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…
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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…