Rosters Announced: 2015 US Sailing Team Sperry and Development Team

Portsmouth, R.I. – With 500 days remaining until the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, US Sailing, the national governing body for the sport, has named 42 Olympic and Paralympic class athletes to the 2015 US Sailing Team Sperry. The US national sailing team is selected annually and is comprised of the top sailors…Read More

Reading Surface Weather Maps – Webinar 1

Presented by: Joseph Sienkiewicz, Chief of the Ocean Applications Branch at the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center   Thursday, March 19th 3-4pm   Joe is responsible for forecast technique development and optimizing the use of ocean and satellite observing systems for ocean weather forecasting.   Education: B.S., SUNY Maritime College – 1980 Meteorology and Oceanography, M.S.,…Read More

Southern California Fundraiser for the US Sailing Team Sperry: May 16th

Come join the US Sailing Team Sperry athletes at the Southern California Fundraiser to support our national Olympic and Paralympic sailors, with all proceeds going to support their efforts at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 Saturday May 16, 2015 Host: California Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey…Read More

US Sailing’s Revamped Olympic Development Program Gets Underway

Helena Scutt, US Sailing Team Sperry. Photo: Will Ricketson/US Sailing Portsmouth, R.I.- Following an unprecedented $5 million donation by the AmericaOne Foundation, US Sailing has begun implementing a new-look Olympic Development Program (ODP), guided by its Project Pipeline strategic initiative. Starting in March 2015, promising American youth sailors will begin to receive world-class coaching support…Read More

U.S. Youth Championships: Application Period Closes Sunday, March 15

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 12, 2015) – Application for early acceptance to the U.S. Youth Sailing Championships closes Sunday, March 15 (midnight). This year's championship will be hosted by Roger Williams University on July 7-10 in Bristol, R.I. Bristol Yacht Club will be providing additional support at this ISAF Youth Worlds Qualifier. Sailors may be accepted…Read More

Westwind Sailing Executive Director Diane Wenzel – Testimonial

“We would very much like the opportunity to expand Reach in southern California. Westwind Sailing is excited to be offering additional Sail Into Science courses within our community this year using Reach curriculum.   We can’t thank US Sailing enough for creating this program and encouraging us to give it a try.  The feedback in our…Read More

Lake Stewardship and STEM Education at Community Sailing Center in Burlington, VT

By: Ryan Robinson, Executive Director, Community Sailing Center (CSC) and Jen Guimaraes, Associate Director CSC The Community Sailing Center’s (CSC) Floating Classroom is an educational  program that uses sailing as a medium to teach science and stewardship. Our courses are three hours in duration and split up in two groups. Half the day is spent…Read More

Campers Make Great Strides at Young Mariners Foundation – (Reach Program Metrics at YMF)

By: Marilyn Shapiro, Executive Director, Young Mariners Foundation Almost 70 campers attended both the Blue Water Bound Summer Sailing Camps and the Greenwich Young Mariners Sailing Program this past summer. They not only learned how to sail, but also received academic enrichment utilizing the Reach Curriculum for Middle Schools. This resulted in a significant and…Read More

Community Boating Center: Science and Special Education Teacher

“The Community Boating Center has offered my students an opportunity to participate in US Sailing’s Reach program, which has facilitated project based-learning and provided students outdoor opportunities that they otherwise would not be able to enjoy. The students have participated in a number of activities from giving back to their community by picking up debris along the…Read More

The Downtown Sailing Center partners with You Make A Difference STEMMA Inc.

Summer Sailing in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Women of Color Magazine (Fall, 2014) – The Downtown Sailing Center, led by Executive Director Lynn Handy partnered with You Make A Difference STEMMA, Inc to give 22 diverse children the opportunity of a lifetime. Through the partnership, leaders from You Make A Difference STEMMA Inc, attended the US…Read More