May 2012
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The Intrepid Cottager: Top 5 Technologies for...
If you haven’t been on one of today’s advanced technology personal watercraft, you’re really missing the boat (lol)! As an experienced touring rider, here are the Top Five Technologies that take my Ontario touring to a whole new level of enjoyment:
Stop It Cold: Nothing beats being able to stop on a dime. Sea-Doo watercraft are the only boats on the water with a brake. Their iBR gives me the...
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Join Me for a FREE Sea-Doo Ride!
Please share this post with your friends! My buddies and I ride our Sea-Doo watercraft throughout the summer and early fall on most of Ontario’s waterways. For me, riding my PWC is like summer sledding because I can travel where I don’t normally go and explore places not many people see.
If you own a late model PWC and are getting bored riding around the cottage, maybe it’s...
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The Intrepid Cottager: Top 5 Tips for Comfortable...
I chuckle every time I see a PWC brochure showing riders wearing nothing but bathing suits and PFD’s. I think their smiles may be frozen in place! I bet the first time those riders get painfully zapped by some flying bug splattering their epidermis, they’ll think twice about going bare! Here are my Top Five Tips for Comfortable PWC Riding:
1. Cover Your Bod: For me, unless the day...
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The Intrepid Cottager: Top 5 PWC Safe Riding Tips
Operating a personal watercraft on Ontario waterways has much in common with riding a motorcycle or snowmobile on land, including avoiding alcohol and drugs. But water travel has its own unique challenges; here are the top five tips I keep in mind while touring on my Sea-Doo:
1. 365˚ Situational Awareness - The PWC operating environment is not linear like roads or trails. Traffic can come...
April 2012
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November 2011
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Putting It Away
Check out this article I wrote for the Sea-Doo Onboard blog on tips for winterizing your PWC!
October 2011
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Contact Me
The best way to reach me is by email at: intrepid1@craign.ca
I’ll do my best to get back to you soon!
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More on Drift Helmet Cams
If you like my review of Drift Helmet Cams, check out this blog!
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Drift Does It For Me!
Each summer, I’m a personal watercraft journalist, riding my Sea-Doo PWC’s. For years I’ve taken still photos to go with my articles, blogs and web postings, but the pressure’s been on to add video to my repertoire. Thanks to Drift (formerly Drift Innovation) and their premier dealer, Launch Helmet Cams, that’s been much easier than I expected.
The Drift HD170 Stealth is a breeze to learn and...
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Great PWC Touring in Ontario Canada →
With 250,000 lakes and 100,000 kilometres of river, Ontario, Canada is a PWC rider’s fresh water dream! Check out my article about what Ontario has to offer.
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Love My Triton
I’m going for a couple of final rides of the season this (Canadian) Thanksgiving Weekend to take in the magnificent fall colours. I’ll be towing my Sea-Doo RTX iS 260 and GTX iS 215 watercraft. When they are out of the water, I want them as secure, safe and smoothly travelled as possible. I also need a strong, reliable trailer capable of handling the length and weight of my 3-seaters.
That’s why...
September 2011
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Try PWC Touring →
If you have any friends you want to introduce to PWC riding, show them this article I wrote for personalwatercraft.com about how easy and fun it is!
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North Channel PWC Article →
This is an article I wrote about my North Channel (Lake Huron) tour for personalwatercraft.com (includes video + interview).
Where We Stayed & Ate: Sportsman’s Inn, Killarney
Where We Launched: Public Launch, Killarney
Fuel Stops: Killarney, Little Current
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Club BRP - Montreal Excitement!
By Craig Nicholson - The Intrepid Cottager
The streets ran with pure yellow blood as BRP brought the world to Montreal, Canada this summer and I was part of it. This leading international powersports company pulled out all the stops to showcase its brands to over 4,000 of its dealers and distributors at its signature event, Club BRP Montreal. BRP even took over a closed-to-traffic Crescent Street...