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CanBoat News
Final Expired Flare Collection Event of 2025
With disposal costs funded by our CPS Foundation and CIL, CanBoat volunteers have hosted 27 events and collected 38,454 expired flares so far this year! CanBoat / Sudbury volunteers will be offering a final collection event on September 20th at Sudbury Hearth and Home located...
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CanBoat Hoodies Are Perfect For Fall Adventures
Get cozy and treat yourself to a CanBoat / NautiSavoir hoodie! There are over 30 colours to choose from including a highly visible safety green. You can also find full zip and extra cozy fleece options. You can even customize some product sleeves by adding your vessel name, Squadron name or volunteer position.
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Hidden-Gem Feature: Mazinaw Lake
 Have you explored the map yet? Check out this destination submitted by Vanessa Schmidt. Visit Bon Echo for fabulous views of the famous 100m Mazinaw Rock. Get up close by boat to see over 260 Indigenous pictographs. Or hike to the top for incredible views of fall foliage.
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National Annual General Meeting 2025 – SAVE THE DATE! November 29, 2025
 This year CanBoat / NautiSavoir will be having a virtual Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 1:00 PM EST. You will be receiving eblast updates on the meeting that will give you more detailed information on the process, the motions, and the timelines on voting in the coming weeks.
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Editor's Note
Lemon Meringue
As the summer slow fades to autumn, every day by the boat gets more special. Labour Day turned out the be one of those unique days capped off with dinner overlooking the boats with warmth and socializing just as it should be.
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Our Waters
Divers Cleaning Up B.C.’s Waterways
In 2013, Henry Wang, co-founder of BC organization Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans was starting to get bored of recreational scuba diving, until he found something worth diving for. Invited to dive at Buntzen Lake, BC by his friend Jonathan Martin, the pair were shocked by the amount of garbage they discovered beneath the surface.
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New Boats
Yamaha Unveils Three All-new 29-foot Jet Boats for 2026
Yamaha Motor Canada has unveiled three all-new 29-foot boats —a bold new line of 295 Series jet boats designed to elevate Yamaha into the premium day cruiser market. As the company’s largest, most luxurious boats ever built, the 295 Series represents a…
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Sponsored Content
Seven Reasons Canadian Sailors Come to the Annapolis Sailboat Show
With over two million lakes and the world’s longest coastline, Canadian sailors enjoy no shortage of great places to cruise. But when the sails come down and the tarps go on, there’s one warm-weather tradition that calls to sailors across the border: the Annapolis Sailboat Show...
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Ask Andrew
I Hit Something! Now what?
The moment we all dread. It’s a sunny day and you’re out for a cruise. Suddenly the boat shudders beneath you, pings, dings and clangs are heard, and you realize that you’ve hit something submerged. From a seamanship standpoint – there are many pieces of advice and rules to follow.
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Sneak Peek
Watch for CB October
Canadian Boating’s October issue is on its way celebrating your jam-packed summer some blue-water sailing, Canadian history, and comprehensive power reviews, all in one magazine! Our favourite boating personality Steven Bull (Waterways TV) takes us on an intriguing historical tour of Canadian canals.
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New Equipment
Volvo Penta’s Next-generation Autopilot
Volvo Penta has launched its next-generation marine Autopilot system. Fully integrated with their Electronic Vessel Control (EVC) system and offering unique integration possibilities with other smart solutions, the new boat autopilot system delivers intuitive performance and an enhanced boating experience.
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Written in Partnership with AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel’ Five Fall Maintenance Tips
As the summer boating season draws to a close, AkzoNobel’s yacht coatings team shares expert advice to help boat owners get ahead of fall maintenance and simplify next season’s launch. Ray Tucker, Regional Technical Service Manager, says: “Fall maintenance is a key opportunity to set the boat up for success next season.
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Boat Superstitions
#5 Yikes! - Don’t Change a Boat’s Name
The name of the boat is both spiritual and practical. Once a boat is named, it has been recorded in Poseidon’s “Ledger of the Deep,” which keeps track of boat names travelling the sea and ensures that no harm comes to boats that are listed. To change a boat’s name...
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POTW
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Happy Birthday Charles!
Charles D Waterman is worth celebrating as one of Canada’s biggest boating promoters, President of the Board of Broad Reach Canada (helping underrepresented youth through onboard experience), hot crew on Spitfire and all round enthusiastic boat guy.
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Racing
Shark 24 Canadian Championships August 23–24
The Shark fleet took over Whitby Yacht Club on August 23–24 for the 2025 Canadian Championships, and what a weekend it was. With 38 crews from across Ontario and Quebec making the trip, the docks were buzzing with energy before a single race even started.
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Racing
2025 Melges 24 and Viper 640 Canadian National Championship
The South Port Sailing Club of St. Clair Beach Ontario, hosted two Canadian Championships, both on the same weekend, September 5 - 7, 2025. This was a challenge both on and off the water. Many long-time racers call Lake St Clair “Lake St Stupid” because they say the weather is very...
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Offshore
Whisky Jack Completes Lorient to Cadiz Prologue, Canadia Ocean Racing On Leg 5
Melodie Schaffer is at it again entering her second Globe 40, the 30,000-mile double-handed race around the world including Melodie and one crew member for each of the seven legs of the race. The first leg of the Globe40 race is a sprint across the Atlantic, and the overall race spanning...
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