By John Brooks I enjoyed the annual Mobility Cup 2025 held this year in Pointe-Claire (Que) in August so much that, before it ended, I was already looking forward to the one next year, which will be in Vancouver. It was very moving to see more than 15 boats sitting in the harbour awaiting 30…
Mobility Cup 2025, August 25–29 | Pointe Claire, Quebec The Mobility Cup returns this summer, hosted by the Quebec Adapted Sailing Association (AQVA) and the Pointe Claire Yacht Club. This annual regatta invites sailors with disabilities — along with their companion sailors — to compete in Martin 16 keelboats. Over five exciting days of racing,…
On a rainy Monday, August 19th, two Nepean Sailing Club Martin 16s were loaded onto a CN container for transport to the Mobility Cup in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The Mobility Cup is a “regatta of possibility” where personal, social, geographic, technological, and organizational barriers are challenged in the spirit of friendly competition. It is international…
The Mobility Cup regatta 2023 was held at the National Yacht Club, Toronto August 27-31. NSC members sailed in the 20-boat Gold fleet, with Brian Peckover finishing 2nd overall (including 2 race wins), and Karell Regnier 16th. Rachid Merzouk, who also sails at NSC, earned 10th place in the 18-boat Silver fleet and won the…
The Nepean Sailing Club is hosting the 2022 National Capital Cup with competitors from across Ontario and Quebec. It is Ottawa’s biggest regatta for sailors with physical disabilities and is a preparatory regatta for the national Mobility Cup in September.
We need race committee volunteers for the Mobility Cup (Able Sail Canadian Championship). 1 or more days, Monday 9 – Friday 13 September, daytime. We were well-organized, but had a couple of cancellations due to hurricanes and health. Contact Rick Anderton by email or phone 613 222 7735.
The mobility cup is in urgent need of spectator boats to take folks out on the water to watch the racing Sept 9 – 13th. This is an international sailing event being hosted by NSC. One or more days would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Alan Galley, aggalley at gmail dot com.
Check out Sheryl Bennett Wilson’s article “Sailing Away” (Download PDF or View on BOX.com), the cover story on this month’s Marketplace newsletter. This article chronicles the history of Able Sailing in Canada,
Sailors for the Sea awarded Mobility Cup 2012 a Silver Clean Regatta certificate,
Check out this report on Sail-World.com or see the final results for the 2012 Mobility Cup.
