Canadian Sailing in 2012 Olympics

Canada qualified boats for the 2012 London Summer Olympics in the classes it entered at the at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia in which they entered boats: RS:X (women's windsurfing), Radial (women's one-person dinghy), Finn (men's one-man dinghy /heavyweight) and 470 (men's two-man dinghy). The sailors chosen to represent Canada next summer is still to be determined.

Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn have qualified Canada and themselves in Star class at the world sailing championships off Fremantle, Australia.

The eleven Olympic sailing events are: Neilpride RX:S men and women, Laser Men, Laser Radial women, Finn men, 470 men, 470 women, 49er, Star & Women's Match Racing. The Paralympic events are the Sonar and 2.4m and SKUD-18.

Canadian Sailing Team for Olympics

The Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) announced its sailing team of 14 for 8 events in the Summer Beijing Olympics Games (sailing events will be held at Qingdao, China). Several are favoured to win medals. Chris Cook has four consecutive top 10 finishes in the finn worlds and is ranked 10th by the International Sailing Federation: Olympics. Mike Leigh won the 2008 Semaine Olympique Francais and is ranked fifth in the world. Oskar Johansson and Kevin Stittle were second at the Tornado World Championships and are currently ranked seventh. Members of the Canadian Olympic sailing team are:

• Finn: Chris Cook, Toronto
  
• Laser: Mike Leigh, Vancouver
• Tornado: Oskar Johansson, Toronto - Kevin Stittle, Orangeville, Ont.
• 49er: Gordon Cook , Toronto - Ben Remocker, Vancouver
  
• Radial: Lisa Ross, Halifax
  
• Windsurfing: Zac Plavsic - Nikola Girke, Vancouver;
  
• 470: Stephane Locas , Montreal - Oliver Bone, Beaconsfield, Que.
  
• yngling: Jen Provan, Toronto - Martha Henderson, Toronto - Katie Abbott, Sarnia, Ont.
  

Canada will have 8 rowing boats in Olympics

Eight Canadian boats are bound for Beijing, after a regatta in Poland: men's eight, women's eight W8, women's quad, lightweight men's four, men's pair M2, women's pair, lightweight men's double M2, and lightweight women's double.

W8+ Jane Rumball (Fredericton NB), Marquardt (Richmond BC), Buffy Williams (St. Catharines ON), Romina Stefancic (Victoria BC), Ashley Brzozowicz (Toronto), Sarah Bonikowsky (Orangeville ON), Andréanne Morin (Montreal), Heather Mandoli (Kelowna BC), and Lesley Thompson-Willie (London ON).
M2- Scott Frandsen (Kelowna BC) and Dave Calder (Victoria BC).
LM2x Douglas Vandor (Dewittville PQ) and Cameron Sylvester (Caledon ON).
Rowing Canada's final decisions will be made June 24.

Canadian Paddlers in all 12 Olympic Events

For the first time ever, Canada will race in all 12 sprint canoe and kayak races at the Olympic Games. Canada's previous highest number of boats qualified was 10 in 2004. Events are K-1 500m Men, K-1 1000m Men, K-2 500m Men, K-2 1000m Men, K-4 1000m Men, C-1 500m Men, C-1 1000m Men, C-2 500m Men, C-2 1000m Men, K-1 500m Women, K-2 500m Women, K-4 500m Women.
Some of the qualifiers are Kristin Gauthier of Ottawa. Mylanie Barre of Lac-Beauport, Que., Karen Furneaux of Waverley, N.S., Andrew Russell of Dartmouth, N.S., Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivieres, Que. [2008 Olympic Canoe/Kayak Events]