The Real Origins of Boating’s Most Common Terms (Part 3)
Many expressions we commonly use today originate from early nautical activities. With a little research…
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The Real Origins of Boating’s Most Common Terms: Part 2
Original Photo – Kira auf her Heide (Unsplash) (BoatBlurb) Many expressions we commonly use today…
The Real Origins of Boating’s Most Common Terms: Part 1
Original Photo – Kira auf her Heide (Unsplash) (BoatBlurb) Many expressions we commonly use today…
Where Does ‘Mayday’ Come From?
Boaters on larger bodies of water are very familiar with VHF radios and all that…
The Octavius – One of Boating’s Biggest Unsolved Mysteries
Many have heard eerie tales of ships like the Mary Celeste, pushed into popular lore…
Sunken WWI English Ship With 100 Year Old Liquor Stuck in Limbo
Salvagers have asked permission to raise some of the finest liquor in England, but so…
Timbers From 17th Century Spanish Galleon That Inspired ‘The Goonies’ Movie, Wash Ashore in Oregon
A dozen wooden timbers from the suspected Santo Cristo be Burgos have been discovered in…
Oldest Sailboat in Canada Returns to the Water 125 Years Later
A 125 year old sailboat in British Columbia is set to sail once again. After…
Boating Home Alone
Enjoy Captain Bill Jenkins article. Readers have asked me to write about driving a boat…
Before Fibreglass – Georgian Bay and The Gidley Boat Company (Part 3)
Celebrating Canada’s Wooden Pleasure Boat Heritage – Part 3 In Part One of this series…
Before Fibreglass – Celebrating Canada’s Wooden Pleasure Boat Heritage (Part One)
As an introduction to this series, it is worthwhile to build a background of how…
Quick Tips For Boating – To VHF or Not to VHF
Boaters often ask me if I think they should have a VHF radio. I believe…
Thousand Islands Association Protecting A Boater’s Paradise
The 1000 Islands is an archipelago of 1864 islands that straddles the Canadian and US…
Sea-Doo to Go Electric by 2026
Sea-Doo manufacturer BRP Inc announced on Thursday that the company intends to electrify its entire…
WeirdBoats – The ‘Victa’ is Half Speedboat, Half Submarine, and Entirely Stealthy
We have found another worthy entry into our growing WeirdBoats repertoire. For the uninitiated, WeirdsBoats…
Innovators in Boating – Christopher Columbus Smith and Chris-Craft
The pleasure boat industry is chock full (no pun intended) of the most interesting of…