December 12, 2022
Beneteau, Torqeedo Team Up for 2 More Electric Boats
Beneteau keeps adding to its line of electric powered boats with the announcement at the Salon Nautic de Paris this week that the Oceanis 30.1 and the First 44 sailing yachts will now be available with electric propulsion.
December 12, 2022
Apply for the Boat Grant Program
The International Lightning Class Association is proud to announce another season of our wildly successful Boat Grant Program. This program is designed to fund young sailors who want to experience the high level of competition offered by the ILCA.
December 12, 2022
Speed & Smarts: Starting Strategy & Tactics
The start of any sailboat race is a critical moment that will have a big effect on your potential success in that event. If you get off the line cleanly with clear air and good speed, heading toward the favored side, you’ve made a great first step.
December 8, 2022
Which Caribbean Regatta is for You? Les Voile de St Barths April 16 – 22 – Part 3
Boat eye candy abounds! This is the event to be at if you want to see stunning boats flying around bays and high caliber shoreside activity. St Barth’s lives up to all the hype. Different than their Bucket Regatta, which is for big boats, the Voile is accessible to all sailors.
December 8, 2022
Which Caribbean Regatta is for You? STIR and BVI SR – Part 2
Like the Bits and Bites commercial, every handful is different. Racing the Caribbean Sailing Association winter series is like that. Based on positive feedback from the Hitchhikers Guide I thought I’d highlight the events based on my experience. Last issue we considered Grenada, RORC 600 and The Heineken in St Maarten.
December 7, 2022
The Rules Guy: Required Hails
During my summer judging, I have heard some strange things about the hails people expect to hear. I thought that I should look at the rulebook, and see which hails are required.
November 29, 2022
Speed & Smarts: Headstay Sag – Control Power with Luff Sag
One of the most critical factors for any jib or genoa trimmer is the amount of sag in the headstay. Your forestay almost never forms a straight line between the bow and the mast – due to wind pressure it always sags aft and to leeward at least a little bit.
November 28, 2022
McRoberts/Lutes 6th at RS Venture Connect World Championship
2022 Canadian Sailing Team member John McRoberts, (Victoria – RvicYC) and Scott Lutes took the 4th place overall on 26 sailors in the para fleet of the RS Venture Connect World Championships held last week in Oman.
November 28, 2022
Vancouver Salish Sisters Heading to BVI Spring Regatta
By way of background, my Caribbean regatta journey began when I twisted the rubber arms of five female sailing friends from the West Vancouver Yacht Club in British Columbia and convinced them that we should race in the 2017 Heineken Regatta.
November 28, 2022
Sail Canada WestJet Biz Portal
Sail Canada is pleased to add a benefit to its members, friends and supporters through Sail Canada’s WestJet Biz online portal, enabling the entire Canadian sailing community to earn rewards faster and enjoy discounts on their next flight reservations.
November 28, 2022
Sail Canada and Canada SailGP Team Align for the Future
Last week, Sail Canada and Canada SailGP Team announced an official partnership between the two organizations to further promote and develop the sport nationwide, including developing foiling talent across the country.
November 28, 2022
Which Caribbean Regatta is for You? The Choices are Hard – Part 1
Like the Bits and Bites commercial, every handful is different. Racing the Caribbean Sailing Association winter series is like that. Based on positive feedback from the Hitchhikers Guide, I thought I’d highlight the events based on my experience.
November 28, 2022
CBC Podcast Summary for Girls in Sailing
Recently, the CBC podcast Sports Talk with John Hancock, interviewed Olympian hopeful Clara Gravely and Vice Commodore Marjolyn van der Hart, about the inaugural Girl’s Sailing Camp held this past summer at Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club in Toronto.
November 28, 2022
Sarah Douglas Finishes 6th Overall at the 2022 ILCA 6 Sailing European Championship
Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas from Toronto took the 6th spot overall at the 2022 ILCA 6 European Championship which ended last Monday in Hyères, France.
November 24, 2022
Electric Yacht Conversion – Part II
This project started off in a way that many of us can relate to: Matt Bera and his family chose a boat that is perfect for them.
November 15, 2022
Keven Talks Sails: A Balanced Life
A balanced boat is key to performance and as the season winds down, let’s take a look at why and how. It’s that time of the year that we put our boats to bed and clean up the sailing locker.
November 15, 2022
11-Sailor Canadian Team at ILCA 6 and 7 European Championships
Eleven sailors will represent Canada at the 2022 EurILCA Senior European Championships, to be held November 16-21 in Hyères, France, including Tokyo 2020 Olympian Sarah Douglas from Toronto.
November 14, 2022
Bruce Millar: Top Canadian at the 2022 2.4mR World Championship
Bruce Millar was the best Canadian amongst the 13 who took part in the 2022 2.4mR World Championship held last week in Tampa, Florida, with a sixth position overall, while Delani Hulme-Lawrence was named Top Junior Sailor at the event.
November 14, 2022
Canada Wins Race 1 in Dubai, Then Stalls
It started well, with a Canadian win in Race 1. Hot out of the blocks, Phil Robertson and the Canada SailGP Team had an excellent start, were first at mark one and from there the team just extended their lead to put the first points on the leaderboard in Dubai.
November 14, 2022
Speed & Smarts: Searching for the Best Lead Position
Jib lead position works like the main outhaul. Moving the jib/genoa lead fore and aft affects foot depth, much like the outhaul controls foot depth on a mainsail.
November 14, 2022
Balasubramanian and Latka Top Canadian Youth Sailors for 2020-2021
On November 9, Annie Balasubramanian and Nathan Latka, both from Toronto, won the 2020-2021 Bill Burk Memorial Youth Elite Award, which recognizes sailors who are 18 years old and under.
November 14, 2022
Hitchhikers Guide to the Caribbean Circuit
If you’ve done it; you get it, if you haven’t; I’m betting you’ve spent a little (or a lot) of time dreaming of living the barefoot, lime in your beer lifestyle. Azure waters of the Caribbean calls us like the sirens of the sea.
October 31, 2022
Performance Daysailer – J/9
Although the J/9 is not a sport boat, it is designed like any other J/Boat for sailing first and foremost. After all, they have won over 20 awards for their sailboat designs featuring a second-generation family-run business since 1988.
October 31, 2022
Osoyoos Regatta 2022
After a two year break the Osoyoos club re-introduced their late summer regatta. The weather was near perfect with a variety of wind conditions and 13 races overall.
October 31, 2022
Speed & Smarts: Tips for the Windward Mark
Except for the starting line, the windward mark is usually the most congested part of the course. It’s the first point in the race where all the boats come together again, and for this reason it presents many potential pitfalls.
October 31, 2022
Sail Canada Announces Latest Award Winners for 2020 and 2021, Including Volunteers of the Year
Sail Canada is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 and 2021 Volunteers of the Year, City of Kingston Regatta of the Year and Recreation Event Awards, as well as William Abbott Senior Trophy.
October 30, 2022
Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance Named Rolex Sailors of the Year
Last week Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, NS were named Sail Canada’s Rolex Sailors of the Year for 2021-2022 during Canada’s Celebration of Sailing event held by Sail Canada and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.
October 30, 2022
Winter Race Reading
Now that the boat is away, and you’ve read Sailing in Canada’s lates issue, it’s time to head to the bookshelf and get primed for next season’s battles. Here are some titles from the Nautical Mind Bookstore on Toronto’s waterfront to keep the juices flowing.
October 30, 2022
Nigel Cochrane Reports from San Diego International Masters – Canadians Perform
Three Canadian teams led by Nigel Cochrane from Vancouver, Bill Abbot from Sarnia and Terry McLaughlin from Toronto participated in the International Masters Regatta hosted by the San Diego Yacht Club last week.
October 30, 2022
Dunnville ON’s David Janzen is Building Biggest Iceboat in the World
Iceboating has attracted dreamers and creators since some guy in Holland first thought about attaching iron skates to a canal boat back in the 1600s. This past summer, David Janzen of Dunnville, Ontario, achieved his dream of building the biggest iceboat in the world.
October 30, 2022
Canada SailGP Team Founder Fred Pye Receives Sail Canada President’s Award
Sail Canada has announced that Canada SailGP Team founder Fred Pye has been selected as winner of this year’s Sail Canada President’s Award.
October 30, 2022
Tokyo 2020 Canadian Olympian Evan DePaul Announces his Retirement from Competitive Sailing
Canadian sailor Evan DePaul from Burlington, ON, who represented Canada in the 49er event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, announced his retirement from competitive sailing.
October 18, 2022
Canadian Boats Swarm J80 Worlds
The 2022 J80 Worlds delivered some excellent top notch racing for the Canadian contingent who made the trip down to Sail Newport in Rhode Island, going head to head with the best J80 sailors in the world.
October 18, 2022
LOOR Announces Dates for 2023 Season
For all those long-long distance racers, the LO600 returns in 2023. The Lake Ontario 600 Challenge occurs every other year and 2023 will mark the FIFTH opportunity for you to circumnavigate the lake twice – giving your fly swatter a really good work out!
October 18, 2022
Sarah Douglas the Top Canadian at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships
Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas from Toronto recorded Canada’s best performance at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships that ended on Sunday in Kemah, Texas, finishing in 15th position overall.
October 16, 2022
The 2022 A Cat North Americans at Burlington Beach Catamaran Club – Sept 17-23
The A Cat is a single-handed, high-performance cat that is 18’ long and max 2.3 M wide. The class falls under a box rule so there are many different boat manufacturers, masts and sail combinations.
October 16, 2022
LYRA Annual General Meeting
This year’s LYRA Annual General Meeting will be Virtual Via Zoom or at Kingston Yacht Club, 1 Maitland St, Kingston, ON on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
October 16, 2022
Speed & Smarts: Mark-Rounding Principles Part 3 – Slow Down to Round the Mark Faster
In most situations, faster is better because the goal of racing is to get to the finish line as quickly as possible and beat the other boats. But once in a while you need to slow down.
October 16, 2022
Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame Welcomes 12 New Inductees
The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame welcomed 12 new inductees on Saturday, October 15, during a ceremony that was held at the Kingston Yacht Club.