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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28 sailors from BC competed at the The CORK Regatta / Canadian Youth Sailing Championships in Kingston Ontario August 6-9; representing the West Vancouver Yacht Club, Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, Congratulations to all the BC sailors including standout performances by Alice Wan winning the ILCA 4, Rory Walsh winning ILCA 6, and Victoria Coady winning ILCA 6 female. Full results here!...
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Canada's Youth and Women's America's Cup Teams commence on water training. The team has been training in Lake Garda in the 69F sailboat, and now head to Barcelona for AC40 Simulator camps along with Race Venue training. BC Sailors named to the Summer Sailing Squad: Isabella Bertold Andrew Wood Alec Coleman Maura Dewey Maggie Drinkwater Grace Poole Georgia Phillips Stay up to date with Team Happenings Here!...
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Three BC Sailors attended the ILCA Youth World championships in Dziwnow Poland from July 1st to 9th, a 12 race regatta held over 6 days, with 3 days of measurement at the beginning. Rory Walsh, ( current Canadian National Youth Champion), Alex Zaputil ( Winner of the Jr Olympics Regatta in Seattle last August ) and Mattieu Graham ( Waves regatta winner 2023 ) travelled with...
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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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BC Sailors 1st & 2nd at the U19 Sail Canada Youth National Championship in Kingston, Ontario. ILCA 6 - Gold Fleet: Rory Walsh 🥇 ILCA 6 Gold Fleet: Bryce Stanger 🥈 Results Link Here! 2022 CORK Official Page @corkkingston @royalvanyc @sailcanada...
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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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