Canada offers some of the most varied and demanding cruising in North America. These guides cover four distinct grounds: a remote BC wilderness where the water is warm enough to swim in summer, an Ontario freshwater sea with a North Channel that earns its reputation every time, a Nova Scotia Atlantic coast that rewards the offshore crossing from Maine, and the greatest of the Great Lakes, which demands respect and delivers remoteness unlike anything on the continent's other cruising grounds.
Desolation Sound: British Columbia's Crown Jewel
22°C water in a wilderness park with no roads — the anchorage every Pacific Northwest sailor puts on the list first.
Georgian Bay: The Inland Sea
A freshwater sea 180 miles long — the North Channel from Little Current to Killarney ranks among the top ten cruising destinations in North America.
Nova Scotia: Fog, Lobster, and the Best Anchorages on the Atlantic Coast
Shelburne, Lunenburg's UNESCO waterfront, the Bras d'Or Lakes — and lobster bought straight off the boat.
Lake Superior: The Greatest Lake
The world's largest freshwater lake — the Slate Islands, Michipicoten Island, and 300 miles of remote Canadian shoreline for sailors who go prepared.
Canadian Marina Directory
Find slips, anchorages, and facilities across British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and the Great Lakes in the Marina Directory →