2026 Canadian Hall of Fame Inductees

The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame will have 12 individuals as part of the Class of 2026:

Paralympic athletes Paul Tingley, Logan Campbell, and Scott Lutes; Olympian Larry Lemieux; Olympian and Finn Gold Cup World Champion Hank Lammens; and yachting photographer Sharon Green. In addition, Casey Baldwin, Mark Ellis, Christopher Pratt, William Roue, Joshua Slocum, and Angus Walters will be inducted posthumously.

Fifty-seven people have previously been selected for the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame, with inductions held in 2005, 2014, 2018, 2020 (postponed to 2021), 2022, and 2024. For the full list of inductees, click here.

“The Class of 2026 is a diverse group of individuals who span well over 100 years of sailing in Canada in a number of categories: sailors, designers, builders and artists,” said Robert Mazza, Chair of the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame Management Committee. “Each has contributed greatly to our sport.”

The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame is a collaboration between The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Museum (formerly known as 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 are 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. In 2026, 4 of the 12 inductees have been chosen on that criterion, including 3 in the Paralympic classes. With this series of inductions taking place in Nova Scotia, 7 of our 12 inductees have East Coast roots.

The induction ceremony is on October 4, 2026 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Class of 2026:

• Fredrick Walter “Casey” Baldwin: Canada’s first aviator, associate of Alexander Graham Bell, and founding member of the Cruising Club of America. In Baddeck he helped design, built, and sailed aboard William Nutting’s 45’ Typhoon – the first small cruising boat to sail from America to Europe and back in 1921. Owner and builder of successful R-Class sloops Scraper II and III – Baddeck, NS.
• Logan Campbell*: Bronze medal winner in the 2016 Paralympic Games in the Sonar with Paul Tingley and Scott Lutes, 1st in the 2016 Miami World Cup, and 3rd in the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup – Saskatoon, SK
• Mark Ellis: Designer of the Nonsuch, Niagara, and Limestone series for Hinterhoeller Yachts, custom and semi-custom designs built by Bruckmann Yachts – Oakville, ON, and Essex, CT
• Sharon Green: Internationally renowned sailing photographer famous for her “Ultimate Sailing Calendars ™. – Burlington, ON and Santa Barbara, CA
• Hank Lammens*: Winner of the 1990 and 1991 Finn Gold Cup World Championships, represented Canada at the 1992 Olympics, won Silver in the 1994 Finn Gold Cup. – Brockville, ON, and Norwalk, CT.
• Larry Lemieux: Competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the Star class and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Finn class. He was awarded a Pierre de Coubertin medal in the 1988 Olympics for rescuing a 470 sailor in severe distress. He won a Gold Medal in the 1991 Pan Am Games and Bronze in the 1980 Finn Gold Cup and Silver in 1990. – Edmonton, AB.
• Scott Lutes*: Bronze medal in the 2016 Paralympic Games in the Sonar with Paul Tingley and Logan Campbell, 1st in the 2016 Miami World Cup, 3rd in the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup, 2nd 2014 IFDS World Championship, 3rd and 1st in the 2018 and 2019 Para World Championship, Bronze (with John McRoberts) in the 2023 Sailing World Championships – Mahone Bay, N.S.
• Christopher Pratt: Internationally renowned artist who captured the elegance of yacht design in his prints and paintings. Past Commodore and Life Member of the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club – St. Johns, NL
• Wiliam Roue: Designer of the schooner Bluenose and many successful one-design and custom sailing yachts. – Halifax, NS
• Joshua Slocum: Nova Scotian born sailor and author of the 1899 maritime classic “Sailing Alone Around the World”, the first person to ever do so. – Mount Hanley, NS
• Paul Tingley*: Five time consecutive sailing Paralympian, bronze medal in Sonar at the 2000 Paralympics sailing with David Williams and Brian MacDonald, gold medal in 2.4 Metre at the 2008 Paralympics, bronze medal in Sonar at the 2016 Paralympics with Scott Lutes and Logan Campbell, bronze medal at the 2009 2.4m World Championships and a gold medal at the 2010 World Championship competing against both able bodied and disabled sailors. – Halifax, NS.
• Angus Walters: Skipper of the schooner Bluenose from 1921 to 1938, winning the International Fishermen’s Trophy five times – Lunenburg, NS

* Automatic Inductees

Source: Sail Canada