We’re accepting entries for the Halifax International Boat Show contest! You send fill out the entry form below or simply send in your details to Suzanne at editor@advocatemediainc.com. Your email entry should include: Photo (at least 300 dpi in size) Photo details including the name of the photographer, location of the photo. Your contact information [...]

* Gold Coast Australia extends lead as cold front brings much-awaited wind * Battle of the trimmers underway as fleet finds band of breeze * Derry-Londonderry celebrates return to Indian Ocean with tot of rum Gold Coast Australia has extended its lead overnight as a cold front bringing winds up to 30 knots powered the [...]

• Crews revel in surfing conditions as anticipated storm hits race fleet • Teams well-prepared to ride out tough conditions • Gold Coast Australia skipper: ‘It’s still anybody’s race’ This time yesterday the fleet was battening down the hatches in preparation for a pummelling from Mother Nature. When the weather front eventually hit, although powerful, [...]

* Edinburgh Inspiring Capital gets surprise visit from HMS Edinburgh * First boats start Ocean Sprint for extra point * Welcome to Yorkshire sails between stunning Tristan da Cunha islands The crew of Edinburgh Inspiring Capital had an unexpected rendezvous with HMS Edinburgh overnight in a fitting location close to Edinburgh, the world’s most remote [...]

1996 REGAL SPORT CRUISERS Commodore 292: c/w Twin Mercruiser 5.7L, closed cooled engines, camper top, mooring cover, VHF, depth, full galley. Sale Price $39,900. 2011 REGAL BOW RIDER 2700 ES: c/w Volvo 8.1L GXI w/dual prop, extended swim platform, mooring cover, cockpit fridge, Shorelander trailer. Boat, Motor and Trailer. $94,900. 2006 SEA SWIRL STRIPER 2101 [...]

By Rob Dunbar Atlantic Canadian water enthusiasts, whether you’re a sailor, power boater, paddler or sport fisherman, love to leave their troubles on shore and get away from the frenzy of their everyday lives. We all know it’s the law to have a Transport Canada-approved flotation device for every person aboard. Sometimes despite our best [...]

By Jim Snair “TURN THE BOAT DOWN!” Those words still ring true in my memory weeks after the most recent running of the Marblehead to Halifax Race. I was onboard a 36’ J/111 called Blast and we were sailing fast (double-digit fast) up the coast of Nova Scotia off of Port Joli. At just after [...]

Sailing for Everyone A practical guide to the sailing of small boats for the novice of any age By Simon Watts Wooden Boat Books ISBN: 1-934-982-01-6 6 x 9, 88 pages with colour illustrations Paperback, $12.95 With a summer home on Middle Island, near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Sailing for Everyone began as a guide for [...]

By Tom Mason In a province that has spawned more than its share of great sailors, Joshua Slocum’s name has a special ring. The Nova Scotia native who became a naturalized American citizen was the first person in history to circumnavigate the world alone. He accomplished the feat in an age before self steering gear, [...]

By Ernest Hamilton I confess to being a cruising sailor who gets (almost) as much kick out of working on and puttering about my boat as I do sailing her. I do most of my own maintenance on my boat. I “contract-out” only a few of the heavy jobs that are both unpleasant and time [...]