Since the beginning of the Optimist class in Canada in the 1970s, CODA has been proud to represent the class as a national association and award yearly honours on its sailors.
Canadian Optimist Champion
2005 Jean-Luc Robitaille
2007 Sarah Douglas
2008 Juanky Perdomo
2009 Meredith Megarry
2010
2011 Justin Vittecoq
2012 Mickey Wolfmann
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 Pandemic
2021 Qualifier
2022 Will Keilty
2023 Will Keilty
2024 JingBo Jacob Tu
Fogh Boorman Award for Best Canadian Boy
1987 Philippe Gaudreau
1988 John Torgerson
1989 Ed Sherman
1990 David Westwood
1991 Mike Uznis
1992 Chris Gaffney
1993 Melanie Woodward
1994 Stu Colie
1997 Scott Donaldson
1998 Nick Stanley
1999 Hugo Vallee Pouliot
2000 Royden Brousseau
2001 Mark Pataky
2002 Ian Donahue
2003 Evert McLaughlin
2004 Jean-Luc Robitaille
2005 Jean-Luc Robitaille
2006 Ted Murphy
2007 Jacob Chapman-Saunders
2008 Julien Fougere
2009 Zachary Baum
2010 Jared Collinson
2011 Justin Vittecoq
2012 Justin Vittecoq
2013 Jack Rieder
2014 Connor Mraz
2015 Ethen Kinsman
2016 Jack Gogan
2017 Jack Gogan
2018 Noah Adler
2019 Thomas Desrochers
2020 – Pandemic
2021 Qualifier Andi Kinnear
2022 Will Keilty
2023 Will Keilty
2024 JingBo Jacob Tu
Best Canadian Girl
1987 Paule Bertrand
1988 Genivieve Brunet
1989 Manon Boulay
1990 Annie-Claude Roker
1991 Siri Agrell
1992 Melanie Woodward
1993 Melanie Woodward
1998 Isabelle Garang
1999 Melissa Molchiere
2000 Kristen Hope
2001 Laura Dixon
2002 Lauren Laventure
2003 Sami Kestenbaum
2004 Rachel Bessin
2005 Caroline de Alcala
2006 Emily Heall
2007 Meredith Megarry
2008 Sarah Douglas
2009 Meredith Megarry
2010 Meredith Megarry
2011 Coralie Vittecoq
2012 Georgia Stein
2013 Georgia Stein
2014 Theodora Horangic
2015 Catherine Savard
2016 Maya Heidenreich
2017 Carling Davies
2018 Carling Davies
2019 Claire Ramsey
2020 Pandemic
2021 Qualifier Emilie Leung
2022 Sara Santimaw
2023 Freida Smith
2024 Tia Kinnear
The Cross Perpetual Trophy showing the True Optimist Spirit
2002 Marc-Olivier Bourgeois, CNDM
2003, Emily Hill, RHYC
2004 Birte Gunnarsson, NYACK Boat Club
2005 Duncan Miller, HYC
2007 Alexander Fritz, RVYC
2008 Team Bermuda
2009 Graham Harney
2010 Galen Richardson
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 Pandemic
2021 Qualifier
2022 Isla Sitter and Oliver Chin
2023 Ryan Simms
2024 G. Max Miller
My family started the Optimist class in Canada in the mid-1970s, I sailed the Optimist for 9 years, my mom was president of the class and brought the 1984 world championship to Kingston, so there is a strong bond with the class and boat.
-Morten Fogh
The Henrik Moberg-Parker Trophy for Class Development
2022 Carmen Denis de Alcala and Tine Moberg-Parker
2023 Robert Cassius de Linval
2024 Federico Donzino
