Andrew Chisholm | WASZP Junior World Champion
Hometown: Belleville, ON
Class: WASZP (Foiling Dinghy)
Thank you for your support and for being part of my journey.
Three years ago, I taped a cue card above my bed that read: “Junior World Champion.” This summer in Weymouth, England, I achieved that goal—winning the 2025 U19 WASZP World Championship and finishing 4th overall in a 200+ boat fleet.
This result was the culmination of months of focused preparation—international training blocks, equipment refinements, mental performance coaching, and racing against the best in the world. Every regatta along the way taught me something new: how to lead, how to fight back, and how to let go of what I can’t control.
The Journey to the Podium:
- Raced and trained across Canada, the U.S., and Europe in the lead-up to Worlds.
- Overhauled my boat before the regatta, replacing every fitting, re-splicing every line, and adding redundancy to eliminate equipment failures.
- Used mental skills from my Canadian Sport Institute Ontario coaching team to stay composed under pressure and reset after setbacks.
- Built race-to-race momentum through strong fitness, consistent boat speed, and smart risk management.
What’s Next:
The focus now shifts to closing the gap to win overall at the next Worlds.
Thank You:
I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported this journey—from the Bay of Quinte sailing community to my sponsors: WeCANFoil, WPG Canada, Robline Ropes, Forward WIP, Ontario Sailing, and the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO)—and the generous private donors who made this possible.
Your belief in me fuels my ability to compete at the highest level and inspires me to keep pushing the limits of what’s possible.
If you’d like to support the next chapter of my campaign (and receive a tax deduction), you can do so here.
See you on the water,
Andrew