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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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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John McRoberts, Paralympic sailor from British Columbia and his crew Scott Lutes; finished in 4th at the 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championship. The Barcelo Resort in Mussanah, Oman hosted the RS Venture Connect World Championships from November 24-27th. McRoberts competed at his fourth Paralympic Games and won the silver medal with Jackie Gay in 2016. He also won a bronze medal in the two-person event...
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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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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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