We carry various sports which have in the past covered Wind Surfing with Nicole Girke one of Canada’s Olympic Athletes who put her sport on the map for many Canadians who had never heard of it in the past.
Now that we know Sailing is on the world stage Canada is sending 21 athletes who were selected based on the Canadian Sailing Team Sport Canada Carding Criteria which includes their overall performance over the 2024-2025 season.
Funding is often an issue with all athletes who compete for Canada and in conversation with some it’s even harder for athletes who reach the Olympic stage.
Thankfully Canada’s carded sailors from the Canadian Sailing Team are receiving financial support through the Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program to offset any costs related to their selected sport.
This also includes all team members who also receive tuition support for any post-secondary education during their high-performance career and eventually when they retire which took far too long to happen.
This year’s Canadian Sailing Team is comprised of three new members:
Valentino Blewett (Whistler, B.C.-Whistler Sailing) competes in iQFoil and won gold at the 2025 iQFoil Youth and Junior International Games.
He also took the 11th spot at the 2025 iQFoil Youth and Junior World Championships.
Victoria Coady (Coquitlam, B.C.-RVYC) won the gold medal in ILCA 6 at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, as well as at the 2024 Sail Canada ILCA 6 Senior Championship.
She took second place at the 2022 and 2023 editions of that same national championship.
Lilly Rainham (Halifax, N.S.-RNSYS) competes in ILCA 6. After learning to sail in 2021, she was the top Canadian at the 2023 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship and U21 World Championship.
She was also the 2024 female North American champion and provincial champion, in addition to being the top female sailor at the 2024 ILCA Canadian Championships.
Sail Canada 2025-2026 Canadian Sailing Team
- Ryan Anderson (Halifax, N.S./RNSYS) – ILCA 7
- Annalise Balasubramanian (Toronto, ON/RCYC/OST) – ILCA 6
- Valentino Blewett (Whistler, B.C.- Whistler Sailing) – iQFoil
- Liam Bruce (Oakville, ON/PCYC) – ILCA 7
- Emily Bugeja (Vancouver, B.C.-RVYC) – Formula Kite
- Victoria Coady (Coquitlam, B.C.- RVYC) – ILCA 6
- Sarah Douglas (Toronto, ON/ABYC) – ILCA 6
- Clara Gravely (Toronto, ON/ABYC) – ILCA 6
- Madeline Gillis (Halifax, N.S.) – Nacra 17
- William Jones (Aldershot, ON/ RHYC) – 49er
- James Juhasz (Oakville, ON, OYS) – ILCA 7
- Antonia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S./RNSYS/CYC) – 49erFX
- Georgia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S./RNSYS/CYC) – 49erFX
- Scott Lutes (Mahone Bay, N.S. – LYC) – RS Venture Connect
- John McRoberts (Victoria, B.C./RVicYC) – RS Venture Connect
- Bruce Millar (Victoria, B.C./RVicYC) – 2.4mR
- Arie Moffat (Kingston, ON/KYC) – 49er
- Lilly Rainham (Halifax, N.S.-RNSYS) – ILCA 6
- Galen Richardson (Toronto, ON-RCYC) – Nacra 17
- Thomas Staples (Beaconsfield, QC, Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club) – 49er
- William Staples (Beaconsfield, QC, Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club) – 49er
More information is available on Sail Canada website at www.sailing.ca.
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