The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) used AIS path histories to identify nearly 10,000 attacks from February 2016 through November 2018 which impacted 1,311 commercial vessels. The GNSS system is unsecure and weak signals are susceptible to hacking, jamming, spoofing, and meaconing.

Canada has been locked down to most foreign vessels and crew since March 2020, but we finally have confirmation that private yachts can now register to enter and stay in Canada this cruising season. Below is a list of everything you may need on your voyage north.