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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Wayward Life Sailing: An Entire Meal Prepared Zero Waste From the Ocean

Picture this.  It’s 5 p.m. You haven’t been to a grocery store in weeks. You’ve almost completely run out of fresh veggies because you live on a boat and it doesn’t have enough room in…

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Sailing Magic Carpet: A Journey Through Europe — by Boat

Did you know you can cross Europe, from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, by boat? Well you can, and it’s a giant adventure.  My husband Aladino and I had spent the past two years…

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Saying Goodbye to Summer

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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