Ontario Sailing Team Names ABYC as 2023 ILCA Training Site

SinC Ontario Sailing ABYC ILCA 2023 Training Site

May 3, 2023

Last week, Ontario Sailing announced announce that Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club will be the designated host site for the Ontario Sailing ILCA teams for the 2023 season.

“We are looking forward to getting our teams back on the water here in Ontario,” says Cam Lymburner, Ontario Sailing’s Director, High Performance and Development. “We appreciate the support ABYC is providing by hosting our teams.”

Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club, located in Toronto, was founded in 1932 and is home to a robust set of programming, from Junior and Adult Learn to Sail, an active cruising program, weekly race events, and a Women on the Water social and sailing group. Commodore Paul Brennan and the other members of the nine-person Board of Directors are excited to offer the Ontario Sailing ICLA teams a home base for the 2023 season.

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