Ramshaw 5th at Sailing Worlds Aarhus, qualifies Canada in Olympic Finn Class for Tokyo 2020
by Sail Canada 9 Aug 2018 06:52 PDT
Tom Ramshaw © Sailing Energy / World Sailing
Canadian Sailing Team Member, Tom Ramshaw (Finn) finishes fifth place after today's medal race at the 2018 Sailing World Championships Aarhus in Denmark.
After all of his hard work, and consistency during this event, Tom has qualified the country for a spot in the Finn class at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
While racing continues over the next few days, Laser Radial sailor Sarah Douglas is currently sitting in sixth place, heading into medal races tomorrow.
Sailors are competing for more than a medal at this event, as the Sailing World Championships are the first and largest qualification regatta for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. With 40% of the places being decided at this event, sailors will need to push hard to make their way up the scoreboard.
Results can be followed here
Here are Sail Canada's Canadian Sailing Team & Development Squad members racing at the event:
Finn
Tom Ramshaw (SLYC/RCYC)
Kyle Martin (RVYC)
Laser
Robert Davis (KYC/RCYC)
Luke Ruitenberg (RNSYS)
Fillah Karim (RVYC)
Noah Collinson (RCYC)
Laser Radial
Brenda Bowskill (RCYC)
Sarah Douglas (ABYC)
Isabella Bertold (RVYC)
Coralie Vittecoq (RStLYC)
49er
Will Jones (RHYC) and Evan DePaul (RHYC)
49erFX
Ali Ten Hove (KYC/RCYC) and Mariah Millien (RCYC)
Additional Canadian sailors racing at the event:
Laser - Hugh McRae (KYC), Norman Struthers (RCYC)
Laser Radial - Clara Gravely (ABYC), Maura Dewey (RVYC)
Finn - Gordon Stevens (RNSYS)
Stay tuned as our sailors hit the water, and fight their way to the top! Don't miss out on a single race with the live tracking.