Jan 31, 2024 Royal Victoria Yacht Club member, Kelley Poole, has accomplished a milestone in the ILCA class by winning a regional Grand Prix, specifically the ILCA 7 North American Grand Prix! A huge congratulations to this fine sailor who has been dutifully collecting points across North America over the 2023 season. Highlights are 3rd at Midwinters…
Jan 31, 2024 Last week at the Dusseldorf boat show and simultaneously around the world including in Canada, North Sails launched RENEW, a North Panel Laminate (NPL) sailcloth for cruising boats 25 to 45 ft. RENEW sailcloth is constructed from more than 90% sustainable sources, with no sacrifice in performance or longevity. North Sails is…
Jan 31, 2024 Olympic sailor Annie Haeger will take the stage at the Vancouver International Boat Show February 2nd to discuss how she is helping Canada’s SailGP team shape its sailing program for current and future generations. Haeger recently joined CANSailGP as a Strategist, preparing the team for the upcoming ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix…
Jan 17, 2024 Congratulations to Rory Walsh (RVYC), gold medalist in ILCA 6, and Mats Braaten, bronze medalist in ILCA 7, at the 2023 Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta held December 27-30 in Miami, Florida. In ILCA 7, three other Canadians finished in the top 10 in this event including 21 sailors: Jacob Townsend (4th,…
Jan 17, 2024 Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP SailGP’s fleet of ten national teams descended on Abu Dhabi for the 7th event of Season 4. Racing got underway Saturday with very light air conditions, which meant just four crew onboard and 29M (tall) wings. That almost zero foiling with big cats encountering heavy traffic all around…
Jan 17, 2024 After a huge year in 2023, the CSCA Board is excited to announce a 10 regatta schedule for the 2024 season. A big thank you to all the host clubs for supporting the Canadian Shark Class allowing us to get the schedule launched so quickly. 2023 was a season of extremes with…
Jan 17, 2024 Photo: Matías Capizzano Sarah Douglas from Toronto finished as best Canadian at the 2024 ILCA 6 World Championship, which ended today in Mar del Plata, Argentina, with a 26th position, therefor taking the lead for the Canadian spot in this event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 2024 ILCA 6 World…
Jan 17, 2024 Kirsten Neuschäfer, Golden Globe winner The 2024 Toronto International Boat Show presents its inaugural Sailor’s Day on Saturday, January 27th to introduce, educate, and celebrate everything sailing at North America’s largest indoor boat show. There are plenty of sailing products and services to be found throughout the entire show run from January…
Jan 17, 2024 Currently 34 athletes from across the country are taking part in the Canadian Sailing Youth Squad Trials Camp in Clearwater. During the six-day camp, the athletes will train with Canada’s top youth sailors, will work with Sail Canada technical staff and top Canadian coaches for skill development in Sail Canada’s targeted youth…
Jan 17, 2024 By Morten Fogh After reading Interlux’s statement on the discontinued VC17 antifouling paint, we have prepared some of our recommendations: Bottomkote-CA Pros: Least expensive of the three available antifouling paints. Ablative paint (wears off as it loses its effectiveness), so minimal layer build up over time. Cons: Not as effective as the other two…
Jan 3, 2024 Sail Canada will hold two Learning Facilitator Clinics in 2024: February 17-20 in B.C.: Interested people need to complete the application form and to submit to their Provincial Sailing Association (PSA) prior to January 15, 2024. Deadline for provinces to submit candidates to Sail Canada is January 22, 2024. April 17-30 at…
Jan 3, 2024 Sail Canada has been on a journey of equity, diversity and inclusion over the past two years and has developed an action plan to support rolling this work out across our community. A priority within that work is to provide training and resources that will support clubs and community programs to create…
Jan 3, 2024 Created in 2002, the Nathan R. Cowan Memorial Award aims to support developing sailors through financial support, a way to honour the memory of Nathan Cowan who, after years of determination and persistence, achieved his goal of becoming a Canadian Sailing Team member. However, a few months later, Nathan Cowan passed away…
Jan 3, 2024 The Flaar 24 daysailer from Hungary These days the boats that eventually come to Canada show up in Europe first, often at boot in Dusseldorf. It’s the largest show in Europe with two large buildings full entirely of new sailing models. Most of the nominees for the European Yacht of the Year…
Jan 3, 2024 Annie Balasubramanian from Toronto and Sullivan Nakatsu from Hammonds Plains, N.S., recorded the best Canadian performances in more than a decade in ILCA 6 at the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships which ended in late December in Búzios, Brazil, as they respectively finished in 11th and 12th place in the women’s and…
Jan 3, 2024 Join the Metro Marine Modellers for their indoor sailing regatta at 2024 Toronto International Boat Show. The regatta will be running from January 23 – 25th, from 6-7PM, taking place at the indoor lake. RCYC (Royal Canadian Yacht Club) sailors and the Metro Marine Modellers will be on deck both participating and…
