Nov 15, 2023 • Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, N.S., came up with their best performance this season by finishing 10th overall in the 49erFX class at the 2023 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships which ended on Monday in Vilamoura, Portugal. A total of 110 athletes took part in the 49erFX event including…
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…
November 1, 2023 Class 40 Everial, skippers Erwan Le Draoulec and Tanguy Leglatin, and Edenred, skippers Emmanuel Le Roch and Basile Bourgnon, are taking start of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Le Havre, France, on October 29, 2023. Photos: Jean-Louis Carli / Alea Storm Ciaran is set to sweep across the north-west quarter of France,…
November 1, 2023 A total of 15 sailors are taking part in the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in Algarrobo, Chile. Canadian athletes are aiming to qualify spots for the country for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, except in ILCA 6 as it’s already done, and in the Sunfish and Lightning classes which are not…
November 1, 2023 Tuesday November 14, 2023, and Thursday November 16, 2023 (7:00pm – 9:30pm ET) – Participants must attend BOTH sessions. Club Judges support sailing clubs’ racing programs by serving on protest committees and acting as advisors on racing rules and procedures. The club judge seminar will provide knowledgeable racing sailors with an enhanced…
November 1, 2023 • Five new Learning Facilitors: A total of five candidates took part in a Sail Canada Learning Facilitator (LF) Clinic in Montreal last weekend to become trained as Instructor Trainers. The clinic, lead by Master Learning Facilitators Marc-Antoine Brassard and Alex Byczko, focuses on the skills required to engage with future instructor development…
November 1, 2023 Sail Canada’s 2023-2024 Annual Report now available: This Annual Report highlights the initiatives Sail Canada accomplished on behalf of its members during the 2022-2023 fiscal year (May 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023). Established in 1931, Sail Canada is the national governing body for the sport of sailing. We are committed to…
November 1, 2023 On Monday, Sail Canada introduced its new Chair, Kate MacLennan, of Alberta, as well as the new Board of Directors for 2023-2024, following the Annual General Meeting that was held virtually last week. Fiona Cochrane from British Columbia has also been elected to the Sail Canada board, while Valérie Lavigne from Québec…
November 1, 2023 Halifax has won the bid to host racing on Halifax Harbour front and centre between George’s Island and the MacDonald Bridge. Thanks to the Sail NS team and various organizations in the area – Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, Build Nova Scotia, Discover Halifax, and the Port of Halifax –…
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…
October 18, 2023 • Popular Offshore Sailing School is opening a new location in Key West, Florida! Starting January 2024. The company has also added a new Boat Handling & Docking course, offering experienced sailors the opportunity to increase their skills and confidence with big boat maneuvering and docking aboard 40’-50’ catamaran and monohull yachts. • Yesterday,…
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 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…
October 18, 2023 In 2028, Scott Shawyer will be the only Canadian to compete in the Vendée Globe. In the meantime, Scott and his co-skipper Nick are qualifying and training by competing in one of the biggest ocean race this year: The Transat Jacques Vabre. With less than two months till the race start, Moloney, a three-times circumnavigator,…
