Tipsy Corner: Quick Winter Boating Tips

For some of our C-Tow members, winter is just another season to enjoy the water! Whether you’re travelling around the world like our friends at Magic Carpet Sailing, or live in a coastal area like…

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Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race and C-Tow: Challenge – Adventure – Teamwork!

Vic-Maui International Yacht Race is a proudly international race co-hosted by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Lahaina Yacht Club. First contested in 1965 and sailed every second year since 1968, Vic-Maui is the…

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C-Tow Captain Highlight: Max Quast

Max Quast Bobcaygeon, ON Max Quast is a lifelong mariner and part of a longstanding boating community on the Trent-Severn Waterway. C-Tow Kawartha is the next chapter of his legacy. Born to Boat I’ve been…

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Wayward Life Sailing: Boat Heating – What We Do in the Colder Months

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed or not, but temperatures have started to drop again. The days are shorter, nights are longer and winter is slowly working its chilly tentacles into our daily lives. For…

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Sailing Magic Carpet: Sailing the Netherlands

Last summer, my husband Aladino and I spent several months exploring the Netherlands on board our 28ft sailboat. We had just emerged from one of the biggest adventures we’ve ever undertaken on our boat: an…

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Cold Weather, Warm Wishes

When the calendar flips over to November, it’s a bit of a bittersweet moment for C-Tow. We are always happy to mark the passage of another successful boating season, and eager to reflect on the…

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C-Tow Connections – October 2021

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: What to do if You Run Aground

We’ve seen a lot of stuck boats, all across the country. And, while we’re always happy to help, we know that running aground is stressful. We are here with tips to keep your boat floating!…

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Getting Unstuck in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Have you ever wondered what a salvage job actually entails? C-Tow Toronto and other Ontario C-Tow captains played a part in freeing a 35-foot sailboat that ran aground on a sandbar in Niagara-on-the-Lake in early…

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C-Tow Captain Highlight – Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh Sooke, BC Born and raised around the Great Lakes region, I have always been drawn to the water.  Through my childhood and teen years, we would spend the day down at the water’s…

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