Mike Milner suspended for four months

Former Sail Canada high-performance director Mike Milner has been suspended for four months under the national Abuse-Free Sport Program. Milner’s sanction was posted January 8 on a public registry established by the Office of the Sports Integrity Commissioner.

No specific incident was detailed in the Abuse-Free Sport Registry, stating only that Milner was sanctioned for “Aiding and Abetting, Neglect, Psychological Maltreatment.”

Milner was hired in 2018 as the organization’s high-performance director before leaving in 2024. Sail Canada appointed Anders Gustafsson as its new High Performance Director in May 2025.

In September 2025, a former Olympic hopeful alleged she was raped in July 2024 by one of her fellow sailing competitors and launched a lawsuit that named Sail Canada, Sail Nova Scotia, and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.

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