Ultimate Photos: They Keep on Giving

Jun 1, 2022

The SailGP F50s just continue to deliver photo ops. Here’s a beauty of the Spanish boat from the final race of Season 2. Lots more to come, I am sure.

-Sharon

Sharon Green is Canada’s best known sailing photographer. She was the subject of an incredible winning documentary “Fresh to Frightening” that took the Best Documentary Short prize at the California International Shorts Festival last month.

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Pics & Letters

The Big Picture: Broad Reach Sailor Kitchen Party Madness

Apr 3, 2024 130 Sailors put on their best kitchen party outfits and braved a surprise early spring blizzard and headed to Toronto’s Mimico Cruising Club for the traditional and now-annual-again Spring Thaw event. The sold-out occasion raised thousands for the Broad Reach Foundation, a national charity that helps less privileged youth to enjoy and…

Pics & Letters

The Big Picture: Martins in Thermopylae

Nov 15, 2023 Photo: Andrew Madding The Thermopylae Regatta at Royal Vic is an annual event with many fleets – our shot comes via the Martin 242s. The Thermopylae was a celebrated clipper in the 19th century bringing tea and cargo from the East to posts like Victoria, where she became part of the city’s…

Racing

Lake Erie’s 2023 Mills Trophy Race – The 99th Edition

Originally started in 1907 as a test of sailing and navigational skills, the Mills Cup Race has evolved into a premier sailing race event on Lake Erie. This annual race in the west-end of Lake Erie, is unique in that the race is held at night.

Speed & Smarts

Speed & Smarts: Ladder Rungs Part 2 – Wind Shifts

Ladder rungs are great tools for understanding how the wind direction affects boats racing up- wind or downwind. On most days the wind shifts constantly, even when it seems relatively steady, so ladder rungs (and the corresponding positions of boats in the fleet) are also changing continuously.

News & Events

Sailing Shorts: January 3 2024

Jan 3, 2024 Sail Canada will hold two Learning Facilitator Clinics in 2024: February 17-20 in B.C.: Interested people need to complete the application form and to submit to their Provincial Sailing Association (PSA) prior to January 15, 2024. Deadline for provinces to submit candidates to Sail Canada is January 22, 2024. April 17-30 at…

Speed & Smarts

Speed & Smarts: Familiar Layline Dilemmas – Part 2

A layline seems like such a simple thing – a dotted pathway on the water that leads you straight to the next mark. But dealing with laylines while you are racing is not always so straightforward.

CAN SailGP: Wreck-Em Review

May 1, 2024 At the last SailGP event in Christchurch NZ, the Canadian boat had three collisions and a number of injuries. It was mayhem as the video shows. Taking on water throughout the race, the Canadians nonetheless made the final and came away with a third place. We encourage you to watch this mind-blowing… Read More…
What Ever Happened to the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes? (YRUGL)

May 1, 2024 By Roger Renaud For many years, sailors of the Great Lakes have enjoyed competing against each other, both locally, and on an intersectional basis. In the past, the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes has fostered and promoted competition among the six Great Lakes Yachting Associations. The Yacht Racing Union of… Read More…