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Sail Canada 2025 Sail West Championships to be held at Gimli Yacht Club in Gimli, MB

by Sail Canada 3 Feb 15:29 PST July 17-20, 2025
Sail Canada 2025 Sail West Championships © Sail Canada

Sail Canada announced today that its 2025 Sail West regional championships will be held July 17-20 at the Gimli Yacht Club in Gimli, MB.

The event will feature two training days, Thursday and Friday, ahead of the competition scheduled for Saturday, July 19th, and Sunday, July 20th.

Sail Canada Sail West Championships is aimed for sailors from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the territories, yet athletes from other provinces are welcome. Last year, the event was held at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.

The notice of race as well as registration link for Sail Canada 2025 Sail West Championships will be available in the upcoming months.

Sail Canada's three regional championships provide an opportunity for sailors to train and compete with high-level sailors in their region for the Optimist (U15), ILCA 4, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, Club 420 and 29er classes. In addition, this event serves as talent identification opportunities for regional and provincial sailing teams, along with training, development and mentoring opportunities for coaches, officials and volunteers.

Sail Canada 2025 Sail West Championships will be part of a total of seven Sail Canada Regional and National Annual Championships in 2025. The calendar will also include Sail Canada Sail East and Sail Central Regional Championships, as well as the Youth, Senior Kiteboarding, Senior ILCA 6 and ILCA 7, as well as Senior 49er and 49erFX Championships.

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.

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