2018 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship Now a 2019 Nations Cup Selection Event

Due to a change in dates for the Nations Cup Grand Final from October, 2018 to April, 2019, US Sailing can nominate the 2018 U.S. Women’s National Champion skipper. The highest finishing team composed of all U.S. citizens or resident aliens at the 2018 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship, being held August 23-26, 2018 at the St. Francis Yacht Club, will become the 2018 U.S. National Champions.

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Mentor Harbor Yachting Club to Host 2018 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship

Mentor Harbor Yachting Club will host the 2018 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship for the Ida Lewis Trophy this week. The event begins with two full-day clinics on Wednesday and Thursday, July 25-26, with nationally recognized coaches, followed by three days of intense competition in the Club 420 on Lake Erie this Friday through Sunday, July 27-29.

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Shanahan Claims U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship Title

On the heels of an exciting and successful U.S. Youth World’s Team performance at the 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships last week in Corpus Christi, Texas, featuring four gold medals and one silver, another group of 30 talented young sailors in Laser Radials convened on Long Island Sound to compete for the Nancy Leiter Clagett Memorial Trophy at the 2018 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship.

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Weaver, Lamphere Take Home U.S. Singlehanded Championship Honors from Houston

Following three days of exciting racing on Galveston Bay, Malcolm Lamphere (Lake Forest, Ill.) became the 2018 U.S. Singlehanded Men’s Champion and Hanne Weaver (Gig Harbor, Wash.) was named the 2018 U.S. Singlehanded Women’s Champion.

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Connecticut Based Team Takes Rose Cup at U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship

Ten teams of four, each with at least one female crew, competed at this year’s 2018 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup. Hosted by Oakcliff Sailing and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, the competitors finished an exciting Round Robin in the late Saturday evening, the second day of racing. The hot and humid conditions continued Sunday with no breeze and no wind. The race committee could not start any races past 1:00 pm ET, so they referred to the results of the previous two days to score the regatta.

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Day 2 Recap – 2018 U.S. Match Racing Championship

[caption id="attachment_11331" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo by Francis George/Oakcliff Sailing[/caption]   Day 2 Recap - Saturday, June 30 Notes from Day 2 of the 2018 U.S. Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup Report by Francis George, Oakcliff Sailing Day two of the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship began the same as the first day: an…Read More

2018 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship Underway in Oyster Bay

Fourty of the nation’s best youth sailors are gathered in Oyster Bay through Sunday for the 2018 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, a US Sailing National Championship.

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Youth Match Racers to Compete for Rose Cup in Oyster Bay, New York

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (June 27, 2018) – The thrill and excitement of match racing will be on full display this weekend in Oyster Bay, NY as the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup will be hosted by Oakcliff Sailing and the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. Racing begins Friday, June 29 and concludes…Read More

No Racing on Tuesday at U.S. Youth Sailing Championships

Facebook Live Coverage Slated for Tuesday, Wednesday WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (June 26, 2018) - Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, no breeze, and an ominous afternoon forecast grounded the 145 sailors competing in this year's U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by the Carolina Yacht Club in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. The sailors used the opportunity to rest,…Read More

Two Full Days of Racing Complete at 2018 U.S. Youth Championships

The first two days of racing at the 2018 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by Carolina Yacht Club, proved to be optimal testing grounds for the 145 sailors competing at this year’s National Championships.

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