The cruise industry and the segment of privately owned vessels, be they yachts or the gargantuan megayachts that never fail to make headlines, are two of the biggest contributors to climate change.

A cottager in eastern P.E.I. will be spending time this summer sailing the coast in a boat of ancient Chinese design. Monte Gisborne hauled the boat from Comox, B.C., to Montague, P.E.I. (Submitted) ...