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.