2026 Opti Canadian Championship!
The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club hosted the 2026 Canadian Optimist Dinghy Championship August 17th-23rd in partnership with the Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association. A total of 145 athletes took part in a full week of fleet and team racing on Vancouver’s waters.
The championship featured qualifying and final fleet racing, as well as team racing, with 66 sailors competing in the Gold Fleet. Congratulations to Will Keilty (RNSYS) on taking the Canadian title, with Ebrahim Sheikh (RVanYC) finishing second and Miles Heeney (WVYC) taking third. BC sailors had a strong showing throughout the fleet, with Ryan Kirby (RVanYC) finishing fourth, Callum Douglas (Comox Bay Sailing Association) fifth.
A huge congratulations to all of the sailors, coaches, volunteers and race committee who made this national championship a success, and to Royal Vancouver Yacht Club for hosting an outstanding week of Optimist racing.