Canadian Companies, C-Tow & Wavve Boating, Join Forces to Expand – Support to the Next Generation: ‘Covid-boom’ Boaters.

C-Tow & Wavve Boating have announced a collaborative partnership targeting safety and accessibility for recreational boaters across Canada. By combining the largest on-water towing fleet in Canada, and Wavve Boating’s award winning navigation app, this…

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High & Dry in a Hundred Year Old Slipway

Floating in here at high tide is like drifting back in time… One of the last ‘ways’ off the coast of Vancouver Island, this old-school shipyard started up generations ago in the Finnish settler community…

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How To Call For Assistance On The C-Tow App

Connecting with C-Tow for assistance on the water has never been easier. With a number of resources at your fingertips, the C-Tow App is the essential tool to ensure smooth, fast help in an emergency…

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 Where Cruisers and Racers Unite in Ontario’s Sailing Paradise 

 Georgian Bay Regatta  | July 31 to August 4, 2024  Thrills and Tranquility: For racing enthusiasts, the Georgian Bay Regatta is the ultimate test of skill and strategy. From seasoned veterans to eager newcomers, sailors…

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Staying Positive when Everything is going Wrong

Staying positive when nothing will go right can sometimes feel like the biggest hurdle to get past during our time as a sailor. It is easy to fall into the trap of getting down on…

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Challenges of re rigging your sailboat

Being new owners of a 40 year old boat with original rod rigging meant we had to seriously consider a re-rig sooner rather than later. For us tackling a re-rig seemed like a little too…

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Grizzly Gazing from Hot Springs

Green grass rings the high-tide line, the air is still and misty and it smells fresh of salt-marsh. The bay echoes with bird calls, mainly gulls in a frenzy over critters being revealed as the…

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MUST SEE in the Southern Bahamas

With nearly 700 islands in the Bahamas it is easy to wonder where to sail to. There are just so many choices from inhabited islands to remote and wild islands. After sailing around the Bahamas…

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How to Provision for the Bahamas

How to Provision for the Bahamas  If you are on budget and going to go sailing to the Bahamas for a cruising season follow these guidelines. The Bahamas are gorgeous tropical islands which come at…

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In the Beginning: The C-Tow Story

It all started back in 1984 when the Canadian Coast Guard announced that they would no longer tow non-distressed vessels; that they would respond only to emergency, life-threatening situations. Non-emergencies would be dealt with by…

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