The Glenn Lattimore Grant Program is specifically for women and girls racing in US Sailing Championships.
Female racing sailors of all ages may apply for financial assistance for the travel expenses and regattas registration fees associated with participating in any 2024 US Sailing National Championships. Grants typically range between $200 and $1,000.
Applications will be reviewed and grantees will be selected in September. Grants for participation in all 2024 Championships will be awarded at that time.
Selected applicants will be required to submit an IRS form W-9 prior to payment. Please see the application for additional requirements, or for more information please contact (401) 342-7900 or info@ussailingfoundation.org.
ABOUT VIRGINIA GLENN HILL LATTIMORE
Charismatic, witty, well-read, and keenly competitive, Virginia Glenn Hill Lattimore (1925-2019) was a pioneer in women’s sailing.
In 1956, Glenn and her four-woman team won the Adams Cup, emblematic of the United States Women’s Sailing Championship. This was the first time a winner came from “west of the Alleghanies”. Most of her racing, however, was against men’s teams and she was a formidable adversary.
She began as a racer winning regattas in multiple classes across the country, and then became a decades-long supporter of the sport in roles as varied as senior race official, trustee for the Charles Frances Adams Cup, and co-founder of the Longhorn Yacht Racing Association.
Her competitive spirit and talents led her to pursue a number of other sports including fencing and flying, but racing sailboats were her passion. Growing up in North Texas on Eagle Mountain Lake, Glenn honed her skills at the Fort Worth Boat Club.
Through Glenn’s efforts and influence hundreds of young sailors were able to experience high quality racing, with many reaching the top levels of the sport. She left a legacy of mastering a sport in the right way: using humor, humility, and hard work to achieve success and then giving back to enhance that opportunity for others.
