Racing

Six Canadians at the 2023 Optimist African Championships

May 17, 2023

The 2023 Optimist African Championship featuring 89 young sailors from 18 countries representing six continents. Six Canadians took part in the 2023 Optimist African Championships which ended Monday, May 8, in M’DIQ in Morocco.

The best Canadian was Wyatt Gitt with a 19th position among the 89 sailors.

Here are the final results:

19. Wyatt Gitt

33. Justin Amyot

36. Matheo Menegoz

42. Kate Kanellakos

43. Sara Santimaw

51. Benjamin Port-Louis

74. Noah Macmurtry

Full results can be found HERE.

Racing

The 74th Swiftsure International Yacht Race

The 74th Swiftsure International Yacht Race lived up to its reputation as the ultimate test for yacht racing in the Pacific Northwest.

Racing

Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championships on hold

Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championships were all set to go with 36 teams from three countries, but the remainder of measurement, launching, and the practice race have all been cancelled due to the high winds and huge waves created on the North Shore of Lake Ontario with a north wind from Hurricane Irene.

Chris Dorsey and his committee said that they had not seen breakers in the Genesee River in 30 years like they have today.

Racing

Canada’s Hollandia wins the 24th Canada’s Cup Championship

Hollandia, of RCYC (Toronto), wins the 24th Canada’s Cup after five races. The championship was a “best of seven” series; the first boat to win four races wins The Championship! Hollandia won the first three races putting USA’s Yquem 1 into a sudden death position for the remainder of the competition.

Racing

CORK Announces Its Summer ‘23

CORK announces its summer schedule for 2023.

Speed & Smarts

Speed & Smarts: Take Control of Your Mainsail – Part 3 – Tips and Notes

Don’t cleat the sheet. The wind and wave conditions are different all the time (even when it seems like they are static), so if you want to keep going fast you have to adjust your mainsail trim continually. Try never to put the mainsheet in its cleat.

Speed & Smarts

Speed & Smarts: Searching for the Best Lead Position

Jib lead position works like the main outhaul. Moving the jib/genoa lead fore and aft affects foot depth, much like the outhaul controls foot depth on a mainsail.

The Big Picture: Foiling Hard

Nov 29, 2023 Canada SailGP Team helmed by Phil Robertson lead Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Ben Ainslie on Race Day 1 of the Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cadiz, Spain. October 14th, 2023. Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP. Image supplied by SailGP. Canada has been mixing it up on the course lately… Read More…
Sail Nova Scotia Evening of Excellence and Fundraising

Nov 29, 2023 Bill Haliburton was the high bidder of the first four Premium tickets for the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix Halifax. He is flanked by Canada SailGP Team sailors Jareese Finch (L) and Billy Gooderham (R) – both now call Halifax home. The Nova Scotia sailing and boating community from across the province gathered Friday evening (November… Read More…