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Sail Canada International Racing Roundup

August 2, 2023

ILCA 4 Youth World Championships

Carlos Charabati from Montreal earned 6th (of 287 competitors) at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships held until today in Greece. This is the best Canadian performance at this competition or Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships since at least 2005.

Full results:
FINAL
M/H (/287)
6. Carlos Charabati
105. Andre Deseau
130. Gustave Deseau
233. Brodie Sorensen
247. Theo Chapman
268. Baruch Saffer

W/F (/150)
131. Maya Wolf

Results here: https://www.sailwave.com/results/ncv/ILCA4_Results_Boys.htm

Nacra 17 Junior World Championships

?Duinbergen, Belgium

FINAL
(/20)
15. Galen Richardson & Madeline Gillis

Results here: https://nacra17.org/events/2023-junior-worlds/#results

49er & 49er Junior World Championships

?Travemunder, Germany

FINAL
49er (/56)
16. Thomas Staples & William Staples

49erFX (/48)
32. Tara Golonka & Siobhan Golonka
44. Emily Roy & Sophie Carter

Racing

Sail-World.com plans 3.5 million newsletters in Olympic Coverage 2012

The 2012 London Olympic Sailing Regatta in Weymouth is now just 10 months away (29th July -11th August 2012). Sail-World.com with large audiences around the world will have its largest ever Olympic media team and it will break new ground with a record 3.5 million event newsletters.

Parent company TetraMedia Publisher Rob Kothe said today ‘During the Qingdao Olympics the Sail-World team was sending out 80,000 newsletters each day providing the most detailed coverage of the Olympic sailing regatta of any media organisation in the world.

contenu français

La période des candidatures pour les Prix annuels de Voile Canada est maintenant ouverte

Dès maintenant, Voile Canada est à la recherche de nominations de la communauté de la voile canadienne afin de reconnaître des navigateurs, athlètes, entraîneurs, instructeurs, officiels, bénévoles et des événements exceptionnels par l’entremise des 12 catégories des Prix annuels de Voile Canada.

Racing

Several NS Sailors Taking Part in Newport to Bermuda Race

The 50th Newport to Bermuda race which began on Friday June 17th…

Rules Guy

The Rules Guy: Penalties and Sportsmanship

The rules of the game are pretty clear, if you break a rule, you need to take the appropriate penalty. This is listed very early in the rule book before any of the numbered rules under the title “Basic Principles – Sportsmanship and the Rules”.

Featured | Racing

40 Boats Raise $85K for Montreal AQVA Charity

The Regatta for AQVA event is a charity regatta that aims to raise funds for AQVA to continue providing opportunities for people with physical limitations to experience the joys of sailing on Lac Saint-Louis. AQVA’s mission is to ensure that everyone has equal access to this exhilarating sport.

Featured | Speed & Smarts

Speed & Smarts: Take Control of Your Headsail Part 1

The mainsail may be the biggest sail on most boats, but the jib provides a relatively large share of the boat’s driving force, for two reasons. First, the jib is not sitting behind a mast, so it sails in clear air with minimal turbulence.

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…