Updated: 2016 Youth Worlds Team Athlete Selection Procedures
Pictured: Maximo Nores (USA) competing in the Boy's Board (RS:X) class at the Youth Worlds. Christophe Launay/World Sailing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2016 Portsmouth, R.I. – US Sailing's Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has updated the selection procedures for American athletes seeking to compete at the 2016 Youth Sailing World Championship, set to be held in Auckland, New…Read More
Marshack Wins First U.S. Multihull Championship
Event Website Photo Gallery [caption id="attachment_29357" align="alignright" width="436"] Valerie Pioszak and Ken Marshack[/caption] CARLYLE, Ill. (August 26, 2016) - Catamaran sailing is alive and well on Carlyle Lake. The 2016 U.S. Multihull Championship for the Hobie Alter Trophy, hosted by Carlyle Sailing Association, wrapped up a full week's worth of racing on Friday. For the…Read More
From Small Ships to Tall Ships
From Small Ships to Tall Ships, to the Great Lakes we go! By Jessica Servis & Windy Key Young sailors, big and small, participated in the Reach Simple Machine Scavenger Hunt at TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2016 Great Lakes Race Series this summer. Over one thousand youth had the unique opportunity to connect science and sailing…Read More
2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship – Final Report
2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship - Final Report Event Website Final Standings Photo Gallery SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (August 21, 2016) –Team Trouble, comprised of Charles Higgins (Norfold, Va.), Johnny Norfleet (New York, NY), Isabel Strachan (Annapolis, Md.), Matt Allen (Hamilton, Mass.). Gabriel Smith (Annapolis, Md.) and Arielle Darrow, saved their best for Sunday's knockout rounds and…Read More
Clemmie Everett and Crew Earn International Women’s Keelboat Championship
Communal experience as a team and college sailing experience in shifty winds paid dividends for Clemmie Everett (Rye, N.Y.) and her crew, who took home the Bengt Julin Trophy for winning the 2016 International Women’s Keelboat Championship at American Yacht Club.
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Rio 2016 (Sailing): Lack Of Wind Delays 470 Medal Races Until Thursday
WATCH: The Rio Report / N.11 - The Man Behind Five Medals - With racing cancelled for the day due to light winds we grabbed Team USA sailing coach Luther Carpenter for a quick chat about guiding Caleb Paine to a Bronze medal in Rio and his own Olympic history. Carpenter has now coached American athletes to…Read More
Team Racing Takes Center Stage in Sheboygan
2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship Preview SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (August 18, 2016) – An talented pool of sailors who have had success in various disciplines and racing backgrounds will compete for the for the historic George R. Hinman Trophy at the 2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship, hosted by Sail Sheboygan. This event will qualify a team…Read More
Rio 2016 (Sailing): McNay and Hughes Finish Strong
WATCH: The Rio Report / N.12 - Veterans and Newcomers Reflect - Team USA veterans Stu McNay and Dave Hughes finish strong in Rio with one of the best performances of their career while Olympic newcomers Paris Henken and Helena Scutt review the experience of their first Games. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2016 Rio de…Read More