HostsAble Sail Toronto / National Yacht Club DatesAug. 27 - 31, 2023 Regatta ChairsKaren-Ann Xavier / Candice Drescher |
Legacy1 Martin16 sailboat Trophy WinnersGold Fleet winner | Pierre Richard, Montréal, QC |
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Mobility Cup was back - after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic!
HostsNorthern Yacht Club DatesAug. 29 - Sept. 2, 2022 Regatta ChairsJohn Astephen |
Legacy1 Martin16 sailboat Trophy WinnersGold Fleet winner | Brian Peckover, Carleton Place, ON |
Hosts
Sail Able Nova Scotia
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS)
Dates
Aug. 29 - Sept. 2, 2018
Regatta Chairs
Paul Tingley
Legacy
Bringing awareness of adaptive sailing to the wider community.
Trophy winners
Gold Fleet winner | Brian Peckover, Carleton Place, ON
Silver Fleet winner| Doreen Ames, Ottawa, ON
Top sip 'n' puff sailor | Not awarded
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The smoke cleared and the racing began! The southern part of the BC interior had been blanked by acrid smoke from a 32,000-acre wildfire burning just south of the border – but this cleared in time for the racing to begin. Forty-two sailors from across Canada and into the US – with a particularly strong Californian contingent – competed in another memorable Mobility Cup. Winds were somewhat variable, being at various times too low, then too high, then switching direction, but when they were right they were perfect, and some fine racing took place. Particularly notable this year was contestant Ean Price – who just happens to be coordinator of the Kelowna chapter of the Tetra Society of North America which creates custom assistive devices – who devised his own boat control solution. Unable to use either sip ‘n’ puff or joystick option, he invented a one-of-a-kind ‘magic fingers’ in which an adapted glove allowed him to press wires that steered the boat. For this ingenuity a new recognition was instigated: The Ean Price Outside the Box Award. And a special mention goes to CanAm Mobility, in Kelowna, for donating four vans with drivers for the duration of the event. Thank you for your support! |
HostsDSA BC, Okanagan branch DatesSeptember 11-15, 2017 Regatta ChairsTracy Delorme & Larry Clark LegacyPurchase two lifts to aid transfers Trophy winnersGold Fleet winner | Pierre Richard, Montréal, QC |
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2016's event was the celebration of 25 years of Mobility Cup, which has been held from coast to coast across Canada since 1991. It was a welcome return to Montreal - always a popular city with visitors. Mobility Cup was last held here in 2008. Once again, Quebec Adapted Sailing Association (Association québécoise de voile adaptée – AQVA) and the Pointe Claire Yacht Club were hosts. Pointe-Claire Yacht Club has been home to AQVA’s disabled sailing program since 1996. It is located on the north shore of Lac St-Louis, close to the historic village of Pointe-Claire. The club’s bathrooms, locker room, bar and restaurant are fully accessible, and it has a deck looking out over the harbour and the lake. Racing was located directly in front of the club, and also in view of spectators at a park across the street. |
LocationPointe-Claire Yacht Club, Montreal, Quebec HostsDatesAug. 29 - Sept. 2, 2016 PersonnelRegatta Chairs Pierre Carpentier, René Dallaire, Paula Stone LegacyUpgrading facilities at AQVA, including an updated accessible bathroom and a new, wider ramp onto the dock. Trophy winnersGold Fleet winner | Marc Villeneuve, Laval, QC |
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Back in 1995, Victoria was the first city outside of Vancouver to host the Mobility Cup – and, 20 years later, the regatta returned. The 2015 event was understandably larger, with more participants, and an overall higher level of skill. In all, 40 sailors from across Canada and the US competed in the 2015 event. Victoria is one of the oldest cities on the Pacific Northwest, dating back to 1843, and a popular tourist destination. The regatta has hosted by Canadian Forces Sailing Association in Esquimalt harbour, which is one nautical mile from Downtown Victoria. Esquamalt actually has more history than Victoria, being inhabited by indigenous Coast Salish for thousands of years. “Is-whoy-malth,” they called it, referring to the flats at the head of the harbour. |
LocationThe Canadian Forces Sailing Association , HostsDSA Victoria DatesSept. 7 - 11, 2015 PersonnelRegatta Chair: Emily Boardman LegacyBringing awareness of adaptive sailing to the wider community. Trophy WinnersGold Fleet winner | Peter Eagar, Toronto, ON |
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Probably the most beautiful location for a Mobility Cup ever – participants stayed in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in a fully accessible wilderness retreat lodge. It will probably be remembered as the Mobility Cup that it snowed. Yes, a freak early snowfall blanketed southern Alberta during the week of Mobility Cup 2014. The event was held on Lower Kananaskis Lake in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, with participants staying at William Watson Lodge. |
LocationKananaskis, Alberta HostsDisabled Sailing Association Alberta DatesSeptember 6 - 13, 2014 PersonnelRegatta Chairs Robb Lawrence, Sara Cooper LegacyExpansion into new locations throughout the province, such as Cold Lake, Wabamum or Newell. Trophy WinnersMobility Cup | Marc Villeneuve, Laval, QC Coupe Dallaire | Marc Polley, Pointe-du-Chêne, NB Sam Sullivan Trophy | Not awarded Daren Tucker Award | Pierre-Yves Levesque, Montreal, QC |
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Forty-one sailors from across North America and as far away as Australia challenged the waters of Halifax harbour for the High Liner Foods 2013 Mobility Cup. |
HostsSail Able Nova Scotia Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron DatesAugust 27 - 30, 2013 Regatta ChairMike Archibald LegacyConstruction of a floating dock and ramp. Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Christine Lavallee, Gatineau, PQ Coupe Dallaire | Jean-Paul Dussault, LaSalle, PQ
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Mobility Cup returned to Ottawa, ON – it was last here in 2003 – for five days of sailing. In all, 39 sailors raced in two fleets on a 3 km (2 mile) wide section of the Ottawa River, which forms a natural lake known as Lac Deschênes. The event took place at Nepean Sailing Club, which is located approximately 10 kilometers west of downtown Ottawa. |
LocationNepean Sailing Club, Ottawa, ON HostsNational Capital Able Sail Association DatesSept. 9 – 14, 2012 PersonnelRegatta Chair Peter Wood Principal Race Officer Rick Anderton LegacyUpgraded accessible washrooms in the sailing pavilion, a revitalized volunteer base and new training sails for the fleet of Martin 16 sailboats Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Marc Villeneuve, Laval-des-Rapides, QC Coupe Dallaire | Patrick Leger, Montreal, QC Sam Sullivan Trophy | René Dallaire, Montreal, QC Daren Tucker Award | Colin Smith, Middlebury, VT |
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The 2011 Rotary Mobility Cup featured the Mobility Cup for the Martin 16, the Canadian Championship for the Liberty class and the North American Championship for the 2.4mR class. Needless to say, it was the largest event ever in the history of the Mobility Cup. In all, 72 sailors competed, representing Canada, US, UK, Netherlands and Australia. Racing took place off the southwestern shore of Hamilton Harbour, situated at the western tip of Lake Ontario. It was a testing location that boasted what organizers classed as “interesting” winds and challenging conditions. |
LocationRoyal Hamilton Yacht Club, HostsBurlington Sailing and Boating Club DatesAug. 29 – Sept. 2, 2011 PersonnelRegatta Chair, Laurel Thompsom & Bob Wercholoz LegacyNew permanent accessible floating docks with lifts for the Able Sail programs of the Burlington Sailing & Boating Club and the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club. Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Pierre Richard, Montreal, QC Coupe Dallaire | Sara Cooper, Calgary, AB Sam Sullivan Trophy | René Dallaire, Montreal, QC Daren Tucker Award | Lisa Harris, Burlington, ON |
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Once again the Mobility Cup returned to the sheltered waters of English Bay - it was last here in 2006. This time around 36 sailors competed,19 in Gold Fleet and 17 in Silver. Together they represented four countries: Canada, USA, England and New Zealand. Infuriatingly, flat weather struck the same fleet two days running - Silver sailed each time, but the Gold Fleet was becalmed. However, organizers managed to fit the Gold Fleet races into the last day. There was a memorable meeting with a face from the past - the original Sunbird, which was used to start the whole Canadian sailing program, and with it the Mobility Cup, had been restored and put on display at the event. The boat, Iron Lady, was on her way to the BC Sports Hall of Fame. |
LocationRoyal Vancouver Yacht Club, HostsDisabled Sailing Association of B.C. DatesSept. 13 – 17, 2010 PersonnelRegatta Chairman, Stephen Hunter LegacyYou're looking at it right now. . . the launch of the history website Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Merle Hickey, Calgary, AB Coupe Dallaire | Hafsa Chaar, Montreal, QC Sam Sullivan Trophy | Terry LeBlanc, Vancouver, BC Daren Tucker Award | Gerry Burns, Vancouver, BC |
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The largest Mobility Cup held in recent years, with 47 sailors over three fleets – it’s probably second in size only to the 2001 event, with a staggering 58 participants! Held in Toronto, it included the 2.4 Metre North American Championships in conjunction with the Mobility Cup. The 2.4mR is the single person discipline for the upcoming 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games. It followed on from an all-weekend free race clinic, and included a day’s practice and four of racing. Mobility Cup 2009 chairmen Danny McCoy, Jeff Levine and Drew Robertson wrote: “Ten years ago in the summer of 1999, The Mobility Cup came to Toronto and left in its wake the Disabled Sailing Association of Ontario and moreover what has become the country’s largest sailing program for persons with a disability. “We are so proud to be able to look back at an amazing decade of being the sole providers of full time access to Toronto’s waterfront and the sport of sailing to the Disabled community of the Greater Toronto Area." |
LocationAshbridge's Bay Yacht Club, HostsDisabled Sailing Association of Ontario DatesAug. 31 – Sept. 4, 2009 PersonnelRegatta Chairmen, Danny McCoy, Jeff Levine, Drew Robertson LegacyConstruction of a dock. Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Robb Lawrence, Calgary, AB Coupe Dallaire | Jennifer Smith , Belleville, ON Sam Sullivan Trophy | Chris Loscerbo, Chemainus, BC Daren Tucker Award | Kevin Penny, Halifax, NS |
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Mobility Cup 2008 was hosted by the Quebec Adapted Sailing Association (Association québécoise de voile adaptée – AQVA) and the Pointe Claire Yacht Club (PCYC). Forty-two participants from around North America, as well as Great Britain and New Zealand were treated to PCYC’s warm hospitality over the five day event. Despite all-too-frequent light and shifty winds, both the Silver and Gold fleets were able to complete a full series of races, with a drop for each group. All week, there was a strong focus on coaching with several guest coaches helping on the water and leading animated de-briefs. As with all AQVA events, there was a spirited and ever present social side including daily Happy Hours and prize giveaways during de-briefs. The Lebanese-themed barbecue held on Tuesday night was appreciated by all and the banquet held on the Thursday began with a beautiful meal and ended with Karaoke and dancing until the wee hours. Close to 100 volunteers contributed to the success of this event. |
LocationPointe Claire Yacht Club, HostsAssociation québécoise de voile adaptée DatesAug. 25 - 29, 2008 PersonnelRegatta Chair, Paula Stone LegacyThanks to the funds raised for Mobility Cup, AQVA was able to complete a renovation project with Pointe Claire Yacht Club to make the washrooms fully wheelchair accessible. Trophy winners |
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The Harding Medical Mobility Cup sailed into Halifax, Nova Scotia in August 2007. This was the first time in the event’s 20-year history that the Mobility Cup has been held in Atlantic Canada. It was held at Dartmouth Yacht Club, with sailing in the vicinity of Wright's Cove in Halifax Harbour. Forty competitors from across Canada, United States, England and New Zealand raced Martin 16 sailboats for four days in two fleets. For a variety of reasons – most likely a warm welcome and a staggeringly beautiful area – this seems to be a particularly memorable event. |
LocationWright's Cove, HostsDartmouth Yacht Club DatesAug. 27 - 31 , 2007 Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Robb Lawrence, Calgary, AB Coupe Dallaire | Rod Mack, Victoria, BC Sam Sullivan Trophy | Chris Loscerbo, Chemainus, BC Daren Tucker Award | Helen Dam, Hamilton, ON |
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This year’s event was held in the sheltered waters of English Bay, overlooked by the Vancouver cityscape and the North Shore mountains. In all, 42 sailors competed, between them representing six countries: Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary and England. The 2006 regatta immediately followed the AbleSail Symposium, an all-day event involving sailors and adaptive sailing club organizers. Participants considered areas ranging from improving sailing techniques (basic sailing to race strategy) to forming a disabled sailing club. |
LocationRoyal Vancouver Yacht Club, HostsDisabled Sailing Association DatesSept. 11 – 15, 2006 PersonnelRegatta Chairman, David Williams LegacyFormation of the sport’s governing body, the AbleSailNetwork.ca Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Robb Lawrence, Calgary, AB Coupe Dallaire | Shelly Gautier, Toronto, ON Sam Sullivan Trophy | Chris Loscerbo, Chemainus, BC Daren Tucker Award | Kevin Penny, Halifax, NS |
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Mobility Cup 2005 was by the Disabled Sailing Association of Alberta and the Glenmore Sailing Club, and held on Glenmore Reservoir, in Calgary, Alberta. It built on the success of the 1997 event – the last time the Mobility Cup had been held in Calgary. By the time of the 2005 event, the Disabled Sailing Association of Alberta had been running 11 years and could proudly state: “Thousands of Albertans can say they’ve ‘Gone Sailing!’ through DSA-Alberta programs. Something about the welcome that participants received made this a particularly memorable event; one that has been fondly recalled many years later. |
LocationGlenmore Sailing Club, HostsDisabled Sailing Association of Alberta DatesAug. 22 – 27, 2005 PersonnelRegatta Chairman, Brian Gentels LegacyContinued growth of DSA Alberta Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Chris Everson, Orangevale, CA Coupe Dallaire | Greg Rocque, Calgary, AB Sam Sullivan Trophy | Rene Dallaire, Montreal, QC Daren Tucker Award | Ron Newman, Regina, SK |
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The 2004 event was held on Pelican Lake, home of the Pelican Yacht Club. Located in the heart of southwestern Manitoba, it is the region's sailing and recreational boating centre. Pelican Lake is part of the Pembina River system, and is the largest lake in South West Manitoba. It measures 14 miles by 1 1/2 miles. Pelican Yacht Club was host of the 1997 Canada games – the same year that Disabled Sail Manitoba Inc. had been founded by a small group of volunteers. The adaptive sailing group immediately got down to fundraising, acquiring its first Martin 16 in 1997, and one more each year for the next three years. |
LocationPelican Yacht Club, HostsDisabled Sail Manitoba DatesSept. 11 – 15, 2004 Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Merle Hickey, Calgary, AB Coupe Dallaire | Donald Stinson, Ottawa, ON Sam Sullivan Trophy | Chris Loscerbo, Chemainus, BC Daren Tucker Award | Kimberley Ives |
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Ottawa was proud to host the Mobility Cup for the first time in 2003. Staged over four days, the event was enjoyed by 44 sailors, competing in 25 Martin 16s. It was co-hosted by National Capital Able Sail Association and Nepean Sailing Club. |
LocationNepean, Ontario HostsNational Capital Able Sail Association DatesAugust 23-27, 2003 PersonnelRegatta Chairs, Ted Eedson, Tom Parker Trophy WinnersMobility Cup | Merle Hickey, Calgary, AB Coupe Dallaire | Pierre Vachon, Ottawa, ON Sam Sullivan Trophy | Rene Dallaire |
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Mobility Cup 2002 was hosted by Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, Ontario. It included 35 sailors competing in 22 Martin 16s. |
LocationPortsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston HostsAble Sail Kingston DatesAug. 27 – 31, 2002 PersonnelRegatta Chairman, LegacyFormation of Able Sail Kingston Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Karen Mitchell, Deerfield Beach, FL Coupe Dallaire | Katie Manders, Kingston, ON Sam Sullivan Trophy | Rene Dallaire, Montreal, QC |
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The Mobility Cup returned to Victoria, BC – it was previously there in 1995 – when it was again hosted at the Canadian Forces Sailing Association (CFSA), Esquimalt Squadron. The 2001 regatta was sailed in the Martin 16. There were 30 sailors in Gold Fleet, 28 in Silver. Between both fleets, 16 sailors used windlass and autohelm to sail their boats. According to Doug Nutting, executive director of Recreation Integration Victoria: “Mobility Cup 2001 was the largest Mobility Cup held to that date, and may still retain that title. “After an incredible regatta which ended September 9, 2001, unfortunately the world changed on the morning of 9/11, making it extremely difficult for many of the MC 2001 participants to travel home.” In preparation for hosting MC2001 our host club CFSA, Esquimalt installed accessible washrooms with roll in showers, with handheld showers, fold-down shower seats, canted mirrors and more. All of these improvements continue to benefit our sailors today. |
LocationThe Canadian Forces Sailing Association , HostsDisabled Sailing Association DatesSept. 5 – 9, 2001 PersonnelRegatta Chairs, Doug Nutting & Bill Macdonald LegacyFirst ever Mobility Cup held in BC, but outside of Vancouver, BC Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Danny McCoy, Toronto, ON Coupe Dallaire | Dale Keith, Calgary, AB Sam Sullivan Trophy |Steven Fletcher, Winnipeg, MB |
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Mobility Cup 2000 was held at Point Claire Yacht Club (PCYC) founded in 1879 and located on Lac Saint-Louis with a long tradition of supporting sailing regattas. PCYC is the home base for Montreal’s Association Québécoise de Voile Adaptée (AQVA) chapter for sailors with disabilities. Fifty sailors competed in 26 sail boats assembled from many regions of Canada and the United States. This was an international event with about a third of the competitors from outside of Canada. MC-2000 strived to promote public awareness of the capabilities of people with severe disabilities where sailors with mobility impairments, including high level quadriplegics, could develop skills to sail independently and to race in an international class regatta. MC-2000 was also instrumental in developing some of the new Mobility Cup racing format and rules still in use to-day. |
LocationYacht Club de Pointe-Claire, HostsAssociation Québécoise de Voile Adaptée DatesJune 11 – 16, 2000 PersonnelRegatta Chairman, Jake Fichten LegacyThe first fully bilingual MC event and the first to use the new racing format for Gold and Silver fleets Trophy winnersMobility Cup | John McRoberts, Victoria, BC Coupe Dallaire | Joe Guay, Newport, RI Sam Sullivan Trophy | Chris Loscerbo, Chemainus, BC |
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Mobility Cup grew again, involving 61 sailors – each handling a Martin 16 – sailing in Toronto, ON Only the ninth ever event, it featured an adaptive sailing symposium, followed by one day’s on-the-water practice and then four day’s racing. The International Disabled Sailing Symposium, led by the Canadian Yachting Association, considered all aspects of developing sailing opportunities for people with disabilities. Billed as “the largest and most international fleet assembled to date,” it featured competitors from Canada, USA, Bermuda, Australia and Portugal. |
LocationNational Yacht Club, HostsDisabled Sailing Association of Ontario DatesSept. 12 – 17, 1999 PersonnelRegatta Chairman, Danny McCoy LegacyFormation of Disabled Sailing Association of Ontario Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Danny McCoy, Toronto, ON Coupe Dallaire | Brenda Poole, Toronto, ON Sam Sullivan Trophy | Chris Loscerbo, Chemainus, BC |
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Mobility Cup returned to its birthplace, Vancouver, BC, for the 1998 event. This was the most international regatta to date, with 30 competitors from Australia, Puerto Rico, Portugal, the US and, of course, Canada. It featured seminars for competitors inspired to go home and start their own programs, held in “the Mobility Cup tent” throughout the event. The 1998 event is memorable for featuring the first ever all Martin 16 fleet. |
LocationJericho Sailing Centre, HostsDisabled Sailing Association DatesAug. 7 – 22, 1998 PersonnelRegatta Chairs, Kathy Campbell & Penny Paris LegacyThe Mobility Cup is now truly international; many competitors are inspired to go home and create their own adaptive sailing clubs Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Danny McCoy, Toronto, ON Coupe Dallaire | Merle Hickey, Calgary, AB Sam Sullivan Trophy | Rene Dallaire, Montreal, QC |
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Mobility Cup was held outside British Columbia for the first time in 1997, being hosted by Disabled Sailing Association of Alberta and Glenmore Sailing Club. DSA Alberta had been formed in 1994, inspired by the British Columbia programs, so hosting the national regatta gave the club a considerable boost. Organizers stated that there were at that time “more than 30,000 adults and children with mobility impairments in Calgary, any of whom may benefit from accessibility to sailing as a recreational and therapeutic experience.” The event included a practice day followed by five days’ racing for 28 competitors, using both the Sunbird and Martin 16 adaptive sailboats. The event is memorable as Mobility Cup 1997 was approved by the Canadian Yachting Association as Canada’s Qualifying Regatta for the International Foundation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) Single-Handed Class to compete at the IFDS North/South American Regional Regatta in St. Petersburg, Florida, in October, 1997. |
LocationGlenmore Sailing Club, HostsDisabled Sailing Association of Alberta DatesAug. 24 – 29, 1997 PersonnelRegatta Chairman, Ron Pawlyk LegacyFirst event held outside of British Columbia; growth of DSA Alberta Trophy winnersMobility Cup | Danny McCoy, Toronto, ON Silver Fleet winner| Dale Keith, Calgary, AB Top sip 'n' puff sailor | Rene Dallaire, Montreal, QC |