Thanksgiving Youth Racing Camp presented by Risk Strategies
US Sailing invites youth racing sailors in the youth worlds classes: ILCA 6, Formula Kite, iQFOiL, i420, 29er, and Nacra 15 to apply for an invitation to the US Sailing Youth Racing Camps presented by Risk Strategies. For the first time, this annual Thanksgiving training camp will be available on both coasts, with the East Coast Camp taking place November 23-26 at Miami Yacht Club in Miami, FL, and the West Coast Camp taking place November 25-27 at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA.
Youth Racing Camp East – November 23-26 - Miami, FL @ Miami Yacht Club
Youth Racing Camp West – November 25-27 – Long Beach, CA @ Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
The format of the camps brings together top youth sailors and coaches in a collaborative and competitive environment, promoting information sharing and resource optimization. Sailors attend with their own team/regional program coach, and US Sailing coaches lead training for the athletes and coaches in each Class. This hybrid format combines a regatta competition environment with collaborative training, allowing sailors and coaches to try new things and get immediate feedback.
Interested sailors can review the Notice of Clinic on the event registration pages for details. Over 100 sailors have earned an invitation based on their performance at major regattas this year, such as US Sailing Championships. Sailors who have yet to qualify with recent performance criteria, as well as international sailors, may request an invitation via this link by October 1st to be considered for a discretionary invitation.
Update: Applications will be accepted until October 15th.
Details, Notice of Clinic, and registration for invited sailors are available here:
Youth Racing Camp East - November 23-26 - Miami Yacht Club, Miami, FL - ILCA 6, i420, 29er, Nacra15, iQFOiL
Youth Racing Camp West - November 25-27 - Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA - ILCA 6, i420, 29er, Formula Kite
US Youth Team Camps
US Sailing supports a US Youth Team composed of athletes selected via annual Youth World qualification events. The US Youth Team represents Team USA at the annual World Sailing Youth Championships, and receives support at training camp(s) prior to the event.
The top runners up of the Youth Worlds qualification event(s) will receive an invitation to the US Youth Team Training Camp(s) based on results in each class. The number of training camp invitation berths are unique to each class, as outlined in the document below.
For detailed information on 2024 Training Camps: Invitation Criteria - US Youth Team Training Camps updated 5-3-24 (posted May 3, 2024)
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Hosting a clinic? To add major national or regional clinics to this calendar, please email youth@ussailing.org
Youth Match Racing
The US Sailing Match Racing Committee is actively working on ways to get the more advanced 16-24 year old U.S. sailors into match racing. Match racing makes sailors better… better at keelboat boat handling and making a keelboat go fast, better at making tactical and strategic decisions under pressure, better at the rules, and better at communicating on a team. And it is a great way to transition into keelboat racing where much of adult racing is done. Click here for more information on 2024 Youth Match Racing Opportunities