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RCYC 2012 Olympic Sailing Team

Congratulations to our RCYC Members Gordon Cook, Greg Douglas and Dave Wright who will
join the 2012 Canadian Olympic Sailing team in London!

Official London 2012 Website for Sailing information and photos: www.london2012.com/sailing
Olympic Sailing – Schedule & Results click here
 

 

Gordon Cook

Class: 49er
ISAF Sailor: CANGC5
www.sail49er.ca

 
Recent Highlight Results:
4th - 2011 Miami OCR
6th - 2011 Delta Lloyd Regatta
29th - Skandia Sail for Gold


 

Gordon Cook is a Toronto native with an engineering degree from Queens University. He has been sailing since he was a child at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. Gordon has been a national team member since 2000. Gordon and Ben Remocker teamed up part time in 2003 and ramped up their campaign in the 49er. They eventually would represent Canada at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. After 2008, Gordon teamed up with Hunter Lowden to pursue another Olympic campaign in the same class. They have had much success over the last 3 years and are working hard to secure a spot to represent Canada in the 49er class.
   
 
 

Greg Douglas

Class: Finn
ISAF Sailor: BARGD1
www.gregdouglassailing.com


Recent Highlight Results:
8th - 2011 Delta Lloyd Regatta
13th - 2011 Olympic Test Event
1st -  2011 Canadian Finn Championship
21st - 2011 ISAF World Championships

In 2009 Greg started sailing for Canada. He worked as a race coach at Kingston Yacht Club in the summer of 2009 and then started sailing the Finn that fall. Greg's first regatta was the 2010 Miami OCR where he placed 15th of 35 competitors and received CYA's 2010 Rookie of the Year award. Since then he has been sailing full-time, campaigning to represent Canada at the 2012 Olympics.
   
 
 

David Wright

Class: Laser
ISAF Sailor: CANDW6
www.davidwrightsailing.com

 

Here are a few of his recent notable acheivements:

1st at 2012 Laser Midwinters
3rd at the Miami OCR
12th at the Olympic Test Event
6th at 2012 Sail for Gold Regatta
6th at 2009 Laser World Championships

When David was 10 he entered the Hudson Learn to sail program earning his learn to sail levels. At 13 he joined the Hudson Yacht Club race team and raced a Laser radial, though it was quite a lot of boat for a small sailor. The next year he was generously loaned a Byte by the Miranda Memorial Fund, and that year won the Canadian championship and finished third in the Canadian Youth Championship.
David spent four years at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point , New York. His 3rd year at college was spent on a merchant ship traveling the world. David won a national championship in 2002 and also earned honourable mention All American as a sophomore and was an All American as a senior. Additionally he sailed in the Laser Radial Worlds in 2002 finishing 4th.

Upon his return to Canada he qualified for the Canadian Sailing Team and campaigned actively for the 2008 Olympics, competing for Canada on the World Cup Circuit. However, his efforts fell short.

Wright made his comeback in the next quadrennial and has now secured his spot for the 2012 London Olympics!
 

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