November 13, 2023
Speed & Smarts: Sportsmanship and the Rules
Nov 15, 2023 Competitors in the sport of sailing are go…
November 13, 2023
Triradial vs Crosscut Mainsails – Part 1
Mar 6, 2024 I had a very interesting conversation with…
November 13, 2023
True North Captures Silver at Oakcliff Halloween Invitational
Nov 15, 2023 By Alec Coleman Photos: Elaine Brendel On…
November 6, 2023
Breaking News: Canada Takes FOUR Medals in PanAm Sailing – Best Since 2003
Nov 6, 2023 Canadian sailors add two medals: gold for L…
October 31, 2023
Gear Buster Delays Canada’s Scott Shawyer Start in TJV
November 1, 2023 Class 40 Everial, skippers Erwan Le Dr…
October 30, 2023
Sailing Shorts: November 1 2023
November 1, 2023 • Five new Learning Facilitors: A…
October 30, 2023
Sail Canada’s Annual Report
November 1, 2023 Sail Canada’s 2023-2024 Annual Report…
October 30, 2023
Sail Canada Introduces New Chair, Kate Maclennan, and Board of Directors for 2023-2024
November 1, 2023 On Monday, Sail Canada introduced its…
October 30, 2023
2023 San Diego International Masters Regatta
November 1, 2023 Tight starts in San Diego October 20-2…
October 30, 2023
Speed & Smarts: Sportsmanship Part 1
November 1, 2023 Good sportsmanship might be much more…
October 28, 2023
Keven Talks Sails: A Sailmaker’s Fall Haulout List
Nov 1, 2023 I’m going to let you all in on my secret fa…
October 28, 2023
LOSHRS Dalhousie Weekend 2023
November 1, 2023 By Mark Searle “Jersey Girl” Jersey Gi…
October 16, 2023
A-Sail Design Principles are Often Misunderstood
October 18, 2023 Above: There are a few key differences…
October 16, 2023
Melodie Schaffer Named Sail Canada’s 2023 Rolex Sailor of the Year
Oct 18, 2023 Melodie Schaffer from Toronto was named Sa…
October 16, 2023
Canada Snags Top Half in Cádiz
Oct 18, 2023 Five, rather than normal six, crew onboard…
October 16, 2023
Sailing Shorts: October 18 2023
October 18, 2023 • Popular Offshore Sailing School…
October 16, 2023
Speed & Smarts: More on Headsail Trim – Telltales
October 18, 2023 One of the best sail shape tools for a…
October 16, 2023
“Man Overboard” – How Will You React?
Oct 18, 2023 This was posted by skipper Len Strahl, on…
October 16, 2023
Without a Doubt “Shark Weather”
Oct 18, 2023 By Roger Renaud The Hal Ebert Memorial/SW…
October 16, 2023
Nick Moloney Joins Canada Ocean Racing for October’s 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre
October 18, 2023 In 2028, Scott Shawyer will be th…
October 3, 2023
Speed & Smarts: Take Control of Your Headsail Part 1
The mainsail may be the biggest sail on most boats, but the jib provides a relatively large share of the boat’s driving force, for two reasons. First, the jib is not sitting behind a mast, so it sails in clear air with minimal turbulence.
October 3, 2023
Sailing Shorts
Ashbridges Bay YC held the Donald Summerville on Sept 23 with strong turnout in five divisions of FS and NFS and multiple courses. The open event included club finishes for ABYC and for the Lou Lalonde Frostbite Race at neighbouring THSC.
October 3, 2023
Sail Canada Introduces Team for 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships
Sail Canada has introduced its 12-member team that will represent the country at the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships to be held in Búzios, Brazil, December 8-16.
October 2, 2023
Meet the Marine Modelers Montreal Club
There’s a scene in one of my favorite sailing movies, Wind, where one of the America’s Cup commentators says: ‘The big boats may get the glory, but it’s the small boats that make the sailor’. That statement could not be more accurate when we follow the various crews of regatta fleets around the world.
October 2, 2023
505 Roundup
The 505 class in Canada is active and the list of events is on their website. It’s a small class but an active one. The 505 World Championships wrapped up on Sunday, October 1 in San Fransisco.
October 1, 2023
Keven Talks Sailing: How to Make Racing Better
I hear so many organizers worry about bands and swag, and sometimes even the race officer. Very infrequently do they worry about mark setters, a panel of judges or the resources and equipment these important parts of a regatta need to operate.
October 1, 2023
2023 Canadian 2.4mR Championship
The 2023 Canadian 2.4mR Championship was held September 22-24 at The National Yacht Club in Toronto, Ontario. The fleet of 26 boats was the largest ever at a Canadian 2.4mR National Championship and attracted entries from Puerto Rico, United States as well as British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario.
September 27, 2023
Breaking News: Halifax to Host Rockwool Canada Sail Grand Prix
Halifax has been selected as the first-ever city in Canada to host a Sail Grand Prix. The inaugural ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix will take place June 1-2, 2024.
September 19, 2023
Sail Canada CEO Don Adams to Retire
Sail Canada’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the past seven years, Don Adams, will retire in the upcoming year. Over his 43-year career as a leader in the Canadian sport system, Don Adams previously worked with Badminton Canada, Diving Canada and Equestrian Canada, as well as with Motivate Canada.
September 19, 2023
Mastering Apparent Wind
Expert and novice sailors alike use apparent wind. Many sailors believe apparent wind is unworthy of deep consideration and take it for granted because they feel they’ve already grasped the concept. Although its fundamentally simple, apparent wind is dynamically complex in practice.
September 19, 2023
The Rules Guy: Tacking
In a recent protest, it became clear to me that there is confusion about the rules related to tacking. Tacking is not defined in the rule book, but there are a few rules that either discuss tacking, or relate to what we commonly call “tacking”.
September 19, 2023
Canadian Results at NYYC Invitational
Well, that’s a wrap. The 2023 NYYC Invitational ended this weekend one day early because of Hurricane Lee. It was another fantastic event despite the looming hurricane which had a significant effect on the race officials and the competitors.
September 19, 2023
Mimico Cruising Club, Wednesday Night Shocker
I was sailing (with Will & Eric) on La Balena, a Nonsuch 30, Div 3 – Mid WS. We had a great start, were hitting speeds of 7.1 (yeh), and were leading our division when the race was abandoned (meh!).
September 19, 2023
Reaching for Excellence
With less than one year to the next Olympic Games, our Canadian Sailors are in pursuit to qualify the nation for space on the starting lines of the Paris 2024 Sailing Events. At this time, Canada is already celebrating Sarah Douglas’ exemplary efforts at the Sailing World Championships.
September 19, 2023
SailGP: Canada Faces Challenges, NZ Explodes in Saint-Tropez
The European portion of SailGP Season 4 got underway this weekend in Saint-Tropez, France. Having hit record breaking speeds last year on the Côte d’Azur, Phil Robertson and the Canadians were looking forward to this weekend of racing, but things did not turn out as hoped.
September 19, 2023
M242 Canadian Championship Results
M242 Too Wicked owned by Michael Clements with crew Adrienne Mennell, Alan Barnes and Colin Gilbert went on to win the 2023 M242 Canadian Championships at the Cowichan Bay Regatta.
September 5, 2023
Squadron’s Keilty Claims Optimist National Championships in Vancouver
William Keilty secured his second consecutive victory at the Optimist National Championships held in Vancouver, BC on August 19-26. A formidable team of 13 Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron sailors descended upon West Vancouver for the event.
September 5, 2023
NOLSC’s Crunch Takes Shark Worlds
“Well Sailed Since 1959” – The 56th – 2023 Shark World Championship came to a close on Friday, August 25th with 48 crews and 10 races over 6 days with Niagara Sailors taking the top honors and also winning the Bill Metzger Trophy.
September 5, 2023
Bronze Medal for Canada in RS Venture Connect
John McRoberts (Victoria, B.C.-RVicYC) and Scott Lutes (Mahone Bay, N.S. – LYC) won a bronze medal in the RS Venture Connect parasailing class at the 2023 Sailing World Championships held until Sunday in The Hague, Netherlands.