August 31, 2022
Canadian sailors in ILCA had some competitions in August, including Sail Canada 2022 ILCA 6 & 7 Senior Championships held August 13-16 in Kingston.
On the women’s side, Julia Buesselberg from Germany won gold, followed by Rory Walsh and Coralie Vittecoq while, on the men’s side, Gord Welsh took the gold medal, Rafael Hebert, silver, and Scott Gittens, bronze.
L’athlète canadien en voile Evan DePaul de Burlington, en Ontario, qui a représenté le pays dans l’épreuve de 49er aux Jeux olympiques de Tokyo 2020, a annoncé sa retraite de la voile de compétition.
Dès maintenant, Voile Canada est à la recherche de nominations de la communauté de la voile canadienne afin de reconnaître des navigateurs, athlètes, entraîneurs, instructeurs, officiels, bénévoles et des événements exceptionnels par l’entremise des 12 catégories des Prix annuels de Voile Canada.
Sail Canada hosted a national update focusing on changes to the Cruising, Power and Navigation system on April 4. The session focussed on a number of updates to the Learn to Cruise and Power system.
Officials play a key role in any sailing race or regatta! Sail Canada’s Officer, Judge and Umpire programs provide club training and certification at the national level, while World Sailing provides international certification.
Sail Canada recently hosted a High Performance retreat at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. HP Director Mike Milner and HP Manager Katie Sweeting organized the Tokyo 2021 debrief with a packed agenda and to set the goals and tone for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.
Close to 40 young Canadian sailors were in action last weekend for the Midwinters West competitions held in California. At the ILCA-NA Midwinters West held at Marina del Rey, Andre Deseau was the top Canadian with a second-place finish in the ILCA 4 class.
Apr 17, 2024 A note from Saskia at SMYC Big shoutout to Canadian Team member Clara Gravely for donating two ILCA 6 sails to SMYC! Currently, Sint Maarten YC is running three different programs: A Sailability Program for differently abled residents of St. Maarten. “We’ve launched this free program a year ago and are now sailing… Read More…
Apr 17, 2024 A total of 10 Canadian sailors will take part in the Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France, April 21-27, which will be the last opportunity to qualify spots for countries at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. As of today, Canada has qualified in the ILCA 6, 49er, 49erFX and women’s kiteboarding events. In… Read More…
