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P U B LI S H E R Gr e g Ni c oll
8 7 7- 6 2 0- 9 3 7 3 * g ni c oll @ k err wil. c o m
A D V E R TI SI N G
J o h n Ar m str o n g
2 8 9- 9 6 2-1 31 0 * j o h n ar m str o n g @ k err wil. c o m
B o b Ni c oll
2 5 0- 41 9- 4 8 5 8 * b ni c oll @ k err wil. c o m
Jill S ni d er
7 0 5- 5 2 7- 7 6 6 6 * jill s ni d er @ k err wil. c o m
S ar a h C a m p b ell
7 0 5- 5 2 7- 7 6 6 6 * s ar a h c a m p b ell @ k err wil. c o m
M A N A GI N G E DI T O R A n d y A d a m s
41 6- 5 7 4- 7 31 3 * a a d a m s @ k err wil. c o m
T R A V E L E DI T O R Eli z a b et h K err
41 6- 2 5 8- 9 9 4 8 * eli z a b et h k err @ k err wil. c o m
A R T DI R E C T O R All a n B at e s
41 6- 4 8 5- 9 2 2 9 * all a n. s. b at e s @ s y m p ati c o. c a
A D P R O D U C TI O N S ar a h C a m p b ell
7 0 5- 5 2 7- 7 6 6 6 * s ar a h c a m p b ell @ k err wil. c o m
C O N T RI B U T O R S A n d y A d a m s, J o h n
Ar m str o n g, R o b M a c L e o d, J o h n K err, J o h n
M orri s, Gr e g Ni c oll, M ari a n n e S c ott, Jill S ni d er
a n d K at h eri n e St o n e
P RI N T P R O D U C TI O N S ar a h C a m p b ell
7 0 5- 5 2 7- 7 6 6 6 * s ar a h c a m p b ell @ k err wil. c o m
CI R C U L A TI O N Eli s s a C a m p b ell
7 0 5- 5 2 7- 7 6 6 6 * eli s s a c a m p b ell @ k err wil. c o m
A C C O U N TI N G Mi c h ell e M c K er n e s s
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mi c h ell e m c k er n e s s @ k err wil. c o m
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J o h n W. K err Jr.- Dir e ct or a n d M a n a gi n g
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Gr e g Ni c oll- Gr o u p Vi c e Pr e si d e nt
C a n a di a n Y a c hti n g i s p u bli s h e d si x ti m e s a y e ar.
S u b s cri pti o n R at e s: 1 y e ar $ 31. 9 5 + t a x; 2 y e ar s $ 4 7. 9 5
+ t a x. O ut si d e C a n a d a: 1 y e ar U S $ 5 2. 0 0
Pri c e s i n cl u d e G S T R e gi str ati o n # R1 0 2 81 9 5 3 9
T h e c o nt e nt s of t hi s p u bli c ati o n ar e t h e pr o p ert y of
K err wil P u bli c ati o n s Li mit e d a n d m a y n ot b e r e pr o d u c e d i n w h ol e or i n p art wit h o ut pri or writt e n c o n s e nt. W e e n c o ur a g e l ett er s t o t h e e dit or, s u b mi s si o n s
a n d q u er y l ett er s fr o m writ er s a n d o ur r e a d er s. F or
m at eri al t o b e r et ur n e d, pl e a s e i n cl u d e a st a m p e d, s elfa d dr e s s e d e n v el o p e. O c c a si o n all y, w e all o w t h e u s e of
m aili n g li st s t o fir m s off eri n g pr o d u ct s a n d i nf or m ati o n
t h at w e f e el m a y b e of i nt er e st t o y o u. If y o u d o n ot
w a nt y o ur n a m e m a d e a v ail a bl e, pl e a s e r et ur n y o ur
m aili n g l a b el t o u s m ar k e d D O N O T R E L E A S E.

S e n d all a d dr e s s c h a n g e s, p o st offi c e r et ur n s a n d
s u b s cri pti o n e n q uiri e s t o:
C a n a di a n Y a c hti n g
5 3 8 Eli z a b et h Str e et
Mi dl a n d, O nt ari o L 4 R 2 A 3
T: 7 0 5- 5 2 7- 7 6 6 6 F: 7 0 5- 5 2 7- 7 6 6 2
E- m ail: eli s s a c a m p b ell @ k err wil. c o m
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I n cr e di bl e T e c h A d v a n c e s
B e n efit B o ati n g a n d B o at er s
Wel c o m e t o t h e D e c e m b er 2 0 1 9 e diti o n of C a n a di a n Ya c hti n g m a g azi n e - wit h o ur
a n n u al d e e p di v e i nt o M ari n e El e ctr o ni cs.
It m a k es m e s mil e t o r e a d a b o ut t h e a d v a n c es i n a ut o n o m o us a n d s elf- dri vi n g v e hicl es a n d all t h e ex cit e m e nt ar o u n d t h at w h e n t w e nt y y e ars a g o, b o at ers h a d el e ctr o ni c
n a vi g ati o n a n d a ut o h el m s yst e ms t h at c o ul d r u n a c o urs e usi n g a s eri es of w a y p oi nts
t o arri v e at a d esti n ati o n. W hil e it's n ot ex a ctl y t h e s a m e, w e w er e t h er e l o n g a g o.
We als o h a d r a d ar t h at c o ul d d et e ct o bj e cts i n f o g or e v e n t ot al d ar k n ess. O n t h at
fr o nt, t h er e h as b e e n m aj or pr o gr ess. T h e t h e m e of t h e M ari n e El e ctr o ni cs f e at ur e
b y v et er a n cr uis er a n d b o ati n g writ er R o b M a c L e o d is, " S e e W h at Yo u C a n n ot S e e".
M a c L e o d st arts wit h t h e n e w R a y m ari n e Cr uis e Cl e ar s yst e m t h at us es a u g m e nt e d
r e alit y (s o m et hi n g w e will b e h e ari n g a l ot m or e a b o ut i n t h e f ut ur e) a n d h o w t his
c a n us e r a d ar a n d AI S t o r e all y p ai nt a cl e ar a n d us er-fri e n dl y pi ct ur e f or c a pt ai ns i n
f o g or d ar k n ess.
S e ei n g b el o w t h e s urf a c e is als o hi g hl y d esir a bl e a n d M a c L e o d c o v ers t h e l at est
t e c h n ol o gi es i n s o n ar a n d f or w ar d s c a n ni n g s yst e ms f or a wi d e r a n g e of us es fr o m s af et y t o fis h-r aisi n g.
B o at ers c ar e a l ot a b o ut t h e w at er a n d t h e e n vir o n m e nt. T h er e ar e n e w t e c h n ol o gi es
t h at c a n h el p fr o m a n e n vir o n m e nt al p ers p e cti v e. I r e c e ntl y l e ar n e d t h at "s m art b u o ys"
h a v e b e e n d e pl o y e d t o m o nit or t h e e n vir o n m e nt i n t h e Gr e at L a k es w hi c h ar e a h u g el y
i m p ort a nt e n vir o n m e nt al ass et.
A c c or di n g t o t h e I nt er n ati o n al J oi nt C o m missi o n, a c o o p er ati v e or g a niz ati o n t h at is
g ui d e d b y t h e B o u n d ar y Wat ers Tr e at y, si g n e d b y C a n a d a a n d t h e U nit e d St at es i n
1 9 0 9, t h e Gr e at L a k es a n d St. L a wr e n c e Ri v er h ol d 2 0 p er c e nt of t h e e art h's fr es h s ur f a c e w at er, c o v er a t ot al ar e a of 2 4 6, 4 6 3 s q u ar e kil o m et ers, a n d wit h t h e St. L a wr e n c e
Ri v er, s p a n 3, 7 0 0 k m ( 2, 3 4 2 mil es) or al m ost h alf of t h e N ort h A m eri c a n c o nti n e nt.
T h e w at ers h e d is o n e of t h e w orl d's m ost di v ers e wit h 3, 5 0 0 s p e ci es of pl a nts a n d
wil dlif e a n d m or e t h a n 2 5 0 s p e ci es of fis h.
M or e i m p ort a ntl y, t h e Gr e at L a k es pr o vi d e dri n ki n g w at er t o a st a g g eri n g 4 0 milli o n
p e o pl e, i n cl u di n g 2 5 p er c e nt of all C a n a di a ns a n d 1 0 p er c e nt of A m eri c a ns. N o w o n d er t h e y ar e u n d er a l ot of pr ess ur e.
I r e c e ntl y s p o k e t o M ax H erz o g, Pr o gr a m M a n a g er at t h e Cl e v el a n d Wat er Alli a n c e
w h o t ol d m e t h at L a k e Eri e h as b e c o m e pr o b a bl y t h e m ost c o n n e ct e d of t h e Gr e at
L a k es f oll o wi n g t h e 2 0 1 4 Cl e v el a n d dri n ki n g w at er crisis w h er e al g a e g ot p ast t h e
w at er tr e at m e nt s yst e ms t o c o ns u m ers. T h at e v e nt h el p e d t o m o biliz e a gr o wi n g pr o gr a m t o m o nit or a n d m a n a g e t h e w at er q u alit y i n L a k e Eri e. A s yst e m of "s m art b u o ys"
h as b e e n d e pl o y e d t o m o nit or t h e l a k es a n d L a k e Eri e is n o w t h e m ost wir e d.
O ur o w n g o v er n m e nt h as c o ntri b ut e d $ 1 7 milli o n f or t his pr oj e ct cr e ati n g t h e Gr e at
L a k es O bs er vi n g S yst e m ( G L O S). T h e l e a d o n t his is t h e U ni v ersit y of Wi n ds or, b ut
m a n y ot h er or g a niz ati o ns ar e als o i n v ol v e d. T h e s m art b u o ys c oll e ct a n d m a k e i nf or m ati o n a v ail a bl e t o s ci e ntifi c, e d u c ati o n al a n d i n d ustri al i nt er ests, a n d t o t h e p u bli c.
T h es e s m art b u o ys m e as ur e a r a n g e of d at a i n cl u di n g; wi n d s p e e d, w at er t e m p er a t ur e, air t e m p er at ur e, w a v e h ei g ht a n d m or e. T hr o u g h G L O S, y o u c a n fi n d a list
of e v er y s m art b u o y i n t h e Gr e at L a k es: htt ps:// gl b u o ys. gl os. us
H er e is t h e c o ol t e c h p art - y o u c a n s el e ct a n y b u o y wit h a n u m eri c al n a m e a n d t ext
t h at n u m b er t o 8 6 6- 2 1 8- 9 9 7 3 or 7 3 4- 2 0 1- 0 7 5 0 f or t h e l at est o bs er v ati o ns. I n s e c o n ds
y o u g et t h e d at a o n y o ur p h o n e! A d d t h at t o y o ur ars e n al of n a vi g ati o n i nf or m ati o n!
T h er e is s o m u c h g oi n g o n. R e c e ntl y, I w as i n vit e d t o b e o n e of t h e I n n o v ati o n
A w ar d j u d g es at I B E X, t h e I nt er n ati o n al B o at b uil d er's Ex p ositi o n w h er e I w as g ui d e d
t o a r e c or d n u m b er of 1 0 3 pr o d u ct e ntri es.
T h e n, i n l at e O ct o b er I w as at t h e Ft. L a u d er d al e I nt er n ati o n al B o at S h o w. T h er e
w as a l ot of n e w t e c h n ol o g y o n dis pl a y. Ft. L a u d er d al e is w h er e t h e p u bli c g ets t h eir
first l o o k at all t h e n e w pr o d u cts. We will b e c o v eri n g t h e hi g hli g hts i n C a n a di a n
Ya c hti n g m a g azi n e a n d t h e C a n a di a n Ya c hti n g O n B o ar d n e wsl ett ers i n t h e c o mi n g
m o nt hs. St a y t u n e d!
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