Sailing World Cup Final: McNay and Hughes (USA) Take Second Consecutive Medal
Pictured: Stuart McNay (Providence, R.I.) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla.), US Sailing Team Sperry. Photo: Sailing Energy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - For the second consecutive year, the US Sailing Team Sperry's Stuart McNay (Providence, R.I.) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla.) have won bronze at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in…Read More
Chelsea Petrais of Community Boating Inc – kids in attendance began to ask more science based questions
“The Reach Initiative at Community Boating Inc. has made a positive impact among the youth in Community Boating’s junior program. Throughout the summer, I noticed how those in attendance became more aware of their environment and became more passionate about the sailing world. I believe this was due to the activities included in the reach…Read More
Nathan Titcomb to be Named Director of US Offshore
[caption id="attachment_16628" align="alignright" width="150"] Nathan Titcomb[/caption] PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (October 28, 2015) – US Offshore, a division of US Sailing, has named Nathan Titcomb the new Associate Director of US Offshore and will be promoted to Director, effective January 1, 2016. Titcomb has served as a Technical Assistant since 2007 under the leadership of current Offshore…Read More
Olympic Development Program (ODP) Gains Steam In 2015
[caption id="attachment_22152" align="alignleft" width="900"] ODP sailors gather at Miami Yacht Club to train in Laser Radial, RS:X, I420 and 29er classes, October 2015.[/caption] by Leandro Spina, Youth Development Director, US Sailing US Sailing’s Olympic Development Program (ODP) is not just a new youth program, but a fundamental shift in how we develop high-performance sailing talent…Read More
Top 10-Oct 20 2015
October 20, 2015 For immediate release Dave Perry Stephanie Roble and David Storrs Number One U.S. Match Racers Stephanie Roble (East Troy, WI) and her Epic Racing team continue as the number one U.S. women match racers, but move up to number two in the world, with a strong win at the Buddy Melges Challenge,…Read More
Stuart Proctor of Downtown Sailing Center – Baltimore, MD
“The two mentoring sessions held at Community Boating Center, the Reach IT training, and the STEM Program Quality Assessment (PQA) evaluations have been critical in helping us up our game at the Downtown Sailing Center. We’ve got a long way to go but we’re off on the correct foot! Keep up your great work and…Read More
US Sailing Board of Directors Elect Bruce Burton as President
The US Sailing Nominating Committee named new members of the National Governing Body’s Board of Directors, who elected Bruce Burton as the next President of US Sailing. The decisions became official on Thursday at US Sailing’s Annual Meeting in Dallas at the Homewood Suites by Hilton. Cory Sertl was elected Vice President of US Sailing.
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Mission Blue Founder Sylvia Earle to Present at Sailing Leadership Forum in San Diego
[caption id="attachment_22037" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Sylvia Earle - Photo by Kip Evans[/caption] PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (October 19, 2015) – World renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle will be a keynote speaker at Sailing Leadership Forum 2016, hosted by US Sailing at the Hilton San Diego Resort on February 4-6. The Mission Blue founder and National Geographic Explorer…Read More