Canoe Sailing
The thrilling sport of canoe sailing has a long history in the 1000 Islands area. Beginning in 1884, the American Canoe Association often held their annual encampment here, first on Grindstone Island and then later at their own Sugar Island, due north of Clayton on the Canadian side. The Antique Boat Museum has a number of sailing canoes in its collection, including a Rushton Nomad, a Manana II International 10 Square Metre canoe, two decked cruising canoes built by the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Company, an Old Town OTCA model rigged for sailing and four 16-30 class decked sliding seat canoes.
We don't just have sailing canoes in the artifact collection, though, we also have sailing canoes on the water. During the summer months, the Museum's 16-30 canoe is available for use during our Wednesday Oar, Paddle and Sail nights, and our expert instructors would be happy to send you out for an unforgettable ride.
To get on the notification list for when complete building plans and instructions are available for the stitch-and-glue 16-30 are available, contact John Summers, Chief Curator by email jsummers@abm.org, or call him at 315.686.4104 x 225.
Click here to visit the web site of the American Canoe Association's National Sailing Committee.
Click here to see the American Canoe Association's canoe-sailing newsletter.
Click here to check out a new on-line canoe-sailing magazine.
Look for the Antique Boat Museum canoe sailing team and try a 16-30 for yourself at these upcoming events:
The John Gardner Small Craft Workshop at Mystic Seaport Museum, June 7-8, 2008
The No-Octane Regatta at Tupper Lake, NY, June 14, 2008
Wednesday Oar, Paddle and Sail Nights at the Antique Boat Museum, beginning July 9, 2008
Wooden Canoe Heritage Association 2008 Assembly, July 16th to July 20th, Peterborough, Ontario
44th Annual Antique Boat Show and Auction at the Antique Boat Museum, August 1-3, 2008
