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.
May 10, 2017
Around Thetis Island Race
Thetis Island Marina and the Maple Bay Yacht Club announce that the 23rd Annual Thetis Island Regatta will take place this weekend on May 12, 13, 14, 2017. Once again there will be a race around both Thetis and Penelakut Islands, followed by the famous barbeque. This regatta is open to all classes of sailboats.
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
The Heineken Regatta
With the help of friends from the Northern Yacht Club and the Salty Dawgs, they took the boat south to Nanny Cay Tortola and liveaboard the Catalina in the winter, the cruiser in the summer. What a deal!
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
Entry for Round Saltspring 2017 Now Open
The annual Round Saltspring Race May 19 – 21, and has evolved over 43 years into a whole weekend of celebrations, and has been called “the best regatta on the coast” by participants.
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.
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…