Kingston, December 12, 2024 – Sail Canada announced today that its 2025 Youth Championships will be held on two different weekends in August in Kingston, Ontario.
The event will be hosted by CORK Sail Kingston.
Sail Canada Youth Championships in 29er, ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 classes will be held August 21-24th along with CORK International and the Olympic Classes Regatta.
The Club 420 will compete from August 2-5th.
This new format followed extensive consultations with provincial partners and Class Associations, and weighed the needs of Sail Canada High Performance pathways, including to avoid conflicts with other major events such as each class World Championships and Canada Summer Games.
Sail Canada Youth Championships are the pinnacle event of the season for Canadian U19 youth athletes and represent a formative step along the performance pathway, with athletes competing from across the country.
The Notice of race and registration for Sail Canada 2025 Youth Championships will be available in the coming months, while dates for other national and regional championships will be communicated later.
Helly Hansen is the proud prize sponsor for the 2025 Sail Canada Championships.
Sail Canada Championships are funded – in part- by the Government of Canada.
About Sail Canada
Established in 1931, Sail Canada is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in the country. Sail Canada is a leading international sailing nation, proud of its world class athletes, lifelong participants and inclusive culture. The organization and its members are committed to excellence by developing and training its leaders, athletes, sailors, instructors, coaches and officials. With the valued support from our partners, the Provincial Sailing Associations and our member clubs, schools, organizations and stakeholders, sailing is promoted in all its forms. By setting standards and delivering programs from home pond to podium for Canadians of all ages and abilities, from dinghies to keelboats, cruising to navigation, windsurfing to powerboating and accessible sailing, Sail Canada sets sail for all, sail to win and sail for life.
A sport in the Olympic program since the first Games in 1896, except in 1904, the pursuit of success in these Games is what fuels the focus of Sail Canada as Canadian athletes have so far achieved nine Olympic and five Paralympic medals.
