Nov 29, 2023 By William Souter, Custom Keel Sales & Design, MarsKeel Technology Keel maintenance is like any other maintenance on the boat; it is a matter of keeping an eye out for any tell-tale signs of water, or corrosion or wear. If you can stay ahead of it, it is extremely unlikely that major…
Nov 29, 2023 By Roger Renaud Photo L-R: Jeff Love, Kevin Brown, Mark McGinnis Chicago Yacht Club’s most famous event is the 289-nautical mile race from the Chicago Yacht Club at the bottom of Lake Michigan, to Mackinac Island, at the top – the longest freshwater sailing race in the world. Kevin Brown, and two…
Nov 29, 2023 By Katherine Stone I could go on forever with the benefits of teaching children to sail at a young age. There is a fabulous program called Wet Feet, designed for children ages 5-8. Your child will learn terminology, balance, basic boat handling, knots, and so much more opening their lives to the…
Nov 15, 2023 By Tim Finkle I had the chance to spend quite a bit of time with our new Beneteau First 36, Hull #16, from the minute it arrived in Buffalo this summer. I like being part of the commissioning of new boats because that is where you learn the most about a boat….
Nov 15, 2023 The Be Water Positive Sailing Team returned to Gosport late on Thursday, November 9th in order to seek further medical advice for Skipper, Scott Shawyer. After consultation with medics and his technical team, they have made the difficult decision to withdraw from racing in the Transat Jacques Vabre. We are assured Scott…
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…
Nov 6, 2023 Canadian sailors add two medals: gold for Lee Parkhill and silver for Sarah Douglas Canadian sailors added two medals on the last day of the sailing competition at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games bringing the haul to four. Saturday delivered a gold medal in men’s Sunfish for Lee Parkhill and a…
Oct 18, 2023 Melodie Schaffer from Toronto was named Sail Canada’s 2023 Rolex Sailor of the Year during Canada’s Celebration of Sailing event held by Sail Canada and the Port Credit Yacht Club yesterday. Sail Canada’s Rolex Sailor of the Year Award has been presented annually since 1986 to individual(s) who have provided global recognition…
Oct 18, 2023 Five, rather than normal six, crew onboard on Saturday The final stop on the European leg of SailGP Season 4 wrapped up this afternoon in Cádiz, the oldest city in the Western world, located in the Southernmost corner of Europe, not far from Gibraltar. Thousands of spectators lined the medieval city’s seawall to…
Oct 18, 2023 This was posted by skipper Len Strahl, on a local Great-Lakes blog: – the ‘Lake St Clair Sailor’, September 28, 2023. This incident took place during the last race of the Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday night series. It was dark, rainy, and lots of wind. Lake St Clair is only about 15…
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…
Oct 18, 2023 Training in the 69F, a one-design, full foiling, full carbon monohull for crews Following their summer training on Lake Garda—which included competing in 69F at the inaugural Women’s 69F Gold Cup—the focus of Team Canada’s America’s Cup training program has moved to Spain. As the countdown to the October 2024 America’s Cup…
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.
Sail Canada has introduced its 12-member team that will represent the country at the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships to be held in Búzios, Brazil, December 8-16.
Cedric (Ced) Gyles passed at his home in The Blue Mountains, Ontario, on Sunday September 24, 2023, at the age of 96. Best known most recently to the sailing community aboard his 8-Metre Norseman, he entered the class back in 1953 with the Fife 8-Metre Concerto.
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.
