Los Huevos Win 2023 AeroVanti U.S. Team Racing Championship

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (September 11, 2023) - After three days of racing in Mission Bay, California, team Los Huevos cinched their first Hinman Trophy win. The team remained dominant throughout the competition, coming into the quarterfinals on top of the fleet and winning three straight matches in the finals to claim the George R. Hinman…Read More

Apply now for US Sailing Foundation’s Kevin Burnham Memorial Grants & Nominate an Athlete for the Kevin Burnham Memorial Award

[caption id="attachment_38742" align="alignleft" width="386"] © Daniel Forster[/caption] BRISTOL, RI (September 7, 2023) —The US Sailing Foundation is accepting applications for the Kevin Burnham Memorial Grant, as well as receiving nominations for the Kevin Burnham Memorial Award. These two separate honors were established in loving memory of Kevin Burnham, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and 1992 Olympic…Read More

Eight Bells: Kenneth Morrison

Obituary from the Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home. Edited for clarity. COL (Ret) Kenneth L Morrison, 90, passed away June 18, 2023. Ken was born on December 22, 1932 in Phoenix, AZ to Richard H Morrison and Ernestlee (Rainville) Morrison. He graduated from San Rafael Military Academy in San Rafael, CA in June 1950. He received a…Read More

Blecher Wins Repeat U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship Title 

After three days of racing marked by variable breeze, Team BAAM (Allie Blecher, Katja Sertl, Beka Schiff, Ali Blumenthal) overtook Bow Down Racing (Bridget Groble, Maddie Bashaw, Lucy Klempen, Samantha Foulston) with two straight wins in the finals to claim their third U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship title. “It feels great to be back-to-back champions,”…Read More

Eight Teams Vie for US Women’s Match Racing Championship

[caption id="attachment_40172" align="alignleft" width="417"] The 2022 US Women's Match Racing Championship.[/caption] ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 17, 2023) - The top women’s match racing teams in the US will battle for the US Women’s Match Racing Championship August 18-20 at Annapolis Yacht Club. The Championship, held in J/22s, gets underway with a clinic for competitors organized by…Read More

Kaneohe Yacht Club Claim Back-to-Back Sears Cup Victory

[caption id="attachment_40148" align="alignleft" width="399"] From left: Jaxon Hottinger, Noelani Velasco, Makani Andrews, and Bryce Huntoon with the Sears Cup at the award ceremony of the 2023 Chubb US Youth Triplehanded Championship at Lakewood Yacht Club. US Sailing / Lexi Pline[/caption] SEABROOK, TEXAS (August 14, 2023) - After three days of close racing, Makani Andrews, Noelani…Read More

19 Teams to Compete in Chubb U.S. Youth Triplehanded Championship

[caption id="attachment_40083" align="alignleft" width="533"] Lakewood Yacht Club's fleet of RS21s.[/caption] Youth teams hailing from Hawaii to Maine will convene for the Chubb U.S. Youth Triplehanded Championship at Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas August 11-13. The Chubb U.S. Youth Triplehanded Championship for the Sears Cup is US Sailing’s National Championship for three-person, triplehanded youth teams…Read More

Freedom Sailing Camp: Sailing Beyond Limitations – In the Words of Mark and Ian

Story by Mikayla Pantano, Damon Pontarelli US Sailing followed up with our friends at Freedom Sailing Camp of Florida in celebration of Disability Independence Day, recognized annually on July 26. In this conversation, we sat down with Mark Monroe (son of Bonnie, camp instructor, and media coordinator) and Ian Isles-Lee (instructor and competitive sailor) to…Read More

U.S. Junior Women’s Champions Crowned

[caption id="attachment_40017" align="alignleft" width="536"] Trophy winners at the 2023 U.S. Junior Women's Championship. US Sailing / Lexi Pline[/caption] BRISTOL, R.I. (July 21, 2023) - After three days of clinic with eight fleet coaches, the nation’s top and emerging female sailors went head-to-head at the U.S. Junior Women's Championship presented by SouthCoast Wind, held at Roger…Read More

US Junior Women’s Championship Underway at Roger Williams University

BRISTOL, R.I. (July 18, 2023) - Girls ages 13 to 18 from across the US will gather at Roger Williams University for the 2023 US Junior Women’s Championship presented by SouthCoast Wind, hosted by US Sailing July 17-21. The U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship for the Leiter Trophy and the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship…Read More