Safety
Boating Safety Equipment Education and Flare Disposal Days Help Boaters
Every year thousands of boaters go out on the water without the proper safety equipment that is required by law. This equipment can be of great benefit and comfort and can mean the difference between a great day out on the water and a potential disaster...
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Conference
Join us in Vancouver for the CPS-ECP Annual Conference October 25-30th
The Vancouver 2016 National Conference for Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons begins Tuesday October 25 until Sunday October 30, 2016 at the spectacular Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre…
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Featured Video
2016 Waterkeeper Gala
On the heels of Earth Day last week this film from the Waterkeeper gala on April 21st provides some of the most compelling visuals and facts yet seen for everyone's participation in keeping all of our waters swimmable, drinkable, fishable and boatable...
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Featured Marine Career Opportunity
Volvo-Penta: Field Service Engineer Canada & Alaska
From Atlantic to Pacific and all points in between, Canada's marine industry needs a growing number of young people to enter the business. Opportunities in sales, marketing, marina management, boat building, repair and refit are all available. Some opportunities are with small or family businesses, some are with multi-national corporations...
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Featured Boat Review
Back Cove 34
There seems to be more and more talk these days about the "bucket list" and amongst people who are keen on boating, making that cruise to the Caribbean is a big one…
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Racing
Results of the 35th Patos Island Race
Hosted by the Sidney North Sannich Yacht Club the 35th running of The Patos Island Race is in the books. The Patos Island Long Course is a Van Isle360 qualifier and it is part of the Vancouver Island Race Series…
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Cruising Opportunities
Cockpit Camaraderie: the Nanaimo Boat Tour
One of the activities organized by the Vancouver Island Fleet group is an Offshore Boats Tour, held at various Victoria-area marinas where member boats are docked…
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Safety
ISAF Offshore Safety and Sea Survival Course
Back by popular demand! The Calgary Chapter is pleased to participate in this 2-day offshore, personal survival course that combines theoretical and practical training to prepare participants to negotiate passage making and ocean racing with competence and confidence...
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Readers' Stories
The Dippy
My passion for boats began before I realized it for what it was. When I was only two years old, a neighbour had to don waders and run through a very deep pond to pull me out of a baby bathtub…
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Racing
Hong Kong to Host Stopover in 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race
Hong Kong will be hosting the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time when the event visits in February 2018 during the 13th edition…
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Environment
Researchers Use Tires to Fight Zika-carrying Mosquitoes
A group of Canadian and Mexican researchers have developed a simple, inexpensive, and environmentally-friendly way to drastically reduce the number of surviving eggs laid by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—the species that can transmit the Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses...
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Just Because
Mercedes-Benz Arrow460 Granturismo is 46 Feet of Floating Excess
For all intents and purposes, the Mercedes S-Class Convertible is the perfect car for a seaside cruise. It's beautiful, powerful, and the cabin has been specially designed so your fancy haircut isn't ruined by pesky buffeting. Problem is, it doesn't float...
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Awards
Spinlock named as winner of Queen's Award for Enterprise
Spinlock has been named as the winner of a coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise for our domination in the global sailing market…
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