A limited number of tickets are now available and also include access to the Toronto Boat Show
Get your tickets now at https://www.sailing.ca/product/celebration-of-sailing-2026/.
Kingston, December 15, 2025 – Sail Canada will host its 2026 Celebration of Sailing on Saturday, January 24th at the Enercare Centre on Sailors’ Day at the Toronto Boat Show, and tickets are now available.
This event provides opportunity for the Canadian sailing community to gather and celebrate excellence. At this edition of the Celebration of Sailing, to be held from 4pm to 7pm in Salon 105 at the Enercare Centre (100 Princes’ Blvd., Toronto, ON), Sail Canada will celebrate some annual awards winners, including:
-Richard Clarke: Sail Canada Sailor of the Year;
-Dale King: Sail Canada Volunteer of the Year;
-as well as some Ontario Sailing annual award winners.
The event will also be an opportunity for the Canadian Sailing community to reconnect with one another, including Canadian class associations and club representatives, as well as Canadian Sailing Team alumni and Olympians.
Together, the community will celebrate some important anniversaries and pay tribute to some of Sail Canada’s Olympian including for:
-the 45th anniversary of the Moscow 1980 Canadian Olympic Team in 2025;
-the 25th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Canadian Olympic Team in 2025.
Tickets are available for $80 (+tx), and will also give access to the Toronto Boat Show. Tickets are available at: https://www.sailing.ca/product/celebration-of-sailing-2026/.
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate and reconnect with the Canadian sailing community as there is a limited number of tickets available!
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.
