2022 West Marine US Open Sailing Series Wraps in San Francisco

Quick Links: Photos (Password: westmarine): https://usst.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000KTQlI5IpeVY/West-Marine-US-Open-San-Francisco Board & Kite Results: https://raceoffice.usopen.ussailing.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall/text/2022-us-open-sailing-series-st-francis-yacht-club-en/menuaction/race ILCA & 470 Results: https://raceoffice.usopen.ussailing.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall/text/2022USOpenSailingSeriesSanFranciscoYachtClub-en/menuaction/race SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 15, 2022) - After three days of spectacular heavy-air racing, the last stop on the West Marine US Open Sailing Series concluded in San Francisco. The regatta included two race circles featuring the iQFoil and Formula…Read More

Winners Crowned at Chubb U.S. Junior Championship

Quick Links:  Results:https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=11785  download photos from the event (password: ChubbsChamps):https://usst.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000c94P4e_r5fI/Chubbs-Junior-Championship  Yesterday saw the close of the Chubb Junior Championship in Macatawa, MI, consisting of the U.S. Junior Triplehanded, Doublehanded, and Singlehanded Championships. Junior sailors from across the country qualified for the championship at Area Qualifier regattas earlier in the year, ensuring a tight fleet at…Read More

San Francisco: Final Stop on the West Marine US Open Sailing Series California Swing

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 11, 2022) - The West Marine US Open Sailing Series enters the sixth and final event of the 2022 circuit in spectacular San Francisco, a sailor’s paradise, as sailors from around the nation will come together for three days of racing in five classes. The series is the new domestic training and…Read More

Light Winds Prevail for U.S. Para Sailing Championship

  The U.S Para Sailing Championship & Independence Cup came to a close on Sunday after a day of clinic and three days of racing. Competitors contended with hot temperatures and thunderstorms throughout the event but were still able to complete six races for the Independence 20 class and seven races for the Sonar and…Read More

Teams Take to Lake Michigan for U.S. Para Sailing Championship

Starting this Friday, 13 teams will take to the water August 5-7 in Chicago, IL for the US Sailing Para Championship. The US Para Sailing Championship, hosted by the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation and embedded within the Independence Cup (first sailed in 1986), includes three divisions: singlehanded, sailed in 2.4m; doublehanded, sailed in Independence…Read More

From Then ‘Till Now: America’s Early Sailing Legends 

What does it take to become a Sailing Legend? These days, the criteria may seem obvious – an Olympic gold medalist, America’s Cup winner, or venerated ocean racer. But, like many things, the word “legend” has changed over time. One of America’s first venerated “sailing legends” was not revered for his racing abilities but rather…Read More

Celebrating Disability Independence Day

July 26, 2022 marks the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a civil rights law that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in every aspect of life. The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability just as other civil rights laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex,…Read More

Jeffrey Petersen, Max Brennan, Samantha Hemans & Scott Mais Win 2022 Youth Match Racing World Championship

The 2022 Youth Match Racing World Championship was sailed in Pornichet, France, July 19-23, in J/80’s with asymmetrical spinnakers. Twelve teams from around the world, including Australia and New Zealand, battled for five days in all breezes. The winning US team from the Balboa YC in Newport Beach, CA, finished third in the Round Robin.…Read More

Racing & Learning at US Sailing Junior Women’s Championship

After two days of clinic and two days of racing, Sophia Devling and Piper Blackband win the Ida Lewis Trophy, Talia Hamlin wins the Leiter Trophy at the US Sailing Junior Women’s Championship in Marina del Rey, California.

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Long Beach Shines for West Marine US Open

LONG BEACH, CA (July 17, 2022) - 114 athletes took to the water in the LA 2028 sailing venue this past weekend for the West Marine US Open Sailing Series Long Beach. Each day, mornings of fog gave way to beautiful ocean breeze, with race committee running a total of 64 races across seven fleets.…Read More