Landon Gardner - Mainsheet

Landon Gardner
Date of Birth: December 31, 1987
Crew Position: Mainsheet
Home Club: the Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Grad Year & Major: Chemical Engineering, 2010
Sailing Experience: Queen’s Sailing Team 2006-Present, RCYC High Performance Team 2004-2007, Ontario Sailing Team 2004-2007, SYWoC 2007

Landon has been sailing since he was 10 years old and competitively since the age of 15.  The only sailor in his household, he fell in love with the elements early and never looked back.  Landon began racing the Radial before switching to the Laser as a member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club High Performance Team. After his racing hey day, Landon coached the radial race team at the RCYC Junior Club and became a CYA Orange Level Certified instructor.  In his first year at Queen’s University he joined the Sailing Team and sailed the Club 420 in the American Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association.  Landon has recently become an experienced Keelboat sailor, sailing in J-105s and the C&C class at major events such as the Lake Ontario 300 and Canadian’s.  He is excited to help bring Canada a top 5 finish at the event and will bring his experience from SYWoC 2007 to France with him.