The West Hawk Lake YC held a successful Racing Camp on July 20th-21st, followed by the Rising Star Regatta on July 22nd. Big thank you to Paul Krestanowich for organizing the event and hosting the team!

Results from the regatta are as follows:

Open Fleet
1st – Linus Schweizer
2nd – Matthew Sauer
3rd – Tomas Green

Opti Fleet
1st – Jonah Friesen
2nd – Jon Melsted

The high school league has wrapped up, and after 6 races that took place on a very hot and light wind day on Wednesday June 27th, the final results are as follows:

1. Westwood Collegiate – Kayden Polachek and Randi Roy
2. Kelvin High School – Quinn Anderson and Gabe Odowichuk
2. Balmoral Hall – Lauren Burns and Sophie Delaquis

Congratulations to all participants on a job well done!

The High School League racers got to compete for the Buffalo Cup on Wednesday June 6th, 2018 at the Winnipeg Sailing Center. Great wind, weather and racing! The results are as follows Kayden & Randi in 1st, Quinn and Gabe in 2nd, and Evan and Riley in 3rd.

From Left to Right: Riley, Evan, Randi, Kayden, Quinn, and Gabe.

Sail Manitoba Provincial Team tired out after fitness testing! 

As a new component to provincial team participation, this past Saturday the sailing team got their butts kicked by the Sport for Life Performance Center training staff during baseline fitness testing! Great work done by all, and we can’t wait to get back into the gym in October to see how much we have improved.

Sail Manitoba Sailing Team learning some pre-season tips and tricks to eating healthy when training!

The 2018 season is around the corner and we are excited to hit the water.  As part of our pre-season prep the sailing team and parents got to sit down with registered dietitian Michelle Leaf for some updated competition and hydration information.

For more information, resources, recipes and more please contact us here

Last Year’s Champions Kayden Polachek and Randi Roy from Westwood Collegiate

Sail Manitoba Presents the 3^rd Annual High School Sailing League

Sail Manitoba is currently looking for students in grades 9 to 12 to participate in a 4 week sailing league followed by the High School Championships at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte Alive.

The athletes will meet once per week between May 28^th and June 20^th to participate in 4-5 races per night. The top three boats from each group move on to the championship races. Each high school is permitted one entry consisting of two athletes.  Ideally, teams should have one experienced sailor and one beginner sailor in the boat. The cost is $80.00 per team.

Group 1
Date: Mondays, May 28^th, June 4^th, 11^th, 18^th
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm

Group 2
Date: Wednesdays, May 30^th, June 6^th, 13^th, 20^th
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm

Manitoba High School Championships
Date: Monday, June 25^th & Wednesday June 27^th
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm

For more information, go to: http://sailmanitoba.com/lesson/high-school-sailing-league/
For any questions please contact us here
Register here

The dates for sailing lessons at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Wythe Alive have been published.
Register here for your sailing lesson

Honorary  Member – Tannis Leach, RLWYC
President’s Award – Paterson Family, RLWYC
Sailor of the Year – Kayden Polachek, Gimli YC
Don Freudenberg – Bryson Foy, Winnipeg SC
Charles Fleming Trophy – Hunter and Bryce Kristjansson, RLWYC
Susan Meszaros Trophy – Sara Telles Langdon and Katie Sauer, Falcon YC
Most Improved Sailor – Matt Sauer, Falcon YC
Youth Elite Award – Linus Schweizer, WSC
Rising Star – Lauren Burns, Black Sturgeon SC
Opti Grand Prix – Tomas Green, VBYC

The Sail Manitoba hiring committee of Liz Kristjansson, Ryan Van Berkel, and Paul Krestanowich as well as Tannis Leach, Dave Langdon and Brigitte Smutny in an advisory capacity, have concluded the job search and interviews this past week and we introduce with great pleasure the new half time Executive Director, effective March 1, 2018, and full time Technical Director/Head Coach, effective April 1, 2018. Many of you are familiar with both candidates and know of their contributions to our sailing community. Brigitte will be leaving on March 31, 2018 and the remaining months will guarantee a smooth transition. Please welcome:

Katja Smutny as Executive Director and
Shelby Williams as Technical Director & Head Coach