ontario sailor magazine
Shark racers hoping for best at world’s Shark 24 sailboat racers are part of the largest one-design, keelboat fleet in Canada and are hopeful that as pandemic restrictions wane that they can gather and race in the world championships to be held this year in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Sailor Peter Van Rossem,
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In search of hidden Lake Iroquois Researching the shoreline of the 12,000-year old Lake Iroquois, a larger and deeper version of present-day Lake Ontario, is no easy feat. But the pandemic gave Paul Smith some time to get out of the house and wander the historic lake’s banks through Toronto.
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“ILCA Dinghy” Is New Face of World’s Most Popular Racing Boat The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) has a new name. As of now, all new, class-approved boats will be sold and raced under the ILCA Dinghy name. This announcement comes in the wake of last month’s termination of
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Ontario-based J24 sailor Rossi Milev and crew won the J/24 Midwinter Championships held in early March in Tampa, beating out 28 other competitors. It’s the second time that Milev, who is based in Mississauga, has won that regatta, also winning at the same event in 2016. Racing this time on
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President’s Plan to Seek Clean Air Act Waiver to Allow Sale of E15 Fuel Year-Round Doesn’t Sit Well with Boater’s Advocate A plan to allow the sale of E15 fuel has boaters concerned and Canadians should be on the alert when purchasing fuel for their vessel while sailing south of
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Clagett congratulates blind sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto on his historic achievement Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta It took two tries but Japanese sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto became the first blind sailor to conquer the Pacific Ocean by sailing non stop from San Deigo, California to Iwaki, Japan. The blind sailor abandoned his
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This year, the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta has awarded two Canadians and U.S. sailing program boats through their Clagett Boat Grant Program. “We are thrilled that through the fundraising efforts for the Clagett Boat Grant Program we are able to award 2.4mR boats to sailors in
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First annual Women’s Day at Toronto boat show Women make up half of the boating market potential yet, there are still common barriers that women experience when it comes to boat ownership and taking the helm. Canadian Boat Shows, which is proudly operated by a team of avid boaters who
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Kingston Yacht Club, Sunday August 19th A host of prominent Canadian sailors were recently inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame. A total of 14 new inductees were honoured at a sold-out reception at the Kingston Yacht Club in Kingston. The inductees joined current Hall of Fame members
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In the last World Cup race of the season before the finals set for France in June, Canadian Laser Radial sailor Isabella-Anna Bertold led a small group of local sailors campaigning in Olympic classes for the next Games while racing late in April in Genoa in Italy. Bertold, who has
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