加拿大游艇生活

10th June 2024

Preparing for Extended Cruising

If you are new to extended cruising – more than a week or two into unknown waters – it can…

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27th May 2024

Safety First

For many boaters, Spring is when they begin to daydream about their upcoming summer adventures, it’s also a good time…

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15th April 2024

Decision Making While Cruising

Decision making is never easy aboard a boat. If there is more than one person aboard your boat, how do…

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8th April 2024

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island

Known as the “Harbour City” for its incredible downtown harbour district, Nanaimo is the second largest city on Vancouver Island…

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1st April 2024

Maintaining Your Boat’s Attitude – Trim Tabs

Regardless of its size, if your boat has a planing or semi-planing hull, its degree of trim can significantly impact…

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18th March 2024

Preparing for the Boatyard

Before delivering your vessel to the boatyard for service or repair, you can do a few things to ensure its…

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4th March 2024

21 Questions for Spring

Before you start using your boat this spring, we wanted to share this checklist with best practices for spring commissioning…

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9th January 2024

VHF Radio is a Boater’s Best Friend

With the age of cellphones many boaters may think they don’t need to install a very high frequency (VHF) radio…

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27th November 2023

What’s in Your First-Aid Kit?

Scrapes, cuts, and bruises are all part of life on and off our boats. Being able to deal with medical…

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20th November 2023

Rules to Play By for a More Pleasurable Time on the Water

For many the dream of cruising British Columbia’s coast centers on freedom, self-reliance, adventure, discovery, challenge, camaraderie, and plain old…

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13th November 2023

Preparing for Winterization

As winter approaches and temperatures begin to drop, boaters start to think about winterization for their vessels. Some hire professionals…

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3rd October 2023

Anchor Trip Line

A Simple Inexpensive Insurance Policy   You have most likely read or heard stories of boaters having a hard time…

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19th September 2023

Caring for the BBQ

Nothing beats a BBQ for onboard cooking, but don’t forget cleanup. Barbequing is many boaters’ favorite way to prepare a…

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31st August 2023

Sea Strainer Shouldn’t Strain to Strain

Raw-water strainers have a vital job aboard the boat, and their need for routine attention is well worth the effort….

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14th August 2023

Navigation in the Fog

Even though the back of your neck might prickle and the hairs rise up at the sight of fog creeping…

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20th July 2021

Using A Stern-tie – A skill for your seamanship toolbox

The coastal waters of British Columbia boast more nooks and crannies to explore than you could possibly visit in a…

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