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Captain Wayne Skinner, owner of C-Tow from 2005 to 2008, towing a fishboat under the Ironworkers Memorial/Second Narrows Bridge in
Vancouver Harbour. Credit Sea Snaps.
vessel operators, asking if they wanted to
become part of the C-Tow network. He
told them if there were problems in their
area of the coast, he'd call them and they
could rescue the vessel or deal with their
problems. " In the early 1990s, C-Tow
membership had expanded to almost 200.
C-Tow Sidney providing fuel to a sailing vessel off Mayne Island in the BC Gulf Islands.
Barb (nee MacDonald) met Jim on
Bowen in 1988. She often went out with
him on calls. She recalls those early years:
" There were a lot of boats out there and of
course, we had a radio and scanner in our
house, and it was on 24 hours per day on
VHF 16 and 22, the Coast Guard channels
and the Vancouver Traffic channels. It did
kind of drive me crazy at first, but I slowly
got used to it. It was kind of fun listening
to what was going on and I still kind of
miss it. "
RISING POPULARITY
Continued Barb: " He was originally by
himself and then he recruited other
48 CANADIAN BOATING | MAY 2024
JIM MACDONALD PASSES
Jim MacDonald passed in 2002 and
Barb wasn't interested in carrying on the
company. Jim's long-time friends, Harry
Woodman (C-Tow Melwood), and his
girlfriend, Joy Meldrum, ended up taking
over management. However, Woodman
wasn't really interested in building the
company and he started looking for
someone to take it over. In the end, Harry
handed it over to marine surveyor Paul
Dupre in late 2002. Dupre sold the company
to Gibsons-based Wayne Skinner
in 2005 and in 2008, Skinner sold the
company to current owner Andy Cardiff.
At the time there were about 500 C-Tow
members in BC.

Canadian Boating May 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Boating May 2024

AT THE HELM: We Are Lucky to be Boaters
FEATURE EDITORIAL: Boating & the Environment - Shifting Toward Sustainability
DESTINATION FEATURE: Cruising Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands
CRUISING: Crossing the Ocean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
TECH FEATURE: Tricking out a New Lagoon 42 with Solar Power
THE PORT HOLE: May 2024
FEATURE: C-TOW Marine Assistance - 40 Years of Marine Rescues
POWER REVIEW: Sylvan G3 CLZ DC
CROSSING THE LINE: Timely Alternate Approaches to Antifouling
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Intro
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover1
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover2
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 3
Canadian Boating May 2024 - AT THE HELM: We Are Lucky to be Boaters
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 5
Canadian Boating May 2024 - FEATURE EDITORIAL: Boating & the Environment - Shifting Toward Sustainability
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 7
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 8
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 9
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 10
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 11
Canadian Boating May 2024 - DESTINATION FEATURE: Cruising Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 13
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 14
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 15
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 16
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 17
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 18
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 19
Canadian Boating May 2024 - CRUISING: Crossing the Ocean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 21
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 22
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 23
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 24
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 25
Canadian Boating May 2024 - TECH FEATURE: Tricking out a New Lagoon 42 with Solar Power
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 28
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 29
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 30
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 31
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - THE PORT HOLE: May 2024
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 45
Canadian Boating May 2024 - FEATURE: C-TOW Marine Assistance - 40 Years of Marine Rescues
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 47
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 48
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 49
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 50
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 51
Canadian Boating May 2024 - POWER REVIEW: Sylvan G3 CLZ DC
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 54
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 56
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 57
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - CROSSING THE LINE: Timely Alternate Approaches to Antifouling
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover3
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover4
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