CPS - ECP News
NEW Member Benefit with Carefree Boating Club
$500 New Member Discount; PCOC included in new membership. Boating without owning….. It's about time TM. The Carefree concept is simple – offering you the opportunity to fully experience the joys of boating without the high costs and commitments of ownership.
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Securing the Present, Shaping the Future: Nominations Open for Board Directorship
CPS-ECP gets its legal right to exist from Canada's Not-For-Profit Act. As a corporation, CPS-ECP is governed by directors. The Act states that the directors can elect a management committee of directors to take on most of the governance work, subject to board review and oversight. CPS-ECP has done that by electing directors to the Executive Committee (ExCom).
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Editors note
2023 looks innovative
As the new calendar flips and the Year of the Rabbit arrives, it already appears that this will be a landmark year for boat technology. Yes, electric boats have been around for 100 years, but this year, they are stealing all the headlines already.
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Events
Vancouver Boat Show Kicks Off on Wednesday
The Vancouver International Boat Show will be celebrating its 60th edition when it returns next week - providing attendees with a first look at the 2023 boating season’s premiere boat models and accessories along with presentations and workshops led by boating experts.
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News
Le Boat Launching New Satellite Base in Ottawa 2023
Le Boat announces plans to expand further into Ottawa for its 2023 season beginning May 19, 2023. The luxury houseboat rental company has long included Ottawa in its boating itineraries since its launch on the UNESCO World Heritage Rideau Canal in 2018. It is now adding Ottawa’s Dows Lake Pavilion as a new satellite base. The new base is in response to demand generated by Le Boat’s guests to include more convenient one-way trips to...
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News
CY Editor, Andy Adams, Receives ABYC Award
On January 9th in New Orleans during ABYC’s Standards Week, the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) welcomed new board members and celebrated award recipients at its annual meeting of Jan. 9, 2023, in New Orleans, LA.
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News
Nancy Erley - One World, Twice Around visits Victoria
The Maritime Museum of BC in Victoria has a Nautical Nights speaker night coming up featuring Captain Nancy Erley; it will be a hybrid in-person and Zoom-livestreamed talk about her two circumnavigations aboard Orca 38’ sailboat Tethys.
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Eight Bells
Howard John Hughes “H” July 11, 1933 - January 6, 2023
Boatbuilder, Aviator, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Husband, Father & Friend to many, Howard’s journey ended peacefully on Friday January 6th 2023. Howard Hughes was born in Liverpool, England 1933 to John and Anne Hughes. Joined in 1939 by his brother Peter, H’s formative years were WW2...
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POTW
We Love Poland
Poland is in the news in a good way, so it seems like good timing that I Love Poland completed the RORC Transatlantic Race in Grenada with an elapsed time of 8 days 23 hrs 37mins 07 secs, taking Monohull Line Honours. And you gotta love that spinnaker…
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Book locker
Cruise into 2023
January weather got you down? Dive into a Cruise guide (from Canada or down south) and get away from it all.
A Dreamspeaker Cruising Guide Vol. 3: Vancouver, Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast: 4th ed. This third volume in the Dreamspeaker series offers chartlets, tips, and data for cruising the Strait of Georgia’s eastern shoreline, including metropolitan Vancouver and nearby Indian Arm and Howe Sound.
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News
Canada Ocean Racing 2nd in RORC Transatlantic Race
Just this summer Scott Shawyer was showing off his brand new endeavour, Canada Ocean Racing’s refitted IMOCA 70, and outlining his planned adventure to hometown audiences. Now, just months later, he has delivered on the team’s promise taking 2nd place line honours for monohulls in the RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada, which departed Europe on January 8.
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Gear
Quick Release Drink Holders Install Where Others Won't
Plentiful drink holders have become expected amenities on today's boats but can be tricky to retrofit to older models, especially if the owner is uncomfortable taking a hole saw to their vessel or unsure of the precise location of hidden wiring and plumbing lines.
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Plugboats
Brunswick launches Veer – new boat brand for electric propulsion
Earlier this month at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Brunswick Corporation launched Veer, an all-new boat brand designed to support electric propulsion and appeal to the next generation of boaters. The first Veer model to be revealed is the X13...
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News
American Airlines to fly directly to BVI starting June 2023
BVI is the favorite cruising destination for many Canadian boaters but it’s always been a bit of a challenge to get there because of the limited facilities at the country’s main airport on Beef Island. The Terrance B. Lettsome airport underwent a major $55 million renovation...
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Ask Andrew
Understanding Sealants
Over the winter, a many-thousand pound fiberglass, wood or metal shell is held in position by only a few plywood pads, or perhaps by two trailer bunks. In the spring, many of our boats are lifted by two slings into the water, putting enormous pressure on the sides of the hull, causing it to flex and shift. While in the water, the pounding of waves, straining of rigging, driving rain and UV exposure are the norm. It always amazes me how boats hold up under the abuse that we put them through.
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