Committees & Groups
The Sail Canada Board of Directors may constitute Program and Adhoc 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.
Standing Committees
Provincial Council
The Provincial Council is a standing advisory committee of the Board of Directors. The Provincial Council will consist of presidents of each provincial/territorial sailing association or their nominees, and will be responsible for alerting and advising the Board on national issues or concerns that could affect the long-term success of Sail Canada/Voile Canada as the national authority for sport of sailing in all its forms in Canada, including yachting.
Members
- BC Sailing – Paul Mendham
- Alberta Sailing – Stacey Gibb
- Saskatchewan Sailing Clubs Association – Tyler Koyl
- Sail Manitoba – Phil Burns
- Ontario Sailing – Peter Bradley
- Fédération de voile du Québec – Daniel St-Onge
- Sail NB – Kim Drisdelle
- Sail Nova Scotia – Jeff Nelson
- Sail PEI – Kerry Marsh
- Sail NL – Ryan Kelly
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee will consist of up to eight persons including the Past President and representatives of the standing and program committees, and will be responsible for overseeing the nominating process described in By-law 4;
Members
- Alan Lombard
- Rich Ballantyne
Audit Committee
- Alicia Damley (Chair)
- Darwin Castaneda
- Phong Le, CPA, CA
- Dr. John O’Dwyer, CPA, CA
Board Committees
Finance Committee
- Bob Greenhalgh (Chair)
- Mario Côté
- Rob Hemming
- Zac Baum
- Larry Waters
- Donna Scott
Governance Committee
- Kate MacLennan (Chair)
- Hugh McGugan
- Zac Baum
- Barbara Pike
- Don Adams
Fundraising Committee
- Bob Greenhalgh (Chair)
- Todd Irving
- Tam Matthews
- Rob Hemming
- Janet MacMillan
- John O’Dwyer
Human Resources Committee
- Hugh McGugan
- Kate MacLennan
- Barbara Pike
Operations Committees
Business Development Advisory Committee
- Jane Mitchell
- Andrew Robertson
- Scott Collinson
- Trevor Maguire
- Peter Wickwire
- Damien Etchaubard
Training and Certification Advisory Committee
- Wendy Loat (Chair)
- John Gourlay
- Daniel Conrod
- Steve McBride
- Rob McLean
- Julian Howarth
TCAC Sub-Committees
Race Management Sub-Committee
- Irene McNeill (Chair)
- John Abel
- Daniel Conrod
- Graham Dougall
- Toff Nicoll-Griffith
- Madeleine Palfreeman
- Jennifer Ross
- David Sprague
- Robert Woodbury
Judges Sub-Committee
- Joe Jospe (Chair)
- Lynne Beal
- Mike Turner
- Katie Coleman Nicoll
- Eric Turner
- Lesley Taylor
- Michael Anderson
Umpires Sub-Committee
- Andrew Alberti (Chair)
- Katie Coleman Nicoll
- David Pelling
CANSail Sub-Committee
- Steve McBride (Chair)
- Kelsey Stroppel
- Nigel Crosscombe
- Alex Byczko
- Mark Shippers
- Amelia Leeksma
- Andrea Fitzgerald
- Delani Hulme-Lawrence
- Alex Gareau
- Marc-Antoine Brassard
- Nick Allinson – Staff Rep
Cruising Sub-Committee
- Jamie Gordon (Chair)
- Penny Caldwell
- David DeWolfe
- Ian Leitch
- Guy Boulanger
- Tony Pattinson
Racing Appeals Committee
- Lynne Beal (Chair)
- Don Martin
- Andrew Alberti
- Rick Hatch
- Leo Reise
- Warren Nethercote
- Irene McNeill
Racing Rules Committee
- Rick Hatch (chair)
- Kathy Dyer
- Leo Reise
- Robert Stewart
- Andrew Alberti
- Franck Pellerin
Offshore Committee
- Richard Hinterhoeller (Chair)
- Will Apold
- David Sutcliffe
- Guy Perrin
- Diane Reid
