by Fin | Wed Jan 2022 | Boat Smart, Deep Waters, Head to Wind, Rules & Regs
Topmast is committed to conducting courses in a safe and responsible manner to ensure the health and safety of our students and Instructors. At Topmast we are mandated by the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and will act accordingly. We carefully examine...
by Fin | Wed Dec 2017 | Boat Smart, Rules & Regs
No one possesses the literary skills to make the subject of buoyage interesting – no one. Buoys, their markings and light attributes are a dry subject and a necessary evil in maritime training schemes. Still, getting them wrong can have very real repercussions....
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 | Fri Mar 2017 | Boat Smart, Deep Waters, Head to Wind, Rules & Regs
Being back in North American waters has highlighted a rather unique feature of being a Canadian – units of depth. Canada falls somewhere between the metric system and the US (Imperial) system of measurement. We’re caught at that dangerous crossroads between modernity...
by Fin | Thu Jan 2017 | Head to Wind, Rules & Regs
The RYA has made a big effort to facilitate the numerous requests for an alternative pathway to the much coveted OOW. Officer of the Watch is a key stepping stone for those looking to eventually ply their trade as a Captain on a superyacht. The BIG problem is most...
