Newsletters

The journey, post by post

Race recaps, training notes, what's working, what isn't. Published the first week of each month.

May 20, 2023

Second Year on Team Canada and Boat Naming Competition!

I am happy to announce that as of May I have officially been named to the Canadian Sailing Squad for my second year with the team! Our team this year will be made up of 4 Canadian athletes who ha…

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Apr 23, 2023

A Big announcement and some catching up

Announcement and Intro First off, I would like to start today’s newsletter with some news which has been in the works for the past few months. I am excited to announce that I have officially beco…

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Nov 28, 2022

Training in the woods & the European Championships

Part 1: Training in the Woods At just over 202 thousand kilometers Canada has the most coastline of any country in the world by a substantial margin. One would think that this means we hav…

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Oct 7, 2022

A Month in Lake Garda

One of the most exciting things about campaigning for the Olympics is the constant traveling. There is no doubt that it can be exhausting at times but getting to travel around the globe and repre…

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Aug 30, 2022

Off to Germany and North american success (2/2)

PART 3: Back to Germany After arriving home, it was only a few days before I was on the move again. This time I was headed to Kiel Germany to compete in Kiel Week and take part in a Sail C…

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Aug 29, 2022

Summer 22’ Update (1/2)

Welcome back! It has been a busy couple of months since my last Newsletter, and a proper update is long overdue. Since my last update, I have competed at the World Championships In Mexico, Kieler…

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May 5, 2022

Canada’s Newest Squad Member!

It is official! I am now a member of the Canadian Sailing Squad. While this has been a long time in the making I am incredibly excited to be a part of the group of hungry young sailors training u…

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Apr 18, 2022

On the comeback (2/2)

The Short Version Part 3 – Racing in Palma went very well! I finished 54th/ 164 boats qualifying for the Gold fleet after Day 2. It was my second ever gold fleet and percentage wise …

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Apr 17, 2022

On the Comeback (1/2)

Palma de Mallorca, I keep having to remind myself that 8 weeks ago I was lying in a hospital bed and 6 weeks ago I was unable to stand on my left leg. I also have to remind myself where I …

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Feb 19, 2022

An Inconvenient Hurdle

Comfort is an interesting concept. The thing with comfort is that it is relative; over time a person may become comfortable in the most seemingly uncomfortable situations as they learn and adapt …

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Jan 12, 2022

New Year 2022

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years. This year unlike last, I am very thankful that the Covid regulations allowed me to fly home and spend time with family an…

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Dec 3, 2021

Reflecting on 3 Months of Racing

Lots of reflecting over the past few weeks. It has been about a month now since the end of the world championships in Barcelona. Many of you may have been following along with the results and alr…

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Oct 14, 2021

Reaching new heights at the European championships

What a couple of weeks! As I explained in the past newsletter the last six months have been leading up to a busy fall regatta season. The European championships and the World championsh…

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Aug 13, 2021

Another Productive Summer in Europe

Another long summer of training is now coming to an end and with it a chance to look back at all the progress made and skills le…

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Mar 16, 2021

A Long Overdue Return

Throughout this whole Covid Pandemic , turbulence is something that everyone has had to learn to deal with. With the state of the world changing day to day, making plans seems to be an almost fut…

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Dec 29, 2020

Christmas in Malta

Greetings to everyone from Malta, I hope you are all enjoying some well deserved rest this holiday season and are ready for fresh starts in 2021. It has been a challenging year but moving forward…

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Sep 1, 2020

James Arrives in Malta!

It has now been two months since I moved to Malta to begin this new chapter in my life and sailing career and, with that, the end of my first full training cycle. It has been such a whirlwind tha…

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Jun 21, 2020

Taking the Plunge

Multitasking is an interesting skill. At its most basic form it is the ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time. Being a good multitasker is a skill that many people hold in high regard…

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Apr 20, 2020

Quarantine

Good afternoon, I hope everyone has been staying safe and sane indoors over the past few weeks. I know personally I am starting to lose it a little bit, this is the longest I’ve gone without sail…

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Feb 5, 2020

Off to Australia

Good evening everyone, I would like to first and foremost thank everyone who came out and supported me at my fundraiser. Everything that is happening over the coming week and a half is bec…

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