After an exciting season of boating, it’s autumn again! Many of the inshore Coast Guard stations are finished operations for the year, a sure sign that boating is wrapping up in Canada’s interior waters. Our…
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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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There’s a lot to be said for autumn boating — excellent views, quieter waters, and for anglers, a chance to fish longer. The trade-off with a slower fall season, however, is that there are fewer…
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August was a busy month for C-Tow Nanaimo and Captain Evan Hogarth! On August 12, C-Tow Nanaimo, Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 27 and Port of Nanaimo patrol vessels responded to a mayday…
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Matt Bradley 1000 Islands (Kingston), Ontario Matt Bradley joined the C-Tow family in July 2019, fulfilling his lifelong dream of working on the water. Thousands of Islands I look after the area around Amherst Island…
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I’m not sure why, but something about dolphins is iconic. The sight of them is both exciting and tranquil. Ask any sailor and it doesn’t seem matter how many times they’ve see them, every sighting…
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Our small sailboat bobbed gently at anchor. Several other boats were nearby –– very nearby on Canadian standards, but the Mediterranean is a busy sea and anchorages are full. All around us, the water bubbled. …
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Dear C-Tow community, Steamy summer days are almost over; a few more happy pages in the memory books. While we hope this was a summer to remember, it’s not quite over yet, and even when…
Continue Reading Bruce Kirby, Who Transformed Sailing With a ‘Doodle,’ Dies at 92 Bruce Kirby, a Canadian-born journalist, Olympic sailor and self-taught naval architect whose design for a lightweight fiberglass dinghy, originally sketched on a piece of…
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Bruce Stott is president and chief instructor of Gulf Islands Cruising School Ltd. in Sidney, BC. He’s sharing his know-how, to improve safe navigation for everyone. If you are navigating a boat in coastal waters,…
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