2022 Canadian Hall of Fame Inductees

The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame, Sail Canada, and the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston have revealed the 12 people who are part of the Class of 2022 that will be inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame:

• Karen Johnson: Winner of the 1985 Women’s 470 World Championship.
• Gail Johnson: Winner of the 1985 Women’s 470 World Championship.
• Judy Lugar: Winner of the 1986 Women’s 470 World Championship.
• Morag McLean: Winner of the 1986 Women’s 470 World Championship.
• Frank McLaughlin: 1988 Olympic bronze medal winner in the Flying Dutchman.
• John Millen: 1988 Olympic bronze medal winner in the Flying Dutchman.
• Perry Connolly: Winner of the 1968 Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) in Red Jacket and 1969 Canada’s Cup in Manitou.
• Gordon Fisher: Winner of the 1968 Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) in Red Jacket and 1969 Canada’s Cup in Manitou.
• George Cassian: The 2nd “C” in C&C Yachts and, with George Cuthbertson, designer of Red Jacket.
• Erich Bruckmann: Builder of Red Jacket, founding member of C&C Yachts and Manager of C&C Custom Division.
• George Hinterhoeller: Designer and builder of the Shark, founding member of C&C Yachts and Hinterhoeller Yachts.
• Ian Morch: Established Belleville Marine and was a founding member of C&C Yachts.

The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame is a collaboration between The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame, the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston and Sail Canada. Inductees must be Canadian citizens and can be inducted in any of the three categories: sailor, technical, or contributor.

Inductees were chosen by the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame Management Committee, with representation from across the country. The selection process is based on criteria established in the CSHOF By-Laws. In the future, it is intended that the nomination process will be opened up to the sailing public.

As per the By-Laws, any Canadian sailor who wins an Olympic or a Paralympic medal, or a World Championship in an Olympic or Paralympic class is considered an automatic inductee. Six of the 12 inductees from the class of 2022 meet that criterion.

The other six inductees are directly associated with the international success of the racing yacht Red Jacket and the founding of C&C Yachts. Red Jacket was donated to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston by the late Peter Milligan.

“Thank you to our longstanding partners, the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame and the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston for their hard work on identifying and celebrating these individuals who are most deserving of this national recognition as Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame inductees for 2022,” said Hugh McGugan, Chair of Sail Canada’s Board of Directors.

The 2022 induction ceremony will take place October 15 in Kingston, ONT. To attend, click here.

For current inductees, click here.