Sail Canada is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 and 2021 Volunteers of the Year, City of Kingston Regatta of the Year and Recreation Event Awards, as well as William Abbott Senior Trophy.
Last week Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, NS were named Sail Canada’s Rolex Sailors of the Year for 2021-2022 during Canada’s Celebration of Sailing event held by Sail Canada and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.
Three Canadian teams led by Nigel Cochrane from Vancouver, Bill Abbot from Sarnia and Terry McLaughlin from Toronto participated in the International Masters Regatta hosted by the San Diego Yacht Club last week.
Iceboating has attracted dreamers and creators since some guy in Holland first thought about attaching iron skates to a canal boat back in the 1600s. This past summer, David Janzen of Dunnville, Ontario, achieved his dream of building the biggest iceboat in the world.
Sail Canada has announced that Canada SailGP Team founder Fred Pye has been selected as winner of this year’s Sail Canada President’s Award.
Canadian sailor Evan DePaul from Burlington, ON, who represented Canada in the 49er event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, announced his retirement from competitive sailing.
The 2022 J80 Worlds delivered some excellent top notch racing for the Canadian contingent who made the trip down to Sail Newport in Rhode Island, going head to head with the best J80 sailors in the world.
Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas from Toronto recorded Canada’s best performance at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships that ended on Sunday in Kemah, Texas, finishing in 15th position overall.
The A Cat is a single-handed, high-performance cat that is 18’ long and max 2.3 M wide. The class falls under a box rule so there are many different boat manufacturers, masts and sail combinations.
This year’s LYRA Annual General Meeting will be Virtual Via Zoom or at Kingston Yacht Club, 1 Maitland St, Kingston, ON on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame welcomed 12 new inductees on Saturday, October 15, during a ceremony that was held at the Kingston Yacht Club.
Thirteen boats were on the line for the first race of the J105 Canadian Championships held September 23-25. It was a good turnout considering that Fleet 4 has lost a number of boats over the last couple of years.
The Magenta Project, a UK-registered charity, and Canada Ocean Racing have teamed up to get more women on ocean race boats, starting with an exclusive sailing and networking event in Toronto on Monday, 26 September.
Sail Canada announced last week that Hannah Stevens and Mansell Styles have been selected Sail Canada Instructors of the Year for 2020 and 2021, respectively, as National Coaches Week comes to an end.
Sail Canada announced last week that Violet Stafford and Vaughn Harrison have been selected Sail Canada Coaches of the Year for 2020 and 2021, respectively, as the country celebrates National Coaches Week, an annual event which ended on Sunday.
To celebrate the English Bay Star fleet’s 100th anniversary, we invite all Star sailors to the 2023 Star North American Championship, powered by Volvo Penta. This prestigious event returns to Royal Vancouver Yacht Club from May 29 to June 3, 2023.
