SEASON 2 - FULL EPISODES

Extending the swim platform and adding a sternthruster before tackling the nearly two-dozen locks ahead.  Instead of staying the in the St. Lawrence Seaway, Steve and his father-in-law take the pocket cruiser through the heart of Montreal via the historic Lachine Canal.

From the St. Lawrence River through the Saint-Ours Canal, then the Chambly Canal and into American waters and Lake Champlain. Then the 11 locks of the Champlain Canal and the Troy Federal Lock and we emerge in the Hudson River.  Steve tackles the final 140-nautical mile run from Albany to New York City solo. 

The island province of Newfoundland has always been about boating from Vikings to Fishing to Tourism.  Capital city St. John's  is home to the oldest continuing sporting event in North America— The Royal St. John's Regatta. From there, and also to Signal Hill, the iconic site where Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal.   

Not content to be a spectator, Steve heads out with a local to discover the "ponds" (lakes) and heads offshore to see whales and puffins in their natural habitat. 

Muskoka has been a summer escape since before Canada became Canada.  One of the only remaining steamships anywhere still plies Lake Muskoka's waters, which is also home to the country's largest vintage boat show.   Steve is joined by his wife and 7-year old son to see if WaveRunners are a viable family fun option as they explore the lakes near Huntsville.   

If you can be in Bala, Ontario on a Tuesday night, you're in luck!  For half-a-century, SWS has been providing a free waterski show.  It was enough to get Steve hooked and he got in the water to try wake surfing and flyboarding.  

Join us on an exciting journey through Nova Scotia as we explore some of its most iconic maritime attractions! Discover the impressive restoration work on the historic Ship Hector and learn top docking tips from a Master Instructor at BoaterSkills.ca. Experience the thrill of Tidal Bore Rafting on the Shubenacadie River and witness the finish of the legendary Marblehead-to-Halifax sail race at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, the oldest yacht club in the Americas. Finally, marvel at the HMCS Oriole, the 103-year-old tall ship that remains in service as the oldest commissioned ship in the Royal Canadian Navy. 

Surrounded by the water, Essex County is home to Canada's southernmost city (Windsor), Canada's southernmost community (Pelee Island), Canada's southernmost point both mainland (Point Pelee) and island (Middle Island).  From Lake Erie to the south, to Lake St Clair to the north, joined by the Detroit River to the west with streams, creeks and rivers scattered around, this is a boaters' paradise whether it be paddleboard or powerboat.  

Steve heads to Comox to try his hand at salmon fishing, finds out why the famous Snowbirds aerial demonstration squadron does their spring training here (and what that means for boaters), and gets a local's guide to one of the massive inland lakes. 

On the south short of Lake Couchiching, just after you exit Lake Simcoe northwards via the Narrows, you'll find one of the biggest cities on the Trent-Severn Waterway: Orillia.  But because it's so close to Georgian Bay many just use it as a brief stopover or cruise cruise right by. Not to mention those four locks are particularly fascinating (the final lock build to connect the system, the one-of-a-kind Big Chute marine railway, the biggest drop in Swift Rapids, smallest lock in Port Severn)!