The Long Beach and San Pedro Olympic Classes Regattas will be held July 13-24 at the home of the LA 2028 sailing competitions
Kingston, July 9, 2026 – A total of 23 Canadian sailors will take part in the fifth and last Sailing Grand Slam stop of the season, the 2026 Long Beach and San Pedro Olympic Classes Regattas, set to be held July 13-24 in California.
The competition will kick off July 13-16 in Long Beach with the women’s and men’s iQFoil and the Formula Kite events, and will continue July 19-24 in San Pedro with six other classes: 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, 470, ILCA 6, and ILCA 7. The two locations will be hosting those same classes at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
The events will take place exactly two years before the start of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, which will begin on July 14, 2028.
Seven members of the Canadian Sailing Team will be in action at these competitions: Valentino Blewett (Whistler, B.C.) in men’s iQFoil, Clara Gravely (Toronto, ON), Victoria Coady (Coquitlam, B.C.), Annie Balasubramanian (Toronto, ON) and Lilly Rainham (Halifax, N.S.) in ILCA 6, as well as Liam Bruce (Oakville, ON) and Ryan Anderson (Halifax, N.S.) in ILCA 7.
“After doing some training at the Sail Canada base in Kingston, I’m looking forward to getting back in the mix with the international fleet,” said Clara Gravely. “It’s extra exciting to be in Los Angeles, competing at the Games venue just two years before the 2028 Olympics! Everyone is in top form and pushing hard to crush it here in LA, and I hope to do the same!”
“I’m really happy to be competing in the Long Beach OCR”, added Valentino Blewett. “The level is really high, as only most of the top riders are here, but I’ll do my best and see how it goes!”
Following is a list of all the Canadians who will be taking part in the events:
Men’s iQFoil
* Valentino Blewett (Whistler, B.C.)
Arie Moffat (Kingston, ON)
Women’s iQFoil
Rebecca Heller (Ottawa, ON)
Men’s Formula Kite
Nathan Pearce (North Vancouver, B.C.)
Women’s Formula Kite
Emily Bugeja (Vancouver, B.C.)
Marie-Ève Mayrand (Calgary, AB, and from Quebec City, QC)
Claire Ramsey (Kelowna, B.C.)
Martyna Dakowicz (Oakville, ON)
49erFX
Georgia Phillips (Toronto, ON) and Anika Lange Sorensen (Vancouver, B.C.)
ILCA 6
* Annie Balasubramanian (Toronto, ON)
* Victoria Coady (Coquitlam, B.C.)
* Clara Gravely (Toronto, ON)
* Lilly Rainham (Halifax, N.S.)
Alice Wan (Vancouver, B.C.)
Maya Wolf (Port Moody, B.C.)
ILCA 7
* Ryan Anderson (Halifax, N.S.)
* Liam Bruce (Oakville, ON)
Al Clark (North Vancouver, B.C.)
Weston Fremont (Calgary, AB)
Duncan Pearce (Vancouver, B.C.)
470
Rory Walsh (Vancouver, B.C.) and Tara Golonka (Victoria, B.C.)
*Canadian Sailing Team members
More than 300 sailors will be racing at the Long Beach and San Pedro Olympic Classes Regattas.
About Sail Canada
Established in 1931, Sail Canada is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in the country. Sail Canada is a leading international sailing nation, proud of its world class athletes, lifelong participants and inclusive culture. The organization and its members are committed to excellence by developing and training its leaders, athletes, sailors, instructors, coaches and officials. With the valued support from our partners, the Provincial Sailing Associations and our member clubs, schools, organizations and stakeholders, sailing is promoted in all its forms. By setting standards and delivering programs from home pond to podium for Canadians of all ages and abilities, from dinghies to keelboats, cruising to navigation, windsurfing to powerboating and accessible sailing, Sail Canada sets sail for all, sail to win and sail for life.
A sport in the Olympic program since the first Games in 1896, except in 1904, the pursuit of success in these Games is what fuels the focus of Sail Canada as Canadian athletes have so far achieved nine Olympic and five Paralympic medals.
