2013 Sail Canada Team of the Year - John McRoberts and Jackie Gay

The 2013  Male Athlete/ Team of Year selected by Sail Canada are  John McRoberts and Jackie Gay of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club


John and Jackie are both experienced sailors in the paralympic classes. John has represented Canada twice at the Paralympics in the Skud-18, he won a bronze medal for Canada in the 2008 games in China, and placed 4th in London 2012. Jackie has sailed the Skud since 2006 when the boats were first delivered and also campaigned for China. She has since been sailing in the 2.4mR single handed class as a member of the Canadian Sailing Team before teaming up John.

John & Jackie are Canada's Skud 18 Paralympic Sailing Team currently training for the Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro, September 2016. John McRoberts and Jackie Gay are  both a sailing team and a married couple who have high hopes for a podium finish at the Games. 'We always knew we'd make a strong team,' says John. 




 John & Jackie will be recognized at the Sail Canada Rolex Awards in Toronto on February 28 where they will be the first recipients of the Skippers' Plan Athlete of the Year award.   Find out more about their Road to Rio on their website Team UCan2 and send them your congratulations.