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This past weekend four sailors represented UBC at CICSA Keelboat Nationals held in Halifax. With varying wind conditions both days, the tied for first place on day one. The team worked hard together through boat malfunctions to secure their podium finish, third!🥉

Thank you @cicsailing for organizing and @dalhousiesailingteam for hosting!

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The 2026 Lightning North American Championship’s were held at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, from August 10 to August 15, including Measurement and practice days.

RVYC’s Luke Ramsay finished fifth overall in a 53 boat Fleet, sailing with his wife Annie and Alec Coleman (RVYC). There were several world champions in attendance as well as multiple North American champions.

RVYC’s Rory Walsh, fresh off wins at the Lightning Junior Worlds (Finland) and North Americans (Milwaukee), finished 17th overall Sailing with Gustave Deseau (WVYC) and Isabelle Stack (Buffalo Canoe Club).

Last but not least, Michael Clements (RVYC) finished 37th overall with Adrienne Mennell (RVYC) and Reece Foree (Sheboygan Yacht Club)

The wind for day 1 was extremely light, but for the 2nd and 3rd days it picked up to 12-18 knots, creating 2’ to 5’ waves, depending on the wind strength, making conditions akin to sailing in a washing machine.

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Gold medal for a Canadian team at the Lightning Junior North American Championship ⛵ Médaille d'or pour une équipe canadienne au Championnat nord-américain junior en Lightning
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The team including Andre Deseau, Rory Walsh and Cameron Whalley (RVanYC) won the gold medal at the Lightning Junior North American Championship held August 6-9 in Milwaukee, WI. The Canadian team finished in first place out of 10 teams.

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Médaille d'or pour une équipe canadienne au Championnat nord-américain junior en Lightning

L'équipe incluant Andre Deseau, Rory Walsh and Cameron Whalley (RVanYC) a remporté la médaille d'or au Championnat nord-américain junior en Lightning présenté du 6 au 9 août à Milwaukee, WI. La formation canadienne a terminé en première place sur un total de 10 équipes.

DETAILS : https://southshoresailing.org/regatta/JHoqSVoRvj/results

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#sail #sailing #sailforall #sailforlife #sailtowin

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San Pedro OCR done and in the books! Had a few amazing races but tried to learn as much as we could from just behind the pack. It’s pretty tough racing against the top 10 teams in the world!

Unofficially qualified Canada for the Pan American Games, things are looking up for the future!

@sailcanada @bc_sailing @royalvanracing
@_rory.w_ @tara.golonka

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Canadians win 2026 Lightning Youth World Championship ⛵ Des Canadiens remportent le Championnat du monde de la jeunesse en Lightning 2026
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A Canadian team, including Rory Walsh, Andre Deseau and Gustave Deseau (RVanYC), won the 2026 Lightning Youth World Championship held June 22-26 in Järvenpää, Finland.

Two other Canadian teams also took part in the event including 16 boats: Cameron Whalley, Teagan Hansen and Monica Walsh, representing Temple Reef Sailing Club, took the 11th position, while Isabelle Stack, Reese Levinson and Brooke Adam, representing Buffalo Canoe Club, finished in 13th position.

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Des Canadiens remportent le Championnat du monde de la jeunesse en Lightning 2026

Une équipe canadienne, composée de Rory Walsh, Andre Deseau et Gustave Deseau (RVanYC), a remporté le Championnat du monde de la jeunesse en Lightning 2026 présenté du 22 au 26 juin à Järvenpää, en Finlande.

Deux autre équipes canadiennes ont également participé à la compétition qui incluait 16 bateaux : Cameron Whalley, Teagan Hansen et Monica Walsh, représentant Temple Reef Sailing Club, ont pris la 11e place, alors qu'Isabelle Stack, Reese Levinson et Brooke Adam, du Buffalo Canoe Club, ont terminé en 13e position.

DETAILS : https://manage2sail.com/en-US/event/3923ebe4-a052-4f09-ab48-914aa713e7c4#!/results?classId=e033e7db-e04f-412d-8644-3fcef252227d

#sail #sailing #sailforall #sailforlife #sailtowin

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Some clips from the past two weeks… ⛵️💨

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🥉at US 470 Nationals and top Canadian team after 3 weeks of sailing together!

A week of training and then 3 days of racing off the South Shore of Long Island New York was a blast. We made a few mistakes and learned a lot. (Missing second by 2 points!) Progressing well and looking forward to LA.

Thanks to the Oyster Bay team for providing the boats and Yevgeniy for the coaching!

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Congratulations to our 2025-26 CICSA male skipper of the year, Rory Walsh! 🥳

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The beginning…👀

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The semester we yearned for a function

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Sea to sky 2026!!

The team traveled to Victoria last weekend for the Sea to Sky regatta. After two beautiful days on the water UBC 1 placed 3rd 🥉 and UBC 2 placed 4th. Thanks again for @uvicsailing for hosting!🌊

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🥇GOLD AT KEELBOAT NATS🥇

Last month we had a huge win for the UBC sailing team at Keelboat Nationals!!! This is our first national win since 2018 and we are excited to see how far we can take this team in the future! We also had 2 more UBC boats on the water that did a great job in tough and competitive racing!

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