Sailing Jibsea: How We Chose Our Ideal Full Time Cruising Boat

Hi, we’re Steph and Travis, we knew nothing about sailing, bought a sailboat and left land life in Canada behind!  Picking up from last month’s read, I’ll be sharing how we found Jibsea, our full…

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Wildly Intrepid: Top 10 Things to Know Before Cruising the Erie Canal

First built in the 1800’s the Erie Canal connected the inland waters of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Running 363 miles with a 571 foot elevation change from Lake Erie to the Hudson…

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Wayward Life Sailing: Why on Earth Would Someone Choose to Cold Water Swim?!

On January 1, my sister-in-law and I decided we were going to ignore every excuse we had and jump in the cold Salish Sea. It was -2 degrees outside and we had to walk through…

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Set a Course for Adventure

With February being the month when Valentine’s Day comes, we’re taking a note from the Love Boat theme song: “Set a course for adventure!” Yes, it’s February, which means that in many of your locations…

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Wayward Life Sailing: The Boating Community is AWESOME!

The last thing I expected when we moved onto a sailboat was how many friends I was going to make in the boating community. To me, sailing and living on a boat seemed like a…

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C-Tow Connections – January 2022

As avid marine enthusiasts we always keep an eye out for informative and interesting news and advice from the global boating community! We’re pleased to share our favourite bookmarks with you, from online articles to…

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Tipsy Corner: How to Navigate a Virtual Boat Show

With news that the 2022 Toronto and Vancouver boat shows going solely virtual in 2022, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see more shows pivot to a virtual setting too. While we were of course…

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C-Tow Captain Highlight: Ron Everett

Ron Everett, Campbell River Ron Everett loves the great outdoors and living in Campbell River.  With its large fishing and boating community, it is perfect for him and his new life as a C-Tow Captain….

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Introducing Sailing Jibsea

We’re Steph and Travis from Sailing Jibsea, just a couple of noobs that didn’t know much about sailing, who took off from Canada during a global pandemic with very little sailing experience. We are full-time…

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The Canadian Couple Who Wouldn’t Turn Back: SV Wildly Intrepid

We’re pleased to introduce Alex and Cory, two adventurers from Quebec who met in Newfoundland. Follow their travels on their YouTube channel, Wildly Intrepid! Meet Alex The woods were my home from birth, deep in…

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