September 11, 2025 Melodie Schaffer is at it again entering her second Globe 40, the 30,000-mile double-handed race around the world including Melodie and one crew member for each of the seven legs of the race. The first leg of the Globe40 race is a sprint across the Atlantic, and the overall race spanning approximately…
September 11, 2025 The South Port Sailing Club of St. Clair Beach Ontario, hosted two Canadian Championships, both on the same weekend, September 5 – 7, 2025. This was a challenge both on and off the water. Many long-time racers call Lake St Clair “Lake St Stupid” because they say the weather is very unpredictable. …
September 11, 2025 Photos by Rudy Heindel The Shark fleet took over Whitby Yacht Club on August 23–24 for the 2025 Canadian Championships, and what a weekend it was. With 38 crews from across Ontario and Quebec making the trip, the docks were buzzing with energy before a single race even started. Mother Nature did her part, serving up…
Aug 28, 2025 Nova Scotia delivered an incredible four days on the water, with 127 yachts competing across all fleets in this year’s annual Chester Race Week, which continues to shine as one of Canada’s most significant events. Hot racing, a lot of fun, enthusiastic sponsorship, and a stream of prizes combine for the making…
Aug 28, 2025 Making a statement both on the water and at the awards at the Chicago Mackinaw race this year, Clear Air, owned by Gayle Gray and Rossi Milev came first in the Beneteau 40.7 Division. ** Ten boats took part in the 2025 J/105 Women’s Championship held August 16 at the Royal Canadian…
Aug 18, 2025 The first European round of the Rolex SailGP Championship took place this weekend in Sassnitz, Germany. Offshore winds gusting to 40 km/hr on day one, combined with the tight racecourse, close to shore made for challenging sailing for the competing teams. After suffering incredible damage on the practice day, Brazil was unable…
Aug 14, 2025 With a few yet to contact or hear back from our polling campaign, there are already 39 boats registered for the 2025 North American M242 Championships 45th Anniversary, August 23 to 24, 2025 in Vancouver co-hosted by Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Kitsilano Yacht Club We think we might hit 40…
Aug 14, 2025 Canada Ocean Racing – Be Water Positive was on the line for start of The Ocean Race Europe on Sunday, August 10, marking Canada’s first entry in the event. Following a retirement from the recent Rolex Fastnet Race due to a hydraulic issue, the boat, named Emira IV, headed to Cherbourg, France,…
July 24, 2025 You cannot win them all but the Northstar Canada SailGP is undaunted after and 8th at the weekend’s even in UK. “A challenging event here in Portsmouth, but we fought hard and delivered a much stronger performance on Sunday.” “Not where we want to be, but we finish the Emirates British Grand…
July 24, 2025 The team aboard Overdraft X, a Farr 40 Turbo skippered by Halifax sailor James Grogan excelled in this year’s Marblehead Race as the first Canadian boat across the finish line and as possibly the youngest crew in the race. The youngest member of the 11-person crew is 19; the oldest 24. James…
July 24, 2025 By Roger Renaud The Port Huron to Mackinac Race 2025: – Underdog finished 1st in Class, 1st in Division, as well as 1st in the Corinthian Amateur Class, which included both Shore (short) and Cove Island (long) courses. Out of the 192 boats registered, five were Canadian. Underdog purchased a new asymmetrical…
July 10, 2025 Kingston Yacht Club’s Peter Van Rossem, Matt Fair, and Josh Wilby on Jonathan Livingston Seagull (CAN 276) won at the 2025 Shark 24 North Americans held June 28-29 at Bay of Quinte Yacht Club. The Shark 24 counter Regatta saw a great turn out of 32 boats. Good winds and flat water…
July 10, 2025 By Roger Renaud The 2025 Youth Match Racing Worlds will be held at Gdynia, Poland. July 21-27. Youth Match Racing Worlds is the highest level of youth match racing in the world. At this event the top 14 U23 (youth under 23) match racing teams are invited to compete for the title…
July 10, 2025 Over 30 yachts lined up on June 21 to participate in LOSHRS Race 2 from PCYC to Bluffers Park (re-routed from Youngstown NY), including a fine turnout of solo sailors. Conditions were interesting to say the least. Heavy fog and mist (see the photo above of the PCYC Clubhouse from K Dock) greeted…
June 26, 2025 Seventeen Canadian teams took part in the 14th edition of the Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race taking 14 days, May 31-June 14, around Vancouver Island. Split into four divisions, the 44 boats took part in a total of 9 legs of a total 580 nautical mile race. The Van Isle 360…
June 12, 2025 The NorthStar SailGP Team finished 7th overall at the 6th stage of the 2025 SailGP season in New York last weekend. The Canadian team is currently fifth in the 2025 overall standing. Diego Botin’s Spain has recorded back-to-back event wins after spectacularly beating New Zealand and France in New York’s winner-takes-all shootout….
