Canadian sailors of small boats cheer for removal of red tape

11:56 PM Sun 27 Mar 2011 GMT

'Small sailing boats will benefit too' .

Owners of small sailing boats are overjoyed in Canada, but will other sailing countries take heed? Owners of thousands of small sailing boats will be spared paperwork and government fees by the changing of the law that required registration. A law that required club and organisational owners of canoes, kayaks and small sailboats to register with Transport Canada has been changed. Transport Minister Chuck Strahl announced in a press conference that owners of canoes, kayaks and small sailing vessels, as well as any small vessels with motors less than 7.5kW (10hp), will not have to register their vessels. 'We do ...

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