February 12, 2026 Sailing in Canada has a special affection for one-design fleets. Most of these fleets rely on older boats, many of which are equipped with now obsolete equipment. It falls on the fleets to find new suppliers to produce equivalent replacements that will maintain the one-design integrity of the fleet. The Martin 242…
October 9, 2025 The 45th anniversary Martin 242 North American Championship Regatta was held in English Bay in Vancouver, on August 22-24, 2025. Sailing was fantastic, with sunny skies and 8-15 knots of breeze, ideal M242 conditions. Co-hosted by the Martin 242 Fleet One, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, and Kitsilano Yacht Club, this year saw 38…
Aug 14, 2025 With a few yet to contact or hear back from our polling campaign, there are already 39 boats registered for the 2025 North American M242 Championships 45th Anniversary, August 23 to 24, 2025 in Vancouver co-hosted by Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Kitsilano Yacht Club We think we might hit 40…
Feb 13, 2025 The J24 Canadian Class Association is excited to announce the appointment of a new council and plans to hold the J24 Canadian Championship at the Nepean Sailing Club in Ottawa, June 20-22, 2025. After a five-year hiatus, the J24 Canadian Class Association recently appointed a new council including longtime J24 racer Vince…
Jul 6, 2024 The Whitby Yacht Club is proud to be hosting this gathering of enthusiastic Shark 24 sailors from North America and Europe in 2024. There are already almost 40 entries for the regatta, which is still two months away running from September 7-13, 2024 It’s a Canadian institution and deserves to be on…
Jul 4, 2024 The 26th annual Nepean One Design Regatta at the Nepean Sailing Club in Ottawa welcomed 80 boats for the June weekend of racing and festivities. NOD is the National Capital Region’s premier one design sailing regatta welcoming keelboats and dinghies. An awesome time sailing finally happened after Mother Nature didn’t want to play…
May 1, 2024 The Laser 28 Class along with Royal Hamilton Yacht Club is hosting the North American One Design Laser 28 Championships. Racing starts June 30 through July 3. Already registered are boats from Buffalo NY, Halifax, Ottawa and Montreal to race against the Lake Ontario fleet in Hamilton. The excitement is building as…
Apr 17, 2024 By Paul Place, Event Chair Join us June 21-23 for the 26th edition of the Nepean One Design Regatta (NOD), the National Capital Region’s foremost one-design sailing event. Held at the Nepean Sailing Club, the NOD brings together over 300 participants across a multiple keelboat and dinghy one-design fleets for a thrilling…
Mar 6, 2024 By Richard Quinlan CAN 14545 ‘Invictus’ Photos by Peter Quinlan The Lethbridge, Alberta team of Richard Quinlan and his son Liam (CYC/SMSC) was the best Canadian at the 2024 World Fireball Championships held February 11-16 in Geelong, Australia with a 34th position. The teams of Mark Cummings and Evelyn Chisholm from Cadboro…
Mar 6, 2024 Charlottetown Race Week: One Design Speed Week registration is now open for one design and PHRF class racing. After a landmark year in 2023 with over 250 sailors and 16 visiting crews the Charlottetown Race Week Planning committee expects an increase of over 15% and will have visiting crews representing Annapolis, MD;…
Mar 6, 2024 Every year the Vancouver Martin 242 Fleet holds a meet and greet at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club to enlist everyone interested in racing on these One-Design sailboats. If you have mastered the basics of sailing and would like to try racing, or if you are an experienced competitive sailor, and would…
Jan 17, 2024 After a huge year in 2023, the CSCA Board is excited to announce a 10 regatta schedule for the 2024 season. A big thank you to all the host clubs for supporting the Canadian Shark Class allowing us to get the schedule launched so quickly. 2023 was a season of extremes with…
Nov 15, 2023 Elizabeth Dier winning the Electra Trophy: Best Female Helmsperson Award M242 Fleet Captain’s Dinner at the Royal Van Yacht Club The 2023 Fleet Captain’s Dinner was held on Oct 20th – a Spectacular Roaring Twenties Party! We had a great turnout at this event with upwards of 66 attendees. Thermopylae Regatta October…
Oct 18, 2023 By Roger Renaud The Hal Ebert Memorial/SW Ontario Shark Championships were held Oct 14 – 15, in Sarnia, on Lake Huron. 17 boats participated. Lake Huron did not disappoint. For the two days of this event, winds were strong out of the NE at 20+ knots, bringing with it, huge waves and…
The 505 class in Canada is active and the list of events is on their website. It’s a small class but an active one. The 505 World Championships wrapped up on Sunday, October 1 in San Fransisco.
Sailboat racing is often blamed for being too expensive. Yes, it can be, but it doesn’t always have to be. Looking at the fleet at the CanAm this past weekend, we see numerous boats that are between 20-40 years old, including many of the winners.
