March 24, 2026
Martin 242 Fleet Captain’s Dinner & AGM, Viennese Masked Ball
Nicole MacRae (l) of Kitsilano and Carmen Varnel, YC K…
February 10, 2026
Martin 242s Test New Canadian Masts
February 12, 2026 Sailing in Canada has a special affec…
October 7, 2025
One-Design: 2025 Martin 242 NA Championships Brings Record Fleet
October 9, 2025 The 45th anniversary Martin 242 No…
August 13, 2025
One Design Keel: Record Turnout for Martin 242 NAs
Aug 14, 2025 With a few yet to contact or hear back fro…
February 11, 2025
One-design Keel: The J24 Canadian Class Association is back!
Feb 13, 2025 The J24 Canadian Class Association is exci…
July 6, 2024
Shark Worlds Coming to Whitby ON
Jul 6, 2024 The Whitby Yacht Club is proud to be hostin…
July 4, 2024
NOD Draws Large Fleet to Ottawa
Jul 4, 2024 The 26th annual Nepean One Design Regatta a…
April 29, 2024
Laser 28 Championship at RHYC Draws Registrants
May 1, 2024 The Laser 28 Class along with Royal Hamilto…
April 15, 2024
Nepean One Design Regatta: A Premier Sailing Event
Apr 17, 2024 A strong J80 turnout is expected this year…
March 4, 2024
Registration for Charlottetown Race Week: One Design Speed Week Opens
Mar 6, 2024 The Canadian National Etchells Championship…
March 4, 2024
Martin 242 Crew Night Vancouver
Mar 6, 2024 A quick, manageable one-design Every year t…
January 15, 2024
2024 Shark Schedule Announced
Jan 17, 2024 After a huge year in 2023, the CSCA Board…
October 16, 2023
Without a Doubt “Shark Weather”
Oct 18, 2023 By Roger Renaud The Hal Ebert Memorial/SW…
October 2, 2023
505 Roundup
The 505 class in Canada is active and the list of events is on their website. It’s a small class but an active one. The 505 World Championships wrapped up on Sunday, October 1 in San Fransisco.
August 14, 2023
The Fallacy of Cost
Sailboat racing is often blamed for being too expensive. Yes, it can be, but it doesn’t always have to be. Looking at the fleet at the CanAm this past weekend, we see numerous boats that are between 20-40 years old, including many of the winners.
April 18, 2023
Martin 242 – One Design in the Pacific Northwest
The Martin 242 class is the largest One Design racing keelboat class in the Pacific Northwest at 90 boats, with another 25 boats nearby in Los Angeles. The class motto is: “Fun, Fast, Social, and Affordable Racing: One Design Sailing at Its Best!”
January 3, 2023
Feedback: A Loaner Shark
Hi SinC. I read the article on the Lightning Grant program and have followed it for years. I think the concept is great. I am an avid Shark sailor and have been in the fleet for 34 years.
October 31, 2022
Osoyoos Regatta 2022
After a two year break the Osoyoos club re-introduced their late summer regatta. The weather was near perfect with a variety of wind conditions and 13 races overall.
August 29, 2022
Shark NAs: 42 Years Later, A Legend is Being Born!
The Shark Class held their North American Championships August 26th – 28th in SW Ontario at the South Port Sailing Club in St. Clair Beach.
August 29, 2022
ILCA Competitions in Kingston
Canadian sailors in ILCA had some competitions in August, including Sail Canada 2022 ILCA 6 & 7 Senior Championships held August 13-16 in Kingston.
May 31, 2022
A Fleet Reborn: Laser 28
The story is that a few years ago a friend I crewed with bought a Laser 28 and I liked it so much I had to buy one. Then another friend the same, and another. Soon we had five locally and we decided to all get together in the winter around March.
May 16, 2022
Interesting Classes: Gold Cup of the Nordic Folkboats Highlight Kiel Week
Many Canadian classes, like Sharks, Bluenose, 8Ms and even Stars and Lightnings, have their roots way back. Some early classes started as wood boats (Thunderbirds for eg) and subsequently switched to glass. Folkboats made their way to Canada, but according to this news release, the class is very much alive and well in Europe.
February 28, 2022
SinC Inbox: Skiffs
Love the new issue of Canadian Yachting’s Sailing in Canada! Big fan of the stuff you guys put out. I was very appreciative of the mention in one of the articles regarding the US Open Miami.
February 12, 2022
Registration Now Open for the 2022 Salty Dawg Rallies
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association will be hosting four rallies this year. Each rally is an opportunity for sailors to cruise-in-company, with the safety, camaraderie, and passage-preparation assistance that only a rally can provide, with minimal requirements and minimal costs.
January 28, 2022
SinC Inbox: SeaSpray is now in
Our class is the Sea Spray Class, a 15’ catamaran. We are still an active class mostly in Western Canada and the Western US.
January 28, 2022
Sharks are Attacking for ‘22
The Shark 24 has enjoyed over 60 years of sailing success since the first launched in 1959. The strong leadership of sailing clubs across Canada and the Canadian Shark Class Association has maintained a energetic one design fleet.
October 13, 2021
2021 J105 Canadian Championships
Who says it never blows in Toronto? After sailing in very windy and wavy conditions on Friday and Saturday and champagne conditions on Sunday, certainly not I.
September 22, 2021
Racing: Swift wins M242 Canadians
Earlier this month, 16 boats from Martin 242 Fleets on Vancouver Island, Orcas Island, Vancouver, and Nelson, BC, competed in the 2021 Martin 242 Canadian Championships.
July 7, 2021
Fun, Fast and Affordable Racing!
The Regional M242 Class has top racers in Canada and the USA including past National Sailing Team members, National and North American champions in various Classes, and top PHRF competitors.
September 9, 2020
Martin 242 handles 2020
Just writing to let you know what we’ve been up to on the west coast in the Martin 242 fleet, in this unusual COVID year. Official racing through the yacht clubs has of course been completely shut down this summer.
July 8, 2020
SOL Regatta: Canadian Sailors Compete in the Virtual Newport to Bermuda Race
The biannual Newport to Bermuda Race (N2B) was to be held June 27 to 24, 2020 but the 636.2 nautical mile on-the-water-event had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 to the disappointment of the prepared 200+ registered skippers.
June 24, 2020
Scows Cleared for Takeoff
Melges has signed on as the North American dealer for Skeeta Foiling Craft based in Australia. The singlehanded foiling scows represent the latest developments in foiling technology.
May 26, 2020
Melges Performance Sailboats Launches the Melges 15
Melges Performance Sailboats is proud to announce the latest addition to its lineup, the Melges 15. Designed by Reichel/Pugh and built by Melges, the new double-handed boat prioritizes stability, comfort, ease of use, and performance.
May 25, 2020
J/105 Fleet 4 Hall of Fame inducts Jim Rathbun
The J/105 Fleet 4 Lake Ontario Hall of Fame was established in 2018 to celebrate and acknowledge individauls who have contributed to the success of the Fleet over the years.
May 14, 2020
Olympic development: Sail Canada announces the 2020-2021 Canadian Sailing Team and Canadian Sailing Development Squad
Based on the current Sail Canada High-Performance Plan and the Podium Pathway, what has been previously known as the National Sailing Team or the Canadian Sailing Team, is now divided into two divisions…
May 6, 2020
Martin 242: Update To Changes/delays In The 2020 Racing Season
RVYC’s sailing season start has been put ‘on hold’!