January 10, 2017
Blackline Patos Island race 2017
Blackline Marine is the Title Sponsor of this premier racing event hosted by the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club.
December 20, 2016
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing 2017 Event Dates
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing announces its 2017 Offshore Sailboat Racing event dates…
December 20, 2016
Sail Canada November Sailor of the Month – Queen’s University Keelboat Team
On November 7th, Queen’s University, became the second North American team to win the Student Yachting World Cup in its thirty-six year history.
December 20, 2016
Heading to Bermuda? 2017 America’s Cup Tickets are now on sale!
After watching the AC in San Francisco Bay via the TV, the opportunity to catch racing in the enclosed confines of Bermuda’s Hamilton Harbour sounds incredibly appealing.
December 19, 2016
Congratulations guys!
Crew from Nova Scotia-based Spartan Ocean Racing are elated as they arrive in Grenada
December 18, 2016
Registration Open for Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
Marblehead, MA – Registration is now open for the biennial Marblehead to Halifax Ocean race July 9.
September 21, 2016
Challenging Racing and Social Happenings, the “CRASH Regatta”
The Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club in agreement with Mill Bay Marine Group hosted the “CRASH Regatta”
September 21, 2016
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.
September 7, 2016
NS Sailors Wrap Up Olympic Competition
The teams of Dannie Boyd and Erin Rafuse in the 49er FX class and Jacob & Graeme Chaplin-Saunders in the 470 class concluded their events at the Rio Olympics last week…
August 17, 2016
Chester Crew Take Third Place at International One Design Nationals in Northeast Harbor, Maine
A crew made up of sailors from the Chester, Nova Scotia, IOD fleet and bolstered by a couple of J29 racers, made a great showing at the IOD National Championships in Northeast Harbor, Maine, July 27-30…
August 10, 2016
Vic-Maui Race is a Blast
The TP 52’s set the pace to rewrite the record book in the 2016 addition of the Vic-Maui Race. Valkrie, Kinetic V, and Westerly were 1,2 and 3 on elapsed time…
August 10, 2016
Schooner Races in Hubbards
The Nova Scotia Schooner Association had a great week racing out of Hubbards, with warm weather steady winds and lots of good natured competition. 14 schooners of various types and sizes participated…
July 26, 2016
Esprit de Corps II, RNSYS Crew Top Teams in Route Halifax Saint-Pierre 2016
An experienced skipper from Quebec racing with a team of business executives and trainees won line honours and first place in the new Ocean Racing Class in Route Halifax Saint-Pierre 2016…
July 26, 2016
4 days, 4 courses, 14 fleets, 140 sailboats, 1,200 sailors: Chester 2016
For Halifax’s Bethune family, “coming home for Race Week” is an annual summer ritual spanning generations…
July 26, 2016
The Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race 2016
Enthusiasm and perseverance prevail despite light breeze at inaugural event…
July 26, 2016
Sail Canada Nominates Six Athletes Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Sailing Team
Veteran athletes set to sail towards podium in Rio..
July 26, 2016
Hollandia Wins Defender Series for 24th Canada’s Cup Trials
Hollandia wins the Defender Series for the 24th Canada’s Cup trials sailed on Lake Ontario in Toronto this past weekend…
July 13, 2016
Boxing Rock Cup Raced Under Perfect Conditions
Under beautiful blue skies and with nice winds, Sail NS held its annual Boxing Rock Cup Race (formerly the Harbour Race)…
July 13, 2016
Transat Québec Saint-Malo Off to an Exciting Start: Next Stop Saint-Malo
Sunday July 10th at 1:00 p.m. the starting flag was raised for the 9th edition of the Transat Québec Saint-Malo race. Four Multi50 yachts were the first to cross the starting line at the foot of the Plains of Abraham.
July 13, 2016
2016 Race to Alaska Was an Exciting Event with Increased Numbers
R2AK grew from 35 entered teams in 2015 to 65 starting teams in this year’s event. Although not for everyone, this high test race across 750 miles with no power and no support, is growing steadily in popularity and we can’t wait to see what next year’s race brings…
July 11, 2016
WTF Races in Hubbards
It’s not really “yachting” but in Hubbards Cove I spied this colourful quartet of St. Margarets Bay Tuna Flats. These boats were originally used to work the tuna traps out in the bay and I think some still are…
June 22, 2016
Yacht Disrupts Vancouver Dragon Boat Race, Sparks Safety Concerns
Charter yacht motors into racecourse on Saturday, disrupting the 2,000-metre Guts & Glory race during the Concord Pacific Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival.
June 22, 2016
First they Ruckus, Then They Race…R2AK Race Week is Here
Let loose like you’re about to set sail for Alaska…with people who actually are about to set sail for Alaska.
June 20, 2016
Several NS Sailors Taking Part in Newport to Bermuda Race
The 50th Newport to Bermuda race which began on Friday June 17th…
June 6, 2016
73rd edition of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race
206 yachts registered for the 73rd Edition Swiftsure International Yacht Race, making it one of the largest fleets in over a decade. The four long courses, with the longest being 138 nautical miles and one short course provide a real challenge for all sizes of yachts and multi-hulls.
June 6, 2016
Boxing Rock Cup Set for June 18
Only a few more sleeps until Sail Nova Scotia hosts one of the most popular regattas of the year, the Boxing Rock Cup, formerly the Harbour Race.
May 10, 2016
Chester Race Week
Preparations are well underway at the Chester Yacht Club for this summer’s Chester Race Week.
April 26, 2016
Results of the 35th Patos Island Race
Hosted by the Sidney North Sannich Yacht Club the 35th running of The Patos Island Race is in the books…
April 26, 2016
Hong Kong to Host Stopover in 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race
Hong Kong, one of the world’s most prestigious sailing destinations, will be hosting the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time when the event visits in February 2018 during the 13th edition…
April 13, 2016
Chester Race Week 2016 Will be Held August 10-13
Here is some historical perspective from Claudette Gaudette Saap’s book “Sailors & Rattling Teacups, A history of the Chester Yacht Club…
April 6, 2016
World’s Longest Ocean Race Calls on Vancouver Residents to Take on 40,000 Mile Ocean Adventure
The world’s longest ocean race is calling on more Vancouver residents to take on the challenge of a lifetime and achieve something extraordinary in the next edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race…
March 22, 2016
LOOR 300 2016 is Fast Approaching
Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Race takes place July 15 – 19, 2016.
March 9, 2016
Second 750-Mile Race to Alaska: June 23, 2016
No motors, no support, all the way to Alaska…
March 8, 2016
RC44 Bermuda Cup – Team Aqua Prevails Again
Day two of the RC44 Bermuda Cup threw up less rip roaring conditions. Instead the lighter, more shifty winds placed greater pressure on the tacticians and more emphasis on each crew’s finesse, rather than brute force and survival.
January 26, 2016
ORACLE TEAM USA Using TeXtreme® Technology to Defend America’s Cup Title
ORACLE TEAM USA will continue its cooperation with TeXtreme® as the preferred supplier of carbon fiber materials used to produce composite parts for the team’s catamarans…
December 22, 2015
The 11th Edition of the 2017 Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race
The dates for the 2017 Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race will be June 10th to 24th, 2017…
December 21, 2015
Route Halifax Saint-Pierre 2016 Launches Plan for 8th International Yacht Race
The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS) wants to attract adventurous east coast skippers who are seeking an ocean adventure this summer…
November 25, 2015
Beneteau America Returns from 2015 China Cup
Beneteau America has returned from its first participation in the 9th China Cup International Regatta, which was held in Daya Bay, Shenzhen from October 30th to November 2nd…s.
November 10, 2015
The World’s Oldest Single-handed Sailing Race Heads to New York’s Newest Marina
Prestigious race returns for the first time in eight years to international sailing calendar and returns to New York for the first time since its 1960 inception…