by Fin | Sun Oct 2017 | Boat Smart
by Fin | Thu Jul 2017 | Boat Smart
A Bad Day at the Office The Old Salt Blog recently posted a slightly inflammatory but informative piece on keels falling off (here) which raises more questions than it answers. Whether or not the few tragic incidents require an overhauling of design specs or...
by Fin | Thu Jun 2017 | Boat Smart, Head to Wind
Before RYA Examiner Dave De Wolfe came out to Kingston from Halifax to examine two of Topmast’s students at the Yachtmaster level we had a phone conversation about the efficacy of various man overboard techniques. It took a few minutes but we both agreed there’s a big...
by Fin | Thu Jun 2017 | Boat Smart, Deep Waters, Rules & Regs
Sailors are a literate crew and we at Topmast get a lot of questions about where best to satisfy their maritime intellectual cravings. Probably the best nautical bookshop we’ve encountered over the years is in Toronto, aptly called Nautical Mind. Located at 249...
by Fin | Thu Jun 2017 | Head to Wind
A wet May has made for some interesting challenges in the sail training business. However, when Topmast ran Canada’s first Powerboat Level 1&2 course over the May 27/28 weekend there was nothing but sunshine. With every intention of carrying out the short theory...
