A member of the Canadian Sailing Team, Lilly Rainham represents Canada in both the ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) class and foiling projects. An East coast gal, Lilly trains primarily in Nova Scotia as well as Kingston Ontario where she is studying Life Sciences specializing in Cancer Research at Queens University.
As a 2x Provincial Champion, 2024 Female North American Champion, 4x Female D1 Champion, and Top Canadian at both the 2023 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds and 2023 ILCA 6 U21 Worlds, Lilly will continue to compete at high levels Internationally this upcoming season in the Sailing Grand Slam series.
Some distinctions Lilly has been awarded include Nova Scotia Female Sailor of the Year, Sail Canada Bill Burke Youth Elite Award, and Sport Nova Scotia Sailor of the Year. Her favourite accolade however has been the Biggest Smile While Sailing Award that she hopes to live up to on a daily basis.
Lilly is supported by many amazing organizations including Sail Nova Scotia, the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Sail Canada, Game Plan Canada, the Canadian Sports Institute, and a fantastic support group of friends and family.
Foiling Career - Lilly was introduced to foiling while working with the SailGP inspire program and WeCANFoil in 2022. In 2023, she joined Team Volaire 69F as flight controller, racing both the North American and European youth circuit winning numerous races as well as setting a personal record of 30.2kts. Lilly is now working with her mentor Billy Gooderham (flight controller on board Canadian SailGP team) to build a longterm career in high performance sailing.
Lilly's long term goals include pursuing this sport to the highest levels, giving back to the sailing community, and being the fastest she can be out on the water.
First and foremost, her goal is to continue to improve and learn every day.
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