Sailing Magic Carpet: French Canals

The French Canals –– a place of tranquility and good food, where charming medieval towns appear around every corner, each offering local delicacies and fine wine. At least, that’s the image I had in my…

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Hello Sunshine and Hello Boating!

Goodbye cold weather (here’s hoping), hello sunshine and hello boating! We know many of you have been working hard to get your vessels ready for the spring launch, if you aren’t someone who enjoys year-round…

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C-Tow Connections – April 2021

Much like a proactive mariner scans the horizon, we like to scan the internet to find links, articles, and conversations that are of interest to boaters. Here are some of our recent favourites. Four of…

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Tipsy Corner: Creative Ways to Find Your Dream Boat

Courtesy of Wayward Life Sailing I think anyone who is currently looking to buy a boat will tell you the same thing- the market is tough. Regardless of where you are in the world or…

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Free! April’s Digital Issue of Canadian Yachting

C-Tow members, please enjoy a free copy of April’s digital issue of Canadian Yachting!

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C-Tow’s Been (Almost) Everywhere!

If the late and great Johnny Cash were a C-Tow captain he could easily re-write the lyrics of his famous song without having to change the chorus — we’ve been (almost) everywhere, man! That’s especially…

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C-Tow Captain Highlight: Todd Moore

Todd Moore Parry Sound, ON Todd Moore feels right at home with C-Tow. He hails from Orillia, on Lake Simcoe, and has lived in Parry Sound on Georgian Bay, Ontario, for 2 years. He and…

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Keep On Truckin’

Courtesy of The Scuba News The St. Lawrence River is a very popular spot for divers, especially out of Centeen Park, since it is an easy entry point for all levels of divers. There is…

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Building autonomous, ocean-faring sailboats 

Courtesy of University of British Columbia It’s a wild idea for most people, but that’s exactly what a group of engineering students from UBC Vancouver are doing. UBC Sailbot is a student-led design team that…

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Sailing Magic Carpet: Growing Up

This is a short story about how a 26ft wooden boat made me grow up.  For the past few months in this same newsletter, I’ve been writing about my first ever sailboat: Curlew III. I became…

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