49er Team – Funk and Burd Win Championship of Champions

The top 49er team in the country showed their diversity this weekend and captured one of US Sailing’s most intriguing championships. Brad Funk and Trevor Burd successfully acclimated to VX One to win the Championship of Champions, hosted by Gulfport Yacht Club.

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U.S. Adult Sailing Championship 2015 to be Contested in New York Harbor

NEW JERSEY CITY, N.J. (October 9, 2015) – The Manhattan skyline will act as the perfect backdrop for one of US Sailing’s most historic championships this Columbus Day weekend. Sailors from as far west as Hawaii and as far south as Florida will race over three days for the Clifford D. Mallory Trophy at the…Read More

Oakcliff Sailing to Host U.S. Match Racing Championship

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 8, 2015) – Oakcliff Sailing has long been recognized as a hub for match racing enthusiasts. The popular sailing center will play host to the 48th edition of the U.S. Match Racing Championship this weekend in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Ten talented teams representing their home sailing organizations will go one-on-one for…Read More

2015 Championship of Champions to be Decided on Mississippi Sound

GULFPORT, Miss. (October 7, 2015) - US Sailing’s Championship of Champions is recognized as one of the more unique adult racing events in the country. All helmsmen have qualified for this event by winning a one-design class National, North American, or World Championship in the qualifying year (2014 - 2015). Helmsmen and their crew will…Read More

US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards: Nominations Now Being Accepted

YACHTSMAN & YACHTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS Portsmouth, R.I. (October 1, 2015) – US Sailing has announced that it is now accepting nominations for its 2015 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards, widely acknowledged as the foremost individual sailing honors in the nation. Through November 30, 2015, each member of US Sailing may…Read More

“The Beat” – Episode 9: Sailing Stereotypes

Portsmouth, R.I. (September 30, 2015) – In this episode of "The Beat", we poke a little fun at the people in the sailing world we all know and love. Enjoy! "The Beat" presented by US Sailing is on tour this summer and fall with one goal: to capture the essence of the sailing - one…Read More

Kuryla Wins Third U.S. Offshore Championship

Annapolis, Md. (September 27, 2015) – Ten teams put their offshore racing skills to the ultimate test over three days on Chesapeake Bay. The 2015 U.S. Offshore Sailing Championship, hosted by the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron, was decided on Sunday following a series of races in various formats that challenged these sailors' navigational and offshore…Read More

Super Finish at 2015 U.S. Team Racing Championship

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (September 27, 2015) – Chesapeake Bay featured an array of colorful sails in Zim 15 sailboats comprised of teams wearing custom designed pinnies - a trademark of the U.S. Team Racing Championship. On Sunday, an exciting knockout series featuring quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds determined who would stake claim to the historic George…Read More

Hudson River Community Sailing: Connecting Math, Meteorology, and Sailing

Hudson River Community Sailing teaches math and science to hundreds of New York City middle and high school students. This August, HRCS’s City Sail summer program was featured on WPIX, a local NYC news channel, as part of the weather segment. In the clip, you can see reach Module 1: Measuring Wind in action, as…Read More

2015 AweSTEM Back to School Fun at NESS

Caroline Pierce of New England Science and Sailing wrote the following blog post about their AweSTEM in August of 2015. “One month ago, NESS held their first “AweSTEM Back to School” event for students in grades 2-6. NESS, a proud US Sailing REACH sub-hub, offered an afternoon of free programming for 44 students from Connecticut…Read More