Sodus Bay Yacht Club is hosting the Lake Yacht Racing Association Regatta open to boats from both sides of the border at last. In addition to great racing, registrants will enjoy live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights. Delicious meals will be available at the club Thursday through Sunday.
As part of its commitment to building a pathway for the next generation of Canadian athletes in sailing, the Canada SailGP Team has partnered with WASZP and Pitch Pole Skiff Products Inc. (PPSP), to inspire the next generation of sailors from coast to coast with the team’s We CAN Foil program.
The Ontario Sailing Board announces a significant investment into our Main Sail Program! With support and thanks from two long standing partners, Fogh Marine and Marine Cradle Shop, we have taken possession of a new trailer and 8 RS Zest Sailboats.
The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame, Sail Canada and the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston have announced the 12 people who are part of the class of 2022 that will be inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at the Kingston Yacht Club, from 2 pm to 5 pm.
When SailGP Season 3 commences on May 14 in Bermuda, it will mark an historic moment for Canadian sailing. Canada’s first-ever fully professional sailing team will be on the start line with an all-star crew onboard the leading-edge F50 foiling catamaran.
The Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship regatta is returning to Toronto’s National Yacht Club for the first time since 2011 on September 8-11, 2022. The fleet will sail up to eleven races through the three-day event on racecourse located on Lake Ontario southwest of the Toronto Islands.
Wednesday, April 20 at 7pm (ET), Sail Canada will hold an information session for Cruising Instructors and Schools as well as Provincial Sailing Associations. This session will communicate information about initiatives from Transport Canada and changes for 2022 in Sail Canada programs.
Once again, the Georgian Bay Regatta is the sailing event of the summer on Georgian Bay – not to be missed! Now in its 36th year, the GBR will take place on the west side of the Bay, visiting the picturesque ports of Meaford, Lion’s Head, and Wiarton, as well as two spectacular anchorages.
CORK, the Canadian Olympic training Regatta Kingston, is Canada’s largest annual sailing regatta. CORK was established in 1969 by a group of enthusiastic sailors who knew that Kingston was an ideal location for large international sailing regattas.
Jon bought his Thunderbird, Wampum, sail #245, in the mid 70’s. Wampum was professionally built by Richardson Boats Works in Meaford Ontario. At the time, there were three active T-Bird fleets in the western end of Lake Ontario: Whitby, Toronto and Bronte Harbour.
Canada’s 2021 Olympic competitor, Sarah Douglas from Toronto’s Ashbridges Bay YC, won the gold medal in ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) at the World Sailing Hempel World Cup that was held at the 51st Princess Sofia Trophy in Mallorca, Spain, which ended last Friday.
Close to 40 young Canadian sailors were in action last weekend for the Midwinters West competitions held in California. At the ILCA-NA Midwinters West held at Marina del Rey, Andre Deseau was the top Canadian with a second-place finish in the ILCA 4 class.
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing (LOOR) announces that The Humberview Group of Automotive Dealerships, known as DriveHG.ca, have extended their commitment through 2022 as the title sponsor for LOOR.
Mount Gay, the world’s oldest running rum distillery, will be back once again to provide sailors at the BVI Spring Regatta with their much-loved post-race tipple after a great day out on the water.
Everyone interested is invited to hear about SailGP Season 3 from Sir Russell Coutts, CEO, SailGP; Canada SailGP Team CEO, Jean-Sébastien Chénier Proteau; and Tyler Bjorn, Head of Development & Purpose on Wednesday April 6, 1700 – 2000 hrs.
On March 16 Sail Canada announced that three-time Laser Olympian in Sailing, Andrew Lewis, has been named ILCA 7 Canadian National Team Coach. Lewis competed in three Olympic Games in Laser (ILCA 7). He first took the 37th spot in 2012 in London.
