Beyond the Pacific Northwest

With 70% of the earth’s surface covered in water, exploring by boat is enjoyed the world over. Whether it’s open-ocean sailing, island hopping in the Caribbean, or locking through the canals of Europe, people around the world enjoy all types of boating with varied watercraft. Many opportunities await the avid boater seeking new challenges and interesting boating lifestyles. Come join us as we venture around the world.

Top Destinations

Around the World

Venice, Italy • The Dordogne, France • Virgin Islands • So much more

Plan Out Your Trip

We hope you can learn from the Waggoner crew’s experiences cruising other parts of the world. It might help you plan the vacation of a lifetime. Read on…

Electronic Tracking of Maine Lobstermen – Lawsuit Over New Ruling

Electronic Tracking of Maine Lobstermen – Lawsuit Over New Ruling

In early January 2024, five lobstermen in Maine, with the support of the Sustainable Maine Fishing Foundation, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine contending that a new ruling that mandates electronic tracking devices on lobster boats...

Adventure Travel – New Options

Adventure Travel – New Options

Readers of the Waggoner Cruising Guide are an adventuresome, curious group. They love to explore and experience new things. We have embraced this wanderlust through the Waggoner Cruising Guide, our timely eNews, and our seminars. We have organized fun flotilla cruises...

Le Boat Expands to Trent Severn Waterway

Le Boat Expands to Trent Severn Waterway

Le Boat, Europe’s largest canal boat rental company, launched its North American base several years ago on the Rideau Canal in Ontario Canada. Le Boat will soon open a home base on the Trent Severn Waterway at Horseshoe Bay Marina located in Peterborough, Ontario. The...

New Rideau Canal Base at Canada’s Capital, Ottawa

New Rideau Canal Base at Canada’s Capital, Ottawa

Le Boat, a canal boat rental business, has added a second base on the Rideau Canal, available starting this 2023 season. The new satellite base is located at Dows Lake Pavilion in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa with four dedicated slips and a reception booth to welcome Le...

The Aqua Alert Program App

The Aqua Alert Program App

Most of us are familiar with the Amber Alert and Senior Alert programs for missing children and seniors. That concept has now been extended for missing boaters and kayakers under a new program in Florida called Aqua Alert. While boaters hear distress calls and Coast...

Yachting & Science Unite to Map the Ocean Floor by 2030

Yachting & Science Unite to Map the Ocean Floor by 2030

SeaKeepers has partnered with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO in the “Seabed 2030 Project,” a collaborative effort to map the world’s oceans by the year 2030. Launched at the United Nations Ocean Conference in 2017, the project coordinates and oversees the sourcing and...

Soaking Up the Sun in the BVI with Waggoner

Soaking Up the Sun in the BVI with Waggoner

What should boaters from the Northwest do when the weather is still cold and wet? – head to the BVI – the British Virgin Islands! For the last two weeks, participants of two Waggoner Flotillas have been enjoying the clear blue waters and the warm 79-degree...

Cruise the Rideau Canal with Le Boat in Beautiful Ontario, Canada

Cruise the Rideau Canal with Le Boat in Beautiful Ontario, Canada

The Rideau Canal in northeastern Canada links Canada’s capital Ottawa and the charming city of Kingston via a set of lakes and canals, with quaint towns and interesting sights along the way. The Rideau Canal, built in the mid-1800’s, is a UNESCO World-Heritage Site,...

Visiting the Citadel of Carcassonne

Visiting the Citadel of Carcassonne

The Citadel of Carcassonne competes with Mont St. Michel and the Eiffel Tower for the most visited site in France. In 1997, this citadel was placed on the UNESCO list as a World Heritage Site. The fortification of the Medieval City...

A Special Wine & Dine Tour

A Special Wine & Dine Tour

Mark and Danielle had scheduled a special Wine & Dine Tour at the O’Vineyards near Carcassonne. We engaged several taxi cabs to transport our group to the beautiful winery estate owned and operated by Joe, a U.S. citizen now living in Southern France....

A little History of the Canal du Midi

A little History of the Canal du Midi

The Canal du Midi was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. The canal comprises 328 structures including aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, and locks. Waters of the Canal du Midi twist and turn through the countryside, passing acres of vineyards, fields...

Locks and Lines while cruising the Canal du Midi

Locks and Lines while cruising the Canal du Midi

by Lorena Landon The Canal du Midi is one of most famous canals in the world. Construction began in 1663 to link the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean via the river Garonne from Toulouse, which empties into the Atlantic. The Canal du Midi descends from a...

The Canals of Italy: A Different West Side

The Canals of Italy: A Different West Side

The canals in Italy, a different west side for the Waggoner Team. Editor and publisher Mark Bunzel, along with Danielle and her parents who speak Italian, and ourselves as crew, welcomed the opportunity to cruise the canals of Italy located northeast of...

Cruising the Canals in Italy Aboard the Le Boat Magnifique 7

Cruising the Canals in Italy Aboard the Le Boat Magnifique 7

From Venice, we boarded a pre-arranged taxi van to deliver us to the village of Precenicco to get set up with the Le Boat Magnifique 7. Precenicco is a Le Boat base and the starting point for our canal cruising adventure. After provisioning the galley with...

We’re Off! Cruising the Canals in Le Boat Magnifique 7

We’re Off! Cruising the Canals in Le Boat Magnifique 7

We're Off! Cruising the Canals in Le Boat Magnifique 7 in Italy. We departed the Stella restaurant facility at 8:40 in the morning to begin a 5 ½ -hour journey southeast to the town of Grado, located off the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Red and green...