The 2022 Sea-Doo Switch is a re-imagined pontoon that makes hitting the water more accessible than ever before. BRP (TSX: DOO; NASDAQ: DOOO) has been the industry leader in personal watercraft with its Sea-Doo brand for decades.
Read more: BRP announces all-new 2022 Sea-Doo Switch pontoon
Thinking of a knock-out big gift for the boaters you love? Now you can also make an environmental statement by giving the gift of a Canadian Taiga electric personal watercraft (PWC). Their Orca models start at $15,000 USD.
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The ZINO High Performance inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board from WOW World of Watersports fits into a case the size of a big backpack, but inflated, it’s 11 feet long, 32 inches wide and 6 inches thick with a 300 lb capacity.
Just about anyone can don a PFD and go for a thrilling ride on the WOW World of Watersports 2BER tube. Tow it fast or slow, it’s fun and good exercise too.
The Mirage Eclipse is another world's-first watercraft from Hobie. Fly high at exceptional speed, nimbly carving turns using fingertip steering controls. There's minimal setup. Go from the car, the dock, or your boat to the water in minutes.
We hope you enjoyed the feature story on towed water sports and wakesurf boats that was in the May 2021 Canadian Yachting magazine.
Here’s a dinghy that will get you to the shoreside pier in style; this bespoke 10' RIB tender has a striking profile that quickens the pulse and unrivaled luxury. The 305 Yachting from Argos Nautic will be on display at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.
The Airhead Thrust is an out-of-this-world thrill ride. Get your wetsuite out and get ready for last minute on-the-water fun!
Airhead Recreational Kayak is perfect for cruising boaters at anchor. Stow it, inflate and paddle from your anchorage.
At the end of July, Regal Marine unveiled their all-new models, the 36 XO and 36 Grande Coupe, on a live stream to the public. The versatile layout of the 36 XO starts at the transom, with a low-to-the-water wraparound swim platform, featuring wings on both sides of the Yamaha outboards.
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Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54
By Zuzana Prochazka
Beneteau saw an opportunity to add a little thrill to any cruising adventure, so they took the hull of the First 53 racer (introduced just last year), and with a few fashionable changes, created the Oceanis Yacht 54, the new entry-level of Beneteau’s swanky Oceanis Yacht line. The result is a performance cruiser that sails like a witch and looks like a grande dame.
Design
Roberto Biscontini is the naval architect and Lorenzo Argento created the details of the exterior and interior design.
Destinations
New Ottawa River destination opens
The new owners of L’Orignal Marina offer boaters a new destination. Located in a charming francophone village in Eastern Ontario, this joined marina and restaurant venue is the ambitious initiative of long-time entrepreneur André Chabot and biologist Alexandra Quester, both residents of L’Orignal.
The purchase of the L’Orignal Marina was made official in November 2020. The new year was barely underway when all 50 available slips were already reserved. No wonder the addition of member and visitor slips is already planned for the 2022 season – the 2021 count is up to 62 power and sail already. At the moment, the Riverest Marina offers boaters a stop where they can launch their boat...
Lifestyle
Bruce Kirby - 1929 – 2021 (Bruce Kirby)
No individual had a greater impact on the modern sport of sailing than Bruce Kirby. Known and respected worldwide as the designer of the ubiquitous Laser that now numbers over 250,000, and is an Olympic Class in two configurations, Kirby had a yacht design career that spanned over forty years, with feet firmly planted in his native Canada and his adopted United States.
He was a successful journalist, sailor and designer, and a good friend to anyone who had the pleasure to know him.
DIY & How to
Ask Andrew: Corrosion – Part 1
It’s a scary thought – but whether your boat is made of wood, fiberglass, aluminum or composite – it’s slowly deteriorating under you. Part of this is the nature of the marine environment: Sun, moisture, waves, wind, movement and vibration all contribute to components breaking down.
But there are other factors that are much more concerning and act at a significantly faster rate that the environment can take credit for. One of these is commonly spoken of, but not terribly well understood: Corrosion. As boaters, we’re concerned with two main types of corrosion: Galvanic and Stray-Current. This edition will focus on galvanic corrosion – in two weeks, stay tuned for info on stray-current.
1ST MATE IS READY TO ASSIST IN OVERBOARD SITUATIONS
Wouldn’t you feel better knowing that your boat had a system to monitor and help in the event that anyone falls overboard?
Mercury Marine has introduced their new 1st Mate Safety and Security System. This has an intelligent hub, a set of wearable products and a mobile device app that integrate with your boat's propulsion systems to provide potentially lifesaving safety features and to help secure property. Its three main features are: 1) a boater-overboard monitoring and alert system, 2) distress-messaging capability, and 3) deterrence against theft of the boat and/or its engine(s).
News
On July 23 last year, CYOB published a piece on a beautifully restored 1967 Trojan 42 Motor Yacht in Oromocto NB. (That piece was also expanded in CY magazine later in the year.)
One of our Canadian Yachting contributors, Denise Miller, had shared the article on my social media and a young man reached out and asked if she could connect him with the owners of the boat, Dave and Barb. Denise leapt into action and Dave and Barb were thrilled. They concocted a plan that the young lady, Mia, thought she was coming to model for a sales brochure for Dave to do charter tours.
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