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News Rollover Ends Wakefield’s Around the World Quest Written by Peter A. Robson    Following damage suffered by a rollover in the Atlantic, Glenn Wakefield has abandoned his solo, non-stop ’round-the-world quest. Wakefield, who set out from Victoria aboard his Cheoy Lee Offshore 40, Kim Chow, on September 23, 2007, was on his way to being the first North American and only the fifth sailor ever to make a single-handed circumnavigation against the prevailing westerly winds in the Southern Ocean. Read more...   ‘Unsinkable Legend’ Celebrates 50th Written by Jocelyn Cooper    Boston Whaler owners and fans are invited out to Union Steamship Marina in Snug Cove July 13, for an afternoon of festivities and a barbecue with Whaler’s senior management team to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. Read more...   Return of the Tall Ships Written by Hilary Henegar    The romance! The adventure! The Golden Age of Sail. Read more...   Sail-Training Improves Youth Confidence Written by Staff of Pacific Yachting magazine    The University of Edinburgh in Scotland has released the results of an international study of the benefits of “sail training”—that is, teaching young people to sail tall ships. The international research study of 17 sail training programs noted the following key findings: Read more...   New Era for Pierre’s Written by Peter Vassilopoulos    Owners Pierre and Tove Landry say that all the services offered at the previous location in Pierre’s Bay (Scott Cove) will be available at Echo Bay, including the cinema, pig roast, Lady Di’s bakery and weekly meal specials, such as Italian dinners, steak and baked potato nights, and happy hour. The facilities will now be in operation 12 months of the year. Read more...   Broughtons Update Written by Peter Vassilopoulos    Several properties in the Broughtons area have changed hands in the past year or so, including Sullivan Bay, Farewell Harbour and Windsong Sea Village at Echo Bay and the Quarterdeck Inn & Marina Resort in Port Hardy. Read more...   Overhaul at Canoe Cove Written by Jocelyn Cooper    Canoe Cove Marina and Boatyard, located near Sidney on southern Vancouver Island, has finished $1.2 million worth of upgrades to their haul-out and yacht repair facilities, including a brand new 55-ton Marine Travelift. Read more...   New to the PY Website! Written by Hilary Henegar    After 40 years of producing the West Coast’s most comprehensive recreational boating magazine, Pacific Yachting now offers readers an easy way to search our archives online. Read more...   Bamfield Celebrates 100 Years of Mechanized Sea Rescue Written by A. Douglas Lee    June 13–15 the seaside community of Bamfield will host a special event to mark a historic first in the world of marine rescue technology—namely, the advent of self-bailing, self-righting rescue boats that could be propelled through raging ocean surf not just by conventional human-powered oars alone but also by a propeller connected to an internal combustion engine. Read more...   Wooden Boat Fever Written by Staff of Pacific Yachting magazine    The 21st annual Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival will take place on Granville Island, August 21–24. Read more...   Study Assesses Environmental Impact of Recreational Boating Written by Hilary Henegar    With 60 percent of the world’s population expected to reside within 60 kilometres of the sea in the near future, the marine environment is becoming an increasingly hot topic. We are only just beginning to understand how truly fragile an ecosystem the oceans (and rivers) are, not to mention how human activity—including recreational boating—has impacted these systems. Read more...   More... Be Whale Wise Voluntary Green Marina Program Launched in B.C. Noisy Ocean Cause for Concern Hydrogen-Assisted Sailboat << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next > End >> Results 1 - 15 of 84 [ Back ]