| Tingley wins Bronze in 2.4-metre Worlds
Halifax sailor Paul Tingley, will return to Canada with a bronze from the 2.4-metre world championships, which ended Friday in Florida. Tingley who won gold at the 2008 Paralympics in China, sails out of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. |
| Canada proposes better Marine Safety Last Thursday, tThe federal government announced proposals to improve marine safety and security, with new international shipping requirements for tracking systems aboard vessels such as passenger vessels with 12+ passengers and cargo vessels of 300 gross tonnes taking international voyages. These long-range identification and tracking systems transmit identity and position to other countries. Canada would also be able to receive identification from foreign vessels navigating within 1,000 nautical miles of its shores. The International Maritime Organization has adopted long-range identification and tracking of vessels in order to protect marine environments and aid shipping security. |
| All Boaters require an Operator Card by September 15
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| Jade Scognamillo now Youngest to Swim across Lake Ontario On August 1, 15-year-old Jade Scognamillo became the youngest person to swim across Lake Ontario, swimming 52 km. from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto. A new Canadian citizen, Jade raised $35,000 for the Hospital For Sick Children. Last summer, she set the record as the youngest and fastest person to ever cross Lake Erie. lfpress.ca |
| Ontario: Dispose of your Expired Marine Flares August 1-8, 2009
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| Great Lakes water levels rebound Great Lakes water levels are rebounding after a decade-long drop. During the mid-1980s, levels were high. A sudden drop began in the late 1990s. It forced cargo ships to lighten their loads to avoid grounding. If the estimates prove accurate, global warming will cause the lakes to recede up to 3 feet this century. www.freep.com |
| Canadian Rowers win 3 in 2009 Rowing World Cup All three Canadian crews entered in the finals at the 2009 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland came away with medals â?? two silvers and a bronze. The menâ??s eight was second behind Germany. Doug Vandor of Dewittville, Que., and Cam Sylvester of Caledon, Ont., won their second silver medal of the season in the lightweight menâ??s double event behind New Zealand. Lindsay Jennerich of Victoria, and Sheryl Preston of North Delta, B.C., clinched bronze in the lightweight womenâ??s double. www.vancouversun.com |
| Men 25 to 34 have Highest Risk of Drowning
Recent reports by the Canadian Red Cross says adult males 25 to 34 are most at-risk of drowning while boating with 39% of drownings occurring as a result of a boating mishap. Alcohol was present or suspected in half of those drownings. The reports concluded that nearly 2,000 boating deaths over the past decade might have been prevented had basic boating safety measures been taken, such as wearing a life jacket. timestranscript.canadaeast.com |
| Canadian Boats Visiting the U.S. will require a $49 Licence
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| Three gold medals for Canada at Pan Am canoe and kayak championships
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| Smuggling across Canada-USA Water Borders U.S. law enforcement is putting more resources into stopping smuggling across the waterways between Michigan and Ontario -- primarily narcotics and illegal immigrants coming into Michigan and alcohol and cigarettes going into Canada. U.S. Border Patrol made 761 arrests last year in Michigan, mostly along the St. Clair and Detroit rivers. Detroit Free Press | Boating in Canada News: U.S. and Canadian Border Security |
| "Element Quest" plans circumnavigation
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| 'Perfect Storm' fisherman convicted in Canada Maine fisherman and author Linda Greenlaw, who survived the Atlantic storm that was the basis for the book and movie "The Perfect Storm" has been convicted on charges of illegally fishing inside Canadian waters. Greenlaw was the last person in contact with the Andrea Gail before it sank in the 1991 storm. |
| Passports required to enter the U.S. by Boat
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| Ontario Wind Turbines Start up near Kingston
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| Andy Lepiarczyk completes Solo Around-the-world Voyage Andy Lepiarczyk, in his nine-metre (30') Figaro Beneteau sailboat the "Mighty Chicken", is back in West Vancouver after sailing around the world in 13 months. |
| U.S. and Canadian Border Security
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| One Frequency for Emergency Beacons Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue (COSPASSARSAT) now monitors EPIRBs (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon) only on frequency 406 MHz as of February 2009. Old EPIRBs transmitting on 121.5 MHz and 243 MHz can still be used for direction finding by the Coast Guard, but should be replaced with new ones. [Emergency Beacons (Canada)] |
| HST will add costs for Ontario Boaters If Ontario institutes a 13% HST 'harmonized tax' by combining the 8% PST (provincial sales tax) and the 5% GST (good and services tax), it will cover a range of services previously exempt from PST. Ontario boaters will start to pay an extra 8% on these costs: dockage, winter storage, mast stepping, haulout, holding tank pump out, fuels, surveys, legal and brokerage fees. Add up your bills and multiply by .08 - a cruiser using marina services will pay hundreds of dollars of additional tax. (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland already have HST. Alberta has no sales tax.) |
| Fishing in Ontario
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| Passports to enter the U.S.A. by Boat this Summer
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| Derek Hatfield retires from "The Vendee Globe"
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| Canadian Solar Boat moves to the U.S.A.
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| Halifax Sailor to Row around the World Professional sailor and navigator Sergei Morozov, is planning an ambitious adventure to circumnavigate the world solo in a rowing boat so he can raise funds to aid children affected by war. Once he secures sponsorship, he hopes to launch from Halifax late next summer, rowing the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Originally from Russia, Morozovm, 44, sailed from England to Halifax five years ago with his daughter Aleksandra and currently runs a shipping crew agency. Contact Morozov at rowingaroundtheworld@hotmail.com. [www.nowpublic.com] |
| Derek Hatfield returns for repairs in Round the World Race
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From August 1 to 8, 2009, anyone with expired recreational marine flares who wishes to dispose of them, can drop them off at any of the 165 OPP detachments across Ontario. At the end of the week, the OPP will turn the expired flares in to Transport Canada's 
After Sept. 19, 2009, Canadian boaters will have to have a $49 licence to operate a powered boating the U.S. In contrast, Americans boating in Canadian waters only have to apply for an operator licence if they stay more than 45 consecutive days. 
Congratulations to Canadian paddlers Mallorie Nicholson of Oakville, Ont., and the canoe pairs team of Jenna Marks and Maria Halavrezos, both of Dartmouth, N.S., collected their third gold medals in the 200-metre finals at the Pan American canoe and kayak championships in Rio De Janeiro July 5. Canada finished with 23 medals: 11 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze. 
Ken Kell and Ashley Acheson of Ontario purchased a 15 metre (48') pilot-house cutter, renamed "Element Quest", with plans to take the sailboat on a 35,000-mile circumnavigation. Kell is a longtime extreme sports athlete known for snowboarding, skydiving and climbing is a trained chef. They are signing on crew online for various legs of the voyage from ocean to coastal cruising.
Starting Monday, June 1, 2009, everyone will need a passport to enter the U.S. by land or boat. Also accepted: NEXUS card, FAST Free and Secure Trade card, or enhanced drivers licence (in provinces where available). 
125-metre wind towers on Wolfe Island in eastern Lake Ontario are starting operation to generate approximately 594 GWh annually. The $475 million project is the second largest wind farm in Canada. It has 86 wind turbines, each 2.3 MW, in western Wolfe Island, south of Kingston. 
Starting in 2009, Americans who fish in Canadian waters will require the 
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