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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U.S. Team Represented at Youth Match Worlds this Week in Italy

BRISTOL, RI (July 3, 2018) - The World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship is being held July 3-8, 2018 on Lake Ledro in Trentino, Italy. The competition will be raced in the J/22 for sailors 22 and under. Representing the United States is the team of Christopher Weis, skipper (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Roberto Stevens,…Read More

Storrs Earns Prince of Wales Bowl; Potts is U.S. Match Racing National Champion

David Storrs and his international team won the Prince of Wales Bowl but it was second place finisher Pearson Potts and the Yankee Creole Racing team who walked away with the title of U.S. Match Racing Champion.

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U.S. Match Racing Championship – Day 1 Report

[caption id="attachment_38286" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Peter Holz and team. Photo by Oakcliff Sailing.[/caption] Report by Francis K. George, Oakcliff Sailing OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (October 13, 2017) – Peter Holz added an Aussie touch to his Midwestern team and sailed a brilliant undefeated first day at the U.S. Match Racing Championship at Oakcliff Sailing. A perfect…Read More

Match Race Rankings Oct 12, 2017

October 12, 2017 Below is a ranking of U.S. match racers based on their most recent World Sailing ranking. Women's Rankings: Stephanie Roble (5 in the World) Nicole Breault (8 in the World) Danielle Gallo (30 in the World) Marilyn Cassedy (48 in the World) Morgan Wilson (51 in the World) Maggie Shea Janel Zarkowsky…Read More

Oakcliff Sailing Hosts 50th Edition of the U.S. Match Racing Championship

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 12, 2017) – The 2017 edition of the U.S. Match Racing Championship for the Prince of Wales Bowl marks the 50th Anniversary of this historic and highly competitive event. Oakcliff Sailing is hosting this US Sailing National Championship over three days, this Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15, 2017. Match…Read More

US Sailing Announces Selection Process for 2018 Nations Cup, Women’s Division Qualifier

The deadline to apply is October 31, 2017. BRISTOL, R.I. (October 11, 2017) – The Nations Cup is an international match racing championship run by World Sailing. Some of the biggest names in the sport have won or competed in the Nations Cup. World Sailing has announced that the 2018 Nations Cup Grand Final will…Read More

2018 Nations Cup Women’s Division Selection Procedure

US SAILING ATHLETE SELECTION PROCEDURES Nations Cup Women’s Division, 2018 September 22, 2017 1. ELIGIBILITY • Athletes must be US Citizens, or eligible permanent residents with written authorization from World Sailing for an exemption under World Sailing Regulation 24.5.4 o Athlete must hold a valid passport that will not expire for six months after the…Read More