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Now is your chance to own a dynamic sailing website! After 12 years of continuing operation, we are offering the Searoom.com domain for sale, as we move on to semi-retirement and other interests, outside of boating. Serious enquiries only ... please use the Contact form. |
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"The Pope of Sailing" is the title of a memoir of a life in sailing from Toronto's well-known Paul Henderson, reviewed by Mike Preston. Read the review |
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Before
the sailing season in colder climes gets fully underway, smart
boaters will be taking advantage of free safety inspections being offered by
both the Canadian and United States Powers Squadrons.A free inspection now, along with the checklist of required equipment, can not only help ensure a safe boating season, but will also avoid unnecessary fines if some items are found lacking How to arrange for a free inspection |
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There are an estimated 2.2 million boaters across Canada. As of this past summer, about 1.2 million of these have obtained their Pleasure Craft Operator Card - commonly referred to as the Boat Licence. Read how to get your PCOC (before you lose $250 to a law officer!) | ||||
This
morning (April 9th), all eyes were on four brave, adrenalin-fuelled
adventurers at the official launch of the Talisker Bounty Boat expedition in
Sydney, Australia. The four-man international crew, bound for remote Tonga,
where the voyage begins bid farewell to family and friends as they prepared
to set sail on the first ever authentic recreation of one of the greatest
open boat voyages ever undertaken. Read the full story so far |
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New product news Sailors wondering what to do with their old, worn-out canvas sails, should take a look at what one Canadian entrepreneur has done - "upcycled" old sails into new, useful articles. Read further about upcycling sails |
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CANADA'S most experienced round the world yachtsman can today announce the purchase of a yacht to race in the VELUX 5 OCEANS. Derek Hatfield and Spirit of Canada Ocean Challenges has bought the Eco 60 yacht Great America III (formerly Solidaires) from veteran American solo sailor Rich Wilson. Read the story |
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Now that the mandatory operator competency laws are fully in effect, what does this mean for U.S. boaters visiting Canada. Transport Canada, the regulating arm of the Canadian government, has detailed information on its website. Read about rules for U.S. visitors |
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July 2009: The Northern Association of Boating Administrators and New York Sea Grant have teamed up with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation to produce a current brochure with information on cross-border recreational travel for the Great Lakes boater. Download the brochure (PDF) A couple of years ago the U.S. announced that they were not going continue to finance Loran-C and as stations needed maintenance, they would be decommissioned. GPS was able to do almost everything that Loran-C could do and GPS was world wide in scope. This resulted in strong complaints ... read the latest developments If you carry a VHF radio on your boat, you need a Restricted Operator Certificate ROC(M) in order to legally use it. Power Squadrons in Canada are the primary source for courses and examination. Use the links in the above paragraph for more details, or click here. Chandlery owner and boating safety expert Lori Mason, spends a great deal of her free time working with clubs and organizations to promote safety concepts, especially with regard to distress signaling - flares, in other words. Here she discusses the various types and their uses in detail. Read the article In this second in a series of articles, Lori Mason delves into more information about flares: dating, obsolescence, disposal difficulties, law enforcement. Read the article and be sure your flare kit is legal and up-to-date.
Most of the water in Canada is cold year round. It’s cold
water that is a major contributor to recreational drowning deaths year after
year. Nine Boot Camp volunteers offered to ‘jump in with both feet’ and
experience first hand what happens in 6 degree Celsius water.
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We introduce the first series of cruising-related images that you can download and use for computer wallpaper backgrounds. This first series is courtesy of Paul and Sheryl Shard who took the photographs during their extensive voyages. Image catalogue |
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David and Pat Teall's website features a definitive article on the problems (and solutions) of on-board communications. [Updated link] Details |
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We've created a Boating Calendar page and it's quite a task to keep it current - we need your help. Tell us about your upcoming events. Page |
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