A 15 to 20-knot westerly had thrown up short, steep seas as we powered our way out past the Lion’s...
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Peter A Robson has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of book and magazine writing, research, editing and production. He has edited numerous magazines including Pacific Yachting. His has authored or contributed to a number of award-winning books on diverse subjects such as commercial fishing, forestry and salmon farming. Though his home is in British Columbia, his assignments have taken him throughout North America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Australia, China and South America.
Anyone who has boated in Howe Sound is likely familiar with the powerful Squamish winds that funnel down the sound....
For five days now we’ve been making our way down Canada’s longest river, the 1,700-kilometre Mackenzie. We’ve now travelled over...
It was a bizarre idea. Pleasure vessels—other than the occasional canoeist—simply don’t travel the length of the Mackenzie River. At...
Today, almost every planing and semi-displacement vessel is equipped with some form of transom mounted trim tabs. They assist vessels...
For most people, docking is the most stressful part of boating. However, these days, joystick steering has made it much...





