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Message From The Editor
Do We Really Need This OnBoard?
YES is the short answer and here’s why. Twice every month this OnBoard newsletter covers almost 100% Canadian-only boat stories – power, sail, electric, antique and classic, and everything else that floats. Canadian designs and boats built here or sold here. Anything that happens in the waters of this country – lakes, rivers, canals, all the seawater ports. We cover marinas, clubs, and organizations like BoatCan (formerly the Power and Sail Squadrons), Sail Canada, and Shellbacks. We visit ports, dockside restaurants and sunsets from St John’s to Victoria and they all get prominence.
OnBoard is onboard with boaters all over the country like these guys on the volunteer dredging team at Newport. Read their story below.
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John Morris
Online Editor
Canadian Boating Magazine
John@opmediagroup.ca
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On the Waterfront
Beyond Cost Savings: Why Volunteering Matters
Across Canada, yacht clubs are navigating a familiar set of pressures: rising operating costs, aging infrastructure, shifting member expectations, and an increasing demand for professional-level amenities. In this environment, volunteer programs—once viewed as optional or informal—are re-emerging as a critical...
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Tech
Mercury Unveils Integrated Suite of Digital and Control Innovations
Mercury Marine just announced the launch of a new generation of digital and control innovations designed to elevate performance, simplify operation, and enhance the overall boating experience. Unveiled as part of a unified innovation showcase, Mercury’s latest advancements include the Mercury Keyless System, Boost, Premier Joystick, and a new DTS Performance Pedal for high-performance applications.
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Boating Smarts
CanBoat Courses Coming Your Way
CanBoat (formerly CPS) volunteers will be present at three more shows this year, providing attendees with discounts on three essential courses for boaters!
•Operator Card Course (POCC) – 50% off
•Boat Handling Course – 20% off …
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What's News?
At Onboard we’re here for your news. Dock news? Cruise plans? Engine workshops? Awards presentations? Winter get togethers? Send a blurb, pictures, links. If it’s boating news we’re Onboard! Just let us know at
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Calendar Dates?
Got some important dates coming up at your marina, club or organization. Let us know and we'll tell the country via the Onboard Datebook.
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Vintage
RMS Segwun is Undergoing Huge Restoration
The Royal Mail Ship Segwun, North America’s oldest operating coal-fired steamship and an important feature of the Muskoka Lakes, is undergoing a remarkable and comprehensive restoration to ensure that she steams through the Muskoka lakes for future generations. Segwun is the sole survivor of a fleet of 22...
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Plugboats
Vision Marine Launches SPECTR Electric Tritoon
Seeing electric pontoon-style boats as a big growth opportunity, Quebec-based Vision Marine Technologies has launched a new electric tritoon – the SPECTR – with the E-Motion 180E electric outboard, P Pontoon battery system and passive hydrofoiling. The new boat delivers both plenty of speed to get out to open waters or favourite spots along with plenty of range to do what pontoon owners love to...
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Actually, an Artist’s Rendering
It’s not quite built yet but once it is the Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge on Toronto’s reborn eastern waterfront will provide a striking gateway between downtown and Toronto’s new island. On track for completion in mid-2028, Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge will bear a signature "S" shaped suspended arch connected by an array of fanning cables that evokes the sun’s path during solstices and equinoxes.
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Sneak Peek
April Canadian Boating
The highlight of the April issue is our major feature, 32 Awesome New Boats for 2026! Each Boat listing includes essential dimensions, descriptive copy, pricing information and a glamour photo for you to enjoy. It’s like the boat show in print! And there’s lots more in the April issue. Hey Siri! - Craig Ritchie writes a Tech Feature about the high-tech, voice activated systems on board new boats.
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Time to get a bigger boat!
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News
Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBAs)
The 2025 Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBAs) were held on Sunday, January 18 at the National Yacht Club in Toronto. At this gala event the Canadian Safe Boating Council, its members and stakeholders in recreational boating safety assembled to honour the people, programs, organizations and marinas that help to make boating in Canada...
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One Design
Canadian Shark Class Launches 2026 Regatta Circuit
The 2026 Canadian Shark Class Association regatta circuit is officially underway, marking a new chapter in one of Canada’s most cherished one-design keelboat racing traditions. With over 200 boats expected to compete throughout the season and numerous events that regularly draw 30+ boats on the line, the Shark fleet continues to thrive on the all over the country and beyond.
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SailGP
Northstar Mostly Tanks in Sydney
Since the team changed its name officially to Northstar and changed drivers from Phil Robertson to Giles Scott, results have been less than overwhelming. There are certainly other factors, but Sydney’s low-end result was illustrative of where the team is at currently well into the 2026 season.
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Racing
Heineken Wraps up with a Bang
Is it a regatta with a big party or a big party with a regatta. Either St Maarten is a wonderful way to get some great sailing in March and a staple in the Canadian Boating calendar. Final Day 4 of the 46th addition arrived on Sunday with huge wins. Gusts over 35 knots were recorded out on the racecourse, giving sailors a true taste of the demanding conditions.
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