The Canadian 29er Class Association has part of its mission to promote, foster, encourage, and sponsor 29er class racing in Canada.
As a result, the Association is directly engaged in selection and support for the Canadian Nationals, the Canadian 29er Junior (Youth) Championships, the Regional Grand Prix Series (West/Central, East and Atlantic), and works with its counterparts in support of the 29er North American Championships.
29er Canadian National Championship
The 29er Class Association annually receives bids for and designates the selected event for the Canadian National Championship. The selected host’s organizing authority is notified by the end of the calendar year and an announcement of made for the event’s location in the coming season.
The team placing first at the National Championship is awarded the championship “Belt”.
Awarded for over 20 years now, the prestigious “Belt” trophy is unique to the 29er class. It is a hand-crafted work, made by nationally recognized iron-work artist Robert Acoin from Kingston Ontario.
2024’s National Championship is scheduled to happen @ Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston Ontario Aug 16-18. https://cork.org
Every year, the new title holders names are engraved on the trophy belt.
Canadian 29er Class National Champions
Year | Skipper | Crew |
2024 | Callum Ruch | Nicole Otton |
2023 | Johanna Pickart | Rebecca Driscoll |
2022 | Thomas Desrochers | Ford Amery |
2021 | Thomas Desrochers | Ford Amery |
2020 | – No racing – | – No racing – |
2019 | Thomas Staples | William Staples |
2018 | Galen Richardson | Jake Adair |
2017 | William Bonin | Samuel Bonin |
2016 | Galen Richardson | Louis Riel Brockie |
2015 | Cameron Shaw | Henry Lockyer |
2014 | Lloyd Lyall | Andrew Moreno |
29er Junior (Youth) Championships
(Sail Canada)
Presented to the top youth sailors in Canada, the 29er Youth Championship trophy is presented to the top overall U18 team at the designated Sail Canada event annually. Additionally, the top U18 female team is recognized with a second trophy.
Awarded for over 20 years now, the prestigious trophy is unique to the 29er class. It is a hand-crafted work, made by nationally recognized iron-work artist Robert Acoin from Kingston Ontario.
Canadian 29er Youth Champs – Top U18 Team – Overall
Year | Skipper | Crew |
2024 | Callum Ruch | Nicole Otton |
2023 | Thomas Desrochers | Ford Amery |
2022 | Mattias Koechli | Andreas Koechli |
2021 | Grace Poole | Jessica Hirschbold |
2020 | – No racing – | – No racing – |
2019 | Nathan Duffar-Calder | Andreas Steinitz |
2018 | Thomas Staples | William Staples |
2017 | Steven Hardee | Lake Sanford |
2016 | Galen Richardson | Louis Riel Brockie |
2015 | Cameron Shaw | Henry Lockyer |
2014 | Lloyd Lyall | Andrew Moreno |
Canadian 29er Youth Champs – Top U18 Female Team
Year | Skipper | Crew |
2024 | Bridget Gilley | Anika Lange-Sorensen |
2023 | Johanna Pickart | Rebecca Driscoll |
2022 | Hailey Nichols | Katherine Lowe |
2021 | Grace Poole | Jessica Hirschbold |
2020 | – No racing – | – No racing – |
2019 | Tate Howell | Audrey Staples |
2018 | name tbc | name tbc |
2024’s Junior Champions are scheduled to happen @ Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston Ontario Aug 6-9. https://cork.org
Canadian 29er Class Grand Prix Series
The Class supports a regional Grand Prix in each of our three regions. – West (BC, AB, SK, MB), East (ON, QC), and Atlantic (NB, NS, PEI, NL).
The top team in each region is named the winner based on a points calculation.
Each winning regional team is awarded a Class Trophy and 29er gear, generously donated by 49er.ca.
2023’s Grand Prix Series Winners
2023 Regional Series | Skipper | Crew |
West/Central | Ayden Kuo | Alexis Kuo |
East | Thomas Desrochers | Ford Amery |
Atlantic | Ethan Thompson | Henry Simms |
Details on the 2024 series can be found at the link below: