The Season Is Winding Down. The Adventures Aren’t. There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles over a marina in October. Slips empty out. Boat covers go on. The water gets that steel-grey look it…
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You’ve Said at Least Three of These. Admit It. There’s a certain dialect spoken only by boaters. It develops somewhere between the dock and the open water, and it flourishes in the moments just before…
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In an old boat like ours, 1983, you are bound to find some rotten core somewhere onboard. Every piece of hardware bolted or screwed into the deck is a point where water can enter and…
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One Missed Step in October Can Mean a Destroyed Engine by May Picture it: the first warm Saturday of the season. You’ve been counting down to this for months. You pull the cover, give the…
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Unfortunately, we too often hear about boating accidents that occur at night. Many of these incidents take place after groups of boaters have gathered together to enjoy something like an evening lakeside concert or fireworks…
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How the end of boating season quietly becomes one of the most dangerous times on the water Picture this: it’s a Saturday in mid-September. The sky is clear, the dock is warm underfoot, and the…
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Picture this: it’s the start of the season, you’re backing the boat down the ramp, and a marine officer asks to see your Pleasure Craft Licence. You hand over the document you’ve had since the…
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Our dinghy is our vehicle that transports us from our sailboat to shore and takes us on all our adventures. Without it we are stranded onboard with no connection to shore while cruising around the…
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The weather has turned, the last long weekend is behind you, and somewhere in the back of your mind, the boat is already in storage. Mentally, you’ve closed the season. And that’s completely fair —…
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Every boating season, thousands of Canadian boaters find themselves in the same frustrating situation: stranded on the water with a dead battery, a sputtering engine, or a fuel tank that ran dry — reaching for…
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