Boating Resources

The 1000 Islands Boat Show has compiled a number of helpful links to help guide boat owners and potential owners around the waterways this summer.

Personal Flotation Devices
On waterways policed by the OPP, 81 percent of the deaths were recreational boaters not wearing a lifejacket or PFD. Most of these drownings... (read more)
Courtesy OPP Marine Unit

Pleasure Craft Licences
A pleasure craft licence provides a unique identification number – commonly referred to as the "licence number" – that an owner of a recreational vessel must display on the boat's bow, as required under the Small Vessel Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.  (read more)
Courtesy Service Canada

Canoe or Kayak - What's Right for Me?
This may be the first fundamental decision you will have to make when entering the wonderful world of paddle sports. No matter what the choice, and in some cases it may not be a choice but rather a combination... (read more)

Runabout The Rideau
Some of the world’s most spectacular boating routes are inland waterways where you are never more than a few yards from ‘terra firma’. For boating on waters such as these, the ever-popular family runabout is all you really need for the perfect cruise... (read more)
Courtesy Power Boating Canada Magazine

Monitoring the Weather
Understanding weather and water conditions is very important. Operators should... (read more) 
Courtesy Transport Canada

Impaired Boating
Bill 209 has given police services across Ontario another tool in their efforts to reduce deaths and injuries on our waterways... (read more)
Courtesy OPP Marine Unit

How To - Deviate Your Compass
As recreational boating floats into the future with more electronic gadgets appearing on board, our connection with the lowly magnetic compass decreases.  Yet its very presence on board pleasure craft, as a safety item, is mandated by law in Canada. And its use is invaluable - especially when... (read more)
Courtesy Power Boating Magazine Canada

Marine Maps - 1000 Islands
Mark the spot... (see more)
Courtesy Ocean Grafix

Inspecting your Pleasure Craft
Better a few minutes of delay onshore than hours of waiting in an uncomfortable or dangerous situation. Knowingly operating a pleasure craft that is unseaworthy is a criminal... (read more)
Courtesy Transport Canada