Championship Tag

Congratulations to Valentino Blewett who qualified to be nominated to represent Canada at the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships to be held December 12-20 in Vilamoura, Portugal. As stated in Sail Canada's Athlete Selection System and Requirements for the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships, Valentino Blewett get the spot by being the top Canadian at the 2025 iQFoil Youth and Junior World Championship held July...

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Congratulations to Maya Wolf and Andre Deseau who qualified in ILCA 6 to be nominated to represent Canada at the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships to be held December 12-20 in Vilamoura, Portugal. As stated in Sail Canada's Athlete Selection System and Requirements for the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships, Maya Wolf and Andre Deseau got the spot by being the top male and female...

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2025 COSA Springtime Regatta & BC Laser Masters Championship May 17-18, 2025 Central Okanagan Sailing Association 4220 Hobson Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 1Y3 Contact COSA at 250-764-2203 or Devin Rubadeau at 250-868-5108 Email: cosa@shaw.ca Website: www.cosa.bc.ca Registration Link https://events.com/r/en_US/registration/springtime-regatta-2025-kelowna-january-959042...

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Sa Rapita Spain hosted the Iq Foil Youth and Junior World Championships with 375 Competitors representing 35 countries.  2 Canadians competed both in the U 19: Valentino Blewett from the Whistler Sailing Association who finished 11th / 143  and Simón Fauser from Royal Vancouver Yacht Club who finished 129th.   For Valentino Blewett this was an excellent performance which included 2nd and 3rd place race finished in...

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BC Sailing is pleased to announce the inaugural BC Sailing Offshore and Long Distance Racing Championships!     The championship will comprise a series of some of the most challenging Category 3 offshore races BC has to offer.  BC has some of the most complex long distance, tactical and navigational  problems the world has to offer.  These races are guaranteed to challenge the most hardened sailors. The champions...

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Royal Vancouver Yacht Club hosted a “Championships of Champions Regatta” October 21-22, 2023 .  This invitational had teams from Seattle and Victoria; and included 5 past Olympians.   The regatta was sailed in 13 Elliot 6M’s owned by Royal Van YC with teams of 3. After 12 races, the Seattle team of Dalton Bergan, Jen Morgan, and Lindsay Bergan edged out Ross Macdonald, Jason Rhodes and Alex...

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The West Vancouver Yacht Club (WVYC) proudly and successfully hosted the 2023 Canadian Opti National Championships, bringing over 90 skilled sailors from across Canada representing their provinces and 14 yacht clubs.   This event highlighted Canada's largest one-design fleet, nurturing young racers aged up to 15. Beyond competition, it forged lifelong friendships and shaped Team Canada representation (Opti Class) for 2024 global regattas. The week featured exciting fleet...

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John McRoberts of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Scott Lutes (Mahone Bay, N.S. – LYC) won a bronze medal in the RS Venture Connect parasailing class today at the 2023 Sailing World Championships held until Sunday in The Hague, Netherlands.   It was the first time in history that para sailing events were held at the Sailing World Championships, a competition held every four years since 2003 by World...

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West Vancouver Sailor competes in Vilamoura, Portugal!   Andre Deseau of the West Vancouver Yacht Club puts in the work at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal. Deseau finished Race 5 in 58th and Race 6 in 57th.   Event Website: https://2022ilca4youth.ilca-worlds.org/ Photo Credit: @vilamourasailing  ...

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