The Spring Thaw Luncheon had been a part of the season for GTA boaters for many years until the passing of its founder and key organizer, Marjorie Patterson. The Luncheon’s goal was to celebrate boating and importantly as a fundraiser for boating causes including Toronto Brigantine and OSA’s BOOM Program.
Five medals and a Canadian podium sweep at the ILCA Midwinters West held March 24-26 at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, California.
Sarah Douglas from Toronto was the top Canadian sailor at the 2023 ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 Senior European Championships, which ended Friday in Andora, Italy, as she came up with a 21st-place finish.
The Canada SailGP Team launched weCANfoil in spring 2022, together with the support of yacht clubs, sailing schools and numerous volunteers across the country. Over 500 youth had the opportunity to try foiling on WASZPs and NSP wing foil boards.
On November 15, 2022, Brent Hughes and Alexandra Cox generously donated Fast Lane Fever (hull #67) in Pickering, Ontario, to “The Broad Reach Foundation”, a Toronto-based not for profit that introduces inner city kids and youth to sailing.
The wait is finally over for the much anticipated documentary, Melges: The Wizard of Zenda. We started production in 2014 on our film exploring the life and career of Buddy Melges.
Canada was well represented this year at the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta with a total of seven Canadian boats in the fleet of over 100. Serious racing and serious fun were had by all, and Canada snagged some podium finishes after the four days on the water – both sport boats and charter boats.
Canada has qualified two additional spots for the sailing events at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games to be held October 20 to November 5 in Santiago, Chile, following the reallocation of spots in 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes by PanAm Sailing.
Close to 500 days prior to the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, 12 Canadian sailors in ILCA 6 and 7, including Tokyo 2020 Olympian Sarah Douglas, are caing the best in the world at the 2023 ILCA 6 & 7 Senior European Championships to be held in Andora, Italy, to Friday, March 17.
Emily Bugeja from Vancouver (RVYC), B.C., became the fifth Canadian sailor to qualify to be nominated to Team Canada’s Santiago 2023 Pan American Games squad after she took part in the 2023 Formula Kite Pan American Championships held last weekend in Cabarete, Dominican Republic.
At the Ontario Regional Boating Advisory Council Meeting held in mid-January, members heard about an issue regarding the construction of “sea cans” on a barge unit being then considered a vessel.
Every year the Vancouver Martin 242 Fleet holds a meet and greet at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club to enlist those interested in racing on these One-Design sailboats.
This will be the 19th year of the Around Prince Edward County (near Belleville, ON) inspired by another event called the Archipelago RAID in Sweden.
Detroit’s Bayview Yacht Club announced that registration for the 2023 Bayview Mackinac Race (BMR) and pre-registration for the 2024 Race, the 100th edition of the world’s longest consecutively run long-distance freshwater yacht race, is open.
ILCA 6 World Championships, Portugal Grand Prix, CanAm 3 series and ILCA Midwinters Updates.
What a difference a few days makes. On the Tuesday of the second week in February, the strategist of the Canada SailGP Team and National Sailing Team 49erFX sailor, Georgia Lewin-Lafrance from Chester, NS did the honours last week naming the team’s new F50 SPIRIT.
