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We need recycling options for boats before they’re abandoned
April 10th, 2018
In November, 2017, Skippers’ Plan President Andrew Robertson, posted an article entitled New Abandoned Vessel Act Worth Watching. Sara Anghel, President of the NMMA, continues the conversation in this post below. There has been more attention lately on how to deal with abandoned vessels in Canada. Recently introduced federal legislation is a good step. The solution… Read More »
Sail Canada Member Benefits
March 6th, 2018
If you are a member of a yacht club and that club is a member of Sail Canada did you know you are entitled to receive the Sail Canada endorsements at no additional cost? The exclusive Sail Canada endorsements provide much more than that including : Regatta Expense Endorsement: We will reimburse you for Regatta Expenses… Read More »
Boating Season Opens January 12, 2018
January 4th, 2018
….At the Toronto International Boat Show There’s no better way to ring in the New Year and open the boating season than attending the Toronto Boat Show at the Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place – Jan 12-21. The show no longer uses the catch phrase – “Put some summer in your winter at the Toronto Boat Show”… Read More »
New Abandoned Vessel Act Worth Watching
November 1st, 2017
Transport Canada issued a news release on October 30: Government of Canada marks the one-year anniversary of the Oceans Protection Plan and introduces the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. It makes for interesting reading. Who can complain about a plan to “improve environmental protections and increase economic opportunities through tourism and fishing”. I’m not… Read More »
Could it happen here? (And if it did, am I covered?)
September 30th, 2017
With all the devastation in the eastern Caribbean a natural question to ask is ‘is our boat in that kind of risk?’ In Canada, the answer is largely ‘no’ but there is always a chance. There have been more than 60 recorded instances of tropical cyclones in Canada. Twenty-five of those occurred from 1995 to… Read More »
