Cool New Waterproof Portable Sound from Fusion

Fusion Steroactive

Sept 21, 2016

STEREOACTIVE is the world’s first purpose-built, portable, IPx7 waterproof, floating, watersports stereo.It has built-in Bluetooth audio streaming, AM/FM radio with weatherband available in the U.S. and USB audio playback. Users can easily and securely attach the stereo to any paddleboard, kayak, canoe, boat or even hot tub with the unique Puck-It mount system. STEREOACTIVE lets you take your FUSION sound with you where no other stereo system will go!

Victoria Couple in Skud Class Win Olympic Sailing Silver Medal
Medal Winners Mcroberts

Victoria Couple John McRoberts and Jackie Gay, win a hard fought Silver Medal in the Skud class at the Paralympic Games.
John, a quadriplegic, since driving into shallow water at the age of 18, is the helmsman and tactician, while Jackie does sail trim.

Jackie, lost her leg will crash in Cameroon, when a landslide sent her and her former husband’s Land Rover over a cliff.
For John, having won gold in 1996 and bronze in 2008, this will bring to an end, his and Jackie’s Olympic dreams as the sailing program is been removed from the 2020 games in Tokyo..

Congratulations to both of you, your support group and your coaches!

 


Neptunus 650F Review

Neptunus 650F 400

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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Destinations

The Other Virgin Islands

Sunset off St John

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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