On the last day of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are spotlighting Alex Makoid, a college sailor at Tulane University competing in the ICSA Open Fleet Race Championship, happening this week. Makoid was adopted from China into a white family in Sag Harbor, NY. Growing up in a white family in a…Read More
BRISTOL, R.I. (May 24, 2023) – Sailing centers throughout the country have been awarded grants to grow youth sailing through STEM and environmental education with the US Sailing Reach Initiative. The Reach Initiative grants provide non-profit sailing centers with funds and resources to further their Reach program goals and increase STEM opportunities for students in…Read More
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, US Sailing is profiling some of the awesome Asian American & Pacific Islander sailors in our community. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates all people with connections to Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Hawaiian, and other Asian and Pacific Islander ancestries and their valuable contributions…Read More
Mikayla Pantano In honor of Autism Awareness Month, US Sailing sat down with Bonnie Monroe of Clearwater, FL, founder of Freedom Sailing Camp of Florida, Inc. The camp provides a safe, enriching, and affordable sailing program for high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Monroe meets students where they are without asking for any diagnosis information,…Read More
US Sailing has opened registration for the 2023 U.S. Junior Women’s Championship, presented by SouthCoast Wind, July 17 July 21, 2023, in Bristol, RI. Regular registration closes on May 15 with late registration closing June 15. Competitors from across the country aged 13-18 years old compete for the Ida Lewis (doublehanded) and Leiter (singlehanded) trophies. In…Read More
In celebration of Women’s History Month, US Sailing chatted with our colleague and friend Janel Zarkowsky about her experience and success in sailing. Zarkowsky works as a Siebel Sailors Program Coach for US Sailing, as well as being a certified instructor, an assistant sailing coach at Georgetown University, and a professional sailor, having most recently…Read More
BRISTOL, R.I. (March 29, 2023) – US Sailing today announced Blaine Pedlow, an accomplished senior development executive and long-time sailor, as the US Sailing's Senior Vice President, Development. Pedlow will lead fundraising and development efforts for US Sailing, the sport’s National Governing Body (NGB), following an extensive national executive search involving Prodigy Search. “I…Read More
Sweta Shervegar is a high-Performance sailor, coach and a fully qualified medical doctor from Mumbai, India and is Oakcliff’s first 2023 America True Scholarship recipient. The need-based scholarship is for community sailing graduates, aged 15 years and older, wishing to attend Oakcliff training programs. Sweta started sailing at age 11 through the Community Sea Cadet…Read More
Are you a young match racer looking to hone your skills? Apply for the U.S. Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, June 21-25 at Sheboygan Yacht Club in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The Rose Cup is an invitational event open to sailors who have reached their 16th birthday but not their 21st birthday during the calendar…Read More
US Sailing, in conjunction with the Arizona Sailing Foundation, will cover the registration fees for anyone whose Level 1 has been expired for more than 10 years and is interested in attending the in-person Level 1 course section at the Arizona Sailing Foundation (ASF) April 28-30, 2023. US Sailing will waive the fee for the…Read More
