I’ve been addicted to life on the water since a young age. I grew up in Peterborough, Ont., in a home on the water, and learned to swim around the same time I learned to walk. As an adult, I moved around from beach to lake to ocean, finally settling in Squamish, B.C. — home to sailing , kiteboarding and other water sports and aquatic adventures.

A life goal of mine is to one day own a boat, but until the day I can afford one, I settle for getting out on the water as often as I can —whether that’s on an Explorer 300 , or another person’s boat. Enter Get My Boat , the Airbnb of boat rentals and yacht charters.

I decided to rent a Luxury Mahogany Yacht for myself and six friends, plus our kids, in Vancouver — the second busiest boating city in Canada, according to

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