On the coattails of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Edward H. Tillinghast III and Dr. Alphonsus “Rick” Doerr (Silver medalist, USA Rio 2016 Sailing Paralympian) penned an Op-Ed in Sports Business Journal drawing attention to the exclusion of sailing from the Paralympics for now the second cycle in a row.
Just over a month after the Paris Olympics, nine Olympians and a crowd of supporters gathered in Marblehead, MA at Eastern Yacht Club to celebrate the summer Games. Presented by Samsonite and Sextant Wines, the evening featured a panel-style discussion full of stories and lessons learned and allowed athletes time to reconnect with each other and visit with people who’d been cheering them on while they represented the US in France.
Welcome the US Olympic Sailing Team back from Paris and ask them your questions about their time in Marseille! Join nine Paris Olympians September 12 from 4:30 to 5:15 ET live from Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games run from August 28 to September 8, and for the second Games in a row following Tokyo, sailing will not be featured. Read for a history on Paralympic sailing, why it was removed, and what we can do to help get it reinstated for Brisbane 2032.
The final day of racing for the USA brought light wind but heavy intensity for the first ever Men’s and Women’s Kite Medal Series at an Olympic Games. Markus Edegran (Ossining, NY) finished his regatta in 9th overall, and Daniela Moroz (Lafayette, CA) ended in 4th.
After five days of racing on international sport’s biggest stage, Team USA’s Ian Barrows and Hans Henken are bringing home a bronze medal in the Men’s Skiff (49er) event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This is the US Sailing Team’s first Olympic medal in sailing since Rio 2016 and Barrows and Henken’s first Olympic appearance.
With only six months in the role before his first Olympics with Team USA, we sat down with Marcus to learn more about what drew him here after his experience with the British and German programs and what his vision is for Paris and Los Angeles.
US Sailing’s new Olympic Development Program Manager, Rosie Chapman, is inviting all who are interested in Olympic Development (ODP) to fill out their interest in a form to enter the database for upcoming clinics and camps. Even if athletes have been in touch in the past, all are encouraged to submit interest.
US Sailing has named the 14 US Youth Team athletes who will represent USA at the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships. The 53rd edition of the premier event in international youth sailing will take place July 13-20 in Lake Garda, Italy.
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