their class running 45 percent quieter than a leading competitor at cruise. In addition to NVH, the new Verado’s are not only compatible with the latest Mercury SmartCraft® technologies but will also be offered with an optional dual-mode 48V/12V alternator to seamlessly pair with Navico Group’s Fathom® e-power system, an integrated lithium-ion auxiliary power management system, providing boaters the opportunity to eliminate an onboard generator system.
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