Winter Storage: Sailboat Masts, Up or Down?
In yacht clubs across Canada, as sailboats are hauled-out and winterized, the question always comes up: Should the mast remain up during the winter, or de-masted and stored separately? The answer? “As in most questions related to insurance the answer is: it depends, so contact your boat insurance broker before you make any decision.” stated Andrew Robertson, Senior […]
Boat Insurance Specialist Petra Fischer, TIBS Women’s Day Panelist
An extremely successful event in 2019, Women’s Day returns to the Toronto Boat Show January 19, 2020. Designed to educate and empower women at the helm, it’s an entire day of seminars, workshops, on-the-water docking and in-vehicle trailering sessions. Last year’s premier event hosted over 100 women. Tammy Wolf is the 2020 keynote with Overcome […]
Boating Ontario Launches Abandoned Boats Project
Boating Ontario has launched an Abandoned Boats Project Awareness Campaign aiming to increase boat owners’ awareness of their responsibilities, including proper management of their boat at the end of its life. Boating Ontario was the recipient of a grant under Transport Canada’s Abandoned Boats Program assisting in the removal of abandoned or wrecked small boats posing a risk […]
Boating Safety Tips from CBSC
Canadian Safe Boating Council has posted some great tips for spring and summer boating. It all begins with a pre-departure list, which you should complete before you head out on the water. Take a few minutes to walk around your boat and carry out a visual inspection to ensure your boat and engine are in […]
Skippers’ Plan Athlete of the Year at Sail Canada Rolex Awards
Each year it is our honour to recognize excellence in sailing at the Sail Canada Rolex Awards. This year’s event was hosted at the Carlu in Toronto where Andrew Robertson presented the Skippers’ Plan Award to the top male and female sailors in Canada. This award recognizes the achievements of top Canadian sailors based on regatta results in […]
Am I Required To Insure My Boat?
Boat insurance is NOT required for private pleasure boats in Canada, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need it. If you have a loan on the boat, your bank will likely require proof of insurance. The bank will be identified as a lien holder on the policy which means if there is a total loss claim they […]
Boat Insurance Polices: How to Read & Understand Them
Boat insurance policies are not standardized like auto insurance so the coverage and terms can vary from one insurance company to the next. While the policy wordings do share common elements, there are six key components you should review and understand before you choose one boat insurance policy over another. 1. POLICY TYPE: There are […]
NEW Compulsory Insurance Regulations For Boaters
If you plan to use your boat to carry passengers, you need to know about new regulations that make passenger liability insurance mandatory for marine passenger vessels. These regulations don’t affect you if you just use your boat for private pleasure use. But if you use your boat for any of the following activities then the compulsory […]
The boating season has begun! Toronto Boat Show | Jan 18-27
It’s our favourite time of year, boat show season! The time when we can chat with boaters one-on-one – answer questions, deliver quotes – or just say hi, how was your summer boating? The Skippers’ Plan marine insurance specialists will be at the Toronto International Boat Show booth #1753 from January 18-27 at the Enercare […]
Petra Fischer Joins TIBS Women’s Day Boating Panel
Skippers’ Plan marine insurance specialist Petra Fischer will be chatting about boating and boat insurance at Women’s Day, one of the new show features at the 2019 Toronto International Boat Show. Petra will be part of the lunch & learn panel discussion where attendees can ask boating questions about things they always wanted to know […]
