Whitecap with Lee Parkhill

August 2, 2023

The new episode of Whitecap, the Canadian sailing podcast supported by Sail Canada’s BMO MasterCard, is now available and the guest is Lee Parkhill, 2016 Olympian in Laser who qualified to be nominated for Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Canadian Team in Sunfish.

3 ways to listen/watch this interview:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/whitecap-the…/id1622324747

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pc0jEKwZQoBF5aXjnpkYP

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiISGYVfNy8

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