Brett Willetts has been owner/manager of Leitch & McBride Sails Vancouver since 1980.

Brett began racing sailboats in 1963 and has sailed Sabots, Lasers, Enterprises, Fireballs, 505’s, Stars, Thunderbirds, J 24’s, M242’s, M243’s, M24’s and many MORC, IOR, IMS and PHRF boats.

All this time on boats led to a passion for Cruising the West Coast. He has cruised extensively from Seattle to Northern Vancouver Island. Brett’s dream is to some day take 3 months off and cruise to Alaska and maybe catch a few salmon along the way.

Race Results as skipper:

 6 time Fireball North American Champion

2 - 6th place finishes in Fireball World Championships (Thailand and San Francisco)

1^st 1979 Thunderbird World Champion (built boat himself)

Canadian Match Racing Champion

4^th place Nations Cup

2^nd J 24 Canadian Championship

Top 10 finishes in both J 24 US Nationals and North Americans. 

Race Results as crew:

 1^st Canadian Enterprise Championship

1^st 2009 Canadian J 24 Championship

Mainsail Trimmer on the Canadian Team at both Australia Cup and Congressional Cup

1^st  in class Key West Race Week

Class wins in numerous Swiftsure's and Strait's Races.