Event Details
Date:
June 23, 2026 – June 28, 2026
Location:
Clagett Sailing
Newport, Rhode Island
Competing for:
Results & Reports
Regatta Documents
Other Information
- 2025 – Julie Smith: Hansa 303
- 2024 – Matt Koblenzer:
- 2023 – Charlie Rosenfield: 2.4mR
- 2022 – Matt Koblenzer: 2.4mR
- 2021 – Dee Smith 2.4mR
- 2019 – Matt Koblenzer: 2.4mR
- 2018 – Dee Smith: 2.4mR
- 2016 – Dee Smith
- 2014 – Daniel Evans
- 2013 – John Ruf
- 2012 – Charles Rosenfield
- 2011 – Charles Rosenfield – Woodstock, CT
- 2010 – Bruce Millar – Richmond BC, CAN
- 2009 – Charles Rosenfield- Woodstock, CT
- 2008 – Bruce Millar- Richmond, BC, CAN
- U.S. Independence & North American Challenge Cups
- 2007 – Mark LeBlanc – New Orleans, LA
- 2006 – Roger Cleworth – Lithia, FL
- 2005 – Nick Scandone -Fountain Valley, CA
- 2004 – Nick Scandone -Fountain Valley, CA
- 2003 – Paul Tingley of Vancouver, BC
- 2002 – Roger Cleworth
- 1995 – Robie Pierce, Newport, RI
- 2025 – Michael Lung, Scott Kolb: Martin 16
- 2024 – Chris Murphy, Luke Spink: Independence 20
- 2023 – Tim Brown, Shara Everhart Skeels: Martin 16
- 2022 – Shan McAdoo, Maureen McKinnon: Freedom Independence 20
- 2021 – E. Carwile LeRoy, Doug Horsey
- 2019 – Allen Fiske and Joe Cook: Freedom Independence 20
- 2018 – Christina Rubke and Kris Scheppe: RS Venture Connect
- 2015 – Ryan Porteous, Steven Muse
- 2013 – Sarah Everhart-Skeels, Gerry Tiernan
- 2012 – Michael Strahle, Donna DeMarest
- 2011 – Scott Whitman, Julia Dorsett – Brick, NJ
- 2010 – Scott Whitman, Julia Dorsett – Brick, NJ
- 2009 – Jennifer French, Roger Cleworth St. Petersburg, FL
- 2008 – John McRoberts & Stacey Louttit- Victoria, BC, CAN
U.S. Independence & North American Challenge Cups
- 2007 – Karen Mitchell & JP Creignou – Deerfield Beach, FL/ St. Petersburg, FL
- 2006 – Karen Mitchell & Michael Grimm – Deerfield Beach, FL/ Miami Beach, FL
- 2005 – Karen Mitchell & Kerry Gruson -Deerfield Beach, FL
- 2004 – Karen Mitchell & Kerry Gruson -Deerfield Beach, FL
- 2003 – Karen Mitchell & Kerry Gruson -Deerfield Beach, FL
- 2002 – John Kostanecki and Jim Leatherman
- 2001 – Peter Benson – Middletown, RI, Matt Sullivan -Coventry, RI
- 2000 – Peter Benson – Middletown, RI, Matt Sullivan -Coventry, RI
- 1999 – John Kostanecki – Naperville, IL, Gerry Dahl – Chicago, IL
- 1998 – John Kostanecki – Naperville, IL, Gerry Dahl – Chicago, IL
- 1997 – John Ross-Duggan, David Schroeder – Orlando, FL
- 1996 – John Ross-Duggan, Waldo Esparza – Orlando, FL
- 1995 – Robie Pierce, Newport, RI
- 1994 – John Yount, Hortensia Soler – Miami, FL
- 1993 – Robie Pierce, Richard Fucci – Newport, RI
- 1992 – Carl Olsson, John Carter – New York, NY
- 1991 – Robie Pierce, Nick Bryant-Brown – Newport, RI
- 1990 – Carl Olsson, Richard Fucci, Gregg Templeton – Larchmont, NY
About This Event
HOSTED BY:
June 23 – 28, 2026
Standard entry process
- 2026 Championship Competitors and boats:
- For the Singlehanded National Championship – 2.4mR – One person with limited abilities
- For the Doublehanded National Championship – Martin 16 – Skipper with limited abilities and safety companion with or without limited abilities
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US Sailing Membership- Join/Renew here – All competitors must have a current USSA membership valid through end of racing to be legible to complete. International athletes may show proof of current membership with MNA as an alternative.
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US Sailing Waivers and Releases
Media
Championship History
First established in 1986, what was then called the U.S. Independence Cup became US Sailing’s national championship for disabled sailors in 1989. For many years it was organized by the Disabled Sailing Committee and was run in conjunction with the North American Challenge Cup, which is hosted by Chicago Yacht Club.
In 2007, the regatta moved under the Championships division of US Sailing and was renamed the U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship. The following year, the championship moved from Chicago Yacht Club to begin to travel around the country. Many competitors at the U.S. Disabled Sailing Championships have gone on to represent the United States at the Paralympics Games including Nick Scandone, gold medalist at the 2008 Paralympics The Chandler Hovey, Jr. Trophy was donated at the 1994 Independence Cup by A.G.A. Correa and Co. to US Sailing.
“Buzz” Hovey, for whom it is named, was active in 12 Metre racing in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s with the family-owned Twelve, Easterner. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1947, he continued, nonetheless, to sail and race actively, especially in his Shields Class boat, until 1981 when he retired from the racing circuit.
Peter Goldman donated the Judd Goldman Trophy in honor of Justin “Judd” Goldman (1914-1989) who, despite his own physical disability, was an accomplished sailor and inspired the creation of the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Program, Chicago, Illinois. In 2009, the third trophy in honor of Gene Hinkel was donated in honor of Gene’s many contributions to disabled sailing and the US Paralympic team.
On December 18, 2017, the U.S. Sailing Board of Directors approved a name change from The U.S. Disabled Championship to the U.S. Para Sailing Championship to keep in line with the World Sailing and the International Olympic Committee format.