Canadian Olympic Sailing Team News

Leaderboard for Canada - Day 1 - Delta Lloyd Regatta

May 21, 2013 - Medemblik, Holland
Challenging and cold conditions greeted the sailors on the first day of the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Holland. The wind began in the 10-12 knot

range and built to 17 to 19 knots by the days end. Olympian Greg Douglas sailed in his element in the Finn class today to earn the lead in this qualifying series with a 2, 2, 1. Fellow Canadian Finn sailor Martin Robitaille sits in 9th, Rob Hemming and Jeff Roney are currently sitting in 13th and 18th respectively. National team coach Chris Cook is pleased saying, "Day 1 in the Finn was a great one. The team came here to check in on their training to see how things are moving along. So far so good. Focusing on process the boys are all seeing improvements in their sailing and are looking forward to the rest of the event."

Ice Breaker Action - Toronto, ON

May 21, 2013
2013 Olympic Classes Ice Breaker Regatta took place this weekend (May 18-19) at the Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club. In the Laser class, CST sailor Greg Clunies dominated the 20 boat fleet with bullets across the board. Violet Stafford pulled out the win over Rae-Anne Norwood in the Radial class.

CST sailors David Mori and Justin Barnes won the 49er fleet on a tie break against CST alumni Trevor Parekh. FX sailors Erin Berry and Lauren Laventure finished in a respectable 5th position and top females.

Canadian team ready to take on Holland!

The 29th edition of the Delta Lloyd Regatta is just a few short days away. A long time stalwart event on the European circuit has continued to

thrive and evolve as the years pass. Most recently the evolution was from the ISAF World Cup circuit to the newly created Champions Sailing Cup. Medemblik and the Delta Lloyd event joins Faglia Vela Riva, ITA, Kieler Woche GER, Sail for Gold GBR and Semaine Olympique Francaise in La Rochelle to for the new Champions Cup circuit.

This edition of the Delta Lloyd event includes many of the top players from the successful Dutch 2012 Olympic Team as well as an array of 2012 medallist from other countries. Olympic and Paralympic Champions competing include Gold Medallists; Dorian Van Rijsselberghe, NED (RSX), Helena Lucas GBR (2.4mR), Lijia Xu CHN (Radial), Matt Belcher AUS (470), Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie NZL (470 w), 2012 Silver Medallists: Marit Bouwmeester NED (Radial) and 2012 Bronze Medallists; Allan Norregaard DEN (49er) Peter Lang DEN (49er) each sailing with new partners, and Przemyshaw Miarozynski POL (RSX).

Isabella Bertold ~ Sail Canada Sailor of the Month - April

Last month’s winners, Brad Boston and the crew of the Viper 640 “Jackpot” continued their winning ways with an impressive victory in the 33

boat fleet at the Sperry Topsider Charleston Race Week. Scoring only one bullet in the 8 race series, it was the consistency of their results (their throwout was a 5) that put them on the top of the podium, continuing their run of successful visits to the South Carolina venue.

Also impressing at Charleston was the Melges 24, “Hedgehog”. Canadian interest in this Bermuda based boat comes from the key involvement of Canadian Olympians Richard Clarke and Mike Wolfs and 2009 Canadian Rolex Sailor of the Year Curtis Florence. “Hedgehog”, including four bullets, took the 8 race series by just three points after a close battle with the US Melges 24 skippered by Bora Gulari.

Top International Coach joins Sail Canada Team!

Sail Canada/Voile Canada is pleased and excited to announce the appointment of Mark Asquith as a National Team Coach.

Mark will take up his role on May 1st, joining the coaching team of Steve Mitchell, Erik Stibbe and Chris Cook, under the leadership of Sail National Team Coach Mark Asquith

Canada’s High Performance Director Ken Dool.

Mark brings a wealth of sailing experience from his time on Team GBR, combining 11 years of top level campaigning in the 49er with coaching the GBR 29er team, as well as work with the sailing teams of Mexico, Sweden Bermuda and Canada.

Mark will take charge of the Canadian Sailing Team’s Skiff program, developing campaigns in both the 49er and FX classes. He will be based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he will also act as Lead Coach for the Canadian Sport Centre, Atlantic as well as assisting the Nova Scotia Yachting Association with their High Performance program.

Olympian Chris Cook inducted into Hall of Fame

Olympian Chris Cook was inducted into the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Royal Ashburn Golf Club. Established in 1997, Chris Cook Whitby Hall of Fame the mandate is to recognize and honour the names and the accomplishments of individuals who have brought fame to the community of Whitby and to themselves through their athletic prowess and contributions to sport.

A member of the Canadian Sailing Team since 1997 Chris has earned numerous achievements in sailing including five top ten finishes in his Finn Class at the Open Finn Gold Cup (6th in 2001, 3rd in 2005, 9th in 2006, 7th in 2007, and 6th in 2008).

Chris was also the North American Champion in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009, was awarded Sail Canada Male Athlete of the Year in 2001, and Canadian Rolex Sailor of the Year in 2005. In 2005 Chris achieved a world ranking of 2nd in the Finn Class.

CST sailors Luke Ramsay & Brenda Bowskill gearing up and ready to work!

Radial sailor Brenda Bowskill and Olympian Luke Ramsay made a quick stop at Sail Canada headquarters on their way to Toronto for a

Luke Ramsay Nacra & Brenda Bowskill Radial

Radial training camp led by High Performance Director Ken Dool. This dynamic couple are both actively campaigning for Rio 2016 in separate classes however decided to team up recently to take on the F18 Southern Championships. "It's a fast intense boat. We worked well together, it was a fun experience" says Ramsay, currently partnered in the Nacra with former RSX Olympian Nikola Girke. Luke previously competed at the 2012 Olympic Games with former 470 teammate Mike Leigh.

You may find this newly formed Nacra duo, Ramsay/Girke, in Kieler Woche this June however their main focus is the World Championships taking place in July. "We have a few more training camps in Miami and then we will put our hard work to the test." says Ramsay.

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