Overview

• The Ontario lawsuit seeks $9 million in damages and names Sail Canada, Sail Nova Scotia and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.
• The plaintiff, from British Columbia, alleges a teammate assaulted her in July 2024 in Nova Scotia while she was training and coaching.
• She says she reported the incident 10 days later and was then removed from team communications, isolated from training and harassed at work.
• Sail Canada says it has worked with the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner and reviewed policies; the code is now administered by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.
• Sail Nova Scotia did not provide comment, and the allegations in the case have not been tested in court.