Mar 20, 2024 North Sails has opened a new loft in Victoria, British Columbia. Spearheaded by local experts Stuart and Joy Dahlgren, and supported by their expert team of sailmakers, they seamlessly integrate into North Sails Canadian operations. Located on picturesque Vancouver Island, the new North loft, in the purpose built 5,700 square foot facility that…
Mar 20, 2024 Team Helix sailor and influencer-in-chief, Daisy Cobden, rocks her Rockwool Canada Sail GP shirt as volunteer for the June event. “I’m thrilled about the upcoming ROCKWOOL SailGP Halifax event this summer, and I’m honoured to be one of the Volunteer Co-Leads on the Sail Nova Scotia Volunteer Steering Committee!” The main event’s…
Mar 20, 2024 Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, NS, qualified to be nominated on Canada’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing team in the 49erFX class following the results they posted at the 2024 49er and 49erFX World Championships which ended on Sunday in Lanzarote, Spain. Holding the 16th spot following the races held on Friday,…
Mar 20, 2024 The Georgian Bay Regatta is the ultimate test of racing skill and strategy with light air, heavy air and everything in between. What brings it all together is competition among some of the world’s great scenery. History/Background: In 1985, the Georgian Bay Regatta (GBR) began as an ambitious sailing regatta featuring two…
Mar 6, 2024 Wrapping-up the final leg of the 2023-24 sailing season, the University of Victoria sailing club cruised to victory to become national champions at the Canadian Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s National Keelboat Match Racing Championship from Feb 22-25, 2024. Hosted by the UVic sailing club in partnership with the prestigious Royal Vancouver Yacht Club,…
Mar 6, 2024 Three Canadian teams in 49er and two others in 49erFX will compete at the 2024 49er and 49erFX World Championships, March 5-10, in Lanzarote, Spain, which are be the first of two competitions that will serve as the qualification process for Canadian teams towards the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Canada earned an Olympic…
Mar 6, 2024 It was a day to forget for the Canadian SailGP team. Hydraulic pump issues for Phil Robertson’s Canada team saw them finish last in the opening race and then, despite the best efforts to get them sailing again, the technical issue meant they couldn’t compete in the rest of the day’s racing….
Feb 14, 2024 Leave a Sailing Legacy Until recently the 1st Boundary Bay Sea Scouts Group in Tsawwassen ran a very successful sailing program for over 20 years for scouts living in Tsawwassen. The training enabled some scouts to achieve their certification as qualified Day Skippers from the Canadian Yachting Association. Rather than restarting that…
Feb 14, 2024 ILCA 7 Luke Ruitenberg from St. Margaret’s Bay, N.S., was the top Canadian at the 2024 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship, which ended January 31 in Adelaide, Australia, with a 40th-place finish, therefore taking the lead for the Canadian spot that will be awarded in this event at the Paris 2024 Olympic…
Feb 14, 2024 SailGP and its exclusive financial solutions partner, Bermuda-based Apex Group, have launched the league’s first Women’s Accelerator Program. Having signed a new three-year sponsorship deal in June 2023, SailGP and Apex Group have been working together to bring the latter’s Women’s Accelerator Program into the world of sport for the first time. …
Feb 14, 2024 Sail Canada has named Ryan Kelly as its new Chief Executive Officer starting March 11, 2024. A lifelong sailor, Ryan Kelly worked for a long period of time in support of the Cadets Canada Sailing Program and he was the President of Sail Newfoundland and Labrador for eight years. Ryan Kelly is…
The countdown to the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix slated for Halifax on the weekend of 1-2 June is on, with four months until ten international teams descend on Halifax for the 11th event of Season 4. The season then finishes in San Francisco in July 2024.
Jan 31, 2024 Photos courtesy of Alex Byczko and Louisa Bobyk Last Saturday (Jan 27) the 2024 Toronto International Boat Show marked the first year for Sailor’s Day at the Enercare Centre. The day was held in ‘Sailfest’, where many types of boats were on display including monohulls, Hobie’s, WASZPs, kitesurfing, windsurfing, wing foiling and…
Jan 31, 2024 Sail Canada will hold Judge Development Sessions called Black Cat Regatta. The purpose of this fictional event is not to principally test your knowledge of the rules, but rather to alert you to the myriad of difficulties that have to be addressed and solved by the Chief Judge for the event. The…
Jan 31, 2024 Sail Canada has announced the extension of its partnership with Performance hardware manufacturer Allen Brothers until at least 2025. Since 2022, Allen Brothers is the Hardware partner of the Canadian Sailing Team and Development Squad as they proudly support Sail Canada’s athletes. Located in Essex in the United Kingdom, Allen Brothers ensures Sail…
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…
