Adventure Sailing this July!
Join us on a Swan 44 as we make our way down the east coast from Newfoundland to Annapolis, Maryland. 4 legs with stops in St John's, Lunenberg, and Newport RI.
Heart Attack in Paradise
Jim Garvin is the kind of student Sailing Instructors really enjoy – he’s teachable, he gets along with everyone and he’s along for the experience more-so than the certificate. Jim Garvin is low maintenance. So low maintenance in fact, that when he had a...
Becoming an RYA Instructor: the nitty gritty.
Topmast gets a few enquiries from Sail Canada and ASA instructors who want to become RYA instructors. Because of the difference between the schemes there is no easy cross-over. Find out how below. This is the process:1. Become an RYA Yachtmaster with commercial...
Where To Find Books On Sailing? Call Nautical Mind
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...
Clipper Race Fatalities Highlight Basic Safety Practices
In the 2015-16 Clipper Around the World Race, two people died. One crew member was struck by the mainsheet and had his neck broken during an uncontrolled gybe and the second was washed overboard in poor conditions at night, tragically it took 80...
