Canada SailGP Team has announced two key appointments as the team's preparations continue in the lead up to the start of Season 3 in Bermuda.
Leading Canada SailGP Team will be incoming CEO Jean-Sebastien Chenier Proteau. An accomplished team manager who hails from Montreal, Jean-Sebastien brings extensive experience in leading professional sailing teams having worked with China SailGP Team, Dongfeng Racing in the round the world Volvo Ocean Race and in his most recent role as Executive Director of Spindrift.
On the water, world match racing champion Phil Robertson (NZL) will be in the driving seat of the Canadian team's F50. Robertson is renowned for his experience in getting new entrants up to speed on the fast-paced F50 racing championship and is actively building a world-class team of Canadian athletes. Robertson led China SailGP Team to a podium finish in Season 1 and will wrap up Season 2 with the Spanish team next month at the grand final in San Francisco.