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Canada Games Medalists

2009- Silver Fox Curling & Sailing Club, Prince Edward Island

Male Double Handed - 29er	Female Double Handed - 29er
1) Jono Reid / Teddy Skiffington, NS	1) Alanna Graham Foscarini / Alison Ludski, ON
2) Michael Blumer / Peter Soosalu, ON	2) Dana Archibald / Karen Dexter, NS
3) Mark Imre Patakay / Jonathan Gabriel Scott, BC	3) Lauren Laventure / Emily Tsang, QC

Male Single Handed - Laser	Female Single Handed - Laser Radial
1) Kevin Grierson, BC	1) Isabella Anna Bertold, BC
2) Tom Brosky, NS	2) Erin Rafus, NS
3) Evert McLaughlin, ON	3) Joanne Leigh Prokop, ON

2005- Regina Sailing Club, Saskatchewan

*Male Double Handed 29er, 23&U*	*Female Double Handed 29er, 23&U*
1)Marc Farmer / Trevor Parekh, QC 2)Trevor McEwen / Chris Hewson, ON 3)Jonathan Ladha / Daniel Inkpen, NL	1)Genevieve Bougie-Bastien / Veronique Bougie-Bastien, QC 2)Katja Smutny / Kristy Slough, MB 3)Maddy Purves-Smith / Abbi O'Flynn, AB
*Male Single Handed (Laser), 23&U*	*Female Single Handed (Radial), 23&U*
1)John Romanko, BC 2)Evan Lewis, ON 3)Anthony Boueilh, QC	1)Hayley McLean, BC 2)Isabelle Garand, QC 3)Tanja Smutny, MB
*Female Single Handed (Byte), 19&U*	*Male Single Handed (Radial), 19&U*
1)Allana Vittery, BC 2)Paloma Corrin, MB 3)Erin Rafuse, NS	1)Geoffrey Beck, NS 2)Kevin Grierson, BC 3)Eric Tulk, AB

2001- Grand Bend Yacht Club, Ontario

*Laser-Men's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*	*Europe-Women's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Andrew Childs, NS 2)Jonathon Benskin, BC 3)Matt Simpson, ON	1)Geneviève Gaudreau, QC 2)Marta Rudzki 3)Katie Thompson
*Laser 2-Men's Double Dinghy, 23&U*	*Laser 2-Women's Double Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Trevor & Ian McEwen 2)Stéphane Locas / Ian Locas, QC 3)Justin Ladha / Jonathan Ladha, NL	1)Sarah Scott / Katie McIsaac, ON 2)Tanja Smutny / Simone Dugard, MB 3)Danielle Galavotti / Amelia Robinson, QC
*Byte - Men's Solo Dinghy, 18&U*	*Byte - Women's Solo Dinghy, 18&U*
1)Alex Singer, ON 2)Karl Campbell, BC 3)Francois Hebert, QC	1)Jen Spalding, BC 2)Isabelle Garand, QC 3)Carolyne Kaars Sijpestijn, ON

1997 - Peilcan Lake Sailing Club, Manitoba

*Laser-Men's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*	*Europe-Women's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Martin Essig, ON 2)Robert Cullen, BC 3)Andrew Childs, NS	1)Stephanie Taylor, QC 2)Anne Read, NS 3)Victoria Crowder, ON
*Laser 2-Men's Double Dinghy, 23&U*	*Laser 2-Women's Double Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Gabe Crowder / Adam Dunn, ON 2)John Russel / Jonathon Driver, AB 3)Ben Remocker / Peter Spotzl	1)Carol Luttmer / Kate Nelson, ON 2)Jillian Beveridge / Melanie Gooday, NS 3)Ginny Cullen / Dawn McNevin, BC
*Mistral One Design-Men, 23&U*	*Mistral One Design-Women's 23&U*
1)Kevin Stittle, ON 2)Greg Despins, MB 3)Stefan Lidington, SK	1)Genevieve Cote, QC 2)Tekla Johnson, SK 3)Nikola Girke, BC

1993- Kamloops Sailing Club, British Columbia

*Laser-Men's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*	*Radial-Women's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Greg Miller, BC 2)Micheal Simms, AB 3)Martin Essig, ON	1)Kelly Hand, MB 2)Alison MacNeil, NS 3)Paule Bertrand, QC
*Laser 2-Men's Double Dinghy, 23&U*	*Laser 2-Women's Double Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Paul Hannan / Brian Storey, BC 2)Anthony Staples / Stuart Lacey, QC 3)Joel Rathbun / Steward Twigg, ON	1)Jennifer Blanchard / Micheline Winlo, QC 2)Virginia Cullen / Megan Long, BC 3)Laurie Chappell / Michelle Watson, ON
*Mistral One Design-Men*	*Mistral One Design-Women*
1)Kelly McCaig, MB 2)Hugo Laliberte, QC 3)Ian Brown, ON	1)Swanie Gregoire, QC 2)Amy McCaig, MB 3)Rebecca Smith, ON

1989- Lake Diefenbaker Yacht Club, Saskatchewan

*Laser-Men's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*	*Radial-Women's Solo Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Rod Davies, ON 2)Brian Awad, NS 3)Duncan Pearce, BC	1)Shona Moss, ON 2)Karen Degner, AB 3)Karen Dwyer, NS
*Laser-Men's Double Dinghy, 23&U*	*Laser 2-Women's Double Dinghy, 23&U*
1)Thilo Giese / Trevor Davis, BC 2)Ken Bruce / Bruce wells, ON 3)Jeff Brock / Peter McKenna, NS	1)Nathalie Roy / Isabelle Royer, QC 2)Kirsten Jones / Cathy Sapp, NS 3)Sharleen Hermiston / Michelle Loewen, MB
*Division 2 -Men's Windsurfing*	*Division 2 -Women's Windsurfing*
1)Francis Morin, QC 2)Greg Fenton, ON 3)Josh Green, BC	1)Edithe Trepannier, QC 2)Lisa Brix, BC 3)Ruth Forsdyke, ON

1985- Royal Kenebecasis Yacht Club, New Brunswick

*Laser- Open 18&U Solo*	*Laser- Open, 25&U Solo*
1)Richard Clarke, ON 2)William Adams, NS 3)Mathieu Trepannier, QC	1)Kenneth MacKensie, QC 2)Dave Wells, ON 3)Ross Macdonald, BC
*Laser 2- Open 18&U Double*	*Laser 2- Open 25&U Double*
1)Duncan Stamper / Penny Stamper, BC 2)Ian Eskritt / Mike Brown, ON 3)David Phelan / Jeff Brock, NS	1)Simon and Mark Reissman, ON 2)Jeff Eckard / Tim Stamper, BC 3)Marc Robin / Stephane Poirier-Defoy, QC

1981- Thunder Bay Yacht Club, Ontario

*Laser- Open Youth solo*	*Laser- Open Solo*
1)Paul Thomson, NS 2)Giovanni Galleoti, QC 3)Dave Dowhan, AB	1)Al Clarke, ON 2)Fred Kennedy, NS 3)Ian Landells, NL
*Lightning- Open Triple*
1)Rob Muru/Tom Payne/Craig Farguharson, ON* 2)Tim Woodfort/Brian Lane/Stuart Hebb, NS* 3)MacGregor Grant/Noel Murphy/Murray Tough, NL *Tied for first place

1977- Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club, NFL

*Laser- Open Youth solo*	*Laser- Open Solo*
1)Eddy Martin, QC 2)Steve Fleckenstein, NB 3)Fred Kennedy, NB	1)Gilles Mercier, QC 2)John Roy, ON 3)T McDonald, BC
*One Quarter Ton- Open Triple*
1)Don Partin/P Sallisbury/G Wilkins, BC 2)R Barr/F Rowells/S McAuley, ON 3)H Sullivan/R Appleby/W Naser, NB

1973- New Westminster/Burnaby, BC

No sailing at these games.

1969- Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

*Laser- OK Dinghy- Open Youth Solo*	*Flying Junior- Open Double*
1)W. de Niverville, NB 2)P MacDougall, QC 3)A Latus, AB	1)Don Martin / Anne Martin, BC 2)B Clinton / J Corbet, ON 3)Glen Dexter / P Gurnham, NS
*Soling- Open Triple*
1)H Wells/J MacKeigan/M Oxner, NS 2)T Jones/L Walker/F Brodie, BC 3)I Lavine/B Bussin/D Bussin, ON

Listed Alphabetically by class by year

1896 - Athens, Greece ¤ 1900 - Paris, France
1904 - St. Louis, United States ¤ 1908 - London, England
1912 - Stockholm, Sweden ¤ 1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
1924 - Paris, France ¤ 1928 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932 - Los Angeles, United States ¤ 1936 - Berlin, Germany
1948 - London, England ¤ 1952 - Helsinki, Finland
1956 - Melbourne, Australia ¤ 1960 - Rome, Italy
1964 - Tokyo, Japan ¤ 1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
1972 - Munich, Germany ¤ 1976 - Montreal (Kingston), Canada
1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union ¤ 1984 - Los Angeles, United States
1988 - Seoul, South Korea ¤ 1992 - Barcelona, Spain
1996 - Atlanta (Savannah), United States ¤ 2000 - Sydney, Australia
2004 - Athens, Greece

Athens 2004
Class	Name	Place Finished	Home Province
470 Women	Girke, Nikola	13th	BC
	Provan, Jennifer	13th	ON

Finn	Clarke, Richard	18th	ON

Laser	Luttmer, Bernard	29th	ON

Star	MacDonald, Ross	2nd	BC
	Wolfs, Mike	2nd	ON

Tornado	Curtis, John	15th	ON
	Johansson, Oskar	15th	ON

Yngling	Crampton, Deirdre	16th	ON
	Leger, Chantal	16th	QC
	Ross, Lisa	16th	NS

Sydney 2000
Class	Name	Place Finished	Home Province
Europe	Calkin, Beth	11th	BC

Finn	Clarke, Richard	17th	ON

Laser	Essig, Marty	24th	ON

Mistral	Alie, Caroll-Ann	17th	QC

Star	Bjorn, Kai	5th	QC
	MacDonald, Ross	5th	BC

Soling	Abbott, Bill	13th	ON
	Abbott, Matt	13th	ON
	Boston, Brad	13th	ON

Atlanta 1996
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
470	Andrew, Leigh (née Pearson)	9th	BC
	Hannam, Paul	21st	BC
	Stamper, Penny Jane	9th	BC
	Storey, Brian	21st	BC

Europe	Moberg-Parker, Tine	13th	BC

Finn	Clarke, Richard	9th	ON

Laser	Davies, Rod	26th	ON

Mistral	Alie, Caroll-Ann	12th	QC
	Bolduc, Alain	16th	QC

Soling	Abbott, Bill	5th	ON
	Abbott, Joanne	5th	ON
	Boston, Brad	5th	ON

Star	Jesperson, Eric Albert	14th	BC
	MacDonald, Ross	14th	BC

Tornado	Janse, Roy	11th	AB
	Peers, Marc	11th	AB

Barcelona 1992
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
470	Bastet, Evert	DNP/NPP	QC
	Bruce, Stuart	DNP/NPP	ON
	Clarke, Richard	DNP/NPP	ON
	Cochrane, Nigel	14th	ON
	Eckard, Jeff	14th	BC
	Marshall, Sarah (née McLean)	11th	BC
	Stamper, Duncan	DNP/NPP	BC
	Stamper, Penny Jane	11th	BC

Europe	Moss, Shona	15th	ON

Finn	Lammens, Hank	13th	ON

Flying Dutchman	McLaughlin, Frank	9th	ON
	Millen, John	9th	ON

Lechner A-390	Alie, Caroll-Ann	14th	QC
	McCaig, Murray	DNP/NPP	MB

Soling	Flinn, Robert Stuart	7th	NS
	Gow, Philip	7th	NS
	Thomson, Robert Paul	7th	NS

Star	Jesperson, Eric Albert	3rd	BC
	MacDonald, Ross	3rd	BC

Tornado	Smith, Kevin	5th	ON
	Sweeney, Dave	5th	ON

Seoul 1988
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
470	Cochrane, Nigel	8th	ON
	Johnson, Gail	11th	ON
	Johnson, Karen	11th	ON
	McIlquham, Gordon	8th	ON

Finn	Lemieux, Lawrence	11th	AB

Flying Dutchman	Bastet, Evert	DNP/NPP	QC
	McLaughlin, Frank	3rd	ON
	Millen, John	3rd	ON

Lechner Division II	Myerscough, Richard	12th	BC

Soling	Flinn, Robert Stuart	12th	NS
	Gow, Philip	12th	NS
	Thomson, Robert Paul	12th	NS

Star	MacDonald, Donald Bruce	6th	BC
	MacDonald, Ross	6th	BC

Tornado	Smith, Kevin	10th	ON
	Sweeney, Dave	10th	ON

Los Angeles 1984
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
470	McLaughlin, Frank	15th	ON
	Tenhove, Martin	15th	ON

Finn	Neilson, Terry	3rd	ON

Flying Dutchman	Bastet, Evert	2nd	QC
	McLaughlin, Terry	2nd	ON

Soling	Calder, Stephen	3rd	ON
	Fogh, Hans	3rd	ON
	Kerr, John	3rd	ON

Star	Gesing, Witold	13th	ON
	Lemieux, Lawrence	13th	AB

Tornado	Sweeney, Brian	9th	ON
	Sweeney, Dave	9th	ON

Windglider	Graveline, Eric	19th	QC

Moscow 1980
Boycotted

Montréal 1976
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
470	Cross, Jay	16th	ON
	Park, Colin	16th	BC

Finn	Riley, Sanford	8th	ON

Flying Dutchman	Bastet, Evert	4th	QC
	Fogh, Hans	4th	ON

Soling	Dexter, Glen	8th	NS
	Josenhans, Andreas	8th	NS
	MacMillan, Alexander (Sandy)	8th	NS

Tempest	Leibel, Allan	7th	ON
	Leibel, Lorne	7th	ON

Tornado	De La Roche, Michael	7th	ON
	Woods, Larry	7th	ON

Munich 1972
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Dragon	Gunn, Neil	9th	ON
	Hall, Frank	9th	ON
	Leibel, Allan	9th	ON

Finn	Clarke, John	20th	ON

Flying Dutchman	Andrews, Donald	15th	BC
	Bastet, Evert	DNP/NPP	QC
	Byrne, Peter	15th	BC

Soling	Cote, Paul	3rd	BC
	Ekels, John	3rd	BC
	Miller, David	3rd	BC

Star	Bjorn, Peter	12th	QC
	Bruce, Ian	12th	QC

Tempest	Haines, Ted	15th	ON
	Scott, Larry	15th	ON

Mexico City 1968
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
5.5m	Hasen, Jack	6th	ON
	Leibel, Stanley	6th	ON
	Weiss, Ernest	6th	ON

Dragon	Irwin, Timothy	4th	ON
	Miller, David	4th	BC
	Tupper, Stephen	4th	BC

Finn	Henderson, Paul F.	20th	ON

Flying Dutchman	Bastet, Evert	DNP/NPP	QC
	Green, Roger Allan	7th	ON
	Green, Stewart	7th	ON

Star	Blouin, Oswald	15th	ON
	Kirby, Bruce	15th	QC

Tokyo 1964
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
5.5m	MacDonald, Samuel A.	7th	PE
	Skinner, G. Bernard	7th	ON
	Woodward, John Douglas	7th	QC

Dragon	Botterell, Edward	11th	QC
	MacBrien, Joseph J.	11th	QC
	Watters, Lynn	11th	ON

Finn	Kirby, Bruce	11th	QC

Flying Dutchman	Henderson, Paul F.	12th	ON
	Lennox, Richard A.	12th	ON

Star	Miller, David	7th	BC
	West, William	7th	BC

Rome 1960
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
5.5m	Conway, Jerome	19th	ON
	Gould, Melville	19th	ON
	Livingstone, Barclay	19th	ON

Dragon	MacDonald, Samuel A.	5th	PE
	Norton, Gordon	5th	ON
	Watters, Lynn	5th	ON

Finn	Bruce, Ian	7th	QC

Flying Dutchman	Desjardins, Pierre	22nd	QC
	Wilson, Keith	22nd	QC

Star	Burgess, William	23rd	BC
	West, William	23rd	BC

Melbourne 1956
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Dragon	Howard, David	8th	ON
	Howard, Howard C.	8th	ON
	Tytler, Donald	8th	ON

Finn	Kirby, Bruce	8th	QC

Sharpie - 12 Square Metres	Cameron, Archibald	11th	QC
	Thomas, William	11th	BC

Star	Parsons, George	10th	BC
	Pennell, Eugene	10th	BC

Helsinki 1952
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
6m	Bradfield, Kenneth	7th	ON
	Copeland, William	7th	ON
	Gooderham, Norman William	7th	ON
	MacDonald, John	7th	ON
	MacIntosh, William Maitland	7th	ON
	Tytler, Donald	7th	ON

Dragon	Haines, Donald	10th	ON
	Howie, Archibald	10th	ON
	Robertson, John N.F.	10th	ON

Finn	McLaughlin, Paul	8th	ON

Star	Hugessen, Andrew	10th	QC
	Woodward, John Douglas	10th	QC

London 1948
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Finn	McLaughlin, Paul	5th	ON

Star	Fairhead, A. Gerald	8th	ON
	Gooderham, Norman William	8th	ON

Swallow	Robertson, John N.F.	7th	ON
	Townsend, Richard L.	7th	ON

Games not held 1944

Games not held 1940

Berlin 1936
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Monotype	Dixon, Reginald M.	16th	ON

Los Angeles 1932
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
6m	Boultbee, Gardner	3rd
	Glass, Kenneth	3rd	BC
	Rogers, Philip T.	3rd	BC
	Wilson, Gerald	3rd	BC

8m	Cribb, Ernest	2nd	BC
	Gordon, Peter D.	2nd	BC
	Gyles, George F.	2nd	BC
	Jones, Harry A.	2nd	BC
	Maitland, Ronald Monteith	2nd	BC
	Wallace, Hubert A.	2nd	BC

Monotype	Dixon, Reginald M.	5th	ON

Star	Simmonds, Henry H.	4th	BC
	Wylie, Henry E.	4th	BC

Amsterdam 1928
No record of athletes sent

Paris 1924
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Monotype	Robertson, Norman	11th

Antwerp 1920
No athletes sent

Games not held 1916

Stockholm 1912
No athletes sent

London 1908
No athletes sent

St. Louis 1904
Sailing not part of the Olympics in 1904

Paris 1900
No athletes sent

Athens 1896
Sailing not part of the Olympics in 1896

Listed Alphabetically by Class

470 ¤ 5.5m ¤ 6m ¤ 8m ¤ Dragon ¤ Europe
Finn ¤ Flying Dutchman ¤ Laser ¤ Lechner A-390
Lechner Division II ¤ Mistral ¤ Monotype
Sharpie - 12 Square Metres ¤ Soling ¤ Star
Swallow ¤ Tempest ¤ Tornado ¤ Windglider
Yngling

470
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Andrew, Leigh (née Pearson)	1996	9th	BC
Bastet, Evert	1992	DNP/NPP	QC
Bruce, Stuart	1992	DNP/NPP	ON
Clarke, Richard	1992	DNP/NPP	ON
Cochrane, Nigel	1988, 1992	8th, 14th	ON
Cross, Jay	1976	16th	ON
Eckard, Jeff	1992	14th	BC
Girke, Nikola	2004	13th	BC
Hannam, Paul	1996	21st	BC
Johnson, Gail	1988	11th	ON
Johnson, Karen	1988	11th	ON
Marshall, Sarah (née McLean)	1992	11th	BC
McIlquham, Gordon	1988	8th	ON
McLaughlin, Frank	1984	15th	ON
Park, Colin	1976	16th	BC
Provan, Jennifer	2004	13th	ON
Stamper, Duncan	1992	DNP/NPP	BC
Stamper, Penny Jane (née Davis)	1992, 1996	11th, 9th	BC
Storey, Brian	1996	21st	BC
Tenhove, Martin	1984	15th	ON

5.5m
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Conway, Jerome	1960	19th	ON
Gould, Melville	1960	19th	ON
Hasen, Jack	1968	6th	ON
Leibel, Stanley	1968	6th	ON
Livingstone, Barclay	1960	19th	ON
MacDonald, Samuel A.	1964	7th	PE
Skinner, G. Bernard	1964	7th	ON
Weiss, Ernest	1968	6th	ON
Woodward, John Douglas	1964	7th	QC

6m
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Boultbee, Gardner	1932	3rd
Bradfield, Kenneth	1952	7th	ON
Copeland, William	1952	7th	ON
Glass, Kenneth	1932	3rd	BC
Gooderham, Norman William	1952	7th	ON
MacDonald, John	1952	7th	ON
MacIntosh, William Maitland	1952	7th	ON
Rogers, Philip T.	1932	3rd	BC
Tytler, Donald	1952	7th	ON
Wilson, Gerald	1932	3rd	BC

8m
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Cribb, Ernest	1932	2nd	BC
Gordon, Peter D.	1932	2nd	BC
Gyles, George F.	1932	2nd	BC
Jones, Harry A.	1932	2nd	BC
Maitland, Ronald Monteith	1932	2nd	BC
Wallace, Hubert A.	1932	2nd	BC

Dragon
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Botterell, Edward	1964	11th	QC
Gunn, Neil	1972	9th	ON
Haines, Donald	1952	10th	ON
Hall, Frank	1972	9th	ON
Howard, David	1956	8th	ON
Howard, Howard C.	1956	8th	ON
Howie, Archibald	1952	10th	ON
Irwin, Timothy	1968	4th	ON
Leibel, Allan	1972	9th	ON
MacBrien, Joseph J.	1964	11th	QC
MacDonald, Samuel A.	1960	5th	PE
Miller, David	1968	4th	BC
Norton, Gordon	1960	5th	ON
Robertson, John N.F.	1952	10th	ON
Tupper, Stephen	1968	4th	BC
Tytler, Donald	1956	8th	ON
Watters, Lynn	1960, 1964	5th, 11th	ON

Europe
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Calkin, Beth	2000	11th	BC
Moberg-Parker, Tine	1996	13th	BC
Moss, Shona	1992	15th	ON

Finn
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Bruce, Ian	1960	7th	QC
Clarke, John	1972	20th	ON
Clarke, Richard	1996, 2000, 2004	9th, 17th, 18th	ON
Henderson, Paul F.	1968	20th	ON
Kirby, Bruce	1956, 1964	8th, 11th	QC
Lammens, Hank	1992	13th	ON
Lemieux, Lawrence	1988	11th	AB
McLaughlin, Paul	1948, 1952	5th, 8th	ON
Neilson, Terry	1984	3rd	ON
Riley, Sanford	1976	8th	ON

Flying Dutchman
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Andrews, Donald	1972	15th	BC
Bastet, Evert	1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988	DNP/NPP, DNP/NPP, 4th, 2nd, DNP/NPP	QC
Byrne, Peter	1972	15th	BC
Desjardins, Pierre	1960	22nd	QC
Fogh, Hans	1976	4th	ON
Green, Roger Allan	1968	7th	ON
Green, Stewart	1968	7th	ON
Henderson, Paul F.	1964	12th	ON
Lennox, Richard A.	1964	12th	ON
McLaughlin, Frank	1988, 1992	3rd, 9th	ON
McLaughlin, Terry	1984	2nd	ON
Millen, John	1988, 1992	3rd, 9th	ON
Wilson, Keith	1960	22nd	QC

Laser
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province

Davies, Rod	1996	26th	ON
Essig, Marty	2000	24th	ON
Luttmer, Bernard	2004	29th	ON

Lechner A-390
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Alie, Caroll-Ann	1992	14th	QC
McCaig, Murray	1992	DNP/NPP	MB

Lechner Division II
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Myerscough, Richard	1988	12th	BC

Mistral
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Alie, Caroll-Ann	1996, 2000	6th, 17th	QC
Bolduc, Alain	1996	16th	QC

Monotype
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Dixon, Reginald M.	1932, 1936	5th, 16th	ON
Robertson, Norman	1924	11th

Sharpie - 12 Square Metres
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Cameron, Archibald	1956	11th	QC
Thomas, William	1956	11th	BC

Soling
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Abbott, Bill	1996, 2000	5th, 13th	ON
Abbott, Joanne	1996	5th	ON
Abbott, Matt	2000	13th	ON
Boston, Brad	1996, 2000	5th, 13th	ON
Calder, Stephen	1984	3rd	ON
Cote, Paul	1972	3rd	BC
Dexter, Glen	1976	8th	NS
Ekels, John	1972	3rd	BC
Flinn, Robert Stuart	1988, 1992	12th, 7th	NS
Fogh, Hans	1984	3rd	ON
Gow, Philip	1988, 1992	12th, 7th	NS
Josenhans, Andreas	1976	8th	NS
Kerr, John	1984	3rd	ON
MacMillan, Alexander (Sandy)	1976	8th	NS
Miller, David	1972	3rd	BC
Thomson, Robert Paul	1988, 1992	12th, 7th	NS

Star
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Bjorn, Kai	2000	5th	QC
Bjorn, Peter	1972	12th	QC
Blouin, Oswald	1968	15th	ON
Bruce, Ian	1972	12th	QC
Burgess, William	1960	23rd	BC
Fairhead, A. Gerald	1948	8th	ON
Gesing, Witold	1984	13th	ON
Gooderham, Norman William	1948	8th	ON
Hugessen, Andrew	1952	10th	QC
Jesperson, Eric Albert	1992, 1996	3rd, 14th	BC
Kirby, Bruce	1968	15th	QC
Lemieux, Lawrence	1984	13th	AB
MacDonald, Donald Bruce	1988	6th	BC
MacDonald, Ross	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	6th, 3rd, 14th, 5th, 2nd	BC
Miller, David	1964	7th	BC
Parsons, George	1956	10th	BC
Pennell, Eugene	1956	10th	BC
Simmonds, Henry H.	1932	4th	BC
West, William	1960, 1964	23rd, 7th	BC
Wolfs, Mike	2004	2nd	ON
Woodward, John Douglas	1952	10th	QC
Wylie, Henry E.	1932	4th	BC

Swallow
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Robertson, John N.F.	1948	7th	ON
Townsend, Richard L.	1948	7th	ON

Tempest
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Haines, Ted	1972	15th	ON
Leibel, Allan	1976	7th	ON
Leibel, Lorne	1976	7th	ON
Scott, Larry	1972	15th	ON

Tornado
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Curtis, John	2004	15th	ON
De La Roche, Michael	1976	7th	ON
Janse, Roy	1996	11th	AB
Johansson, Oskar	2004	15th	ON
Peers, Marc	1996	11th	AB
Smith, Kevin	1988, 1992	10th, 5th	ON
Sweeney, Brian	1984	9th	ON
Sweeney, Dave	1984, 1988, 1992	9th, 10th, 5th	ON
Woods, Larry	1976	7th	ON

Windglider
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Graveline, Eric	1984	19th	QC

Yngling
Name	Year	Place Finished	Home Province
Crampton, Deirdre	2004	16th	ON
Leger, Chantal	2004	16th	QC
Ross, Lisa	2004	16th	NS

Listed Alphabetically by year

Athens 2004
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Clarke, Richard	Finn	18th	ON
Crampton, Deirdre	Yngling	16th	ON
Curtis, John	Tornado	15th	ON
Girke, Nikola	470 Women	13th	BC
Johansson, Oskar	Tornado	15th	ON
Leger, Chantal	Yngling	16th	QC
Luttmer, Bernard	Laser	29th	ON
Macdonald, Ross	Star	2nd	BC
Provan, Jennifer	470 Women	13th	ON
Ross, Lisa	Yngling	16th	NS
Wolfs, Mike	Star	2nd	ON

Sydney 2000
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Abbott, Bill	Soling	13th	ON
Abbott, Matt	Soling	13th	ON
Alie, Caroll-Ann	Mistral	17th	QC
Bjorn, Kai	Star	5th	QC
Boston, Brad	Soling	13th	ON
Calkin, Beth	Europe	11th	BC
Clarke, Richard	Finn	17th	ON
Essig, Marty	Laser	24th	ON
MacDonald, Ross	Star	5th	BC

Atlanta 1996
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Abbott, Bill	Soling	5th	ON
Abbott, Joanne	Soling	5th	ON
Alie, Caroll-Ann	Mistral	12th	QC
Andrew, Leigh (née Pearson)	470	9th	BC
Bolduc, Alain	Mistral	16th	QC
Boston, Brad	Soling	5th	ON
Clarke, Richard	Finn	9th	ON
Davies, Rod	Laser	26th	ON
Hannam, Paul	470	21st	BC
Janse, Roy	Tornado	11th	AB
Jesperson, Eric Albert	Star	14th	BC
MacDonald, Ross	Star	14th	BC
Moberg-Parker, Tine	Europe	13th	BC
Peers, Marc	Tornado	11th	AB
Stamper, Penny Jane (née Davis)	470	9th	BC
Storey, Brian	470	21st	BC

Barcelona 1992
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Alie, Caroll-Ann	Lechner A-390	14th	QC
Bastet, Evert	470	DNP/NPP	QC
Bruce, Stuart	470	DNP/NPP	ON
Clarke, Richard	470	DNP/NPP	ON
Cochrane, Nigel	470	14th	ON
Eckard, Jeff	470	14th	BC
Flinn, Robert Stuart	Soling	7th	NS
Gow, Philip	Soling	7th	NS
Jesperson, Eric Albert	Star	3rd	BC
Lammens, Hank	Finn	13th	ON
MacDonald, Ross	Star	3rd	BC
McCaig, Murray	Lechner A-390	DNP/NPP	MB
McLaughlin, Frank	Flying Dutchman	9th	ON
Marshall, Sarah (née McLean)	470	11th	BC
Millen, John	Flying Dutchman	9th	ON
Moss, Shona	Europe	15th	ON
Smith, Kevin	Tornado	5th	ON
Stamper, Duncan	470	DNP/NPP	BC
Stamper, Penny Jane (née Davis)	470	11th	BC
Sweeney, Dave	Tornado	5th	ON
Thomson, Robert Paul	Soling	7th	NS

Seoul 1988
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Bastet, Evert	Flying Dutchman	DNP/NPP	QC
Cochrane, Nigel	470	8th	ON
Flinn, Robert Stuart	Soling	12th	NS
Gow, Philip	Soling	12th	NS
Johnson, Gail	470	11th	ON
Johnson, Karen	470	11th	ON
Lemieux, Lawrence	Finn	11th	AB
MacDonald, Donald Bruce	Star	6th	BC
MacDonald, Ross	Star	6th	BC
McIlquham, Gordon	470	8th	ON
McLaughlin, Frank	Flying Dutchman	3rd	ON
Millen, John	Flying Dutchman	3rd	ON
Myerscough, Richard	Lechner Division II	12th	BC
Smith, Kevin	Tornado	10th	ON
Sweeney, Dave	Tornado	10th	ON
Thomson, Robert Paul	Soling	12th	NS

Los Angeles 1984
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Bastet, Evert	Flying Dutchman	2nd	QC
Calder, Stephen	Soling	3rd	ON
Fogh, Hans	Soling	3rd	ON
Gesing, Witold	Star	13th	ON
Graveline, Eric	Windglider	19th	QC
Kerr, John	Soling	3rd	ON
Lemieux, Lawrence	Star	13th	AB
McLaughlin, Frank	470	15th	ON
McLaughlin, Terry	Flying Dutchman	2nd	ON
Neilson, Terry	Finn	3rd	ON
Sweeney, Brian	Tornado	9th	ON
Sweeney, Dave	Tornado	9th	ON
Tenhove, Martin	470	15th	ON

Moscow 1980
Boycotted

Montréal 1976
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Bastet, Evert	Flying Dutchman	4th	QC
Cross, Jay	470	16th	ON
De La Roche, Michael	Tornado	7th	ON
Dexter, Glen	Soling	8th	NS
Fogh, Hans	Flying Dutchman	4th	ON
Josenhans, Andreas	Soling	8th	NS
Leibel, Allan	Tempest	7th	ON
Leibel, Lorne	Tempest	7th	ON
MacMillan, Alexander (Sandy)	Soling	8th	NS
Park, Colin	470	16th	BC
Riley, Sanford	Finn	8th	ON
Woods, Larry	Tornado	7th	ON

Munich 1972
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Andrews, Donald	Flying Dutchman	15th	BC
Bastet, Evert	Flying Dutchman	DNP/NPP	QC
Bjorn, Peter	Star	12th	QC
Bruce, Ian	Star	12th	QC
Byrne, Peter	Flying Dutchman	15th	BC
Clarke, John	Finn	20th	ON
Cote, Paul	Soling	3rd	BC
Ekels, John	Soling	3rd	BC
Gunn, Neil	Dragon	9th	ON
Haines, Ted	Tempest	15th	ON
Hall, Frank	Dragon	9th	ON
Leibel, Allan	Dragon	9th	ON
Miller, David	Soling	3rd	BC
Scott, Larry	Tempest	15th	ON

Mexico City 1968
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Bastet, Evert	Flying Dutchman	DNP/NPP	QC
Blouin, Oswald	Star	15th	ON
Green, Roger Allan	Flying Dutchman	7th	ON
Green, Stewart	Flying Dutchman	7th	ON
Hasen, Jack	5.5m	6th	ON
Henderson, Paul F.	Finn	20th	ON
Irwin, Timothy	Dragon	4th	ON
Kirby, Bruce	Star	15th	QC
Leibel, Stanley	5.5m	6th	ON
Miller, David	Dragon	4th	BC
Tupper, Stephen	Dragon	4th	BC
Weiss, Ernest	5.5m	6th	ON

Tokyo 1964
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Botterell, Edward	Dragon	11th	QC
Henderson, Paul F.	Flying Dutchman	12th	ON
Kirby, Bruce	Finn	11th	QC
Lennox, Richard A.	Flying Dutchman	12th	ON
MacBrien, Joseph J.	Dragon	11th	QC
MacDonald, Samuel A.	5.5m	7th	PE
Miller, David	Star	7th	BC
Skinner, G. Bernard	5.5m	7th	ON
Watters, Lynn	Dragon	11th	ON
West, William	Star	7th	BC
Woodward, John Douglas	5.5m	7th	QC

Rome 1960
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Bruce, Ian	Finn	7th	QC
Burgess, William	Star	23rd	BC
Conway, Jerome	5.5m	19th	ON
Desjardins, Pierre	Flying Dutchman	22nd	QC
Gould, Melville	5.5m	19th	ON
Livingstone, Barclay	5.5m	19th	ON
MacDonald, Samuel A.	Dragon	5th	PE
Norton, Gordon	Dragon	5th	ON
Watters, Lynn	Dragon	5th	ON
West, William	Star	23rd	BC
Wilson, Keith	Flying Dutchman	22nd	QC

Melbourne 1956
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Cameron, Archibald	Sharpie - 12 Square Metres	11th	QC
Howard, David	Dragon	8th	ON
Howard, Howard C.	Dragon	8th	ON
Kirby, Bruce	Finn	8th	QC
Parsons, George	Star	10th	BC
Pennell, Eugene	Star	10th	BC
Thomas, William	Sharpie - 12 Square Metres	11th	BC
Tytler, Donald	Dragon	8th	ON

Helsinki 1952
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Bradfield, Kenneth	6m	7th	ON
Copeland, William	6m	7th	ON
Gooderham, Norman William	6m	7th	ON
Haines, Donald	Dragon	10th	ON
Howie, Archibald	Dragon	10th	ON
Hugessen, Andrew	Star	10th	QC
MacDonald, John	6m	7th	ON
MacIntosh, William Maitland	6m	7th	ON
McLaughlin, Paul	Finn	8th	ON
Robertson, John N.F.	Dragon	10th	ON
Tytler, Donald	6m	7th	ON
Woodward, John Douglas	Star	10th	QC

London 1948
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Fairhead, A. Gerald	Star	8th	ON
Gooderham, Norman William	Star	8th	ON
McLaughlin, Paul	Finn	5th	ON
Robertson, John N.F.	Swallow	7th	ON
Townsend, Richard L.	Swallow	7th	ON

Games not held 1944

Games not held 1940

Berlin 1936
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Dixon, Reginald M.	Monotype	16th	ON

Los Angeles 1932
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Boultbee, Gardner	6m	3rd
Cribb, Ernest	8m	2nd	BC
Dixon, Reginald M.	Monotype	5th	ON
Glass, Kenneth	6m	3rd	BC
Gordon, Peter D.	8m	2nd	BC
Gyles, George F.	8m	2nd	BC
Jones, Harry A.	8m	2nd	BC
Maitland, Ronald Monteith	8m	2nd	BC
Rogers, Philip T.	6m	3rd	BC
Simmonds, Henry H.	Star	4th	BC
Wallace, Hubert A.	8m	2nd	BC
Wilson, Gerald	6m	3rd	BC
Wylie, Henry E.	Star	4th	BC

Amsterdam 1928
No record of athletes sent

Paris 1924
Name	Class	Place Finished	Home Province
Robertson, Norman	Monotype	11th

Antwerp 1920
No athletes sent

Games not held 1916

Stockholm 1912
No athletes sent

London 1908
No athletes sent

St. Louis 1904
Sailing not part of the Olympics in 1904

Paris 1900
No athletes sent

Athens 1896
Sailing not part of the Olympics in 1896

Canadian Olympic Athletes

Listed alphabetically by year
Listed alphabetically by class
Listed by class by year

Canadian medallists (on ISAF website)

Councillors of Honour

The CYA recognizes members for their long and outstanding contribution to the sport. The following members have been elected Councillors of Honour:

George Blanchard
Evert Bastet
Stephen Tupper
Ross Cameron
Don Giffin
George Goodfellow
Bud Gormley
Sicotte Hamilton
Paul Henderson
Paul McLaughlin
Paul J. Phelan, CM
Dick Sharpe
Livius Sherwood
John Tinker
Lynn Watters
David Yule

Past Presidents

The following individuals have served the CYA as President of the Board of Directors for the terms indicated.

George H. Gooderham	1931 - 1936
Dormant period	1937 - 1947
Robert B.F. Barr	1948 - 1954
Tom K. Wade	1955 - 1957
Raymond A. Engholm	1958 - 1960
Paul J. Phelan	1961 - 1963
George D. Goodfellow	1964 - 1967
Paul McLaughlin	1968 - 1969
George D. Goodfellow	1970 - 1972
John R. Sharpe	1973 - 1974
Sicotte Hamilton	1975 - 1976
David Yule	1977 - 1978
Jack Cameron	1979 - 1980
John Tinker	1981 - 1982
Allan Thomas	1983 - 1984
William Cheek	1984 - 1985
Claude Poirier-Defoy	1986 - 1987
David R. Baird	1988 - 1989
Paul J. Phelan, CM	1990 - 1991
Stephen Holgate	1991 - 1992
Audrey Davies	1993 - 1994
Chris (Chips) Campbell	1995 - 1996
David Covo	1997 - 1998
David Everett	1999 - 2000
Fiona Kidd	2001 - 2002
David Sprague	2003 - 2004
Dan Sargeant	2005 - 2006
Jim Dike	2007 - 2008
Gerry Giffin	2008 - 2011

Regulations

THE CANADIAN YACHTING ASSOCIATION
(the "Association")

REGULATION NO. 1 OF THE ASSOCIATION

RULES OF PROCEDURE

Any body of persons (the "Hearing body") constituted under the Association's Letters Patent, By-laws and Regulations which exercises any quasi-judicial function, with the exception of Protest committees and Juries under the Racing Rules of Sailing, shall, in the interest of conducting their proceedings with fairness and justice, follow the procedures set out below.

SECTION 1 - APPLICABLE LAW

1.1 The laws of the Province of Ontario shall be applicable in regards to all questions of governance and interpretation of these Rules of Procedure. These Rules of Procedure shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, and any person, counsel or agent to which these Rules of Procedure apply irrevocably attorns to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.

SECTION 2 - GENERAL PROCEDURE

2.1 The proceedings of the Hearing body and all documents filed with the Hearing body shall be in the English language (except that a person or organization that is predominately French speaking may request that certain documents be translated).

2.2 Preliminary matters may be conducted by conference calls.

2.3 The Hearing body may, in the interest of justice, dispense with compliance with any rule at any time.

2.4 The Hearing body may extend any time prescribed by these rules.

2.5 All documents may be filed with the Association's office by facsimile provided the original documents are sent by mail the same day.

2.6 An appeal may be commenced or carried on either in person or by counsel or agent.

2.7 A Provincial Sailing Association or body corporate shall not commence or carry on an appeal except by counsel or agent duly appointed for that purpose.

SECTION 3 - FORM OF PROCEEDING

3.1 For the purpose of these rules an appeal includes:

(a) an appeal by a competitor from a suspension of eligibility by a protest committee, jury or the Association under the Racing Rules of Sailing as sanctioned by the Association, and

(b) any proceeding by which any person, body or organization may be disciplined, lose a position or ranking or lose membership in the Association or any of its constituent bodies.

3.2 An appeal shall be commenced by a Notice of Defence or Appeal (the "Notice") in writing within 21 days of publication of the Notice of Hearing or an appealed decision.

3.3 The Notice shall include:

(a) The Complaint or the decision appealed or to be reviewed.

(b) The reasons for the Notice.

(c) The relief, if any, sought from the complaint or appealed decision.

(d) The relevant facts and any transcript or recording thereof.

(e) An accurate translation into the English language of the above when originally in any other language.

(f) The name, address, telephone number and, when available, the facsimile number of the party giving notice.

3.4 The Notice shall be filed with the Executive Director at the Association's office:

(a) personally, or

(b) by registered mail or other form of recorded delivery, or

(c) by facsimile in accordance with Rule 2.5

3.5 The Notice shall be similarly transmitted to the other party to the proceeding, namely the person or body instituting the proceedings or the body whose decision is appealed or the competitor whose eligibility is in question. A statement confirming such transmission shall be filed with the Executive Director at the same time as the Notice.

3.6 An originating Notice shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $25 Cdn payable to the Association.

3.7 The other party may contest a Notice by filing a Reply to the Notice with the Executive Director and transmitting it to the party filing the Notice in the same manner as the original Notice and within 21 days after receipt thereof.

3.8 The Reply shall include:

(a) A statement of why the complaint or appeal should not be allowed.

(b) The facts, any documentary evidence or any transcript or recording of any previous proceedings, if any, not filed with accurate translation to the English language when in any other language.

(c) The name, address, telephone number and, when available, facsimile number of the contesting party.

3.9 A party to an appeal may, in exceptional circumstances, apply to the Hearing body within 15 days of service of the Reply to have evidence taken on sworn commission or letters rogatory or by affidavit at the party's own expense when it appears necessary in the interest of justice.

3.10 The Presiding officer of the Hearing body holding the hearing (the "Presiding officer") may, after consultation with parties to the appeal, order the taking of such evidence on such terms as seem appropriate or request additional information from any party.

3.11 Fifteen (15) days after either:

(a) timely receipt by the Executive Director of a Notice, Reply to a Notice and any evidence taken pursuant to rules 3.9 and 3.10, or

(b) failure to file a Reply to Notice of Appeal within the time limited by rule 3.7 and receipt of any evidence taken pursuant to rule 3.9 and 3.10, the record of the proceeding shall be deemed to be perfected and the Executive Director shall:

(i) provide the Presiding officer with copies of the documents and,

(ii) require the parties to the appeal to advise him within 10 days in writing whether they wish to present their submissions orally in person or by counsel or agent or to have the appeal decided on the written record and written submissions provided to the Hearing body and to each other within 30 days.

The Presiding officer shall appoint a panel of not less than three (3) members of the Hearing body to review the appealed decision.

3.12 When oral submissions are to be made, the Presiding officer shall fix a date and place for the hearing not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the appeal was perfected.

3.13 The Executive Director shall forthwith advise the parties by Notice of Hearing of the date and place of hearing which may be changed by conference call, confirmed in writing, when a party satisfies the Presiding officer within 15 days of the date of the Notice of Hearing that he is unable to appear at the designated time or place.

3.14 The Executive Director may, in consultation with the Presiding officer and the parties, change the place or date of hearing or both at least 10 days before the scheduled date when such change is necessary in the interest of justice.

3.15 When the appeal is to be decided on the written record the Hearing body shall review the record including any written submissions by the parties filed in accordance with rule 3.11(b)(ii) and decide the appeal with all possible dispatch.

3.16 When the appeal is to be heard orally the panel shall consider all matters raised by the Notices and Replies and by any party in person or by counsel.

3.17 At the conclusion of an oral hearing or within 15 days thereof the panel shall render its decision in writing. The panel may, within thirty (30) days of its decision, also provide written reasons for its decision where the facts of the case or the decision made this desirable.

3.18 A panel decision may approve, revise or nullify a decision or order a hearing or a re-hearing by the suspending authority on such terms as the panel may specify.

3.19 A decision following a hearing or re-hearing ordered by the Hearing body may also be appealed to the Hearing Body.

3.20 The Executive Director shall forthwith communicate each decision to all parties to the hearing and, in the case of a suspension of eligibility to all Provincial Sailing Associations and to any clubs and classes involved in the incidents which gave rise to the hearing.

3.21 This Regulation No. 1 of the Association is effective from November 30, 2002.

Coaches Code of Conduct

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Preamble

Sailing coaches and instructors play a vital role in the development of all sailors. They are instrumental in encouraging all sailors to expand their knowledge of seamanship, sportsmanship, and sailing in general. There is however the opportunity for coaches and instructors to abuse the power they hold in a coach/athlete relationship. The following code of conduct is developed to aid coaches and instructors to achieve a level of behavior, which will allow them to assist all sailors to the maximum. It is the responsibility of the employer to make every effort to ensure a positive working environment. Therefore, the onus rests with any employer to complete a criminal record check on all staff.

Coaches and Instructors Have a Responsibility to:

Treat everyone fairly within the context of their activity, regardless of gender, place of origin, race, physical or mental disabilities, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, or economic status.
Direct comments or criticism at the performance rather than at the athlete.
Consistently display high personal standards and project a favorable image of sailing and coaching by:
- Refraining from public criticism of other sailing coaches or instructors.
- Abstaining from the use of tobacco products while in the presence of athletes or students.
- Abstaining from the drinking of alcoholic beverages when working with under age athletes or students.
- Promote responsible drinking.
- Refrain from the use of profane, insulting, harassing, or otherwise offensive language in the conduct of his/her duties.
- Refrain from the use of drugs or banned substances.
Respect the skill level of athletes and students by:
- Ensuring that the activity being undertaken is suitable for the age, experience and ability.
- Educating athletes/students in their responsibility to contribute to a safe sailing environment.
- Treat sailors and officials with respect and actively encourage athletes to do the same.
- Encourage all sailors to demonstrate their own code of conduct.
- Refrain from public criticism of Race Officers, Judges, Umpires and all other volunteers.

Coaches and Instructors Must:

Ensure the safety of all sailors and fellow coaches/instructors.
At no time become intimately and/or sexually involved with a student or athlete whom they are coaching/instructing. This includes requests for sexual favors, or threats of reprisal for the rejection of such requests.
Respect the dignity of students and athletes. Verbal or physical behaviors that constitute harassment or abuse are not acceptable.
Never allow the use of drugs and other banned substances.
Never provide under age athletes or students with alcohol or tobacco products.

Process for Investigating an Alleged Breach of the CYA Coach/Instructor Code of Conduct

At All CYA Events:
At Canadian Yachting Association events the jury organized for the event shall have the primary responsibility for investigating an alleged breach of the CYA Coach/Instructor Code of Conduct. The jury organized for the event, shall call a hearing, or take whatever measures necessary to investigate the complaint and to determine whether the allegations have basis in fact. The jury may take whatever disciplinary actions it seems appropriate including giving the coach/instructor a reprimand, and suspending the individual from coaching/instructing for part of or the entire event where the breach occurred. Any discipline actions taken by the jury shall be reported to the Canadian Yachting Association with a recommendation of whether further action should be considered by the CYA. At all CYA camps, clinics and seminars the CYA representative(s) attending the event shall be responsible for calling a hearing, and for pursuing measures deemed necessary.

Penalties and Discipline:
Failure to follow the CYA Coach/Instructor Code of Conduct at all CYA events may result in one or more of the following actions:

Disqualification of the sailors under the supervision of the coach/instructor concerned in one or more races, in the event where the incident occurred.
Giving the coach/instructor a reprimand.
Suspending the individual from coaching/instructing for part of or the entire event.
Termination of the participation of the coach/instructor concerned at the event where the incident occurred.
Expulsion of the coach/instructor from the site of the event.
Recommending to CYA that the coach/instructor shall not be considered for a coaching/instructing position with CYA for a period from three months to four years.

All Other Events and Coaching/Instructing Situations:
The primary responsibility for investigating an alleged breach of the CYA Coach/Instructor Code of Conduct lies with the coach's/instructor's employer. When the Canadian Yachting Association receives a written complaint about a coach's/instructor's conduct and the coach/instructor is employed by a member club or provincial sailing association, the written complaint will be directed to the employer to investigate. The coach's/instructor's employer shall call a hearing, or take what ever measures necessary to investigate the complaint and to determine whether the allegations have basis in fact. The CYA may take action in any case where the employer does not.

Within sixty days of receiving a copy of the written complaint concerning a breach of the CYA Coach/Instructor Code of Conduct, the member club or provincial sailing association will report to the CYA in writing. If the member club or provincial sailing association decides that the coach/instructor did breach the CYA Coach/Instructor Code of Conduct it shall also indicate what actions it took to discipline the coach/instructor. These may include a warning, a suspension from employment, or dismissal.

The member club or provincial sailing association may, in its report, recommend that the Canadian Yachting Association take further disciplinary action against the coach/instructor. The Canadian Yachting Association may conduct an investigation and when appropriate take further action. Such action may include prohibition from coaching/instructing at CYA sponsored events or de-certification of the coach's/instructor's CYA coaching levels.

Appeal Procedure:

To appeal a disciplinary decision, coaches/instructors should apply in writing to the CYA within 30 days of the decision. A committee formed of members from both the Training and Racing Divisions shall hear all appeals.

When the Canadian Yachting Association receives a written complaint about a coach's/instructor's behavior and the coach/instructor is employed by the CYA, it will follow its published guidelines for investigating the alleged breach.

"You haven't won the race if in winning the race you have lost the respect of your competitors."
Paul Elvström (4-time Olympic Gold Medallist in the Finn Dinghy)

Merchandise Policy

Guiding Principles

· To enhance the awareness of the Canadian Yachting Association (CYA)
· To maximize revenues from merchandise sales
· To support the CYA's programs

Roles of CYA/PSA Partners

The CYA is responsible for the:
· development and production of merchandise;
· co-ordination of merchandise sales;
· production of promotional materials (e.g. brochure, PMTs);
· promotion and sales to retail chains*, national organizations (e.g. Department of National Defence), and organizations outside Canada; and
· secondary promotion and sales to the general public, retail outlets, clubs, and schools.

PSAs are responsible, in their respective province, for the:
· promotion of CYA merchandise via provincial newsletters, mailings to members (e.g. clubs, schools, sailors), local bookstores, etc.;
· solicitation and support of member clubs to promote CYA merchandise via club newsletters; and
· sale of CYA merchandise to clubs, schools, retail outlets and members.

Where a PSA chooses to sell a product within its merchandise line that is considered competitive to a specific CYA merchandise item, the PSA agrees to provide equal promotion to the identified CYA item. The above excludes soft good products (e.g. hats, clothing, pins).

Merchandise Return Policy

The Canadian Yachting Association endeavors to provide merchandise of the highest quality. If you are in any way unsatisfied with your product we will gladly replace the item or provide you with a full refund.

Terms

Prices noted on the CYA Price List do not include shipping and handling.

Terms are net 60 days - 2% per month interest shall be charged after this time period.

Privacy Policy

Purpose of this Policy

CYA has developed this policy for implementation beginning June 15, 2005. This policy describes the way in which CYA collects, uses, retains, safeguards, discloses, and disposes of the personal information of prospective members, members, and others including athletes, coaches, referees, and volunteers. This policy describes the way in which CYA will, subject to applicable legal requirements, adhere to all relevant federal and provincial legislative privacy requirements. The Policy follows the 10 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) principles identified in the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The policy describes each principle and procedure. CYA will strive to meet or exceed all legislative requirements and will ensure that it remains current with changing technologies and laws. Any and all changes will immediately be posted to the CYA website. Nothing in the CYA Privacy policy shall be construed so as to prevent the CYA from collecting and maintaining information for the purpose of maintaining the historical records of the organization. Such information shall include but not be limited to names and achievements of Canadian Sailing Team Members, Paralympic and Olympic Team Members, names and positions held by volunteers, Board Members, and Executive Members, etc. In addition to historically significant information, nothing in this privacy policy shall be construed so as to prevent the CYA from collecting and maintaining personal information for the purpose of collecting and maintaining statistical data in order to satisfy government requests for sport participation information connected with decisions related to government funding levels. Such information to include but not be limited to Learn to Sail participant data collected by the Provinces or otherwise, etc. This last clarification acknowledges the need of CYA to collect and maintain certain information in order to maintain and increase its government funding.

Definitions

Statutory Obligations

CYA is governed by the PIPEDA in matters involving the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.

Additional Obligations

In addition to fulfilling all requirements of the Act, CYA and its representatives will also fulfill the additional requirements of this Policy. Representatives of CYA will not:

Ruling on Policy

Except as provided in the Act, the Board of Directors of CYA shall have the authority to interpret any provision of this Policy that is contradictory, ambiguous, or unclear.

Accountability
Identifying the Purpose for the Collection of Personal Information
Consent
Limiting Collection
Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Accuracy
Safeguards
Openness
Individual Access
Challenging Compliance

Internal Privacy Policy

The CYA shall maintain a more detailed internal privacy policy for the purpose of providing staff with specific guidelines relating to internal procedures for management of any information protected by statute.

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Policies for Individuals

With the permission of a user, information submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes and may be shared with pre-screened affiliates, companies or new corporate partners. If a guest wishes to withdraw such use, he/she may withdraw that use by e-mail request.

IP Address

CYA collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet. Web servers automatically identify your computer by its IP address. When guests request pages from CYA web sites, our Internet Service Provider will log the guests' IP addresses. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that a user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous.

Links to Other Sites

Users should be aware that when you are on CYA web site, you could be directed to other sites. These include links from advertisers, sponsors, and partners. Their policies may not be the same as ours. While CYA strives to protect our users' personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online and you do so at your own risk.

Security Policy

Any employee who violates our privacy and/or security policy is subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination or civil and/or criminal prosecution.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY CYA ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. CYA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS, INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, CYA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CYA WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Applicable Law

This site is created by CYA in the province of Ontario, Canada. As such, the law of the province of Ontario will govern these disclaimers, terms, and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. We reserve the right to make changes to our site and to these disclaimers, terms, and conditions at any time.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Conflict of Interest Policy (January 9/02)
With updates from Executive meeting Jan.02
Approved by Board of Directors Nov.02

Introduction

Staff and Volunteers of the Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) are expected to adhere to the highest standards of personal and professional competence, integrity and impartiality. This policy represents general standards. The Executive may alter or augment any standard of this policy.

Financial Interest

A Volunteer or member of staff will be considered to have potential conflict of interest where he or she, or a member of his or her immediate family (including mother, father, brother, sister, child, husband, wife, common-law spouse) has a direct or indirect financial interest in a matter involving the CYA, and where the he/she could influence, or appear to be able to influence, any decision on that matter by the CYA.

An indirect financial interest includes funding or program matters affecting the employer of a member of the Board, or a member of their family, as defined above. A potential conflict exists where he/she could directly influence a decision made in course of discharging his/her duties, and also where he/she could indirectly influence a decision through exerting personal influence over the decision-maker(s).

Interests In Common

A conflict of interest does not exist if the interest is one that is shared in common and generally to the same degree: by many other members of the CYA membership; or, by most member clubs, schools, camps; or, by virtually all members of the Board.

Family and Personal Interest

If a potential conflict exists because of a Staff or Volunteer's personal or family interest in a matter, the Staff or Volunteer shall advise the Board or appropriate committee at the first convenient opportunity, and it shall be recorded [In the case of a staff member, her/she notify his/her supervisor in a similar manner]. In the case of significant conflict, the person should outline the nature and extent of the conflict in a letter filed with the President, but he/she shall still make a conflict declaration.

Abuse of Position

Volunteers or staff shall not use their position with the CYA, nor their connection to the CYA, for personal benefit. In particular, no procedure or system shall be altered or manipulated to provide an advantage for volunteers, staff, family, colleagues or Membership Club, School or Camp to which he/she is a member. Similarly, no personal benefit is to be taken from the use of confidential information.

Selling to CYA

Policy Volunteers and Staff and their firms or agencies are not precluded from selling goods, materials or services to the CYA, provided this activity is consistent with generally accepted competitive commercial practices. Any such arrangements shall meet the test of being available on an equal basis to others, and the amount of payment or compensation shall be appropriate to the circumstances, and below or equal to the cost of such services in the market.

Policy Volunteers and Staff may accept directorship or other volunteer responsibilities with other organizations. This extends to Member Clubs, Schools, Camps on the basis that: (a) such responsibilities are disclosed to the President (in the case of staff to the Executive Director) and the Board (and both shall maintain a record thereof); and, (b) they shall exempt themselves from all discussions and decisions concerning the relevant Member Club, School or Camp.

Impartiality

Staff and Board members should recognize that they are seen to exert influence on CYA funding and fund raising decisions and practices, and to have positions where impartiality and trust is required. When a Board member or Staff member wishes to exercise he/her rights as a citizen to comment upon a decision by the CYA or some community or governmental body, their intentions and appropriate measures to protect the integrity and reputation of the CYA shall be discussed first with the Board to President or Staff to Executive Director.

Declarations on Conflict of Interest

In addition to the foregoing provisions of this section, where a Policy Volunteer of Staff perceives that he/she may have a conflict of interest, as defined above, the following procedure shall apply:

1) As early as possible in the next meeting of the Board or Committee, the person shall indicate the general nature of the potential conflict of interest and the declaration/ comment shall be recorded in the minutes, along with an indication that they refrain from further discussion and voting on the matter. It is the responsibility of the member to declare a possible conflict of interest. Members of the Board or Committee may ask if there is a possible conflict.

2) The person shall not participate in any way in the discussion or debate on any matter in which he/she declares potential conflict of interest, nor shall he/she shall discuss the matter with staff or follow-up on its execution by staff, nor shall he/she send any correspondence on the matter to the Board or Committee, except in relation to the declaration of the conflict,

3) If the matter under discussion takes place during a confidential or in camera meeting of the Board, in addition to the provisions in sub-clauses (1) and (2), he/she shall leave the room during the discussion and voting, and shall be recorded as having done so; and,

4) The withdrawal or absence of a member for purposes of a declaration of potential conflict of interest does not cause the loss of quorum, provided that at least three members of the Board have not made a conflict or interest declaration on the matter.

Insider Information

All Policy Volunteers and Staff are requited to refrain from the use or transmission of any confidential or privileged information while serving with the CYA, and following termination of their relationship with the CYA.

Gifts and Benefits

In order to preserve the image and integrity of the CYA, business gifts for personal use should be avoided; however, the CYA recognizes that moderate hospitality is an accepted courtesy of a business relationship or marketing efforts. Recipients of allowable gifts or benefits should not permit themselves to reach the position whereby they might be, or might be deemed by others to have been, influenced in making a business decision as a consequence of accepting such hospitality. The frequency and scale of any hospitality accepted should not be greater than the CYA would allow a Board or staff member to claim as a routine business expense.

Where any gift is accepted, the acceptance must constitute a benefit to the CYA, or be of nominal value and publicly acknowledged. Where a gift cannot realistically be refused, or where its acceptance may be seen to be an example of normal business courtesy, the option exists for the Policy Volunteer or Staff to redirect the gift to a Member Club, School or Camp of the CYA. This policy does not apply to any gifts or benefits received in connection with speaking engagements on behalf of the CYA, or in connection with Policy Volunteer or Staff participation in fund raising activities of their own club or employer, nor to participation in association activities.

Purchasing Procedures

In order to preserve a neutral purchasing policy, CYA Policy Volunteers or Staff should not be able to benefit from the purchasing system of either the CYA or any of its members. An exception may be allowed where it is deemed to be in the general interests of CYA to maximize its purchasing volume.

Hiring of Relatives

The policy of the CYA shall be that no Policy Volunteer or Staff shall participate in any fashion in the hiring, promotion, disciplining or termination of a family member, as an employee of the CYA.

In general, the fact that a person is related to an employee or to a Board member, shall operate neither to prejudice, nor to raise the person's prospects of being hired, promoted, disciplined or dismissed. In all cases, merit, qualifications, experience, equity and budgetary provision shall be the governing considerations for hiring and promotion.

Enforcement

It is the responsibility of every Policy Volunteer and Staff Member to be aware of the Code and his/her obligations under the Code, and to the best of his/her ability to ensure that all other Policy Volunteers and Staff are similarly aware. Where any Policy Volunteer or Staff has reason to believe that another Policy Volunteer or Staff is committing a serious breach of this Code, he/she may approach the President, (in the case of Staff to the Executive Director) or another officer of the Board, in confidence. However, the responsibility to ensure that all persons observe this Code is under the sole jurisdiction of the Board, and shall be dealt with by the Board as a whole. The members of the Board of Directors shall use the Code as a guide to their actions and failure to do so may form the basis for removal from the Board.

Severability

The provisions of this code of Conduct are severable and if any provision, section or word is held invalid or illegal, such invalidity or illegality shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, section or words.

Harassment Policy

(INCLUDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY)

Policy Statement

It is the policy of CYA to provide a work and sporting environment where the dignity of the individual is respected and free from harassment and fear of harassment including sexual harassment.
The CYA recognizes that :
a) every employee and member is entitled to a climate free of harassment including sexual harassment and;
b) harassment or fear of harassment, including sexual harassment, can compromise the integrity of the employment and sporting relationships and endanger personal well-being and performance
Harassment as defined by Human Rights legislation is a course of action, vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought to reasonably be known to be unwelcome.
A person who has the authority to prevent or discourage harassment of any kind may be considered responsible for failing to exercise his/her authority to do so, and consequently be subject to such disciplinary actions as may be deemed appropriate by CYA.
CYA will make every effort to ensure that no employee or member is subjected to harassment including sexual harassment.
CYA will take such disciplinary action as it deems appropriate against any person under its direction who subjects any employee or member to sexual harassment.

Application

This policy applies to all employees as well as all directors, officers, volunteers, coaches, athletes, officials, judges and members of CYA. It applies to harassment which may occur during the course of all CYA business, activities and events.

Definition

Harassment includes any comments or conduct consisting of words or actions that disparage or cause humiliation to a person in relation to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizen, creed, age, sex, record of offenses, marital status, family status or disability.
Sexual harassment is any conduct, comment, gesture or contact of a sexual nature:
a) that is likely to cause offense or humiliation to any person or;
b) that might, on reasonable grounds, be perceived by that employee or member as placing a condition of a sexual nature on employment, or on any opportunity for training or promotion.
Types of behaviour which constitute harassment including, but are not limited to:
a) unwelcome remarks, jokes, innuendoes or taunting of a sexual nature about a person's body, attire, age, marital status, and/or which cause awkwardness or embarrassment, endanger a person's safety or negatively affect performance;
b) unwelcome or intimidating invitations or requests with sexual overtones whether indirect or explicit;
c) leering or other gestures;
d) unwelcome physical contact such as touching, patting, or pinching;
e) unwelcome display of objects or pictures of a sexual nature, and/or offensive or ought to be known to be offensive;
f) sexual advances, request for sexual favours, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature;
g) written or verbal abuse or threats thereof;
h) physical or sexual assault;
i) submission to such conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment or being named to a team;
j) submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as the basis for decisions affecting employment, promotion, or movement within the organization/team and/or;
k) such conduct has the purpose or effect of humiliating an individual or substantially interfering with the work or sporting performance or in creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.

Confidentiality

CYA recognizes that it can be extremely difficult to come forward with a complaint of harassment and that it can also be devastating to be wrongly convicted of harassment. CYA recognizes the interests of both the complainant and the respondent in keeping the matter confidential;
CYA will not disclose the name of the harassed person or the circumstance related to the situation to any person except where disclosure is necessary for the purpose of investigating the harassment and /or taking disciplinary action.

Roles and responsibilities

Principle:

The ultimate responsibility for dealing with a harassment case rests with the Executive Committee.

Since any sexual harassment situation would constitute a highly sensitive subject matter, employees or members have the choice of seeking counsel from their supervisor, coach, the Executive Director, or the Vice President, Administration.
Management will:
a) inform any person under its direction of CYA's Harassment Policy;
b) provide clarification of what constitutes sexual harassment behaviour;
c) inform any person under its direction of procedures for handling harassment complaints;
d) initiate action without waiting for an individual complaint when harassment behaviour is known to be taking place. To do otherwise will constitute misconduct on the part of the supervisor and
e) upon receipt of a formal harassment complaint;
- inform the President, Vice President, Administration and the Executive Director (the President of CYA if the matter involves the Executive Director)
- inform the alleged harasser, supervisor, complainant and the President, in writing as to what action or investigation is to take place;
- inform the complainant, the alleged harasser and the President of the outcome of any action or investigation, in writing.
Executive Director will:
a) Provide informal advice or guidance to employees, supervisors and coaches as required or requested on matters of harassment.
b) Assist supervisors in any investigation of formal harassment complaints..

Complaint Procedure

A person who experiences harassment is encouraged to make it known to the harasser that the behaviour is unwelcome, offensive, and contrary to this policy.
If confronting the harasser is not possible, or if after confronting the harasser the harassment continues, the complainant should request a meeting with the next high authority or official.
Once contacted by a complainant the role of the official is to serve in a neutral unbiased capacity in receiving complaints and assisting their informal resolution. If the official considers that he or she is unable to act in this capacity, the complainant shall be referred to another official.
There are three possible outcomes to this meeting of complainant and official:
- It may be determined that the conduct does not constitute harassment as defined in this policy, in which case the matter will be closed;
- The complainant may decide to pursue an informal resolution of the complaint, in which case the official will assist the two parties to negotiate an acceptable resolution of the complaint; or
- The complainant may decide to lay a formal written complaint. The written complaint must be submitted with the original signature of the complainant. No electronically produced complaint will be accepted. All documented complaints will be treated as highly confidential to protect all parties involved. The official shall receive the written complaint, provide a copy to the respondent, who shall be given an opportunity to respond in writing.
Once the respondent's statement is received, the official shall provide copies of both written statements to the President of CYA (or to another Executive Officer if the President is involved in the complaint). Within 7 days of receiving the written statements, the President shall appoint three members of CYA to serve as a Panel. This Panel shall consist of at least one woman and at least one man, and shall include one individual who is knowledgeable and familiar with harassment issues.

Hearing

As soon as possible but in any event within 14 days of being appointed, the Panel shall convene a hearing. The hearing shall be governed by such procedures as the Panel may decide, provided that:
- The complainant and respondent shall be given 10 days written notice of the day, time and place of the hearing;
- Members of the Panel shall select from among themselves a Chairperson;
- A quorum shall be all three Panel members;
- Decisions shall be by majority vote. If a majority vote decision is not possible, the vote of the Chairperson shall be the decision of the Panel;
- Both parties shall be present at the hearing to give evidence and to answer questions of the other party and of the Panel. If the complainant does not appear, the matter shall be dismissed. If the respondent does not appear, the hearing shall proceed.
- The complainant and respondent may be accompanied by a representative or adviser. Should the complainant and/or respondent choose to have legal counsel, they shall be responsible for any costs incurred.
As soon as possible but in any event within 14 days of the hearing, the Panel shall present its findings in a report to the President (or Executive Officer who appointed the Panel) with a copy provided to both the complainant and respondent. This report shall contain:
- a summary of the relevant facts;
- a determination as to whether the acts complained of constitute harassment as defined in this policy;
- if the acts constitute harassment; recommend disciplinary action against the respondent and recommend measures to remedy or mitigate the harm or loss suffered by the complainant.
If the Panel determines that the allegations of harassment are false, vexatious, retaliatory or frivolous, their report shall recommend disciplinary action against the complainant.

Discipline

When recommending appropriate disciplinary action, the Panel shall consider factors such as:
- the nature and severity of the harassment
- whether the harassment involved any physical contact
- whether the harassment was an isolated incident or part of an ongoing pattern
- the nature of the relationship between the complainant and harasser
- the age of the complainant
- whether the harasser had been involved in previous harassment incidents
- whether the harasser admitted responsibility and expressed a willingness to change
- whether the harasser retaliated against the complainant
In recommending disciplinary sanctions, the Panel may consider the following options, singly or in combination, depending on the nature and severity of the harassment:
- verbal apology
- written apology
- letter of reprimand from the organization
- a fine or levy
- referral to counselling
- removal of certain privileges of membership or employment
- demotion or a pay cut
- demotion or a pay cut
- termination of employment or contract
- expulsion from membership
- any measure stated in the Code of Conduct.

Appeals

Both the complainant and respondent shall have the right to appeal the decision and recommendations of the Panel. A notice of intention to appeal, along with grounds for the appeal, must be provided within 14 days of the complainant or respondent receiving the Panel's report. It must be sent to the person identified in the internal dispute resolution process as defined below.
Permissible grounds for an appeal are:
a) the Panel did not follow the procedures laid out in this policy;
b) members of the Panel were influenced by bias; or
c) the Panel reached a decision which was grossly unfair or unreasonable.
Internal Dispute Resolution Process
a) When appealing a decision, the complainant or respondent also has an obligation to recognize the structure, responsibilities and authorities of the different committees within the CYA. As well, CYA committees must understand that their actions may be reviewed and changed by a higher authority.
b) Settlement of these disputes should be reached through an appeal procedure that conforms to the principles of fairness, justice and due process.
c) The appeal must be provided to the next high authority. The head of that authority shall either convene a meeting of his or her committee or a subcommittee of three or more members. The person whose decision is being appealed shall not be a member of the reviewing panel. It is expected that an appeal should be decided within thirty days of receiving the written basis of the appeal.
d) The general process is as follows:

An appeal of an action by a member(s) of:	Appeal must be sent to:	Appeal will be reviewed by:
CYA Coaching and Administrative Staff	the VP of the appropriate Division	the appropriate standing Committee
a specific committee	CYA President	CYA Executive Committee
CYA Executive Committee	CYA President	CYA Board of Directors

e) The CYA Board of Directors is the final authority of the Canadian Yachting Association. The decision of the appeal body shall be final.

Review and Approval

This policy was approved by CYA's board of directors on April 13, 1997
Responsibility for the administration and update of this policy rests with the Executive Committee.

Approved: Board of Directors Meeting
April 13, 1997

Amended: Executive Meeting
January 15, 2005

Volunteer Expense Policy

1. Air Travel

Original receipts and boarding pass required.

2. Train, Bus, Ferry, Taxi Travel

Original receipts required. Will not reimburse for taxi fares if unreasonable amount.

3. Travel By Private Car

Allowance of $ .36 per kilometer reimbursed, up to a maximum of the most economical airfare available.

4. Hotel Accommodation

Up to a maximum of $60 per day will be reimbursed. Original hotel receipt necessary (credit card receipts are not acceptable).

5. Meals

All Claims for meals must be supported with receipts up to a maximum daily allowance of $50.00 on the basis of:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

$10.00
$15.00
$25.00

6. Phone calls

An expense claim for phone calls may be submitted by members of the Board of Directors and Committee Chair-people only and only up to their budgeted amount. Committee members may request assistance through their Committee Chairperson for special projects, again only up to the Committee's budgeted amount.

Volunteer Expense Claim Form

Financial Assistance Program

A. INTRODUCTION

The Canadian Yachting Association, a registered Athletic Amateur association, has the right to issue tax receipts to individuals and companies who make donations to support it’s program.

The ability to issue tax receipts is of great value in the solicitation of funds to direct the association’s programs. With the right to issue tax receipts comes the responsibility to ensure that the donations meet the criteria set out by Revenue Canada.

It is important to emphasize that according to the Revenue Canada guidelines, the official tax receipts for donations can not be issued if the donor directs the charity to issue funds to a specific person or family. In reality, such a gift is given to a person or family, and the charity. However, the donations are subject to the general direction of the donor in that the gift shall be used in a particular program operated by the charity is acceptable, with the condition that the benefits do not accrue to the donor, the gift issued does not benefit any person within arm’s length of the donor, and decisions regarding the utilization of the donations within the charity’s program.
While the donors may ask for the support of a particular program with their donations, CYA is not obligated to follow them. CYA shall always maintain the exclusive rights to decide the disposition of all donations, however shall put forth their best effort to honor the requests made.

The financial assistance program was created by CYA to satisfy the sector of Canadian public who wish to contribute financially towards the programs in the CYA mandate that promote the sport of sailing. Ninety five percent of donations go directly towards programs. The donor will receive a receipt of donation for the full value of their gift.

Athletes, volunteers, clubs and Provincial Sailing Associations who wish to embark on fundraising campaigns for the CYA must have their projects and promotional literature reviewed and approved prior to starting any fund raising campaign. If the campaign is not pre approved no tax receipts will be issued. This approval is requested by submitting a completed Form 1 (available in downloadable format at the end of this file) a minimum of 60 days in advance. The CYA will review the request and will confirm to the applicant in writing at least 30 days before the campaign whether or not tax receipting will be permitted. It is essential that CYA knows how the funds are to be raised in order to ensure they will be acceptable to Revenue Canada for tax receipting purposes.

Donations are to be made payable to the Canadian Yachting Association and must be accompanied by a completed CYA donation letter (see Form 2, available in downloadable format at the end of this file) noting, if desired, a specific program the donor would prefer to support. Tax receipts for donations of $25.00 or more will be issued if the CYA determines the existence of a genuine gift. In the event that the CYA determines that the amount is not a gift as defined by CCRA the payment will be returned.

CYA reserves the right to return payment and not issue a donation receipt under the following but not exhaustive list of circumstances:

Supporting documents are missing (Form 2)
Contributions which have the characteristics of a fee.
Contributions which appear to be cross donations.
Contributions of repetitive amounts by different persons.

Donations in-kind may be accepted on an exception basis. For details on the procedures please contact CYA. Approved in-kind items must be appraised by a minimum of three bona-fide professional appraisers, in writing, in order to establish the market value.

Decisions on financial assistance for programs will be based on:

1) CYA's financial capabilities,
2) a group/individual's own fundraising efforts,
3) the priority of the program relative to other funding applications.
4) CYA must agree with the use of the funds.

B. ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS

The following section outlines the programs for which applications for financial assistance will be considered.

1. CYA name programs or projects

a) Hosting CYA title regattas, such as:
- Canadian Youth Sailing Championships
- Sail East
- Sail West
- Eastern Intermediate Sailing Championships
- Western Intermediate Sailing Championships
- Canadian Women's Match Racing Championships
- Canadian Team Racing Championships
- Canadian Match Racing Championships
- Canadian "23 and Under" Sailing Championships

b) CYA activities authorized by the Board of Directors.

c) Canadian Sailing Team

Canadian Sailing Team members may request assistance for the following events. The event must be more than 200 kilometres from the athlete's home. Personal coach travel expenses may be reimubursed if the coach has, at minimum, a NCCP Level III CYA Racing Coach certification or is a recognized expert.
- Olympic Games
- Paralympic Games
- CYA Title Events
- Pan-Am Games
- Canada Games
- World Championships
- Olympic & PanAm Class Canadian Championships
- International Regattas Located Outside of Canada
- Major Canadian Regatta (ie ARK, CORK, LSSA, Mother's Day Regatta, Waves, Canadian Olympic Class Regatta)
- Canadian Sailing Team National Qualifying Regattas
- Training camps

d) Canadian Offshore Sailing Team

Athletes who are members of the Canadian Offshore Sailing Team may request financial assistance from CYA to support their approved training programs. Members of the Canadian Offshore Sailing Team represent Canada at the following events:
- Admiral's Cup
- Canada's Cup
- Kenwood Cup
- Onion Patch
- Around the World - Singlehanded

e) CYA Officials

Currently certified CYA judges and umpires can apply for financial assistance if they are certified to the following levels:
- Judges - International, Gold, Silver
- Umpires - International, Umpire
- Measurers - International
- Race Officials - International, Level IV

Financial assistance may be provided for the above officials to attend the following events only:
- CYA title events
- Qualifying events for the Canadian Sailing Team (NQRs) and for Major Games Teams
- Major Games (Olympics, Pan Am, Canada Games, Paralympics, and Goodwill)
- Continental and World Championships in ISAF internationally recognized classes
- Match racing events which are categorized Grade 1,2, and in the
ISAF criteria for match races

2. Provincial Sailing Association Programs

a) Programs which support CYA and the PSA's mandate to promote the sport of sailing. This includes Provincial Sailing Team athletes sailing Olympic, Pan American, and/or CYA Youth Development class boats - Byte, Europe, Finn, 470, 49er, Hobie 16, Laser Radial, Laser, Laser II, Lightning, Mistral One-Design, Optimist, Snipe, 22.4 Meter, Sonar, 29er, club 420, Star, Yngling, and Tornado class boats only.

The event must be more than 200 kilometres from the athlete's home. Personal coach travel expenses may be reimubursed if the coach has, at minimum, a NCCP Level III CYA Racing Coach certification (or the equivelant if from another country). Travel to the following events qualify.

- CYA Title Events
- Pan-Am Games
- Canada Games
- World Championships
- North American Regattas
- European Regattas
- Canadian Sailing Team National Qualifying Regattas

3. Other affiliated groups and events

a) Annual national regattas and special events, such as:
- CORK
- WAVES
- ARK

b) Non-funded national or international regattas held in Canada which are not part of the Canadian Sailing Team program, such as:
- 505 Worlds
- Dragon Worlds

c) Current Canadian champion, in a class or event which is not part of the Canadian Sailing Team program, attending that class' World Championship.

4. Special club programs

a) Member Yacht Club Corinthian funds whose purpose is to support national and international level sailors sailing Olympic, Pan American, and/or CYA Youth Development class boats - Byte, Europe, Finn, 470, 49er, Hobie 16, Laser Radial, Laser, Laser II, Lightning, Mistral One-Design, Optimist, 29er, club 420, Soling, Snipe and Tornado class boats only. The event must be more than 200 kilometres from the athlete's home. Travel to following events qualify.

- CYA Title Events
- Pan-Am Games
- Canada Games
- World Championships
- North American Regattas
- Canadian Sailing Team National Qualifying Regattas

b) Assistance with the purchase of sailboats and sails to be used to instruct youth and disabled sailors at member clubs. In order to be considered for assistance the club must meet all the following conditions:

-the sailboats and sails are the property of the club (not any individuals) and are not permitted to be sold for five years without written permission of the CYA.

-the sailboats must be suitable for the safe instruction of youth and/or disabled sailors

-the sailing program must be youth (18 years and under) and/or disabled sailor focused and be open to the general public

-the sailing program must be based on the CYA training standards and use official CYA certification and instruction materials

For member clubs to apply for support, please complete the "Request for Junior Training and/or Disabled Sailor Boat Assistance" Form 5 (available in downloadable format at the end of this file).

C. PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION

Before expenses are incurred, an Application for Financial Assistance must be completed (see Form 3 available from CYA). For Provincial Sailing Associations or clubs this application (Form 3 available in downloadable format at the end of this file) must be signed by the President or Commodore and clearly outline the use of the requested funds (ie. a budget and, when applicable, a training program). In the case of a club making an application, the completed form must be sent to your Provincial Sailing Association for approval. The CYA will review the request and will confirm to the applicants in writing whether or not the request has been approved within 30 days of the application being received.

After expenses are incurred, an individual athlete must complete a Travel Assistance Claim (see Form 4 available in downloadable format at the end of this file). Expenses must only be submitted for events or programs which conform with the athlete's approved training and regatta schedule and CYA approved budget. For a Provincial Sailing Association or club to claim regatta travel expenses it must send an invoice on its letterhead outlining the costs incurred and confirming that the CYA Financial Assistance travel guidelines (Appendix 1) were followed.

Claims should be sent within 30 days after the event. Upon receipt of the claims at the CYA office and upon the availability of funds, the athlete, PSA, or club will be reimbursed. Receipts must be original. A receipt should contain the following information: date paid, amount, athlete's name, description of what is being paid for, and name, address and signature of supplier. Details of travel expenses that may be claimed are outlined in Appendix 1.

APPENDIX I

CYA Expense Reimbursement Guidelines

Expenses may be claimed for the following items:

Item	Maximum allowable expenses	Receipts
Air travel	Economy airfare	Airline ticket Boarding passes
Train or bus	Actual amount paid	Receipt required
Automobile	36 cents/km + 10 cents/km if towing Rental costs where necessary	Gas receipts Rental receipts
Accommodation	Actual room cost only $13.50 per person per day	Receipts required No receipts required Non-commercial
Meals	$47.90 per person per day	Receipts required
Shipping and chartering expenses	Actual & reasonable costs	Shipping or chartering receipts
Entry fees	Actual amount paid	Receipt required
Sails and equipment maintenance	Actual Amount paid	Receipt required

Note:
1. Regatta or Training Report must be submitted with all expense claims.
2. Charge card receipts are only accepted as proof of purchase for gasoline.
3. Photocopies of receipts are not accepted.
4. Receipts must show athlete's name, date and amount paid, description of what was paid for, and name, address and telephone number of supplier.

Forms (Downloadable Acrobat PDF):

Form 1:  Application Requesting Approval of Specific Fundraising
Form 2:  Donation form
Form 3:  Application for Financial Assistance
Form 4:  Athlete Expense Report
Form 5:  Request for Junior Training and/or Disabled Sailor Boat Assistance

Policies

Many policies have been developed and ratified by the CYA Board of Directors to direct the work of the Association. Please check here for the document you require. Note that the relevant application forms are available in downloadable format.

Governing Process Policy

Organizational Structure Policy

Board Executive Director Relationship Policy

Executive Limitations Policy

Financial Assistance Program

Volunteer Expense Policy

Harassment Policy

Conflict of Interest Policy

Merchandise Policy

Coaches Code of Conduct

Youth Code of Conduct

Athlete Expense Report

Staff Expense Report

Volunteer Expense Report

Equity and Accessibility Policy

Official Languages Policy

National Sport Centres

The Canadian Yachting Association is officially partnered with three National Sport Centers in Vancouver (Greater Vancouver National Sport Center), Toronto (Ontario National Sport Center), and Halifax (Atlantic National Sport Center). To find out more about how you can become involved and/or receive services from any of the centres, please contact the following:

Atlantic National Sport Centre:	www.cscatlantic.ca
Ontario National Sport Centre:	www.cscontario.ca
Greater Vancouver National Sport Centre:	www.pacificsport.com

International Sailing Organizations

International Sailing Federation (ISAF) www.sailing.org

International Foundation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS)

Offshore Racing Council (ORC) see ISAF or www.orc.org

US Sailing www.ussailing.org

Sports Organizations in Canada

Sport Canada is part of the Department of Heritage, and is the body responsible for sport in Canada on behalf of the Federal Government.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1268160670172/1268160761399

Other National Sports Federations
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/sc/fed/index-eng.cfm

MultiSport/Service organizations
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/sc/multi/index-eng.cfm

CYA Awards and Recognition

The Canadian Yachting Association invites all sailing and boating enthusiasts to participate in recognising Canada's top recreational and competitive sailors, coaches, volunteers and events via the CYA Annual Awards. The CYA Annual Awards list, guidelines and descriptions follow.

1. Rolex Sailor of the Year Award
2. CYA Female Athlete of the Year Award
3. CYA Male Athlete of the Year Award
4. Marvin McDill Memorial Award
5. Nathan R. Cowan Memorial Award: for developing sailors
6. Bill Burk Memorial Youth Elite Award
7. Gerry Roufs Trophy
8. CYA Coach of the Year Award
9. Chisholm Trophy for Excellence in Race Management
10. CYA City of Kingston Regatta of the Year Award
11. William Abbott Senior Trophy
12. CYA Recreation Event Award
13. CYA Volunteer of the Year

SELECTION CRITERIA

1) Rolex Sailor of the Year Award

Nomination form

The Rolex Sailor of the Year Award, CYA's most prestigious award, is presented annually to a Canadian sailor for bringing recognition to Canadian sailing and the Canadian Yachting Association (CYA).

The award was first presented in 1986 to America's Cup supporter Paul Phelan, who successfully organised a merger between Canada's top 12-meter syndicates. The individual nominated for this award must:

a) Have been significantly involved in an activity that, from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 has provided recognition to Canadian sailing and the Canadian Yachting Association. Priority in recipient selection will be given to individuals who have attained high levels of excellence in Olympic/Paralympic class sailboat competition during the award year. However, other results and accomplishments will be considered.

b) Have shown leadership qualities with respect to the event or activity.

c) Have demonstrated sportsmanship and gained the respect of fellow sailors.

d) Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Previous winners:

2010 Fredrik D Eaton
2009 Curtis Florence
2008 Paul Tingley
2007 Evert Bastet
2006 Michael Leigh
2005 Chris Cook
2004 Ross MacDonald and Mike Wolfs
2003 Derek Hatfield
2002 Stephen Tupper
2001 Terry McLaughlin
2000 Livius Sherwood
1999 Richard Clarke
1998 Dirk Kneulman
1997 Gerry Roufs
1996 Bill Abbott, Joanne Abbott and Brad Boston
1995 Ross Cameron
1994 Paul Henderson
1993 Karen Johnson, Jennifer Normand, Suzanne Calladine and Cathy McPherson
1992 Ross Macdonald and Eric Jespersen
1991 Hank Lammens
1990 Ross Macdonald
1989 Andre Julien
1988 Lawrence Lemieux
1987 John Hughes
1986 Paul J. Phelan, CM

2) CYA Female Athlete of the Year Award

Nomination form

The Female Athlete of the Year is awarded to an individual athlete or crew with a record of outstanding achievement in national and international competition. The nominated athlete(s) must:

a) Have a record of outstanding achievement in national and international competition from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, and brought recognition to Canadian competitive sailing. Priority will be given to athlete results from international Olympic/Paralympic class competition in North American and ISAF Graded events. However, please note that other sailing accomplishments will be considered.

b) Through behaviour and manner, have set an example for other competitors.

c) Have demonstrated leadership and sportsmanship.

d) Be female.

e) Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Previous winners:

2010 not awarded
2009 Nikola Girke
2008 Stacie Louttit
2007 Dominique Vallée
2006 Lisa Ross
2005 Jennifer Spalding
2004 Jen Provan and Nikola Girke
2003 Keamia Rasa
2002 Jennifer Spalding
2001 Jen Provan and Nikola Girke
2000 Beth Calkin
1999 Kelly Hand
1998 Kathryn Ruddy
1997 Joanne Abbott
1996 Joanne Abbott
1995 Caroll-Ann Alie
1994 Tine Moberg-Parker
1993 Lindsay Staniforth and Ali Matthews
1992 Penny Davis and Sarah McLean
1991 Shona Moss
1990 Edithe Trepanier
1989 Shona Moss
1988 Caroll-Ann Alie
1987 Judy Lugar and Morag McLean
1986 Karen and Gail Johnson

3) CYA Male Athlete of the Year Award

Nomination form

The Male Athlete of the Year is awarded to an individual athlete or crew with a record of outstanding achievement in national and international competition. The nominated athlete(s) must:

c) Have demonstrated leadership and sportsmanship.

d) Be male.

e) Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Previous winners:

2010 Paul Tingley
2009 David Wright
2008 Oskar Johansson and Kevin Stittle
2007 Bruce Millar
2006 Luke Ramsay
2005 Paul Tingley
2004 Ross MacDonald and Mike Wolfs
2003 Bernard Luttmer
2002 Bernard Luttmer
2001 Chris Cook
2000 David Williams, Paul Tingley, Brian MacDonald & Jamie Whitman
1999 Eric Holden
1998 John Clarke
1997 Mike Simms
1996 David Cook, Ken Kelly and Kirk Westergaard
1995 Hank Lammens
1994 Ross Macdonald and Eric Jespersen
1993 Richard Clarke
1992 David Sweeney and Kevin Smith
1991 Lawrence Lemieux
1990 Hank Lammens
1989 Peter Hall, Alain Boucher and Mark Osterman
1988 Frank McLaughlin and John Millen
1987 Ross Macdonald and Bruce Macdonald
1986 Hans Fogh

4) Marvin McDill Memorial Award
Nomination form

The Marvin McDill Memorial Award was established to honour the man who returned Canada to the America's Cup Competition in 1983.

Also known as the Canadian Sailing Team Rookie of the Year Award, the Marvin McDill Award is presented annually to the athlete/crew with the best results at their first Open World Championship as a member of the Canadian Sailing Team.

The determination of best performance is based on the percentage (%) of boats finishing behind the athlete (crew) at his/her first participation as a member of the Canadian Sailing Team in an Open World Championship.

Previous winners:

2010 Gregory Douglas
2009 Lee Parkhill
2008 Isabella Bertold
2007 Abe Torchinsky
2006 Michael Kalin
2004 Bruce Millar
2003 Zachary Plavsic
2002 Andrew Childs
2001 Jen Provan and Nikola Girke
2000 Tony Snell & David Caesar
1999 Paul Sustronk
1998 Danny McCoy
1997 Rachel Dennis
1996 Nathaniel Stoffelsma
1995 Jamie Boyden
1994 Pierre-Olivier Roy and James Sauter
1993 Alain Bolduc
1992 Shona Moss
1991 Hank Lammens

5) Nathan R. Cowan Memorial Award for Developing Sailors

Nomination form

Friends and family of Nathan Cowan donated this award to the CYA in 2002 to honour the memory of Nathan Cowan, a Canadian Sailing Team member, who died tragically in a car accident on February 16, 2002. In 2002, after years of determination and persistence, Nathan finally achieved his goal of making the National Team. Nathan’s friends and family have designed the criteria of this award in order to support athletes like Nathan, and help them through these years of hard work. In order to be eligible, the candidate must:

a) Have a record of outstanding achievement in national and international competition, have followed a committed training program during the award year, and brought recognition to Canadian competitive sailing.

b) Have demonstrated an effort in fundraising through sponsorship and private contributions.

c) Be 19 or over as of December 31st in the year of nomination.

d) Must not be a member of the Canadian Sailing Team, or be a carded athlete during the award year.

e) Have demonstrated leadership and sportsmanship.

f) Be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Previous winners:

2010 Tyler Meyrick
2009 Robert Davis
2008 Lee Parkhill
2007 Stéphane Locas & Oliver Bone
2005 Marc Farmer and Trevor Parekh
2004 David Wright
2003 Conner Higgins

6) Bill Burk Memorial Youth Elite Award

Nomination form

As of 2003, both a male and a female youth athlete will be selected for this award

This award was donated to the CYA in 1997 by the Burk family to honor the memory of Bill Burk, their father, an active promoter of youth sailing in the Montreal's West Island region. As of 2003, this award may recognize a top male and female sailor. In order to be eligible, the candidate must:

a) Have a record of outstanding achievement in national and international youth competition from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, and brought recognition to Canadian competitive sailing. The following events will be considered foremost (although not exclusively) in the selection of a male and female recipient: 1) Youth Worlds, 2) International youth events recognized by ISAF 3) CYA Canadian Youth Sailing Championships

b) Through behaviour and manner, have set an example for other youth competitors.

c) Have demonstrated leadership and sportsmanship.

d) Be 18-and-under as of December 31st in the year of nomination.

e) Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

2010 Jessica Round, Erin Berry and Alex Heinzemann
2009 Isabella Bertold and Alex Heinzemann
2008 Robert Davis and Isabella Bertold
2007 Robert Davis and Isabella Bertold
2006 Luke Ramsay and Hayley McLean
2005 Luke Ramsay and Hayley McLean
2004 Nicole Bastet and John Romanko
2003 Nicole Bastet and Alex Steele
2002 Conner Higgins
2001 Mike Leigh
2000 Matt Johnston
1999 Genevieve Gaudreau
1998 Mike Todd
1997 Bernard Luttmer

7) Gerry Roufs Trophy

Nomination form

This award was established in 1998 by the Canadian Yachting Association to honour the memory of Gerry Roufs, the internationally renowned Canadian sailor and single-handed offshore racer who was lost at sea in 1997.

The award is presented to the person whose achievement in international offshore racing has had significant impact on the recognition of sailing in Canada.

Previous winners:

2010 Richard Oland
2009 not awarded
2008 not awarded
2007 Not awarded
2006 Not awarded
2005 Hal Davies
2004 Not awarded
2003 Derek Hatfield
2002 Richard Clarke
2001 Not awarded
2000 Roberta Holden
1999 Ross Macdonald
1998 Curtis Blewett

8) CYA Coach of the Year Award

Nomination form

This award was established in 1998 to recognize an instructor/coach who has contributed to the advancement of sailing. The candidate must:

a) Have shown leadership qualities.

b) Through his/her behaviour and manner, have set an example for other instructors/coaches.

Previous winner:

2010 Robert Douglas
2009 Lennie Liscio
2008 Steve McBride
2007 Kevin Eames
2006 Sarah Urquhart
2004 Cam Watt
2003 Lee Simms
2002 Kimberley Case
2001 Anton Mihic
2000 Tommy Wharton
1999 Wes Smith
1998 Krzysztof Machnowski

9) Chisholm Trophy for Excellence in Race Management

Nomination form

This award, donated by the Ontario Sailing Association, was established in 1993. Emblematic of excellence in race management, the Chisholm Trophy recognizes the club or association responsible for the regatta with the best-managed races during the time frame of January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The winner is selected on the basis of the quality of race management. The following criteria must also be met:

a) The regatta must be a provincial, national, continental or world championship event held in Canada.

b) The minimum number of races as prescribed in the sailing instructions must be completed.

c) The Race Committee Chairperson must hold a valid CYA Race Management certification.

d) In order to be eligible for this award, clubs or associations must be members in good standing with the CYA.

e) Applications for the award must include; notice of race, sailing instructions, any other relevant forms used, names of the presiding race officer, as well as any supplementary comments from competitors or other officials (i.e. jury).

Previous winners:

2010 not awarded
2009 Royal Victoria Yacht Club - CYA Canadian Youth Championships
2008 Lunenburg Yacht Club - Canadian Optimist Championships
2007 CORK / Sail Kingston - Volvo ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships
2006 Royal Victoria YC & Canadian Forces Sailing Association – Esquimalt Squadron Fireball World Championship
2005 8 Metre World Championships - Royal Canadian Yacht Club
2004 Europe/470 NQR (Lord Reading/Royal St Lawrence)
2003 Cornish Hen Open Regatta
2002 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, Lunenburg, NS
2001 Canada Games Committee
2000 Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club, ON
1999 Association Nautique de la Baie de Beauport, QC
1998 Central Okanagan Sailing Association, BC
1997 Lunenberg Yacht Club, NS
1996 Dartmouth Yacht Club, NS
1995 Hudson Yacht Club, QC
1994 Beaconsfield Yacht Club, QC
1993 Royal Lake of the Woods, MB

10) CYA City of Kingston Regatta of the Year Award

Nomination form

This award is in place to recognize a regatta whereupon all phpects of race management have resulted in an overall organizational success. The following criteria must be met.

a) The regatta should be an event of provincial, national or international status held between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011.

b) The regatta will have been a well co-ordinated and orchestrated event.

c) Key criteria for this event includes: overall achievement of the event objectives, the level of community involvement, positive feedback from participants, including sailors, coaches and officials.

d) The regatta will have met CYA expectations with reference to the use of certified officials. This is an important phpect of promoting and increasing the overall regatta management skill development.

e) Applications for the award must include: notice of race, sailing instructions, any relevant forms used, names of the presiding race officer, social program, press coverage, and any other relevant information, including supplementary comments from competitors or officials.

f) In order to be eligible for this award, clubs or associations must be members in good standing with the CYA.

Previous winners:

2010 Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club
2009 St. Margarets Sailing club - 2009 Nautel Laser World Championships
2008 Pointe Claire Yacht Club and Association Québecoise de voile adaptée - Mobility Cup
2007 CORK / Sail Kingston - Volvo ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships
2006 Wabamun Sailing Club CYA Youth National Championships
2005 CYA 16 & Under Western National Sailing Championships – Wabamun SC and Calgary YC
2004 Optimist Canadians, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, ON
2003 Mobility Cup
2002 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, Lunenburg, NS
2001 Chester Yacht Club, Chester, NS

11) William Abbott Senior Trophy - Sail Training Program of the Year

Nomination form

In 1991, at the second annual CYA Sail Training Symposium, the Sarnia Yacht Club donated a trophy in honour of William Abbott Senior, who as well as being one of Canada's best known yacht builders, has contributed significantly to sail training at Sarnia Yacht Club.

The purpose of the trophy is to recognize the many fine programs run by dedicated volunteers throughout Canada and to share the information among clubs for the improvement of their sail-training programs. In order to be eligible, the nominated program must:

a) Be run by a club or school member in good standing of the Canadian Yachting Association.

b) Employ CYA certified instructor(s).

c) Follow the CYA program and use the CYA material.

Previous winners:

2010 BC Sailing Mobile Optimist Sailing School
2009 Ontario Sailing BOOM and Access BOOM Program
2008 Nepean Sailing School
2007 WaveSkills Sailing School, Charlottetown, PE
2006 Regional Cadet Support Unit Pacific
2005 Kingston Yacht Club
2004 Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, ON
2003 Parry Sound Sailing School, division of Sail Parry Sound, Inc.
2002 Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Hamilton, ON
2001 Burrard Yacht Club, North Vancouver, B.C.
2000 Central Okanagan Sailing Association, B.C.
1999 Lake of Bays Sailing Club, ON
1998 Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club, NFLD
1997 Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, ON
1996 Ottawa Sailing School, ON.
1995 Niagara on the Lake Sailing Club, ON
1994 Bedford Basin Yacht Club, NS
1993 Hamilton West Sailing Adventures, ON
1992 Sarnia Yacht Club, Sarnia, ON
1991 Central Okanagan Sailing Association, BC

12) CYA Recreation Event Award

Nomination form

This award was established in 1997 to recognize a club, an organization, an individual or a group that has contributed to the promotion of recreational sailing in Canada.

The club, organization or individual nominated for this award must be Canadian based, and affiliated with the Canadian Yachting Association.

Previous winners:

2010 NSYA Mobile Sailing School
2009 La Course Jacques Cartier & Sail Parry Sound – the Big Sound Challenge
2008 Ontario Sailing BOOM Program
2007 Not Awarded
2006 Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
2005 Broad Reach Foundation
2004 Starlight Starbright Children’s Family Day
2003 Regional Cadet Support Unit Pacific
2002 Boat for Hope
2001 OSA's BOOM Programme
2000 Tall ships 2000 & Agnes McLean
1999 Easter Seals Regatta
1998 Edward Walentynowicz & Maciej Smaja
1997 Newfoundland Flotilla

13) CYA Volunteer of the Year Award

Nomination form

The CYA Volunteer of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognise outstanding contributions by CYA volunteers. The contribution can be related to activities by the candidate(s) over a period of years or to a specific event or program during a particular year. The candidate(s) must:

a) Have shown leadership qualities with respect to the event or activity.

b) Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

c) The award cannot be awarded to a current director or employee of the Canadian Yachting Association.

Previous winners:

2010 Mike Heseltine
2009 Hugh Drake
2008 Tracy Terry
2007 Timothy Irwin
2006 Darin McRae
2005 Lynne Beal
2004 Guy Walters
2003 Kathy Campbell
2002 Kathryn Crowder
2001 Don Pearson and Craig Coleman
2000 Keith Hobbs
1999 David Pelling
1998 Graeme Hayward
1997 Robert O'Brian
1996 Fie Hulsker
1995 Michael Eames
1994 Volunteers of the "1994 IYRU World Boardsailing Championships"
1993 Carole Pearcy
1992 Jack Cameron
1991 Livius Sherwood

Bylaws

As approved at the Annual General Meeting, October 30, 2010.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1 - Definitions
Section 2 - Name
Section 3 - Objectives
Section 4 - Organization
Section 5 - Corporate seal
Section 6 - Head Office
Section 7 - Membership
Section 8 - Meetings of Members
Section 9 - Board of Directors
Section 10 - Powers of Directors
Section 11 - Directors’ Meetings
Section 12 - Standing Committees of the Board
Section 13 - Indemnities to Directors and Others
Section 14 - Officers
Section 15 - Duties of Officers
Section 16 - Program Committees
Section 17 - Execution of Documents
Section 18 - Minutes of Board of Directors
Section 19 - Financial Year
Section 20 - Amendment of By-Laws
Section 21 - Auditor
Section 22 - Books and Records
Section 23 - Rules and Regulations
Section 24 - Interpretation
Section 25 - Honourary Directors
Section 26 - Effective Date
Section 27 - Parliamentary Authority

BY-LAW NO. 1
(Enacted October 30, 2010 and replaces all previous by-laws)

BE IT ENACTED as a by-law of the Association as follows:

Section 1 - DEFINITIONS

1.1 In this by-law and all other by-laws and special resolutions of the Association, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) Act means the Canada Corporations Act and any act that may be substituted therefore, as from time to time amended.

(b) Board means the board of directors of the Association.

(d) Executive Director means the Executive Director, employed by the Association to manage the affairs of the Association on a day to day basis.

(e) Letters Patent means the letters patent of incorporation of the Association, as from time to time amended and supplemented by supplementary letters patent.

(f) Members has the meaning prescribed in section 7 of this by-law.

(g) Member of Member Organization means a person who is a current member of a Member.

(h) Meeting of Members means an annual or general or special general meeting of Members.

Save as aforesaid, words and expressions defined in the Act have the same meanings when used herein.

Section 2 - NAME

2.1 The name of this Association as expressed in the Letters Patent is "The Canadian Yachting Association".

Section 3 - OBJECTIVES

3.1 The objectives of the Association, as generally expressed in its Letters Patent, are as follows:

(a) to foster the sport of yachting in Canada in all its forms and to encourage and promote the designing and building of yachts;

(b) to adopt and use the Racing Rules of Sailing authorized by the International Sailing Federation with the prescriptions authorized by the Association as a National Code;

(c) to serve generally as the National Authority for yachting in Canada and as such to advance the interests in common of Canadian Yachting Clubs and to act in their mutual behalf as occasion may require; and to take such steps and make such affiliations with other Associations as will maintain and enhance this Association's role as the National authority for Canada.

Section 4 - ORGANIZATION

4.1 The organization of the Association shall be as follows:

(a) The Association shall consist of Members, and a Board of Directors.

(b) The governing documents of the Association shall include the Letters Patent, the By-laws and Regulations, as amended from time to time.

(d) The Regulations shall specify a committee structure that will assist the Board of Directors to govern the Association with due diligence.

Section 5 - CORPORATE SEAL

5.1 The seal, an impression whereof is stamped in the margin hereof, shall be the seal of the Association.

Section 6 - HEAD OFFICE

6.1 Until changed in accordance with the Act, the head office of the Association shall be in the City of Kingston, in the Province of Ontario.

Section 7 - MEMBERSHIP

7.1 The Membershipof the Association shall consist of:

(a) provincial associations responsible for administering the sport of yachting in each province of Canada;

(b) yacht clubs (or squadrons) and clubs with an interest in the sport of yachting. In order to be qualified for membership a club must:

(i) be a member in good standing of its provincial association,

(ii) have a constitution or by-laws which do not contain provisions inconsistent with the By-laws of the Association,

(iii) provide for and hold at least an annual meeting of members for which notice is given to all members;

(iv) have a membership list with a minimum of five voting members; and

(v) charge fees for membership and/or services and have a postal address.

(d) regional and other associations or bodies controlling or having an interest in the sport of yachting;

(e) class associations controlling the sport of yachting within any recognized class of yacht.

7.2 Candidates for Membership in any of the categories specified in section 7.1 shall make application in writing to the Board of Directors. Consideration for approval of an application will occur at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors.

7.3 The Board of Directors may from time to time establish guidelines for additional classes of Members.

7.4 The Board of Directors will determine from time to time the dues and fees of Members of the Association.

7.5 The Board of Directors may levy a special assessment, in addition to all other fees, of not more than the annual fee payable by the Member.

7.6 The Board of Directors will determine, from time to time, the date on which dues, fees and assessments are payable.

7.7 A Member must give notice to the Board of Directors of cessation of membership not later than December 31 in the last year of membership, otherwise the Member shall be liable for the fees, dues and assessments for the subsequent year, upon application for reinstatement as a Member.

7.8 The Board of Directors may terminate the membership of any Member whose fees and/or special assessments, if any, remain unpaid for more than one year.

7.9 The Board of Directors may expel from membership any Member that exhibits conduct injurious to the character or interests of the Association. The Member whose expulsion is under consideration shall be entitled to:

(a) notice of any proceedings the subject of which is the Member's expulsion;

(b) be advised of the grounds on which and the reasons for the expulsion proceedings,

(d) a hearing before the Board of Directors, if requested by the Member, all of which is to be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Procedure set forth in the Association's Regulations.

7.10 Any Member expelled by a majority vote of the Board of Directors may appeal the decision to the next Meeting of Members where a two-thirds majority of Members present and voting is required to reinstate the Member.

Section 8 - MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

8.1 The Annual Meeting of the Members of the Association shall be held not later than November 30th of any year, at such time and place as the Board of Directors may determine.

8.2 The Board of Directors shall call a Special Meeting either whenever it considers such a meeting to be necessary, or upon receiving a request in writing by twenty-five (25) Members entitled to attend and vote at a General Meeting.

8.3 Twenty-one (21) days notice of any Annual, General or Special Meeting shall be deliveredto each Member. Such notice shall specify the place, day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any meeting where special business will be transacted shall be accompanied by sufficient information to permit the Member to form a reasoned judgment on the decision to be taken. Notice of each Meeting of Members must remind the Member of its right to vote by proxy. Notice of meeting must be prominently displayed for a minimum of 21 days on the association’s website in both official languages.

(a) Any notice to be given to any Member, Director or auditor shall be served personally or by sending it through the post prepaid or by facsimile transmission, or by email, addressed to each Member or Director at his address as it appears in the books of the Association, or if no address is given, then to the last address known to the Association.

(b) Notice sent by post shall be sent by registered mail and with respect to facsimile transmission is a confirmation receipt shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed.

(c) The signature of any notice may be written, stamped, typewritten or printed or partly written, stamped, typewritten or printed.

(d) Each Member is entitled to receive notice shall be deemed to have received such notice if the notice is delivered as provided in the By-laws to the President of each Member and any other persons that the Board or meeting of Members shall from time to time determine by resolution.

(e) No accident, error or omission in giving notice of any such special meeting shall invalidate such meeting or make void any proceeding taken thereat.

8.4 The quorum for the transaction of business at any Annual, General or Special Meeting shall be twenty (20) Members present and entitled to vote. In the absence of the President, the meeting will be chaired by a member of the Board of Directors designated by the President. In the absence of any member of the Board of Directors within (30) minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present may choose one of the Members of the Member Associations to take the chair.

8.5 An agenda for all Meetings of Members shall be circulated to all Members at least ten (10) days before the date of the meeting.

8.6 Items not included on the circulated agenda, excluding matters requiring Notice of Motion as prescribed in section 8.13, may be added to the agenda at the meeting prior to the time that the agenda is approved by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.

8.7 Any Member entitled to vote at an Annual, General or Special Meeting of the Association shall be entitled to appoint, in writing, a proxy to attend the meeting on that Member's behalf and to exercise all voting rights. Any person who is a Member, by virtue of belonging to a Member Organization specified in section 7.1, or other category established by the Board of Directors, may act as a proxy holder. The written proxy may be in a general form or may give specific instructions with respect to the business to come before the meeting. The notice of meeting may prescribe how the proxies will be registered. In any event, the proxy shall be deposited with the Secretary of the meeting before any vote is cast under the authority of the proxy.

8.8 The business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting shall include:

(a) reporting on Association activities for the last year;

(b) receipt of the Audited Financial Statements for the last fiscal period as approved by the Board of Directors;

(d) the election of the President and six Directors at Large; and

(e) such other matters as may rightfully come before the meeting including matters resulting from Notices of Motion.

8.9 Any person who is an Association Member, by virtue of belonging to a Member Organization specified in section 7.1, or other category established by the Board of Directors, may attend, and participate in the discussion of business at an Annual, General or Special Meeting. Any other person may be invited to attend and participate at the invitation of the Chairman.

8.10 At meetings of Members the following Members are entitled to the number of votes indicated:

(a) Member yacht clubs shall be allocated votes proportional to their paid membership as follows:

(i) 5 to 100 members - 1 vote;

(ii) 101 to 200 members - 2 votes;

(iii) for each additional 100 members - 1 additional vote per 100 members.

(b) The number of members of a club shall be established and certified by the Executive Director from the last membership report issued

on September 30 of the current year. Where members' names are not supplied by the Member Organizations, the number of votes will be determined by dividing the aggregate of the fees paid by the annual fee payable for one member rounded off to the nearest whole number.

(i) provincial yachting associations;

(ii) regional and other yachting association members;

(iii) class associations;

(iv) yachting schools.

8.11 No Member shall be entitled to vote unless all fees and dues have been paid by September 30 of the current year.

8.12 At an Annual, General or Special Meeting, questions, excluding a request for a vote by secret ballot, shall be decided by the majority on a show of hands of the Members entitled to vote. Except any five Members entitled to vote may request a secret ballot. In the event of a secret ballot, the ballots will be tabulated by the Association's auditor (or a scrutineer appointed by the Chairman of the meeting and ratified by the meeting) and the results reported to the meeting.

8.13 The following items cannot be considered at a meeting of the Members unless Notice of Motion and appropriate documents are attached to the circulated agenda:

(a) amendments to the By-laws;

(b) borrowing of money;

(d) removal of Members;

(e) affiliation of the Association with other bodies; and

(f) dissolution of the Association.

8.14 Notices of Motion by Members must be received by the Executive Director at least one week before the required distribution of the circulated agenda.

8.15 A majority of the votes cast by the Members present and carrying voting rights shall determine the questions in meetings except where the vote or consent of a greater number of Members is required by the Act or these By-laws.

8.16 No error or omission in giving notice of any annual meeting or general meeting or special meeting or any adjourned meeting of the Members shall invalidate such meeting or make void any proceedings taken thereat and any Member may at any time waive notice of any such meeting and may ratify, approve and confirm any or all proceedings taken or had thereat. For purpose of sending notice to any Member, Director or officer for any meeting or otherwise, the address of the Member, Director or officer shall be his last address recorded on the books of the Association.

Section 9 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

9.1 The affairs and activities of the Association shall be governed by a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for establishing the general policy, goals and objectives of the Association and in particular shall:

(a) establish priorities among the Association's programs;

(b) ratify and confirm the establishment of such committees including terms of reference, as it may consider necessary or desirable;

(d) give final approval to the Association's Budget;

(e) consider and act upon applications for Membership and association;

(f) exercise all powers of the Association as are not required either by the Act or these by-laws to be exercised by the Members at an Annual General Meeting

9.2 The Board of Directors shall comprise of the President, six Directors at Large and two Athlete Directors.

9.3 In order to be eligible for appointment or election as a Director, candidates must be:

(a) individuals, at least 18 years of age, with power under law to contract; and

(b) be a member in good standing of a member club, class or other member organization.

(c) In the case of the Athlete Directors the member must have been a carded Canadian Sailing Team athlete within the prior three years.

9.4 The President and six Directors at Large shall be elected at the Annual Meeting by the Members present and eligible to vote. The Directors of the Association who serve as the two Athlete Directors shall be elected by all currently carded Canadian Sailing Team Athletes in a process to be determined by these athletes.

(a) The Chairman of the Annual Meeting shall appoint the Chairman of the Nominating Committee as the president of the elections.

(b) Directors whose nominations are unopposed shall be declared elected by acclamation by the President of the Elections.

(d) In an election where the number of candidates exceeds the number of positions to be elected by two or more, the candidate receiving the least number of votes shall drop off the ballot and a new vote shall be held among the remaining candidates. Votes will continue until such time as number of candidates on the ballot exceeds by one the number of positions to be elected. In the final vote, the candidate(s) receiving the most votes shall be elected to the available position(s).

(e) In the event of a tie in any vote, a separate run-off vote between or among the candidates involved in the tie will be held, unless the candidates involved in the tie received insufficient votes to remain on a subsequent ballot. If the run-off vote fails to settle the tie, the election will be decided by a toss of a coin.

(f) Ballots are destroyed on a motion approved by the Members following the final vote for a position.

(g) The election process must ensure that there are a minimum of two members of each gender on the board of directors, not including the Athlete Directors. Should the number of members fall below two members of any gender, then only members of that gender would be eligible for candidacy until the two member rule was met.

(h) In the event that a sufficient number of candidates of the under represented gender have not been nominated or are unwilling to stand for election, the Board shall appoint candidates of the under represented gender as directors and no further ballots shall be taken.

9.5 The President is elected in odd years for a two-year term and may not serve more than two (2) two-year terms in succession. Directors at Large are elected for a three-year term and may not serve more than two (2) three-year terms in succession. Two (2) Directors at Large are elected each year. Two Athlete Directors, one of each gender, are elected for a one-year term, with no limit on the number of terms. Eligibility to serve as an Athlete Director is limited to those members who are current, or were within the past three years, a carded Canadian Sailing Team member.

9.6 If the president of a provincial association board of directors or a member of a CYA Program committee is elected to the Board of Directors, s/he shall resign from their present position; failure to do so shall nullify their election to the Board.

9.7 Any vacancy on the Board of Directors however caused may, so long as a quorum of directors remain in office, be filled by the directors, if they shall see fit to do so, otherwise such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled at the next annual meeting of the Members at which the Directors for the ensuing year are elected. In the case of the Athlete Directors, such appointment shall be done in consultation with the currently carded CST Athletes. If there is not a quorum of Directors remaining in office, the remaining Directors shall forthwith call a meeting of the Members to fill the vacancy or vacancies.

9.8 The term of a Director shall begin effective with the adjournment of Annual Meeting in which he is elected.A retiring Director shall remain in office until the dissolution or adjournment of the meeting at which his retirement is accepted and his successor is elected.

9.9 The office of a Director shall be automatically vacated:

(a) if at a special or general meeting of Members, a resolution is passed by 2/3 of the Members present at the meeting that he be removed from office;

(b) if a Director has resigned his office by delivering a written resignation to the Secretary of the Association;

(d) if a Director becomes bankrupt or suspends payment or compounds with his creditors;

(e) on death; or

(f) if the Director is disqualified as a director pursuant to the provisions of the Act.

9.10 Where a Director at Large vacates his office or is removed from office in the first year of the three-year term, the member who completes the term shall be deemed to have a completed a full term. The member who completes the term of a Director at Large who vacates his office or is removed from office in the second or third year of the three-year term shall be deemed to have not completed a full term. The member who completes the term of a President who vacates or is removed from his office shall be deemed to have completed a full term if the vacancy occurs in the first year of the two-year term. The member who completes the term of the President who vacates or is removed from his office shall be deemed to have not completed a full term if the vacancy occurs in the second year.

9.11 The Directors shall serve as such without remuneration and no Director shall directly or indirectly receive any profit from his position as such; provided that a Director may be paid reasonable expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the Association as an officer or in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.

Section 10 - POWERS OF DIRECTORS

10.1 The Directors of the Association may administer the affairs of the Association in all matters and make or cause to be made for the Association, in its name, any kind of contract which the Association may lawfully enter into and, save as hereinafter provided, and generally, may exercise all such other powers and do all such other acts and things as the Association is by its charter or otherwise authorized to exercise and do.

10.2 The Directors shall have power to authorize expenditures on behalf of the Association from time to time and may delegate this power, by resolution, to the Executive Director or an officer or officers of the Association.

10.3 The Directors shall have the power to enter into a trust arrangement with a trust company for the purpose of creating a trust fund in which the capital and interest may be made available for the benefit of promoting the interest of the Association in accordance with such terms as the Board may prescribe.

10.4 The Board is hereby authorized, from time to time:

(a) subject to the approval of the Members, to borrow money upon the credit of the Association, from any bank, corporation, firm or person, upon such terms, covenants and conditions at such times, in such sums, to such an extent and in such manner as the Board in its discretion may deem expedient;

(b) to limit or increase the amount to be borrowed;

(c) subject to the approval of the Members, to issue or cause to be issued bonds, debentures or other securities of the Association and to pledge or sell the same for such sums, upon such terms, covenants and conditions and at such prices as may be deemed expedient by the Board; and

(d) to secure any such bond, debentures or other securities, or any other present or future borrowing or liability of the Association, by mortgage, hypothec, charge or pledge of all or any currently owned or subsequently acquired real and personal, movable and immovable, property of the Association, and the undertaking and rights of the Association.

10.5 The Board shall take such steps as they may deem requisite to enable the Association to acquire, accept, solicit or receive legacies, gifts, grants, settlements, bequests, endowments and donations of any kind whatsoever for the purpose of furthering the objects of the Association.

10.6 The Board may appoint such agents and engage & pay such employees as it shall deem necessary from time to time and such persons shall have such authority and shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors at the time of such appointment. This authority may be delegated to the Executive Director in the course of normal business activities.

10.7 Remuneration for all officers, agents and employees and committee members shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. This authority may be delegated to the Executive Director in the course of normal business activities.

Section 11 - DIRECTORS' MEETINGS

11.1 The Board of Directors shall meet at least twice a year, once concurrently with the Annual General Meeting and at least once at the call of the President, provided at least ten (10) days notice in writing is sent to each director including the agenda for business to be conducted.

Additional meetings of the Board may be held at any time and place to be determined by the Directors provided that 48 hours notice of such meeting shall be given, other than by mail, to each Director. Notice by mail shall be sent at least 10 days prior to the meeting. No error or omission in giving notice of any meeting of the Board or any adjourned meeting of the Board shall invalidate such meeting or make void any proceedings taken and any Director may at any time waive notice of any such meeting and may ratify, approve and confirm any or all proceedings taken thereat. All the members of the Board of Directors shall have one vote. In the event of a tied vote the President may cast an additional deciding vote. Proxies are not accepted at a meeting of the Board except in the case of the Athlete Directors who only in the event are unable to attend due to their competition schedules, may be replaced by an alternate Athlete representative appointed by the currently carded Canadian Sailing Team Athletes.

11.2 A majority of Directors in office, from time to time, but not less than 50% of the total number of Directors, shall constitute a quorum for meetings of the Board. Any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present shall be entitled to exercise all or any of the authorities, powers and discretions by or under the by-laws of the Association.

11.3 Directors and other eligible persons may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee of the Board by means of a conference telephone or other communications facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other, and a person participating in such a meeting by such means is deemed to be present at the meeting. The Chair of any meeting held by conference telephone or other communications facilities shall take a roll call at the commencement of the meeting by calling out the name of each person participating and making a list of all present or deemed to be present in order to determine whether there is a quorum of persons present at any such meeting.

Section 12 - STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

12.1 The Provincial Council is a Standing Advisory Committee of the Board.

12.2 The Provincial Council shall be constituted annually, immediately following the Annual Meeting. The composition of the Provincial Council shall comprise one representative from each of the provincial/territorial associations. The Provincial Council shall select a Chair from within its membership through a process determined by the Council.

(a) The Provincial Council will have an advisory role to the Board of Directors and shall meet at least once each year in person at the time of the Annual Planning Conference/ Annual General Meeting.

(b) The Provincial Council will hold a joint meeting with that Board at least once each year, normally at the Annual Planning Conference/Annual General Meeting.

(c) The Provincial Council may meet at any other time during the year as determined by a majority of its members. Such meetings will be held by means of a conference telephone or other communications facilities as permit all Council members participating in the meeting to hear each other, and a person participating in such a meeting by such means is deemed to be present at the meeting. The Chair of any meeting held by conference telephone or other communications facilities shall take a roll call at the commencement of the meeting by calling out the name of each person participating and making a list of all present or deemed to be present.

12.3 The Nominating Committees is a Standing Committee of the Board.

12.4 The Nominating Committee shall be constituted annually, immediately following the Annual Meeting, and shall consist of eight members including the Past President and one representative appointed by each of the Provincial Council, the currently carded CST Athletes, Olympic Policy Committee, Athlete Development Committee, Business Development Committee, Training and Certification Committee, and the Audit Committee or Finance Committee. Any person serving as the Chair of any Program Committee, PSA President or paid staff member of CYA or any PSA is ineligible to be appointed to the Nominations Committee unless they first resign their current position. A quorum will consist of a simple majority of the appointed members. The members of the Nominating Committee shall choose the chairman from among themselves in a process to be determined by the committee.

(a) The Nominating Committee shall issue the call for nominations on or before May 1st and included as part of the call, the number of positions to be elected and the expertise sought. The Provincial Council, carded athletes, and committees are to name their representative to the nominating committee by May 15.

(b) Any two (2) voting Members of the Association may nominate a person to serve as a Director at Large or President.

(c) On or before September 1, the committee will announce to the members the list of nominations received to date and issue a second call for nominations which shall be due by September 10.

(d) On or before September 30, the committee will announce to the Members the final list of candidates, accompanied by a brief biography of each candidate.

(e) Announcements from the Nominating Committee shall be sent by electronic means to the Board Members, member clubs, the Provincial Sailing Associations on or before the dates identified in Article 12.4 and Articles 12.4 (a), (c) and (d) and shall be posted on the CYA website in a prominent position by 12 noon of the following business day.

(f) The Nominating Committee may nominate more than one person for each position and must present all nominations received for each position.

g)The Nominating committee shall endeavour to nominate candidates to the board of directors such that the board is diverse and representative of the constituents of the CYA.

Special attention should be given to the following:

(i) a minimum of one member should have relevant experience with sailors with a disability and/or be a sailor with a disability.

(ii) a minimum of two members should be female and a minimum of two members should be male

(iii) a minimum of one member should be francophone and a minimum of one member should be Anglophone.

(iv) consideration should be given to ensure regional representation (East, West, Ontario, and Quebec)

12.5 Where conditions warrant, the Board of Directors may establish ad hoc committees to deal with specific areas of concern to the Board. The Board shall prescribe duties of any committee. Members of Standing Committees or ad hoc committees shall not receive remuneration for their services, but they shall be entitled to be reimbursed for their travel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with the affairs of the Association, and in attending meetings of the Association.

Section 13 - INDEMNITIES TO DIRECTORS AND OTHERS

13.1 Every Director or officer of the Association or other person who has undertaken or is about to undertake any liability on behalf of the Association or any company controlled by it and their heirs, executors and administrators, and estate and effects, respectively, shall from time to time and at all times, be indemnified and saved harmless out of the funds of the Association, from and against;

(a) all costs, charges and expenses which such director, officer or other person sustains or incurs in or about any action, suit or proceedings which is brought, commenced or prosecuted against him, or in respect of any act, deed, matter of thing whatsoever, made, done or permitted by him, in or about the execution of the duties of his office or in respect of any such liability except such costs, charges or expenses as are occasioned by his own willful neglect or default; and

(b) all other costs, charges and expenses which he sustains or incurs in or about or in relation to the affairs thereof, except such costs, charges or expenses as are occasioned by his own willful neglect or default.

Section 14 - OFFICERS

14.1 The officers of the Association shall be the President and Secretary and such other officers as the Board may determine from time to time.

14.2 The Secretary shall be selected from among the elected Directors at the first meeting of the new Board following the annual Members meeting.

14.3 The President of the Association shall hold office until the end of the general meeting where a successor is elected. The Secretary may be removed by resolution of the Board at any time.

Section 15 - DUTIES OF OFFICERS

15.1 The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and the Board of Directors. The President (or his designate) shall be an ex-officio, non voting member of all Association Committees except the Nominations Committee. The President shall represent the Association at various public functions, ensure that the Directors are aware of all policy guidelines of the Association and of the decisions of committees, and monitor the performance of all committees. The President shall also have such particular duties, functions and responsibilities as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors.

15.2 The Secretary shall generally be responsible for the corporate administrative affairs of the Association. The corporate administrative duties shall be carried out by the Executive Director under the general supervision of the Secretary. The corporate duties, including attendance either personally or by delegate at all meetings to record all votes and minutes of all proceedings in the books to be kept for that purpose, the giving or causing to be given notice of all meetings of the Members and of the Board of Directors, and the performance of such other duties as may be specifically prescribed by the Board or President shall be carried out by Assistant Secretaries appointed as set out below.

15.3 The Board, on the advice of the Secretary, may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries who may be a member of the Association staff. Any of the day to day corporate responsibilities of the Secretary may be delegated to one or more of the Assistant Secretaries who shall carry out these duties under the general supervision of the Secretary.

15.4 The Secretary shall be custodian of the seal of the Association, which shall be delivered only when authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors to do so and to such person or persons as may be named in the resolution. Except that he may deliver the seal to the Executive Director at any time without such resolution.

15.5 Documents and other instruments in writing requiring the affixing of the seal shall be executed by the President or the Executive Director or any Officers specifically authorized to do so pursuant to section 18.1.

Section 16 – PROGRAM COMMITTEES

16.1 The Board shall constitute such Program Committees as it deems necessary in carrying out the affairs of the Association and define their terms of reference in a Policy on Organizational Structure.

16.2 A member of the Board shall not be eligible to be elected or appointed to any of the Program Committees or their sub-committees.

Section 17 - EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS

17.1 Contracts, documents or any instruments in writing requiring the signature of the Association, shall be signed by an officer of the Association and all contracts, documents and instruments in writing so signed shall be binding upon the Association without any further authorization or formality. The Directors shall have power from time to time by resolution to appoint an officer or officers on behalf of the Association to sign specific contracts, documents and instruments in writing. The Directors may give the Association's power of attorney to any registered dealer in securities for the purposes of the transferring of and dealing with any stocks, bonds, and other securities of the Association. The seal of the Association when required may be affixed to contracts, documents and instruments in writing signed as aforesaid or by any officer or officers specifically appointed by resolution of the Board.

Section 18 - MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

18.1 The minutes of the Board shall be available to the general Membership of the Association at the office of the Association during regular business hours and shall be available to the Board, each of whom shall receive a copy of such minutes.

Section 19 - FINANCIAL YEAR

19.1 Unless otherwise ordered by the Board, the fiscal year end of the Association shall be March 31st of each year.

Section 20 - AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

20.1 The by-laws of the Association not embodied in the Letters Patent may be repealed or amended by by-law, or a new by-law relating to the requirements of subsection 155(2) of the Act, may be proposed by: 1) a majority of the Directors at a meeting of the Board; or 2) 5 voting members. The repeal or amendment must be then sanctioned by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Members at a meeting duly called for the purpose of considering the said by-law, provided that the repeal or amendment of such by-laws shall not be enforced or acted upon until the approval of the Minister of Industry has been obtained.

Section 21 - AUDITOR

21.1 The Members shall, at each annual meeting, appoint an auditor to audit the accounts of the Association for report to the Members at the next annual meeting. The auditor shall hold office until the next annual meeting provided that the directors may fill any casual vacancy in the office of the auditor. The remuneration of the auditor shall be fixed by Board of Directors

21.2 The auditor may not be a Director, officer or employee of the corporation without the consent of all the Members.

Section 22 - BOOKS AND RECORDS

22.1 The Board of Directors shall see that all necessary books and records of the Association required by the by-laws of the Association or by any applicable statute or law are regularly and properly kept.

Section 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS

23.1 The Board of Directors may prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent with these by-laws relating to the management and operation of the Association as they deem expedient, provided that such rules and regulations shall have force and effect unless they are repealed at an annual or special meeting of Members.

Section 24 - INTERPRETATION

24.1 In these by-laws and in all other by-laws of the Association hereafter passed unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular number or the masculine gender shall include the plural number or the feminine gender, as the case may be, and vice versa, and references to persons shall include firms and Associations.

Section 25 - HONORARY DIRECTORS

25.1 On a proposal made by the Board of Directors, the Members at an Annual Meeting may, as a mark of respect or of appreciation for past services to the Association or the sport, elect a distinguished person to be an Honorary Director.

(a) Unless otherwise prescribed by the Annual Meeting at the time of elections, a person shall be elected to an Honorary Directorship for life.

(b) An Honorary Director shall be entitled to attend and to participate in all meetings of the Association, including the Board of Directors and committees, except where the board may resolve itself into committee of the whole and meets in-camera. An Honorary Director shall not be entitled to vote unless he is elected by the Membership as a member of the Board.

Section 26 - EFFECTIVE DATE

26.1 All previous By-laws of the Association are repealed as of the coming into force of these By-laws. The repeal shall not affect the previous operation of any By-laws so repealed or affect the validity of any act done or right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred under, or the validity of any contract or agreement made pursuant to, or the validity of any Articles or predecessor charter documents of the Association obtained pursuant to, any such By-laws before its repeal. All officers and persons acting under any By-laws so repealed shall continue to act as if appointed under the provisions of these By-laws, and all resolutions of the Members or the Board or a committee of the Board with continuing effect passed under any repealed By-laws shall continue to be good and valid except to the extent inconsistent with these By-laws and until amended or repealed.

26.2 This by-law shall come into force when confirmed by the Members in accordance with the Act.

Section 27 – PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

27.1 The rules contained in the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Association in all cases which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these By-laws and any special rules of order the Association may adopt.

Minutes

Minutes from Past Meetings

CYA Board of Directors and Provincial Council

The CYA Board of Directors provides the governance and strategic direction for the Association. The members of the Board bring an array of skills, expertise and sailing experience to fulfill their responsibilities.

At the October 29, 2011 Annual General Meeting, the CYA Membership elected the new Board of Directors:

President
Alan Lombard

Board Members
Gillian Thomson
Todd Irving
Kevin Stewart
Christine Searle
John Kerr
Kai Bjorn

Athlete Representatives
Richard Clarke

Provincial Council

CYA partner Provincial Associations continue to play an important roll with the Board of Directors, through the Provincial Council. Members of the council are:

British Columbia
BC Sailing – President
John Abel

Alberta
Alberta Sailing Association – President
Ron Hewitt

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Sailing Clubs Association – President
Mike Heseltine

Manitoba
Manitoba Sailing Association – President
Ivan McMorris

Ontario
Ontario Sailing – Representative
Keith Hobbs

Québec
Fédération de Voile du Québec – Représentative
Claude Vallières

New Brunswick
New Brunswick Sailing Association – President
Mickey Cormier

Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Yachting Association – President
Dwayne Primeau

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Sailing Association – President
Paige Rankin Ian Robbins

Newfoundland
Newfoundland & Labrador Sailing Association - President

Bylaws and Policies

The CYA is a non-profit corporation founded in 1931. The Association is governed by its constitution and by-laws, as well as many policies ratified by the Board of Directors. Please check this section for the text of these documents. Some policies have forms associated with them. These are available in downloadable formats.

CYA Letters Patent

By-laws

Governance Org Chart

Letter from Industry Canada

Policies

Regulations

Strategic Plan

This strategic plan for the CYA has been prepared for the period 2010-2015. The plan represents a compilation of ideas and recommendations from leaders in the sport. The CYA Board of Directors adopted the Strategic Plan on April 11, 2010.

Our plan outlines the vision for the CYA and sailing in Canada, including key strategic actions required over the next five years. The CYA will concentrate on developing the structures, programs and initiatives to achieve the vision of:

SAILING TO WIN AND SAILING FOR LIFE

Contact Us

We'd love to hear from you. Please contact us . . .

Canadian Yachting Association
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Kingston, Ontario
Canada
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Email:

Instructor Inquiries
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Coach Inquiries
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Race Official Inquiries
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Pleasure Craft Operator Card Inquiries
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CYA Staff

Executive Director
Paddy Boyd
(613) 545-3044 ext. 115

Canadian Sailing Team Head Coach and Director of High Performance
Ken Dool
(613) 545-3044 ext 112

Training and Competitions Manager
Sarah Case
(613) 545-3044 ext 114

High Performance Coordinator
Colleen Coderre
(613) 545-3044 ext. 106

Office Manager
Genevieve Manning
(613) 545-3044 ext. 101

Accounting Administrator
Cheryl Rattie
(613) 545-3044 ext. 109

Training and Competitions Administrator
Samara Crothers
(613) 545-3044 ext 105

Bilingual Receptionist / Program Assistant
vacant
(613) 545-3044 ext. 113

Canadian Sailing Team Coaches

Coach Manager
Brian Todd
(902) 401-6446

Coach Manager
Erik Stibbe

Coach Manager
Steve Mitchell

CYA Commitee Structure

Dedicated volunteers serve the sailing community through the CYA Committee Structure. Each committee provides expertise, support and recommendations for the operational areas of the Association. The Board of Directors approves these recommendations for implementation by the CYA staff. The following is a listing of all CYA committees.

Racing Division

Sailor Development Committee
Events Committee
Women's Committee
Disabled Committee
Officials Committee
      - Race Officers Sub-Committee
      - Judges Sub-Committee
      - Umpires Sub-Committee
      - Measurers Sub-Committee
Offshore Committee

Canadian Sailing Team

Olympic Development Committee

Training Division

Learn to Sail Committee
Learn to Race Committee
Learn to Cruise and Power Committee

Recreation Division

Cruising/Offshore Safety
Marine Industry
Government Liaison

Non - Divisional Committees

Rules Committee

Appeals Committee

Governance Committee

Marketing Committee

Website Committee

Nominating Committee

Meetings

The Board of Directors shall meet at least twice a year, once concurrently with the Annual General Meeting and at least once at the call of the President, provided at least ten (10) days notice in writing is sent to each director including the agenda for business to be conducted. Additional meetings of the Board may be held at any time and place to be determined by the Directors provided that 48 hours notice of such meeting shall be given, other than by mail, to each Director.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held by the end of November each year. The formal requirements for the AGM are found in the Bylaws of the Association.

The 2011 AGM will be held at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston, ON on Saturday, October 29th at 1:30pm. Click here for the 2011 proxy .
Click here for complete 2011 AGM and Conference information .

Once approved, the minutes of all meetings are posted through this link: Meeting Minutes Summary

Awards

The CYA Awards and Recognition program provides recognition to Canada's top recreational and competitive sailors, coaches, volunteers and events. Many of these awards have a long history and are highly sought after. The Councillors of Honour program is decided by a vote at the annual general meeting of the Association.

Awards

Past Presidents

Councillors of Honour

List of Canadian Olympic Athletes

Canada Games Medallists

National Authority for Sailing

The Canadian Yachting Association is a Registered Amateur Athletic Association with charitable status, designated by the Government of Canada as a National Sport Organization representing the sport of Sailing. The Association represents all participants including recreational sailors and high performance athletes at the club, provincial, national and international level.

The CYA represents the interest of:

10 Provincial Associations
255 Clubs
30 Class Associations
34 Camps
1,500 Active Coaches and Instructors
80,000 Active Members
Over 1 Million Canadian Sailors

Vision Statement

Sailing to Win - Sailing for Life

Mission Statement

To Make Sailing a Lifelong Activity for Canadians Through Excellence in Competition and Training.

CYA Letters Patent

Provincial Sailing Associations

Sports Organizations in Canada

International Organization for the Sport of Sailing

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Established in 1931, the CYA is the national governing body for the sport of sailing. The Association promotes sailing and power boating through collaboration with our partners, the Provincial Sailing Associations, member clubs, schools, and many individual stakeholders.

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