Racing: Canadians’ Complete Day Three at French Olympic Week

Apr 24, 2025

Eight Canadian sailors are taking part in the second event of the 2025 Sailing Grand Slam Series, French Olympic Week, being held April 21-26 in Hyères, FRA.

Amongst the eight Canadians, Paris 2024 Olympians Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, N.S., will be in action in 49erFX, as will Emily Bugeja from Vancouver, B.C., in women’s Formula Kite, and Will Jones from Burlington, ON, who will be competing in 49er with his new post-Olympic teammate Arie Moffat from Kingston, ON.

Below are the results as of Wednesday, April 23.

ILCA 6 (/72 sailors/athlètes *Clara Gravely (Toronto, ON)

Following the third day of the competition, she has moved up to 7th with a 6-4-(15)-2 record.

49erFX (/38 teams/équipes)

(#races / courses: 9)

10th   (18)-10-18-16-16012-9-1-12 *Antonia Lewin-Lafrance & Georgia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S./N.-É.)

49er (/67 teams/équipes)

(#races / courses: 6) –

52. *Will Jones (Burlington, ON) & Arie Moffat (Kingston, ON)

Formula Kite (W/F) (/22 sailors/athlètes) 

(#races / courses: 10)

22. *Emily Bugeja (Vancouver, B.C./C.-B.)

NACRA 17 (/29)

(#races / courses: 8)

24 *Galen Richardson (Toronto, ON) & Madeline Gillis (Halifax, N.S./N.-É.)

*Sail Canada National Team Members/Membres de l’équipe nationale de Voile Canada

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