EYC Junior Sail - HF Youth Regatta

Wednesday, August 19 – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Etobicoke Yacht Club

2026 Hans Fogh Youth Regatta Event Website: Link

2026 Hans Fogh Youth Regatta Registration: Link

2026 Hans Fogh Youth Regatta Official Notice Board: Link

The main goal of this regatta, held annually in mid-August, is to provide budding racers with a friendly, less formal introduction to competitive sailing. The event is open to all participants of local sailing schools and yacht clubs under the age of 19.

For 2026, the Hans Fogh Youth Regatta (HFYR) will be held on August 19th and 20th. The event is open to the single and double-handed boats used by many junior sail programs around Lake Ontario: Club 420 (White Sail and Spinnaker), RS Feva (S and XL), Optimist, ILCA 4, ILCA 6, and ILCA 7.

In past years, we have been fortunate to have Thomas Fogh son of Hans Fogh, former National Team member, and 2015 Pan Am Games Coach generously volunteer his services as a special guest coach. We are also lucky to have the technical expertise of internationally qualified Race Officer Irene McNeill as the Principal Race Officer.

Check out this spectacular drone footage from a previous year’s event! https://youtu.be/57UP7nYbCEs

Registration Fees:

ILCA 4, 6, and 7: Early bird $50 + HST (Regular fee after August 11th: $70 + HST)

Optimist Classes: Early bird $50 + HST (Regular fee after August 11th: $70 + HST)

Club 420 and RS Feva: Early bird $100 + HST (Regular fee after August 11th: $140 + HST)

Note: HFYR registrations will close on August 18th at 6:00 PM (18:00).

Last year, we hosted 132 boats and a total of 213 participants—a record-breaking year for the regatta. This year, we are planning for similar numbers and hope all local sailing clubs will join us to continue supporting this important developmental event.

As always, this event cannot be held without the many volunteers who give freely of their time. This year, we require 40 volunteers, typically drawn from the EYC membership, neighboring clubs, and participants' parents. If you would like to help out—either on or off the water—please email us at jsp@eyc.ca and let us know how you can assist.

Coach/Club Participant Check-in Procedure

We will again request that club coaches or representatives check in their teams as a group, rather than individually. Once all members of a specific club are physically present on Day 1, the coach should proceed to the Registration Tent to confirm their roster. Regatta volunteers will verify the official list, check in the sailors, and provide the coach with the team’s regatta T-shirts (Day 1 only).

The process for Day 2 is identical, excluding the T-shirt distribution. Coaches are asked to pay particular attention to ensuring sail numbers and skipper/crew names are correct prior to and during the regatta.

Important Note: This confirmed roster is the same list used by Beach Volunteers to track sailors leaving and returning to the shore, as well as for individual race scoring. It is in your club’s best interest to ensure this list is complete and accurate.

Want to Help with this Regatta?

EYC constantly strives to keep this event one of the most affordable regattas on the youth racing calendar. This is only possible through the generosity of people who donate their time.

No sailing or boating experience is required—all you need is a willingness to help out and have fun! If you are interested in volunteering or helping in any way to make our regatta a success, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact us at jsp@eyc.ca if you can help or if you have any further questions.

About Hans Fogh :

Hans Fogh was one of the most successful competitive sailors in Canadian history, with dozens of national and international championships in many different classes, including two Olympic medals. As a long-term member of EYC, he was a big supporter of our junior sailing program and developing youth sailing. We are pleased and honored to name our regatta after him.

Hans Fogh first made his Olympic debut representing his native Denmark at Rome 1960, winning the silver medal in the first-ever Flying Dutchman class with Ole Gunner Petersen. At Tokyo 1964, Fogh (with Peterson) just missed the podium in fourth with Miss Denmark 1964, and while representing Canada at Montréal 1976, he finished fourth again with Evert Bastet. Competing in the Soling class at Los Angeles 1984, his sixth and final Olympic Games, Fogh won his second Olympic medal, a bronze, 24 years after his first, an Olympic record at the time. He was also 16th at Mexico City 1968 and seventh at Munich 1972 in the Flying Dutchman.

Along with his Olympic success, between 1962-78, Fogh is a four-time World champion, winning a total of seven medals in the Flying Dutchman and Soling classes: for Denmark (three gold, one bronze) and Canada (one gold, one silver, one bronze). At the 1978 Pan American Games he won the silver medal in the Soling class. Fogh was on the crew of the Don Green at the 1978 Canada’s Cup and sailed on Canada II at the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup.

Fogh started sailing at the age of 17 bypassing the opportunity to take over the family gardening business. His first international title was winning the Flying Dutchman at the 1960 European Championships. Gifted in spatial geometry, Fogh could envision physical objects like a sail, and worked with Danish sailor and maker, four-time Olympic Finn class champion Paul Elvstrom. Midway through his illustrious sailing career, Fogh was encouraged to move to Canada by Olympic sailor Paul Henderson who knew Canada was in need of an experienced sailmaker. Settling in Toronto in 1969, Fogh opened Elvstrom Canada and later he produced sails under his own label (Fogh Sails and North Sails) and opened a retail store (Fogh Marine) which still exists today. He was married to his wife Kristen for 49 years, became a Canadian citizen in 1975, and had two sons.

Fogh’s sailing career spanned seven decades from his first race in the late 1950s to his last race in 2014. He shared the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984 with his oldest son Morten and was able to compete in two subsequent Olympic trials with his youngest son Thomas. Born in Rodovre, Denmark, near Copenhagen, Hans Fogh died from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in Toronto in 2014.