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 20, 2017
BMW Lasqueti Island Regatta is a blast!
The Schooner Cove yacht club’s 30th anniversary BMW Lasqueti Island Regatta was a huge success. Located in Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, this small yacht club with minimal facilities, put on a spectacular event.
June 7, 2017
High water, light winds – LORC Season Opener
Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club hosted the opening regatta of the 2017 Lake Ontario Racing Council season May 27 and 28. It was a challenge…
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
The Basil Hobbs Memorial SIN Regatta
On June 30th through July 2ndcome and join the Nanaimo Yacht Club and celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday. A new non-competitive Canada 150 Division for Cruising Boats is now part the SIN Regatta.
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.
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…