Sail PEI is pleased to announce upcoming Instructor Clinics. 

A combined CANSail 1 & 2 Instructor Clinic AND Coach Boat Safety Course will take place this month.   The clinic will be comprised of two parts over two separate weekends.

Dates:

Part 1 will be held online May 30 & 31, 9am-4pm (using Google Classroom).  

Part 2 will be held on water when COVID guidelines permit.

Instructors: 

Sarah Flanagan and Leith Rankin.  

Certifications:

This clinic will enable two certifications - CANSail 1 & 2 Instructor level, and Coach Boat Safety. Successful completion of both Part 1 and Part 2 will be required to achieve both certifications.   

Deadline to register: 

Friday, May 23, 2020. 

Application Process:

To register, please fill out and forward the attached candidate application form to: sail@waveskills.ca.

Clinic fee: $250    

Please forward the clinic fee by e-transfer to Wayne Thompson at sailpeitreasurer@gmail.com.   

A welcoming email be sent by the instructors with study materials prior to May 30. 

For further information please contact Ellen at sail@waveskills.ca

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Join Sail Canada (and Sail PEI) in sharing sailor stories from here and across the country.

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Everyone has a different background story when it comes to how they got started in sailing, what made them fall in love with boats, or what it was like the first time they ever went out on the water, and Sail Canada wants to hear them all.

 

No matter your age, background, or experience, Sail Canada and the country wants to hear from you.

 

Click here to share your story (or copy and paste the following and fill out):  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6MKCP59

 

Feel free to post your story on facebook or twitter using this hashtag!

#IAmASailor

 

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Spotlight on Past Canada Games - Youth sailors were in Manitoba for the most recent Canada Games. 

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Sailing made its first appearance on the Canada Games schedule at the 1969 Canada Summer Games in Halifax-Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Gimli, Manitoba is one of the satellite venues for the 2017 Canada Summer Games. Sailing was one of the three sports open to able bodied and para athletes which took place on Lake Winnipeg during the first week of the 2017 Canada Summer Games.  

PEI was proud to take part. Coach Eric Degenais had been preparing for athletes for these games for several years.

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The Gimli Yacht Club was the official venue for the 2017 Canada Summer Games sailing competitions. The club sits right in the heart of Gimli on 1 Avenue overlooking Lake Winnipeg. In front of the club is the marina and Gimli Seawall Gallery - a long stretch of concrete wall coloured with 72 different mural paintings. Inside the club are spaces to host community gatherings as well as a separate space for sailing school.

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The yacht club first opened its doors in July 1969 when the Pan American Games came to Winnipeg and chose Gimli for its sailing competitions. Since then, the venue has hosted competitions at provincial, national, and international levels, and even hosted the Pan American Games’ sailing competitions when they returned to Winnipeg in 1999.

 

Sailing took place during the first week of the Games from July 30 to August 4, 2017. Sailing is one of three sports that able bodied and para athletes will participate in at the 2017 Games in three different categories:

1. Under 21 (no younger than 15) Male Category

2. Under 21 (no younger than 15) Female Category

3. Para Sailing Mixed Category

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Check back on more details for future Canada Games, Clinics, or regattas for youth. 

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Sail Canada is the governing body for sailing in Canada, and Sail PEI is a proud member. 

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For further information please contact Sail Canada

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For Sailing information on PEI:

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In Charlottetown:

 

Registrations are now accepted at the Charlottetown Yacht Club for youth sailing!

 

Wind, Wave and Waterfront Sail-A-Bration will take place again in Charlottetown in 2020:

• May - Provincial Clinics - Watch for details. 

• July 18-20, 2020   Charlottetown Race Week

• August 2020    Soldier On Sailing

• Regular Monday and Wednesday Night Club Races TBD

• Junior Sailing Courses  TBD
   

 

In Summerside:

 

Contact Summerside Yacht Club for their 2020 programs. 

 

NSTYA:

For the latest Northumberland Strait Yachting Association information - check out the website!

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For all other areas, please contact Sail PEI.