The most essential boat knots include the bowline, cleat hitch, and clove hitch. Each knot serves a unique safety and mooring purpose on the water. As a boater, one of the things you need to know how to do is tie the right types of…
Spotting and avoiding choppy water requires reading surface reflections, wind patterns, and bottom contours. Watch for sudden color changes indicating shallow sandbars, surface ripples caused by opposing currents or wind, and areas of high boat traffic that generate chaotic wakes. Have you ever noticed that…
Do you need to licence your boat, register it, or both? You’ll need a Pleasure Craft Licence (PCL) for most recreational boats, and a formal vessel registration if you have a commercial vessel, a marine mortgage, a reserved name, or a vessel that travels internationally…
To get a captain's license in Canada for commercial vessel operation, you must get a Certificate of Competency from Transport Canada. Earning this certificate required formal training, a marine medical certificate, documented sea service time, and marine emergency duties training. Note that a captain's license…
Flares are a critical component of boating safety, but not all flare guns are suitable for boating. Your boat flare gun kit should be legally compliant, easy to use, and highly visible in case of distress on the water. We recommended a combination of electronic…
