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June 7, 2024-Six sailing athletes named to Paris 2024 Canadian Olympic Team

Paris 2024 Canadian Team

ILCA 6
Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ont.)

49er
Justin Barnes (Pickering, Ont.)
Will Jones (Aldershot, Ont.)

49erFX
Antonia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S.)
Georgia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S.)

Women’s Kiteboarding
Emily Bugeja (North Vancouver, B.C.)

Team Canada’s sailing team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games also includes the following members:

Coaches
Ken Dool (London, Ont.) – Head Coach
Vaughn Harrison (Aurora, Ont.) – ILCA 6 Coach
Krzysztof Kierkowski (Sopot, Poland) – 49erFX Coach

Support Staff
Eric Holden (Vancouver, B.C.) – Meteorologist
Patrick Godbout (Trois-Pistoles, Que.) – Media Attaché
Mike Milner (Peterborough, Ont.) – Team Leader
Alice Sobiesiak (Toronto, Ont.) – Athletic Therapist
Katie Sweeting (Chelsea, Que.) – Team/Logistics Manager
Erik van der Pol (Victoria, B.C.) – Team Data Analyst (non-travelling)

Schedule

  49er
Justin Barnes (Pickering, Ont.)
Will Jones (Aldershot, Ont.)		 49erFX
Antonia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S.)
Georgia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S.)		 ILCA 6
Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ont.)		 Women’s Kiteboarding féminin
Emily Bugeja (North Vancouver, B.C.)
July 28 juillet Race/Course Race/Course    
July 29 juillet Race/Course Race/Course    
July 30 juillet Race/Course Race/Course    
July 31juillet Race/Course Race/Course    
August 1 août Medal Race / Course des médailles Medal Race / Course des médailles Race/Course  
August 2 août     Race/Course  
August 3 août     Race/Course  
August 4 août     Race/Course Race/Course
August 5 août     Race/Course Race/Course
August 6 août     Medal Race / Course des médailles Race/Course
August 7 août       Race/Course
August 8 août       Final rounds/Rondes finales

Qualification status for Canada for Paris 2024

Classes Qualification for Canada

Canadian athlete qualification

At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, a country can be represented by only one boat per event.

To qualify to be nominated as a Canadian athlete, the following trial process will apply: the athlete/team with the lowest score combined position (ex. 1st+21st) from the 2024 World Championships of their class and the 2024 Princess Sofia Regatta, added together, will be selected based on a sailing scoring system (lowest score first). If there is a tie, the athlete/team in best position (based on the sailing scoring system) at the 2024 Princess Sofia Regatta will qualify to be nominated. If an event is cancelled, it will be replaced by the 2024 European Championships of the class.

Prior to being named to Team Canada, all nominations are subject to approval by the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Team Selection Committee following its receipt of nominations by all National Sport Organisations.
Rankings at the 2024 (class) World Championships Rankings at the 2024 Princess Sofia Regatta (Palma, POR)
March 29-April 6, 2024
 Cumulative Rankings
ILCA 6 : women ☑️Spot quallified for Canada at the 2023 Sailing World Championships 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship
(Mar del Plata, ARG) – Jan. 3-10, 2024
–
1. Sarah Douglas – 26 points
2. Clara Gravely – 45 points

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

1. Sarah Douglas – 17 points
2. Clara Gravely – 56 points

FINAL

–

1. ☑️Athletes qualified: Sarah Douglas – 43 points
2. Clara Gravely – 101 points
ILCA 7 : men ⛔ 2024 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championships
(Adelaide, AUS) – Jan. 24-31, 2024
–
1. Luke Ruitenberg – 40 points
2. Mike Leigh – 77 points
3. Fillah Karim – 79 points
4. Ryan Anderson – 80 points
5. Liam Bruce – 85 points
6. Norman Struthers – 91 points
7. James Juhasz – 107 points
8. Ben Flower – 121 points

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

1. James Juhasz – 53 points
2. Luke Ruitenberg – 54 points
3. Norman Struthers – 59 points
4. Ryan Anderson – 62 points
5. Fillah Karim – 69 points
6. Mike Leigh – 73 points
7. Liam Bruce – 117 points
8. Ben Flower – 151 points

 FINAL
–
(**) 1. Luke Ruitenberg – 94 points
2. Ryan Anderson – 142 points
3. Norman Struthers – 150 points
3. Fillah Karim – 150 points
5. Mike Leigh – 156 points
6. James Juhasz – 159 points
7. Liam Bruce – 198 points
8. Ben Flower – 280 points
IQFoil: women ⛔ 2024 iQFoil World Championship
(Lanzarote, POR) – Jan. 26-Feb. 3, 2024
–
1. Nikola Girke – 91 pts
2. Rebecca Heller – 93 pts

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

1. Nikola Girke – 69 points

 FINAL
–
(**) 1. Nikola Girke – 160 points
IQFoil: men ⛔ 2024 iQFoil World Championship
(Lanzarote, POR) – Jan. 26-Feb. 3, 2024
–
1. Cyrus (Cheuk Hin) Lai – 101 pts

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

No Canadian

 FINAL
–
(**) 1. Cyrus (Cheuk Hin) Lai – 101 pts
470: mixed ⛔ 2024 470 World Championship
(Arenal, SPA) – Feb. 24-March 3, 2024
–
No Canadian sailors

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

No Canadian

 (After 1 event on 2)
–
No Canadian sailors
49er : men ☑️Spot qualified for Canada at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

2024 49er & 49erFX World Championships (Lanzarote, SPA) – March 4-10, 2024

–

1. Will Jones & Justin Barnes – 39 points
2. Arie Moffat & Hunter Hoy – 50 points
3. Thomas & William Staples – 55 points

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

1. Arie Moffat & Hunter Hoy – 31 points

2. Will Jones & Justin Barnes – 35 points
3. Thomas & William Staples – 43 points

FINAL

–

1. ☑️Athletes qualified: Will Jones & Justin Barnes – 74 points
2. Arie Moffat & Hunter Hoy – 81 points
3. Thomas & William Staples – 98 points
49erFX: women ☑️Spot qualified for Canada at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

2024 49er & 49erFX World Championships (Lanzarote, SPA) – March 4-10, 2024

–

8. Antonia & Georgia Lewin-LaFrance
30. Ali ten Hove & Mariah Millen

 X* ☑️Athletes qualified*
Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance
All Olympic classes 2024 Princess Sofia Regatta
(Palma, SPA) – March 29-April 6, 2024		 – – –
All Olympic classes Last Chance Regatta & Emerging Nations Regatta (at French Olympic Week)
(Hyères, FRA) – April 21-28, 2024		 – – –
Nacra 17: mixed ⛔ 2024 Nacra 17 European Championships
(La Grande Motte, FRA) – May 7-10, 2024-40. Galen Richardson & Madeline Gillis – 45 points

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

1. Galen Richardson & Madeline Gillis – 45 points
2. Caspar Lenz Anderson & Coralie Vittecoq – 48 points

FINAL

(**) 1. Galen Richardson & Madeline Gillis – 85 points

ELIMINATED – did not take part in the second event : Caspar Lenz Anderson & Coralie Vittecoq – 48 points
Kiteboarding: women ☑️Spot qualified for Canada at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Formula Kite World Championships
(Hyères, FRA) – May 11-19, 2024-40. Emily Bugeja
42. Marie-Ève Mayrand
44. Nataliya Leshko
45. Martyna Dakowicz

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

1. Emily Bugeja – 25 points
2. Marie-Ève Mayrand – 27 points
3. Nataliya Leshko – 32 points
4. Martyna Dakowicz – 33 points

FINAL

–

1. Emily Bugeja – 65 points
2. Marie-Ève Mayrand – 69 points
3. Nataliya Leshko – 76 points
4. Martyna Dakowicz – 78 points
Kiteboarding: men ⛔ Formula Kite World Championships
(Hyères, FRA) – May 11-19, 2024-No Canadian

Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta

–

1. Mac Morrin – 43 points

FINAL

–

1. Mac Morrin – 43 points

*Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance qualified to be nominated following an amendment that was made earlier this year regarding the following point in Sail Canada’s International Nomination Process for the 2024 Olympic Games:

“In the event that only one team places in the top 8 at the 2023 Olympic Class World Championships (World Sailing Championships) and no other team places within 10 overall finish positions from the team that finished in the top 8, they will automatically be nominated to the Olympic Team.”

Due to an injury which prevented one of the Canadian teams to compete at last year’s edition of the World Sailing Championships in this class, the rule was changed to this 2024 49er and 49erFX World Championships.

At the 2024 49er and 49erFX World Championships, Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance took the 8th position while Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen took the 30th position.

Opportunities to qualify spots

 

Opportunities to qualify spots How to qualify spots How Canadians can qualify themselves
1. 2023 Sailing World Championships
(August 11-20 in The Hague, Netherlands)

Top 8: Kiteboarding (men and women), Mixed Dinghy/470

Top 9: Mixed Multihull/Nacra 17

Top 10: Men’s Skiff/49er, Women’s Skiff/49erFX

Top 11: Men and Women Windsurfing/iQFoil

Top 16: Women’s Dinghy/ILCA 6, Men’s Dinghy/ILCA 7

Scenario 1 – to qualify directly to be nominated for Paris 2024

  • If an athlete/team finishes the 2023 Sailing World Championships in the top eight (8) in its class;
  • And no other Canadian team/athlete places within 10 overall finish positions from the team that finished in the top 8 (ie. 8th position and 19th).

In such a case, the athlete/team will qualify to be nominated for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Scenario 2 – through the Canadian qualification process

  • If one (1) athlete/team or more finish the 2023 Sailing World Championships in the top eight (8) in its class.
  • And/or if there is one or more athlete/team within 10 overall finish positions from the team with the lower top 8 result (i.e. 8th position and 18th), the trial process will continue only for these athletes/teams involved.

The following trial process will apply: the athlete/team with the lowest score combined position (ex. 1st+21st) from the 2024 World Championships in the class and the 2024 Princess Sofia Regatta, added together, will be selected based on a sailing scoring system (lowest score first). If there is a tie, the athlete/team in best position (based on the sailing scoring system) at the 2024 Princess Sofia Regatta will qualify to be nominated.

If an event is cancelled, it will be replaced by the 2024 European Championships of the class.

If an athlete/team earns a spot for Canada at the 2023 Sailing World Championships, but no athlete/team qualifies themselves, the same trial process as in Scenario 2 will apply.

Prior to being named to Team Canada, all nominations are subject to approval by the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Team Selection Committee following its receipt of nominations by all National Sport Organisations.
2. 2023 Pan American Games
(October 2023)

iQFoil (M and W), Kiteboarding (M), ILCA 7, 470 and Nacra 17: finish as best North American and Caribbean country

Kiteboarding (W), 49er and 49erFX: finish as best North American and Caribbean country, except the USA who already qualified spots at the 2023 Sailing World Championships

 Not possible
3a. ILCA 6 World Championships
(January 3-10, 2024)		 Canada is already qualified in ILCA 6 Not possible
3b. ILCA 7 World Championships
(January 24-31, 2024)		 To finish as one of the top seven (7) countries amongst those not already qualified. Not possible
4. Last Chance Regatta (at French Olympic Week)
(April 21-28, 2024)		 To finish as one of the top countries in the Last Chance Regatta:
-top 5: iQFoil (W/M), Kiteboarding (W/M),
-top 3: ILCA 6, ILCA 7, 49er, 49erFX, mixed Multihull (Nacra 17)
-top 4: mixed Dinghy (47)		 Not possible
5. Emerging Nations Regatta (at French Olympic Week)
(April 21-28, 2024)		 Canada is not on the “Emerging Nations” list Canada is not on the “Emerging Nations” list
6. Reallocation spots by World Sailing If applicable –