Message From The Editor
Low-tech genius
Armed with a 16mm film camera, John Biddle made his way around the sailing scene shooting as he found thrills and interesting tales. Each winter, when his adventures were done he'd edit four of these episodes into a 90 minute show and take it on the road mostly to yacht clubs across the US and into Canada.
This was cinema like no other. I caught his act several times including at the Oakville Library several decades ago. Even then before the digital revolution, his presentations were strikingly anachronistic. Biddle stood on the stage narrating his footage in a deadpan but riotous flat New Englandese. Geeky home movies more than cinemascope, but with a viewpoint and insight that only a hardcore devotee could capture.
John Biddle, who died in 2008 made over 3,000 presentations between 1956 and 1997, many here in Canada. The annual film night was always loved and applauded. Last week, Gary Jobson inducted Biddle into the US National Sailing Hall of Fame. Bravo
John Morris
Online Editor
Canadian Yachting Magazine
CYonboard@kerrwil.com
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What's News?
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CY Survey
Is the Caribbean calling you? Do you NEED that Charter getaway to make it through the Canadian Winter??
Canadian Yachting Magazine is working on our October issue which features southern destinations and chartering.
Please let us know what YOU think. Fill out our super quick survey so that we can get a better understanding of our readers plans for holiday on charter boats?
Thank you in advance, Greg Nicoll, Publisher.
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CY People
The Canadian Dream - Patrick Festing-Smith
Whether he's sailing celebrities around the BVI's or sailing an Etchell back home at his native Oakville Yacht club, it's safe to say Patrick Festing-Smith is living the dream.
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CY Inbox
Stores and more
I sail out of Whitby Yacht Club, Lake Ontario. I do all my shopping and the club's buying wherever possible at Port Whitby Marine Supplies. Costs a little more but the hands-on service is second to none.
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Blogs
From the Helm of Adamant 1 - Blog 20 -July 2018: Season Finale
After a good night's sleep, it was a lot easier to work my way through checking into the US. I finally discovered that since my US phone had been turned off for almost five months…
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Events
Cobourg Marina August Events
The 13th annual Sandcastle Festival and Cobourg Sidewalk Sale will be held on August 4th within easy walking distance of the beautiful Cobourg Harbour.
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Canadian Yachting One Design
Send your ONE DESIGN news, results, pictures and everything else to cyonedesign@kerrwil.com.
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CY Books
Weather Bomb 1913
Weather nerds and boaters of all stripes will be absorbed by Bruce Kemp's account of the monstrous early winter storm, perhaps the largest ever, that hit the Great Lakes in 1913.
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POTW
Two for the price of none
This fist shot is irresistible and came from an article submitted to our BC editor, Bob Nicoll by The Bluewater Cruising Association's about their August Rendezvous at Pender Island.
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