May 1, 2024 Voile Québec will hold two Offshore Survival courses in the upcoming months in Montreal and in Quebec. REGISTER HERE The course, organized by the FVQ and sanctioned by World Sailing includes lecture-based and participatory theoretical portions, as well as practical exercises. The practical portions require good physical fitness, some of them being…
May 1, 2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2024 will take place in scenic Chester, Nova Scotia from August 14th to 17th and this year’s highlight will be the J70 Canadian Championship as part of the event. Billed as the largest fixed keel regatta in Eastern Canada, Chester Race Week offers an unsurpassed racing venue. It is…
May 1, 2024 At the last SailGP event in Christchurch NZ, the Canadian boat had three collisions and a number of injuries. It was mayhem as the video shows. Taking on water throughout the race, the Canadians nonetheless made the final and came away with a third place. We encourage you to watch this mind-blowing…
1 mai, 2024 Les quatre championnats nationaux de la jeunesse et séniors de Voile Canada seront présentés à Kingston, en Ontario, par CORK/Sail Kingston cet été. Les premiers championnats mettront en vedette la classe Formula Kite, l’une des deux nouvelles épreuves aux Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 cet été. Les Championnats séniors de Formule Kite…
May 1, 2024 Sail Canada’s four youth and senior National Championships will be hosted in Kingston, ON, by CORK/Sail Kingston this summer. The first championships will feature Formula Kite, one of the two new classes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer. Sail Canada’s 2024 Senior Formula Kite Championships will be held July 4-7,…
1 mai, 2024 Sarah Douglas, de Toronto, a pris la 8e place au classement général en ILCA 6 lors de la Semaine olympique française qui s’est conclue samedi à Hyères, en France. La Semaine olympique française, qui présente les dix classes olympiques et qui est réservée aux nations qui se sont qualifiées pour les Jeux…
May 1, 2024 Sarah Douglas from ABYC, Toronto took the 8th spot overall in ILCA 6 at the French Olympic Week sailing competition that ended on Saturday in Hyères, France. French Olympic Week, which showcases all ten Olympic classes and is reserved for nations which have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is a good…
May 1, 2024 Over the years, since 1989 when Maiden hit the start line of the Whitbread Round the World Race, Canadian women have been involved. Earlier this month, Maiden won the Ocean Globe Race 2023-2024, smashing numerous records in the process, including becoming the first all-female crew to win a round-the-world race, again with…
May 1, 2024 Canada Ocean Racing’s Scott Shawyer, the Canadian skipper of the IMOCA Be Water Positive, will be competing in the prestigious single-handed transatlantic race, the New York Vendée, which starts later this month on May 29th. With no solo IMOCA races in recent months, it was obligatory for Scott to complete a rigorous…
May 1, 2024 Lululemon in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) revealed its first-ever summer Athlete Kit for Team Canada ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. With the launch of the Athlete Kit and Retail Collection beginning April 16, lululemon embarks on its second Games in…
Apr 17, 2024 The Lasers 28s are coming! The summer regatta schedule for the coveted Laser cup is Royal Hamilton Open July 1, NOLSC’s Niagara cup July 15 and then Cornucopia at DYC Sept 2. We will race to class rules and I understand we will have our own starts! Some boats will also do…
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…
17 avril, 2024 Un total de 10 athlètes canadiens en voile prendront part à la Régate de la dernière chance à Hyères, en France, du 21 au 27 avril, dernière opportunité pour les pays de qualifier des places en vue des Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024. En date d’aujourd’hui, le Canada s’est qualifié en ILCA…
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…
Apr 17, 2024 Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester took the 4th position in 49erFX at the 2024 Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta which ended on Saturday in Palma, Spain. In fourth place following the preliminary races, the sisters ended up retaining that position after the Medal Race was cancelled due to lack of wind. Antonia…
Apr 17, 2024 With the Princess Sofia Regatta wrapped up April 6 in Palma, Mallorca, Canada’s Olympic Sailing Team is rounding out. Sarah Douglas from Toronto, in ILCA 6, as well as Will Jones from Jerseyville, ON, and Justin Barnes from Pickering, ON, in 49er, have qualified to be nominated on Canada’s Paris 2024 Olympic…
