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CELEBRATING
20 YEARS OF
POWER BOATING CANADA (20-1)
by William E. Taylor
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 Winter
has always been an exciting time around our office,
as boat shows open their doors across Canada and the
different boat, engine and accessory manufacturers introduce
their newest wares for the coming year. But this winter
is particularly thrilling as we celebrate the 20th anniversary
of Power Boating Canada magazine.
With this issue Volume 20, Number 1 we enter
our third decade of publishing Canada's national
magazine for power boaters. Over the past 20 years we
have had the honour of publishing more than 120 issues,
each filled with the latest news, insightful columns,
features on great boating destinations and critically
detailed boat tests more than 800 of them so far.
I invite you to join us as we reflect across the past
20 years in this special collector's issue.
It's certainly been an eventful ride! I can still
clearly recall the early years when all of us traveled
across Canada to attend winter boat shows with the new
magazine. We sometimes had to drive thousands of kilometers
through the worst winter weather to get our books to
shows in Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Vancouver,
Toronto and Montreal. I remember our editors driving
in tandem through Rogers Pass in a blinding snowstorm.
I remember shipping magazines to a show in Vancouver
on a small private plane when we got stuck in Winnipeg.
The books always arrived on time, thanks to the dedication
of everyone involved.
Things have certainly changed since we held that first
magazine in our hands on a snowy January morning, hot
off the press. It's fun to look back at the way
things were (and we're not just talking about
that big 80s hair). We've seen everything from
Miami Vice boats to the invention of personal watercraft,
from the birth of poker runs to the development of high-tech,
low-emission engines. Along the way, boats have become
safer and more comfortable, engines have become more
powerful and more reliable, and facilities for power
boaters across Canada have grown by leaps and bounds.
And through all these changes, Power Boating Canada
magazine has evolved too. Since it first exploded on
the scene as Power Boating Ontario, it has expanded
exponentially to become Canada's national voice
for power enthusiasts.
What has never changed, however, is our commitment to
bring you the best boating magazine anywhere. From an
all-star lineup of the top boating writers to a test
team that reads like a who's-who of Canadian
boating, we've assembled a squad of experts unlike
any other. And as we enter the next chapter in our magazine's
history, we're bringing you more boat tests,
more amazing destinations, more fantastic boating events
and more practical advice than you will find anywhere
else all with our uniquely Canadian perspective.
I hope you enjoy our 20th anniversary collector's issue.
We're attending a number of boat shows across Canada
this winter, so please stop by and join us as we celebrate
the past and embrace the future of power boating in
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