Canadian Teams Shine at EDHEC

May 3, 2023

Two Canadian teams finished 1st and 2nd at the EDHEC Sailing Cup held in Brest, France, April 14-24, the leading student sporting event in Europe and the world’s biggest intercollegiate offshore regattas.

Congratulations to Canada West team who finished first overall amongst seven teams in J80 Class including Alec Coleman (Skipper-University of Toronto), Jack Porter (Dalhousie University), Richard Rychlik Jr (University of Toronto), Will Mauchan (Dalhousie University) and Sophia Moiseyenko (University of British Columbia).

The Canada East team who took the second spot overall included James Thurlow (Skipper-University of South Carolina), Valentin Sasarman (Wilfrid Laurier University), Emma Hawko (McGill University), Rachel Green (Queen’s University) and Rose Sbrolla (Queen’s University).

SinC CICSA EDHEC 2 400The Canadian Intercollegiate Sailing Association (CICSA) has put together National University Teams to compete at student/university events internationally. This was the first training event for both teams in preparation for the 2024 FISU World Championships to be held in June 2024 in Italy. “With their outstanding results, we’re looking forward to seeing these athletes continue to develop their sailing skills and teamwork leading up to the 2024 FISU World Championships”, said CICSA President, Valerie Louis.

 

 

 

 

 

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