Evan DePaul explained
Evan DePaul (born January 7, 1996) is a retired[1] Canadian sailor in the 49er class with partner William Jones.[2]
Career
He began sailing in 2010 in the 420 class boats at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, and switched to the 49erFX class in 2015, when he teamed up with Will Jones. They later switched to the 49er class.
In 2017, DePaul and Jones won gold at the World Junior Sailing Championships in the 49er class.[3] [4]
In March 2021, DePaul was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team with his partner William Jones, by being ranked as the top Canadian boat at the 2020 World Championships.[5] [6] DePaull and Jones finished 19th in Tokyo.
DePaul announced his retirement from competitive sailing October 27, 2022.
Notes and References
- Web site: Sail Canada . Tokyo 202 Canadian Olympian Evan DePaul announces his retirement from competitive sailing . Sail Canada . sailing.ca . 28 October 2022.
- Web site: Evan DePaul. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 24 May 2021.
- News: Garbutt. Herb. 19 May 2021. Burlington sailor Olympics-bound after navigating some choppy waters early in career. Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 24 May 2021.
- Web site: A Balancing Act. 12 July 2017. www.49er.org. 49er.org. 24 May 2021. Will Jones and Evan DePaul recently took home gold at 2017 49er Junior World Championships in Kingston, Ontario.
- News: Nine sailors nominated to Team Canada for Tokyo 2020. Nichols. Paula. 18 March 2021. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 18 March 2021.
- News: Milton. Steve. 24 March 2020. Hamilton sailing duo 'feeling better' after Olympics postponed. Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 24 May 2021.
