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Onboard Reader's Choice Monthly
Welcome back and happy new year! Reader’s Choice Monthly is a compilation of your favourite recent articles from the past months. This issue has a little something for everyone. Please enjoy!
As you know, it is BOAT SHOW SEASON! Canadian Boating will be at the Toronto International Boat Show from January 19-28, then heading straight to the Vancouver Show, January 31 to February 4. Our Team is prepped and ready to cover the shows so keep an eye on our Facebook and Instragram. If you haven’t already purchased tickets, you can subscribe to Canadian Boating Magazine for $23.97 to receive a pair of tickets to your show of choice. Click on this link and enter Promo Code FREETIX.
Stop by our booth, say “Hi” and grab a copy of the CB Show Issue, packed with great reading! Plus, we have Steiner Binoculars, a Sea Choice Inflatable SUP and Blue Jay Tickets to give away!
New this year, we are inviting the boating community to stop by and make a donation of choice in support of Food Banks throughout Canada. Your donation will be used by food banks to help purchase what is needed most. Food banks are being utilized more than ever in Canada with almost 2 million visits a month. Get OnBOARD! Let’s see how much we can raise as a community!
See you there! Enjoy this edition of Reader’s Choice Monthly.
Jill Snider,
Publisher, Canadian Boating
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How to Plan a Yacht Charter
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The yacht charter vacation product was pioneered in modern times by companies like The Moorings over 50 years ago, and for decades remained a best-kept secret of the boating industry. Back then, traditional sailboats comprised the majority of yachts available for many years, which required extensive sailing knowledge on the part of the customer in order to entertain the idea...
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Cruising into Adventure: Your Ultimate Guide to the 2024 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show
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Get ready to set sail into an ocean of excitement at the 2024 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show, where innovation meets Miami’s vibrancy and electric culture. This year promises an experience like no other, and we’ve got the scoop for navigating you through the show’s must see experiences. Taking place throughout President’s Day weekend, February 14 – 18, the show...
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Take a next-level boating course to boost your confidence and skills!
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This course teaches basic navigation skills (using a compass, reading and interpreting nautical charts, understanding the navigation aids – buoy system, and exploring the basic features and use of Electronic Navigation devices), legal responsibilities and safety measures, selecting and using lines and knots, anchoring, docking, understanding the impact of weather on boater safety...
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Know-how: A Guide to Boating Etiquette
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Everyday good manners are only common courtesy, customs are derived from traditions. Always respect the rights of others while underway. Power boaters must take note of the affect their wake will have on smaller boats and sailing vessels. Make sure to give them a wide berth. When boating near sailing vessels that are engaged in racing, reduce speed to minimize your wake...
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Ask Andrew: Off-season Prop Repairs
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With boats out of the water and underwater machinery exposed, it’s a great time to examine these areas of the boat and investigate the types of repairs that may be needed before re-launching. The boat’s propeller is a particularly important part of the vessel: Turning in one direction, it pushes the boat forward through the water. Spinning in the opposite direction, it draws the vessel astern...
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From the Expert: Comment from Fogh Boat Supplies on the Statement from Interlux Regarding the Discontinuation of VC17
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After reading Interlux’s statement on the discontinued VC17 antifouling paint, we have prepared some of our recommendations: Sand the VC17 off entirely with 80 grit sandpaper rather than 120 grit sandpaper. If you don’t remove almost all the VC17, whatever is applied over may not adhere to the hull and fall off. After sanding with 80 grit sandpaper, apply one or two coats of Interprotect...
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The Boat Nerd: Using Electronic Visual Distress Signals in Place of Pyrotechnic Distress Signals
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As a pleasure boater with a vessel that is over 6m in length and operating over a mile from shore I am required to carry distress signaling devices. For years this has been satisfied by pyrotechnic flares. These flares are only certified for four years from date of manufacture and are difficult to dispose of, never mind that flare nights when we once could safely practice the use of these devices in a...
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Be Safe Around Cold Water This Year!
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The Canadian Safe Boating Council hosts both in person and virtual workshops facilitated by Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht (aka Professor Popsicle) of the University of Manitoba and world-renowned expert in hypothermia. Maybe you’re just interested in finding out a little more about how our bodies react to cold water immersion. You may be a first responder wanting to learn more about how to...
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Four Winns and Canada’s Vision Marine win major general boating award for electric H2e
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The Four Winns H2e, with electric power train by Montreal’s Vision Marine Technologies, has won the Runabout category for 2023 in the prestigious Boat of the Year Awards presented by the US publication BOATING Magazine. To decide the award, the magazine’s editors test 100+ boats in different categories. The magazine says that includes ‘gas boats, diesel boats, electric boats, jet...
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Boats: Beneteau Flyer 9 Sundeck
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RCR’s broker, Corbo Corbishley, had a demo Beneteau Flyer 9 Sundeck for several weeks early this summer and had the opportunity to run the boat on several occasions in varied conditions. Here are his thoughts on this comfortable, outboard-powered, innovative boat from Beneteau. Overall Impression: “This boat checks a LOT of boxes!” “The two 250 hp Mercury Verados can push this...
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News: 66th Annual Toronto International Boat Show Returns to Exhibition Place
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The annual 10-day show kicks off on First Look Friday (Jan. 19) when organizers anticipate dozens of product unveilings across the show floor among 500 exhibitors; and welcomes the boating public to rendez-vous, re-connect, and rev up for the upcoming season. No other show in Canada can boast the most product launches from the marine industry, the most comprehensive offering...
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40th Edition of Halifax International Boat Show Docks This Winter
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Atlantic Canada’s largest boating event marks its 40th anniversary edition this February. The Halifax Exhibition Centre will once again be transformed into an all-inclusive recreational boating showcase where visitors can explore the latest in runabouts, cruisers, sailboats, motor yachts, pontoon boats, fishing boats, inflatables, RIBS and personal watercraft. The show also offers exhibits...
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