Sailing Shorts: August 27, 2026

August 27, 2026

Mojito Wins La Coupe du Québec

Skipper Vince Somoza and the crew of Mojito (Nepean Sailing Club) took first place at La Coupe du Québec hosted by the Pointe-Claire Yacht Club this past weekend. Eriks Kalvins and the crew of Black Pearl (Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club) took 2nd place, while John Rae and the crew of ShinDig (Nepean Sailing Club) took 3rd. Only one point separated the top 3 boats. The return of La Coupe du Québec to the Montréal area saw eleven crews from eight yacht clubs take part in the two-day event.

The event was also the final of the Canadian Series to award qualifying berths for the 2027 J/24 World Championship in Rochester, New York. The top three boats with combined points from the J/24 Ontario Championship held at ABYC in May, and La Coupe du Québec are ShinDig, Black Pearl, and Cluster (Andrew Kenny, RCYC).

The J/24 Canada schedule will conclude September 30 – October 4 with the J/24 North American Championship hosted by the Port Credit Yacht Club.

NorthStar SailGP Team 2nd in Germany

The Canada NorthStar SailGP Team took the 2nd position overall at the 9th stage of SailGP 2026 season held this weekend in Sassnitz, Germany. After nine events, the Canadian team is currently 7th overall.

R2K – a Tough One

It was a hard-fought battle on Lake Ontario in the Race to Kingston. Over 24 hrs of wind at your nose, big swells, boats retiring—and an epic battle right to the finish line.

A total of 31 boats took part in the Race to Kingston event which left Mimico Cruising Club on August 17 to arrive in Kingston. Congratulations to the winners:

Division ORC / Flying Sails (FS) – ORC: 

Lake Herring (Magnus Clarke) – /2

Division PHRF / Flying Sails (FC) – PHRF 1:

Hooligan II (Bruce Pierce) – /6

Division PHRF / Flying Sails (FC) – PHRF 2:

Rum Kist (Max Mikhailov) – /9

Division PHRF / Flying Sails (FC) – PHRF 3:

Windstar (Anne McCaughey) – /6

Non-Flying Sails:

Sakajawea (Peter Jeffery) – / 7

Flying Sails (DH):

Liberte (Fred Stanley) – /1

Full results here 

The Mimico Cruising Club has already announced that The Race to Kingston is back for 2027. A 140 nautical mile, non-stop, offshore sailing race for keelboats, starts August 14th, 2027, near Toronto and finishes in Kingston.

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