July 10, 2025 Sail Canada just announced the list of sailors who will be part of the 2025-2026 Canadian Sailing Team. The 21 athletes were selected based on the Canadian Sailing Team Sport Canada Carding Criteria as well as on their overall performance over the 2024-2025 season. Carded sailors from the Canadian Sailing Team receive…
June 26, 2025 SailGP has released further details of its forthcoming 2026 Season, including the return of fan-favorite locations and multi-year hosting agreements. Beginning in January 2026 and unfolding over an 11-month period, the 2026 Season will debut in Perth (January 17-18) before returning to Auckland (February 14-15), and Sydney (February 28-March 1). Leading professional service firm KPMG Australia will be…
June 26, 2025 Chester Race Week, the largest keelboat regatta in Atlantic Canada, is charting a course for its 2025 edition, scheduled for August 13–16. This year’s event brings, a strengthened sponsorship lineup, and an exciting expansion in class participation. Leading the charge is Atlantic Yacht Sales, proudly participating as Title Sponsor of Chester Race…
June 26, 2025 By Renée Young for Canadian Boating OnBoard The Nepean One Design (NOD) Regatta held June 21-22 once again demonstrated that thrilling, high-caliber racing doesn’t require professional crews or hugely expensive boats. With an impressive turnout of nine (!) one-design fleets—including J/24, J/22, J/80, 505, C&C 27, Shark, Tanzer 22, Viper 640, and…
June 12, 2025 Hosted by the Nepean Sailing Club, the 27th edition of the Nepean One Design (NOD) Regatta, June 20 – 22, 2025, brings together over 300 participants across multiple keelboat and dinghy fleets for a weekend of sailing, entertainment and friendly rivalry in the beautiful National Capital Region. Since its inception in 1992,…
June 12, 2025 There’s a record registration commitment of 33 competitors already for the 2025 Martin 242 “45th Anniversary” North American Championship , August 23 to 24, 2025 in Vancouver. The regatta is co-Hosted by Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and Kitsilano Yacht Club. Teams are coming from Los Angeles, Anacortes, Orcas Island, Victoria, Sidney, Nanaimo,…
June 12, 2025 By Roger Renaud Status update: An article in the May 2024 issue of Sailing in Canada about the apparent demise of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, spurred an investigation of the status of YRUGL, initiated by the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation. Long-time LMSRF Delegate to YRUGL, Gary…
June 10, 2025 Article courtesy of SailGP by Miranda Blazeby Tom Slingsby, driver of the freshly rebranded BONDS Flying Roos, has described the team’s ownership takeover by global icons Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds as ‘unbelievable’. Speaking at a pre-event press conference ahead of racing in New York this weekend, Slingsby reacted to the announcement, which…
Pip Hare (L) and Scott Shawyer (R) – credit : Canada Ocean Racing LLC May 22, 2025 The Canada Ocean Racing – Be Water Positive Team last week announced their partnership with Helly Hansen for The Ocean Race. Helly Hansen will provide the IMOCA team with professional grade, performance-driven gear for an entire race cycle –…
May 8, 2025 There’s much big news from Scott Shawyer and Canada Ocean Racing. The team has just acquired a current generation foiling IMOCA 60 – formerly known as Groupe Dubreuil and originally 11th Hour Racing – Mālama. The team also announced that British offshore sailor Pip Hare will join its Be Water Positive campaign…
Apr 16, 2025 Sail Nova Scotia has been selected as the host of the 2026 Canada Sail Grand Prix to be held in June next year. Exact dates and ticket information will be announced at a later date. SailGP CEO Sir Russell Coutts said: “We are thrilled to be heading back to Halifax – a…
Apr 15, 2025 After some racers expressed concern about travelling to the US, LOOR conducted a survey of all the LOSHRS racers. The results of the survey were decisively in favour of altering the courses to remain in Canadian waters. The LOOR committee, along with some Ambassadors who were attending the meeting, decided that, for the safety…
Sail Canada Development Squad members Galen Richardson and Madeline Gillis previously took the 11th spot at the 2024 Nacra 17 European Championship in Palermo, Italy. Apr 10, 2025 A total of 19 Canadians took part in the 54th Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta, which was part of the Sailing Grand Slam Series, and the first major…
Apr 10, 2025 On March 8 West Vancouver Yacht Club hosted their inaugural International Women’s Day event starring Annie Haegar of Canada’s Sail GP team. The event was an overwhelming success; with a sold out crowd of diverse ages and genders, and positive feedback! Haeger presented her role in Canada’s Sail GP success detailing her route to this professional…
STV Fair Jeanne registered in Ottawa and operated by Bytown Brigantine Apr 10, 2025 The award winning Toronto Waterfront Festival, presented by Redpath, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of the Tall Ships to Toronto’s Waterfront. From June 28-29, 2025, a fleet of historic tall ships will be docked at Sugar Beach to…
Apr 10, 2024 If you weren’t at Broad Reach’s 34th annual Spring Thaw last Saturday, you missed one heck of a party, the biggest and best Thaw yet! The East Coast-themed kitchen party at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club buzzed with excitement, the oysters were shucked to perfection, and the crowd was decked out in…
