READY TO LAUNCH FOR L.A.

LET'S LAUNCH!

Without further ado, I'm excited to share that I'm officially announcing my campaign to represent Canada in the ILCA7 at the 2028 Olympics in LA!

Join Me For the Launch Party

There is a lot to look forward to on the road to LA 2028.  I am planning a launch party for my 2028 campaign to kick things off. I want to chat with you in person and get an opportunity to share my passion for this goal with you!

If you are in the Toronto area and are interested in attending, please check the months below that work best for you. (select your choice below)

COUNT ME IN FOR THAT PARTY

LA LAUNCH PARTY - POLL

LONG BEACH CA - LA 2028 OLYMPIC SAILING VENUE

LOOKING AHEAD AT THE NEXT FOUR YEARS

The Qualification Process Explained

As some of you may know, Olympic qualification in Canada is a multi-step process. First, the country qualifies for a spot, and then the country decides which athlete fills the spot. In sailing, only one athlete per country is allowed to go per class.

Having fallen short as a team to qualify the country in the ILCA7 class in the past 2 Olympic cycles - this is the utmost priority. The first opportunity to do so will be the combined World Championship in the summer of 2026, where we need one of our Canadian ILCA7 sailors to place much better than we have in the past. This event will be in Valencia, Spain, a venue I trained in last fall; however, the summer is much different, with a powerful sea breeze and choppy waves favouring physical prowess. I am already planning to improve my fitness level to prepare for this event.

If we miss our chance at that event, the following qualification opportunities (not officially announced yet) will likely include the 2027 Pan Am Games, a European venue, "Last Chance Regatta" in 2028 and potentially the 2027 or 2028 ILCA World Championships.

It's a marathon process, but I am excited about digging into it and look forward to working with my fellow teammates and training partners to ensure that Canada is represented. Please follow along with me and the team. 

Your Continued Support Is Appreciated

As this next quad kicks off, I hope to continue to count on you as a valuable support team member. The road to Olympic success is a costly one. Over the next four years, I will easily spend 800 days on the water, close to 4,000 fitness hours and countless additional unlogged hours dedicated to mastering my sport. It's hard work, but I'm still as passionate as ever about sailing and pursuing excellence. I remain committed to giving everything I have. The hard part is giving what I don't have. As an amateur athlete in a comparatively underfunded sport in Canada, I rely on minimal government funding, loyal sponsorship partners, and the generous support of individuals like you who believe in my potential. Your support is not just financial; it's also a decisive vote of confidence in my potential and a lifeline that helps me cover the costs of my pursuit of being among the best in the world.

If you can spare a small donation at this time, it would mean the world to me, and you have my thanks.

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FEATURED IN SAILING IN CANADA / CANADIAN YACHTING

2018 KIEL WEEK

Kiel week lived up to its reputation with heavy wind and cold weather. This event threw everything it could at me from big breeze and a strong fleet to unpredictable racing schedules (delaying us all day then launching us at 7 pm). My results might suggest that I didn’t have a good event but in fact, it was a great learning experience for where I need to be in order to be successful competing in these types of fleets and at world-class events. Not only do you need to have a complete sailing skill set but you also need to be in the right spot mentally to compete at 100%. In the case of this event I was not prepared fully in either category. I did however spend the regatta focused on my starting and saw positive results in this aspect towards the end of the event. I plan to carry this onto u21 worlds in Gdynia! Overall Kiel Week was a great event, a fantastic learning experience and I’m sure I will be back in the future.

2018 LASER MIDWINTERS EAST REGATTA

I am recently back from a great training session and the Midwinters East Regatta in Florida. While on my reading week I went to work in preparing myself for u21 worlds in Gdynia, Poland this summer. Four days of solid training with a great group of sailors including a couple of Olympians gave me a clear insight into what it takes to be at the top of this fleet. The four days of racing were filled with difficult and puffy conditions that tested even the best sailors.  That combined with a very deep and competitive fleet resulted in more tough racing. I stumbled out of the blocks on the first day posting poor scores of 35 and 34 in the first two races. I followed that up with better and consistent finishes in the 20s and teens. I finished a disappointing 24th out of 42, but it is important to for me to remember that my focus for this regatta was on process goals and not placement goals. I found I struggled with my starts, so I will continue to focus on this more in the coming months. For now, I am back at school finishing up my semester and will be working in the gym continuing to improve my fitness until I can get back on the water again to train.

RESULTS - 2018 LASER MIDWINTERS EAST
PHOTOS - 2018 LASER MIDWINTERS EAST

THANK YOU ONTARIO!

I am grateful to be a recipient of Ontario's Quest for Gold Funding and recently was asked by the Oakville News what this funding means to me and my goals in the sport of sailing.

In short, as the only funding I currently receive it is crucial to helping me meet my goals. 
In addition, my hope is that the Quest for Gold program and/or others like it will be around for many years and continue to support our dedicated amateur athletes who have Olympic dreams with the funding needed to make them come true.

When I am alone in my boat competing head to head with the best in the world it is inspiring to know that Ontario is with me.