April 19, 2018
View To A Thrill
Major sailing championships may be commonplace insome of the better-known sailboat racing centres of the world – San Francisco, Kiel, Weymouth, Annapolis, Sydney, Lake Garda – but for a relatively small club on the southern tip of Vancouver Island…
April 11, 2018
Chester Race Week News
Chester Race Week 2018 has announced that the Farr 30 North American Championships will take place as part of the regularly scheduled One Design classes on the One Design course. Race officer will be Brian Todd.
March 22, 2018
2018 North Channel Race Week
Five days in paradise. The North Channel is gloriously beautiful with charming ports along its shores.
March 7, 2018
LYRA announces 2018 dates
Save the Dates for the 2018 Quantum Sails LYRA Race Week – 132nd Lake Yacht Racing Association Annual Regatta July 30 – August 5, 2018.
February 20, 2018
Canadians onboard for RORC Caribbean 600
On Monday, 88 boats set out on the 10th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, including some of the world’s best-known racing teams. A record-breaking fleet, alongside record-breaking weather included a list of almost…
January 10, 2018
Lewin-LaFrance & Gillis Finish 6th at Youth Worlds
Georgia Lewin-LaFrance and Madeline Gillis from the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron posted the best ever finish for a Canadian boat in the International 420 class…
November 23, 2017
Poker Run 101
Opening – number 605 – Heading to the starting line, the fleet is idling out and already we can’t keep up!
October 24, 2017
RORC Caribbean 600 – Business As Usual
Here’s the news CYOB received from RORC painting a better than you might imagine of Caribbean activity this winter.
September 27, 2017
J24 Port Credit Worlds
Hurricanes Jose and Maria had done their devastating work in the Caribbean and Florida that created a wonderful weather high in the Great Lakes region that was to last almost three weeks.
September 27, 2017
Sonar Worlds 2017
There is a new Sonar World Champion. Peter Galloway and his crew on Fast Forward, Garin Pace, Ched Proctor, and Judy Lugar came out on top after three days of racing in beautiful Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia this September.
September 13, 2017
Kevin and Lorraine Anderson and their mini 12’s, Thing one and Thing two.
The Snake Island Nanaimo Regatta kicks off each year with a social mixer at the end of their main dock. Part of the activities includes adult racing in Opti’s.
September 12, 2017
2017 Canadian Laser Masters Championships
This year the Laser Canadian Masters’ Championships were held on Lake Wabamun and hosted by the Wabamun Sailing Club, about an hour’s drive west of Edmonton.
August 22, 2017
Chester Race Week 2017
Chester Race Week wrapped up on Saturday, August 19th after four days of racing which saw everything from sunshine and gentle winds, to near gales, waves and rain. Michael Dunn covered the event and here is his day by day review…
August 9, 2017
Chester Preview: Focus on diversity, fun see Chester Race Week thrive where others struggle
North America’s 2nd largest annual keel boat race week to welcome hard-core racers, casual cruisers, classic wooden yacht lovers & tourists
July 25, 2017
Nova Scotia Schooner Association are holding their annual race week in Shelburne harbour from August 6 -12.
It has been several years since the harbour has seen a fleet of schooners in Shelburne. Excitement is building with anticipation of an outstanding week of sailing.
July 25, 2017
Prizes awarded in record-breaking Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
Fair winds and following seas were the winning combinations that made the 2017 Steele Auto Group Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race one for the record books.
July 11, 2017
From Calgary to Antigua to Bermuda
Lunenburg based Spartan Ocean Racing have had a busy year providing their clients with exciting offshore racing experiences.
July 11, 2017
Optimist North Americans
Nova Scotia was well represented at the 2017 Optimist North American Championships held over the holiday weekend in Toronto. 178 sailors from 20 countries participated.
July 11, 2017
Bronte hosts Match Racing Championship
THE 2017 STOLZE CUP MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE LAKE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION SET FOR SEPTEMBER 9-10, And a 1 Day North U Match Racing Clinic on Friday, September 8.
June 20, 2017
America’s Cup blog
Avid sailors, myself included, attended a presentation at the RCYC in Toronto. The Cup was there for all to admire, along with Norbert Bajurin, Commodore of the Golden Gate YC…
June 20, 2017
Boxing Rock Race is a great success in perfect sailing conditions
The 2017 Boxing Rock Cup was sailed in Halifax Harbour on June 10 under perfect, no I mean PERFECT conditions! Sunshine, nice winds, and lots of heat made for a great event for the nearly 40 boats and 200+ sailors.
June 7, 2017
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.
June 7, 2017
The 2017 LO 300 continues to grow
This year’s LO300 begins on July 15 and is the Lake’s biggest best-known offshore event. In 2016 there were ell over 100 entries and there are currently 70 boats entered.
June 7, 2017
Boxing Rock Cup Harbour Race set for June 10
The annual Boxing Rock Cup (formerly the Harbour Race) will be held Saturday, June 10. Racing starts from both the Bedford Basin Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron at 1300, with the finish line off Bishop’s Landing on the city waterfront.
June 6, 2017
Race to Alaska (R2AK)
One of the greatest sea adventures of our time is about to begin, the 3rd annual Race to Alaska. Stage 1 is the shakedown sprint from Port Townsend, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia…
May 24, 2017
Nova Scotian crew wins Bermuda International Invitational Race Week
Boat builder, tug boat skipper and sailor, Dayna Nelder, has been busy again. Dayna sent us this report on her most recent adventure. GC
May 10, 2017
The 50th Annual Round the County Race
On August 19 and 20 the 50th edition of one of Canada’s most interesting races gets underway.
May 10, 2017
Race to Alaska Explained
The inside passage to Alaska has been paddled by native canoes since time immemorial, sailing craft for centuries, and after someone found gold in the Klondike the route was jammed with steamboats full of prospectors elbowing each other out of the way for the promise of fortune.
April 11, 2017
2018 Melges 24 World Championship To Take Place At The Victoria International Marina
The Victoria International Marina, in partnership with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, will host the June 2018 Melges 24 World Championship Regatta will take place.
April 11, 2017
Race the Beautiful North Channel
North Channel Race Week is a sailing race thru the North Channel for five legs during the third week of July with bot Spinnaker and JAM divisions.
April 11, 2017
Brad Willauer’s Family crew will rotate helm on Marblehead to Halifax Race
Seventy-three year old Brad Willauer is one of the veterans of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race. He has been participating since he was a teenager, usually working the foredeck on someone else’s boat.
March 22, 2017
Wrapping it up in SXM (gonzo edition)
Quite possibly the single greatest day of competitive sailing that I have ever witnessed
March 20, 2017
It’s almost over ….
As we endure what I sincerely hope is the last winter storm of the year, it’s time to remind ourselves of what we can look forward to this summer.
March 7, 2017
2017 Rules Now Available
Sail Canada’s Racing Rules of Sailing for 2017-2020 includes Sail Canada Prescriptions and incorporates World Sailing’s Change #s 1, 2 & 3 issued 20 October 2016.
March 7, 2017
Big Breeze Forecast for 37th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
Winds are up and the first group of yachts are scheduled to be leaving at 8
February 21, 2017
The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta
Organized to celebrate Canada 150, the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation.
February 20, 2017
Halifax Welcomes Tall Ships
The “Tall Ships” are back for this summer as part of a transatlantic race covering 7,000 nautical miles and visiting six countries over five months.
February 7, 2017
Nova Scotia Sailors at Ice Boating Worlds
Five members of the Nova Ice Yacht Club (NIYC) traveled to the DN World and North American Championships in Wisconsin.
January 10, 2017
Sign-Ups Begin for Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
Registration is underway for the 37th biennial Marblehead to Halifax ocean race on July 9, 2017.