On the afternoon of Sunday, August 19th, 2018 fourteen prominent Canadian sailors were inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame at a sold out reception at the Kingston Yacht Club in Kingston, ON. The Hall of Fame is a joint enterprise of Sail Canada and the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.
These fourteen new inductees joined current Hall of Fame members Paul Henderson, George Cuthbertson, and Bruce Kirby. Kirby and Cuthbertson were inducted at a gala dinner at KYC in 2014 inaugurating the New Age of Sail exhibit at the Marine Museum, for which Cuthbertson and Kirby were honourary co-curators.
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Please welcome our 2018 Inductees;
Ian Bruce
Renowned International 14' Dinghy sailor; two-time winner of the prestigious Prince of Wales Cup in England; two-time Olympic sailor; founder of Performance Sailcraft, builder of many dinghy and small boat classes; initiator and builder of the Laser; Officer of the Order of Canada.
Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club
Don Green
Winner of 1978 Canada's Cup in the C&C designed and built Evergreen, member of Canadian Admirals' Cup team in 1979 and survivor of the devastating 1979 Fastnet Race, SORC campaigns in Frers designed Evergreen II, America's Cup Challenger in 12 Metre True North. Member of the Order of Canada.
Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
David Howard
Winner of 1954 Canada's Cup in the 8-Metre Venture II, Skipper in 1956 Olympics in Dragons, Sailing Master on off-shore racers Inishfree and Bonaventure (Bermuda races and SORCs), Skipper and Syndicate member of True North in 1969 Canada's Cip trials, Skipper and Syndicate member of 1975 Canada's Cup challenger Marauder, Past Commodore and Honourary Life Member of RCYC, one of the original four founders of the Nonsuch class.
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Derek Hatfield
Renowned single-handed Around the World Racer winning first in class in the 2001-02 Around Alone, raced the 2008 Vendee Globe and in 2010 Derek once again took the podium in the VELUX 5 Oceans single-handed Around The World Race, Recipient of the Rolex Sailor of the Year; won Sail Canada's and Ontario Sailing's Sailor of the Year awards in 2003.
Philip Rogers
Bronze Medal 6-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Skipper of the four man crew consisting of Gardner Boultbee, Ken Glass and Gerald Wilson.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Ken Glass
Bronze Medal 6-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the four man crew consisting of Skipper, Philip Rogers; and crew Gardner Boultbee and Geralf Wilson.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Gerald Wilson
Bronze Medal 6-Metre at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the four man crew consisting of Skipper Philip Rogers, and crew Gardner Boutlbee and Ken Glass.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Gardner Boultbee
Bronze Medal 6-Metre Class at Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the four man crew consisting of Skipper, Philip Rogers, and crew, Gerald Wilson and Ken Glass.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Ron Maitland
Silver Medal 8-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Skipper of the six man crew consisting of George Gyles, Ernest (Jack) Cribb, Peter Gordon, Hubert Wallace and Harold A. Jones.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
George Gyles
Silver Medal 8-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the six man crew consisting of Skipper Ron Maitland and crew Ernest (Jack) Cribb, Peter Gordon, Harold A. Jones and Hubert Wallace.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Ernest (Jack) Cribb
Silver Medal 8-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the six man crew consisting of Skipper Ron Maitland and crew George Gyles, Peter Gordon, Hubert Wallace and Harold A. Jones.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Peter Gordon
Silver Medal 8-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the six man crew consisting of Skipper Ron Maitland and crew Ernest (Jack) Cribb, George Gyles, Hubert Wallace and Harold A. Jones.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Harold A. Jones
Silver Medal 8-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the six man crew consisting of Skipper Ron Maitland and crew Ernest (Jack) Cribb, Peter Gordon, George Gyles and Hubert Wallace. He was also the Team Manager and Fleet Captain of RVYC.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Hubert Wallace
Silver Medal 8-Metre Class at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Member of the six man crew consisting of Skipper Ron Maitland and crew Ernest (Jack) Cribb, Peter Gordon, George Gyles, and Harold A. Jones.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club