2021 Tag

We are honoured to announce the 2021 BC Sailing Awards Recipients! Full Announcement Here!   Female Youth Sailor of the Year: Jessica Hirschbold & Grace Poole have dominated the 29er fleet at competitions across Canada throughout 2021. This dynamic duo came first overall in the 29er at the 2021 (CORK) Canadian Olympic Training Regatta Kingston. Grace and Jessica attended their first European Championship and represented Team Canada at the 2021 Youth...

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3 Athletes from BC attended their first Youth Sailing World Championship in Al Mussanah, Oman; from December 11th-18th, 2021.   13 young Canadian sailors gave it their all at the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships, held in Oman. The event was attended by a total of 433 sailors between the ages of 12 and 19.   Grace Poole and Jessica Hirschbold, winners of 2021 CORK in both the female...

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Royal Vancouver Yacht Club’s Andrew McCorquodale sails to victory, winning both the 2021 52 SUPER SERIES and Rolex TP52 World Championship.   Winning by the slimmest of margins; Takashi Okura’s TP52 Sled team were crowned champions at the 2021’s 52 SUPER SERIES and Rolex TP52 World Championship in Palma, Mallorca. Andrew McCorquodale says that they had a “rollercoaster” event.  Holding a lead of one point on both championships...

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2021 BC Sailing Annual Summit Wrap up & Slides   BC Sailing would like to thank all of our Summit Hosts for a job well done!   Summit Hosts: Erik van der Pol, Chris Maier, Ian Lloyd, David Sutcliffe, Graeme Clendenan, Andrew McBride, Jim Innes, Mike Turner, Paul Evenden, Tom Sitar, Dave Cramb, Andrea Wooles, John Gourlay.    Session Slides: Season Review & 2022 Dinghy Racing in BC Session Session Slides: Race Management...

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VRC is going to once again host a “Rookie Racing Seminar/Meet and Greet”. This is geared towards both encouraging new people who are interested in sailing to come out on the water and helping boats find crew for winter racing. As always everyone is welcome. More information here! Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8189237219   ...

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BC Sailing - Club Judge Seminar 2021 Online - Free, 20 spots available Date: November 24th-25th, 2021 Time: 7:00PM-9:30PM Presenters: Tom Sitar, NJ and Dave Cramb, RJ   Important Notices Session link will be found in your registration confirmation email Attendees must attend BOTH evenings Course materials will be distributed via email   Registration closes November 19th, 2021   Register Here!...

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The Cascadian Convoy long distance race is a qualifying race for the VanIsle 360 International Yacht Race and the Vic Maui International Yacht Race.  The event is part of the Vancouver Island Racing Series.    UPDATES: 13 Sept 2021 Registrants needing overnight moorage before and/or after the race can take advantage of a special rate at the Victoria International Marina . They have requested special event permission for under 50'...

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