National Team Send-Off Party Set for July 27th In Houston
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2016 Portsmouth, R.I. - Fourteen athletes who have earned a place on the U.S. National Sailing Team will be treated to a rousing Send-Off Party on July 27th in Houston, Texas at Houston Yacht Club, presented by Sunbrella. Coinciding with a gathering of many of the nation's top youth sailors at the 2016 Optimist…Read More
Sailing, Science, and Saving the World
By Mike Gil I’ll never forget the first time I turned green at sea. It was the fall of 2007, and we just left Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, aboard what appeared to be a ship out of a fantasy novel: a 134-foot brigantine. We set the main sail as a crew, but eager to dive into…Read More
MHYC’s Sponge II Opti goes on a field trip to Hawken Middle School – Ohio
7th Grade Simple Machines Integrated Math & Science Unit Kicks Off: Mentor Harbor Yachting Club (MHYC) partners with Hawken Middle School in Lyndhurst, Ohio to engage youth in STEM and sailing through US Sailing’s Reach Initiative. Hawken 7th graders were introduced to simple machines through a scavenger hunt on a sailboat. Students learned all the…Read More
ODP Camp Recap: College Sailing High Performance Clinic
College Sailing High Performance Clinic June 9 to 12, 2016 Oakcliff Sailing, Oyster Bay, N.Y. The gulf between the boats used for high school and collegiate sailing in the United States and the Olympic classes has never been larger. At the same time, the hunger among top collegiate sailors to sample the next…Read More
Screve Wins Rose Cup at U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship
Sunday’s U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship finale featured the conclusion of the Semifinal rounds, the Final Series and the Petit Finals. Teams racing in Elliott 6m sailboats were graced with outstanding conditions for the second consecutive day on Lake Michigan. This US Sailing National Championship was hosted by Sail Sheboygan and the Sheboygan Yacht Club.
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2016 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship – Day 2 Recap
[caption id="attachment_27679" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Photo by Mark Salewsky[/caption] The fleet of Elliott 6m sailboats enjoyed a spectacular day of racing on Lake Michigan on day two of the 2016 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, hosted by Sail Sheboygan and the Sheboygan Yacht Club. After a relatively slow start to the championship…Read More
2016 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship – Day 1 Recap
[caption id="attachment_27669" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Photo by Mark Salewsky.[/caption] Friday, June 17, 2016 Ten talented teams began the Round Robin stage on day one of the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, hosted by Sail Sheboygan and the Sheboygan Yacht Club. Results & Coverage Roman Screve has six points through seven races; Sean…Read More
This Week in Sheboygan – 2016 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (June 14, 2016) – In its brief, yet impactful history on the match racing circuit, the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, an invitational event for 16 to 20 year olds, has served as an outstanding training ground for young sailors who are passionate about match racing and focused on…Read More