America’s Cup Challenger Boosts US Sailing Youth Champs

US Sailing today announced that New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, will send sailing team members to coach competitors during the 2019 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships on June 21-25, 2019 at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club in Beach Haven, New Jersey.

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US Sailing and the Sperry Local Ambassador Program – Rob Migliaccio

Meet Rob Migliaccio from Newport, R.I. US Sailing and Sperry have partnered to recognize local sailors for contributions made to their respective sailing communities. Sperry Local Ambassadors have a passion for sailing and they share that passion with others to get out on the water and support the growth of our sport. Rob Migliaccio is…Read More

US Sailing and the Sperry Local Ambassador Program – Kim Hapgood

  Meet Kim Hapgood of Sail Newport US Sailing and Sperry have partnered to recognize local sailors for contributions made to their respective sailing communities. Sperry Local Ambassadors have a passion for sailing and they share that passion with others to get out on the water and support the growth of our sport. Kim Hapgood…Read More

US Sailing and Regatta Craft Mixers Align on New Multi-Year Sponsorship

US Sailing and Regatta Craft Mixers, a producer of premium craft mixers, have entered a new multi-year sponsorship agreement. Regatta Craft Mixers is now the Official Craft Mixer and Ginger Beer of US Sailing.

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Reach National Hub Initiative – 2019 Updates & Grant Recipients

[caption id="attachment_17760" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo credit: Ellinor Walters[/caption] Hub Update The Reach ‘Hubs’ are regional networks of programs led by ‘Centers of Excellence’ (COE) that serve as a model of best practices and share learning resources with surrounding ‘Reach Centers’ and ‘Reach Programs’ in specific regions. This national network maximizes the impact of creating systemic…Read More

Recap: Laser Senior European Championships

After two races today in both fleets, the final standings of the U.S. athletes have been set. Paige Railey jumped ahead of teammate Erika Reineke to take the top overall U.S. finish. Railey finished in eighth overall and Reineke finished just behind, in ninth. Chris Barnard still takes the lead in the Men’s Laser Standard fleet among U.S. Competitors. Barnard finished in 19th overall, followed by Malcolm Lamphere (84th), Henry Marshall (87th), Ford McCann (93rd), and Paul Didham (134th).

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safety at sea

US Sailing Awards Hanson Medal to Crew for Rescue in Buzzards Bay

The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee will award the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to six crew for their rescue of nine people separated from their capsized powerboat in Buzzards Bay (Mass.).

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Sarah Newberry and David Liebenberg, Nacra 17

Recap: 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships

Racing will be taking place from May 13 to 19 at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy for the 2019 Volvo 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships. 

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Caleb Paine 2019 Finn Euros

U.S. Qualifies for Country Selection to Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Finn European Championships

Upon completion of racing at the 2019 Finn European Championships, Caleb Paine finished in 12th place overall, earning the U.S. country selection to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in the Finn class.

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Nikki Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss, 470

Recap: 470 European Championships

Tomorrow, racing at the 2019 470 European Championships will begin on Italy’s Ligurian Riviera. Organized by Yacht Club Sanremo in co-operation with Yacht Club degli Aregai, the Italian and International 470 class, the championship will boast a truly world class line-up. The championship is open to non-Europeans crews; several teams from countries outside of Europe will be competing this week, some are coming from as far away as China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the USA, Argentina or Brazil, Malaysia, and India.

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