{"id":104285,"date":"2026-06-26T04:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/104285\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T04:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:56:46","slug":"canadian-sailors-antonia-and-georgia-lewin-lafrance-add-another-gold-medal-at-grand-slam-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/104285\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance add another gold medal at Grand Slam Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canadian sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance add another gold medal at Grand Slam Series
\n by Sail Canada 25 Jun 08:33 PDT
\n 20-24 June 2026<\/p>\n


\n Canadian Kieler Woche champions Georgia und Antonia Lewin-Lafrance celebrated their victory in the 49erFX with their German coach Thomas Berg \u00a9 Felix Diemer \/ Kieler Woche<\/p>\n

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\nCanadian sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance took the first position overall in 49erFX at the fourth Sailing Grand Slam regatta of the season, the 2026 edition of Kiel Week, held June 20-24 in Kiel, Germany. \n<\/p>\n


\nThis is their second gold medal of the 2026 season at a Sailing Grand Slam event. They have now won a medal in six of their last seven major competitions, having come up with a fourth-place finish at the 2026 49erFX World Championship during that stretch. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe sisters started the Kiel Week competition in first position after day 1 and never looked back after that. They finished ahead of Helen Pais and Helen Ausman from Estonia, second, who were followed by Sophie Steinlein and Catherine Bartelheimer from Germany. A total of 52 teams were in action in the 49erFX class. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe event was also a good preparation for their next competition, as they will be taking part in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships to be held July 7-12 in Eckernf\u00f6rde, Germany. \n<\/p>\n


\n“We’re really proud to have won the regatta. It was a long and hot week with light wind, and it was just really good training and preparation towards the European Championships to be held in a week and a half,” said Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance. “It was great to get some racing in and we also dialed the confidence up in our racing.” \n<\/p>\n


\n“We want to say a huge thank you to our supporters, our support team back home, our sponsors and donors, friends and family, and everyone who helped us get here.” \n<\/p>\n


\nA total of 10 Canadian sailors took part in the 2026 Kiel Week regatta. Here are the full Canadian results: \n<\/p>\n


\n49erFX (\/52 teams)

\n1. Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance (Chester, N.S.) \n<\/p>\n


\nILCA 6 (\/55 sailors)

\n34. Maura Dewey (Victoria, B.C.) \n<\/p>\n


\n49er (\/90 teams)

\n63. Thomas and William Staples (Beaconsfield, QC)

\n73. Jack Gogan (Sydney, N.S.) and Hunter Hoy (Kirkland, QC) \n<\/p>\n


\nNacra 17 (\/21 teams)

\n20. Caspar Lenz Anderson (Calgary, AB) and Grace Poole (Victoria, B.C.) \n<\/p>\n


\nILCA 7 (\/119 sailors)

\n101. Louis Hup\u00e9 (Rimouski, QC) \n<\/p>\n


\nClose to 500 sailors were competing in the Olympic classes at the 2026 Kiel Week event. \n<\/p>\n


\nThe fifth and final regatta that will be part of this year’s Grand Slam Series is the Long Beach and San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta (OCR) (July 13-August 8).
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