Feb 5, 2019
The 2018 Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBAs) were held Sunday, January 20th in Toronto, at the Westin Harbour Castle. At this gala event, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC), its members and stakeholders in recreational boating safety assembled to honour the people, programs, organizations and marinas that help to make boating in Canada safer and better for all of us, and to keep the environment clean.
The CSBC is proud to announce the following winners of this year’s 9 CASBA Awards.
Marine Professional of the Year
Nautisme Québec - Selected for a wide variety of projects benefitting the marine industry and boaters in the Province of Quebec
Top Volunteer Dedicated to Safe Boating
Dave Bieman – honoured for his volunteer work with CPS-ECP at the squadron, district and national level for over 20 years
Safeguarding the Environment
Jennifer Pate – Awarded for her work and outreach about preserving the world’s waters through documentary production (making the unseen seen) research and public awareness on micro plastics, and founding the world’s largest simultaneous sampling for micro plastics in ‘Love your Greats’
Marine Industry
Fell Marine – recognized for their Wireless Man Overboard System- The MOB PLUS
Stearns Rescue of the Year
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 14. Selected for their incredible rescue of 2 people in the St. Lawrence River (near Rimouski PQ) in extreme conditions including storm winds of 40 knots gusting to 50 knots. The crew members recognized were:
John (Ted)Savage
Philippe Charbonneau
Johnatan Brunet
François-Xavier Bérubé-Dufour
Best Boating Safety Initiative
Kids Don’t Float – Honoured the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue program for their lifejacket loaner program in British Columbia, ‘Kids Don't Float’
Visible PFD Wear in Advertising
CIBC Aventura – awarded for their credit card advertisement ‘normalizing lifejacket wear’ through featuring their familiar penguins wearing lifejackets onboard a boat.
Best Media Contribution to Boating Safety
Blue Ant Media – Recognized for their in-kind contribution as part of a campaign created in partnership with Paddle Canada called “Safety Never Gets Old”
Special Recognition
Group of 14 OPP officers - Honoured for their rescue of 18 youth from frigid Lake Simcoe waters on May 4th, in a storm that generated 100 km winds and generated 8-foot waves. OPP officers included:
Sgt. Walter Baumann
Sgt. Andrew Kinapen
Sgt. Thomas Laing
Sgt. Scott Ross
Const. Amanda Belanger
Const. David Boyd
Const. Matthew Ellwood
Const. Grant Geldenhuys
Const. Matthew Gontier
Const. Ian Hester
Const. Marcus Lee
Const. Andrew MacDonald
Const. Scott Williams
Joanne Swain –Communications Operator
The CASBA Gala recognizes the efforts of the public, volunteers, professionals, agencies and organizations who have distinguished themselves in the fields of boating safety and environmental stewardship. Each CASBA event has shared amazing stories of bravery, innovation, passion and dedication.
For additional information on the 2018 CASBAs winners, future events and boating safety information, please visit www.csbc.ca.
HONOURING SAFE BOATING PRACTICES IN CANADA
Corporate Profile - Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division
Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division is one organization that has set the bar high globally on quality standards in all aspects of its operation. From its human resources practices to its product development and manufacturing standards, the company strives for 110% in all it does. Dometic’s Vancouver, British Columbia design and manufacturing facility is the largest marine focused company in Canada. Its global standards are admirable, and our entire industry can learn from its leadership and positive practices.
In 1962, Dometic (then under the name Teleflex) developed, launched, and marketed a mechanical steering system and with its success came the first hydraulic steering in 1983 and No FeedBack Steering in ’91.
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Launchings
Monaco Energy Boats Could Be Heading to Canada
The 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) has wrapped up at the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) and it gives a compelling look at the future of electric boating.
The MEBC was started in 2014 as a competition between university teams who built and raced boats powered only by solar power and batteries. To encourage more participation from institutions that may not have naval architecture or boat construction expertise, the YCM introduced the Energy Class competition. The club supplies the student teams with the same one-design catamaran hull, and each team adds their own cockpit and propulsion system that can be powered by any renewable alternative energy sources, not just solar.
When your radar misses the target, you need a better mount
Questus Marine patented, Self-Leveling Radar Mounts automatically keep radar antennas level with the horizon, eliminating target loss.
Regardless of the angle of heel, with a Questus mount, a radar antenna will pick up targets to either side of a vessel, rather than aiming to the sky and water (for planes and fish). The Questus Marine Self-Leveling Radar Mount can be installed in three basic configurations: backstay mount, mast mount or Stern Pole mount.
People
Torqeedo announces new structure and names business unit management
Left to right: Matthias Vogel, Fabian Bez, Sven Mostoegl
Torqeedo, the global market leader for electric mobility on the water, announced on July 18th, the creation of two dedicated business units and named their managers. Matthias Vogel will lead the Customized Solutions unit, and Sven Mostögl will lead the Branded Retail line.
“The new Customized Solutions business unit will serve our marine industry and commercial maritime clientele with a dedicated team of experts in sales, application engineering, customer service, and after-sales service,“ said Fabian Bez, CEO of Torqeedo GmbH.
