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Well, probably not Sarah Palin or Stephane Dion, who seem to have their hands full dealing with issues like credibility and declining popularity in election campaigns on both sides of the border. However, it seems like a good number of you are rocking the boat, and that the old folks are coming out on top.

At least, that’s what a new survey from Tripharbour.ca and Leger Marketing says about adult Canadians. According to the survey, 12% of Canadians admit to having had sex at sea. This means that nearly 3 million residents of the true, north, strong and free are now proud members of the “Naughtycal Mile Club,” an elite organization reserved for those who can still hoist the mainsail in 10-foot seas.

Given that Canadians live most of the year in a frozen state of suspended animation, it’s not surprising that a growing number are searching for romantic places like cruise ships to deal with their frigid relationships. In fact, some 28% of them claim they have been on a cruise. However, what I want to know is if only 12% of cruise-going Canadians are having sex at sea, what are the other 16% doing – watching CNN?

In any event, it seems that younger Canadians are pulling down the national “sex at sea” average. According to the survey, 58% of cruise-going Canadians aged 45 and older are making waves at sea, while only 33% of younger Canadian cruisers are rocking the boat. It could be that the sea air, salt water and endless sunsets have a stronger effect on older folks, but I suspect it has more to do with the Viagra. After all, as the TV commercial advises, if your erection lasts more than 48 hours, call your doctor or just pole vault up the gangplank onto a cruise ship.

Now, I always thought French-speakers were more romantic than Anglophones. However, according to the survey, only 22% of Quebecers have had sex at sea. In contrast, some 57% of couples from Ontario and 55% from British Columbia have steamed up the portholes. So while English Canada may be coming out on top in this challenge, I hope my friends in Quebec will not take these results lying down…ehh… on the other hand, maybe they should.

But there is hope for the future of l’amour sur la mer. More than a quarter of Quebecers said they would be more likely to have sex aboard a cruise ship than at a land-based resort. So if we can get more of them off the beaches in Miami and onto a cruise ship, we stand a good chance of making big waves and increasing our membership in the Naughtycal Mile Club.

While younger Canadians are pulling down the national sex at sea average, it’s not for a lack of imagination. When asked what they thought was the most adventurous place on a cruise ship for a tryst, Canadians aged 35 and younger were 67% more likely than older cruisers to choose somewhere other than their cabin such as a life boat, the pool/hot tub, and on the bridge. Thankfully, no one selected the engine room.

In addition, nearly two-thirds of men surveyed fantasized about having sex outside the cabin – I suspect mainly in the sports bar while watching NFL football!

In all seriousness, these are the findings of a Leger Marketing poll of 1,030 Canadians conducted on behalf of Tripharbour.ca from September 5 to 8 of 2008. We’ll be putting the survey findings and questions on our website in the near future, and asking people from across North America to join in with their own responses. In the meantime, don’t forget to do your part to increase our national sex at sea average and give the people at Statistics Canada something to get excited about.