CPS - ECP News
SAVE more, BOAT more. Discover Dock Links
Members receive exclusive access to savings at participating marina’s, restaurants and retail locations across Ontario. Dock Links Marine Partners invite you to come and visit their facilities and offer you exclusive discounts, such as transient stay discounts, fuel discounts, and discounts on pump outs. Members can take advantage of exclusive discounts at restaurants, local businesses, partnered marina’s and much more…
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Out of the Galley and into The Gallery
Toronto our host city for the 2022 AGM and Conference is culture rich. Beyond the food, neighbourhoods, markets and major attractions there is a wealth of galleries and museums for you to explore. Many are a short walk or cab ride from our hotel. By far the most renowned and largest is the Art Gallery of Ontario with superb permanent collections housed in over 500,000 square feet. You will want to be there for many hours so this is an excellent...
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Card Replacement message
You can order replacement Pleasure Craft Operator Card or Restricted Operator Certificate cards online. Canadian Power and Sail will replace any PCOC issued by us or the Canadian Red Cross, if they are in our directory. Please register your account as a returning user, login, go to your Profile and update your mailing address before proceeding to payment.
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Editor's Note
Finally, an ordinary weekend
After all this time we were hoping for something extremely simple – an ordinary summer boating weekend. It couldn’t have turned out any better. We kicked it off as part of live, in-person Canada Day celebration. Everyone was wearing red Canada outfits, soaking in the sun and drinking in the festive tropical music. Dancing onshore, cockpit partying aboard!
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Water levels
Lakes Huron/Michigan could see 3.5 foot drop below record low levels by 2030: study
A study on water levels projects an unprecedented drop of water levels on Lakes Michigan-Huron and Georgian Bay to 1.1 metres (3.5 feet) below the record low by 2030. By 2040, levels may rise to 0.3 metres (one foot) higher than the 1986 record high. The study by W.F. Baird & Associates Coastal Engineers Ltd. was commissioned by the Georgian Bay Great Lakes Foundation...
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New boats
38’ Cape Sable
Looking for a stylish 38' ocean-friendly motorboat? You need look no further than a Cape Sable from Cape Island Cruisers of Nova Scotia. The design is based on the time-tested Cape Islander workboat concept. The result is an elegant and safe boating-home designed for a generation of Maritimers looking to cruise the ocean waters at their doorstep. Veteran sailor Tom Gallant says, “She’ll make a fine live-aboard — makes no fuss going...
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News
A bridge too far, Jeff Bezos’ superyacht threatened with egging
A resistance force has mobilised in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Threats of crowds egging Jeff Bezos’ new superyacht have seemingly disrupted Oceanco’s plan to temporarily dismantle a historic bridge to allow the yacht to pass. It now seems that the yacht will have to find another route to take. Bezos’s gigantic, 430-million-euro ($485 million) sailing yacht with its 40m high trio of masts is too big for the iconic...
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New boats
The Elan Impression 43
For more than 18 years since the launch of the first model, the Elan Impression line was one of the key global players in the family cruising segment. All the Elan Impression models went through many successful iterations, redesigns and modernizations but it’s been quite some time since a completely new Elan Impression model saw the light of day. Now, after we successfully launched the unique Elan GT6 and ambitious Elan E6...
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POTW
The perfect CY moment
Midland boaters Sheldon and Julia East were aboard their Rinker when daughters Jada and Jenna took over to set them up for this impressive Photo of the Week.
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Plugboats
X-Yachts adds electric option
X-Yachts of Denmark is the latest shipyard to offer electric propulsion on its sailing yachts with the introduction of the X4⁹E, an adapted version of their existing X4⁹ model. X-Yachts joins builders like Arcona, Beneteau, Excess Catamarans, Elan, Salona, Fantail, Viator and others who either have electric propulsion as standard or now make it available as an option on some models.
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Charter Boats
New Moorings 403PC launched
The Moorings introduces its newest power catamaran, the Moorings 403PC. The arrival of the new yacht in 2023 completes a modern range, entirely reinvented, and specifically designed to meet the highest requirements of comfort and seaworthiness. Like the 46- and 53-foot predecessors, the Moorings 534 Powercat and Moorings 464 Powercat, the side glazing runs the full length of the hull.
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Foto Fun
PORTS Lake Ontario Photo Contest!
Hello Lake Ontario Boaters. As you know, the much anticipated PORTS Lake Ontario Guide is in production and we plan to release this December, 2022. Editors are researching and writing, aerial photographers are out and our creative designers are prepping. The free mobile digital app version will be available for this guide as well.
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Boat DIY
Cradle adjustments can distort your boat
Last issue of CYOB, we discussed stay and shroud tension and how these adjustments can affect boat stress and even jam cupboard doors. Another important yet often overlooked adjustment is the cradle! I see many boats where all the weight is either on the keel or all on the pads. There is a proper load distribution for each boat. But as a guideline, I use the 70/30% rule. Meaning I try to put 70% of the weight on the keel and 30% on the pads.
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Safety
4 Steps to Control Vessel Flooding
Every year the Coast Guard reports thousands of boating incidents, many which involve collisions with objects or equipment failures. While most boaters have safety gear on board that is legally required, many do not have the tools and materials on-hand to make a critical repair in case of an emergency. Flooding can happen quick! For example, a 3-inch hole, 2 feet below the water line, will result in...
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Boating info
VHF book review: Some Good Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall Reading
Three books in a series of books by Canadian author Erik Skovgaard. These three books, as the author states, are not intended to be comprehensive treatises on their subject matter. They are intended to be Guide/Handbooks. This has been extremely well accomplished. To entice you to actually read and use them there are three major points to consider. 1) They are not large (5.5 x 8.5), so they will fit in any convenient spot close to your electronics or bookshelf at home.
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Ask Andrew
The three-year tune-up
Our boats are now on the water after a couple of really unusual years – if we did get out it was checkered with restrictions, lockdowns etc etc and etc. So this year, there was lots to do before launch - antifouling, polishing, cleaning, engine check-overs and the installation of a three years’ worth of birthday and Christmas electronic doo-dads. By now, most of us have had a chance to enjoy some time on the water. With time on the water...
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Gear
Freedom LTE-A
The Freedom LTE-A is a Dual Band MU-MIMO 2.4Ghz + 5Ghz WiFi transceiver with a built-in universal SIM slot for cellular connectivity. The complete unit including all antennas is conveniently housed in an easy to mount dome. The dome comes complete with stainless steel 1-14” female thread mount so it can be used with standard marine mounts (not included). Power and connection are provided by a single 12vdc PoE (Power Over Ethernet) cable for easy installation.
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