Pictured on left: 2014 ISAF Youth Worlds silver medalist and returning 2015 team member Quinn Wilson (Ojai, Calif., 29er class) and previous crew Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.). Photo: Neuza Aires Pereira/ISAF. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. – US Sailing has named thirteen athletes to its 2015 ISAF Youth World Championships Team. The premier youth event…Read More
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
[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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. – US Sailing's Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has released amended selection procedures for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team (Sailing) for events selected for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. In addition, the OSC has released Rio 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team (Sailing) selection procedures. "Several of the classes did not schedule…Read More
Pictured: Annie Haeger (East Troy, Wisc.) and Briana Provancha (San Diego, Calif.), Women's 470 gold medalists at the 2015 Olympic Test Event. Photo: Onne van der Wal/US Sailing Team Sperry. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - US Sailing Team Sperry Women's 470 athletes Annie Haeger (East Troy, Wisc.) and Briana Provancha…Read More
Pictured: Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), Laser Radial. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - When you to commit to sailing at the Olympic level, adversity is unavoidable as you compete against the world's best. On Day Seven of the 2015 Rio Olympic Test Event, the US Sailing Team Sperry experienced its fair share…Read More
Pictured: Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha, Women's 470. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - After a fifth day of racing at the the 2015 Rio Olympic Test Event, the US Sailing Team Sperry continues to compete well against the world's best. With solid scores recorded in the Men's 470, Women's…Read More
[caption id="attachment_21387" align="alignnone" width="900"] Pictured: Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), Laser Radial, is three points out of the lead heading into the medal race.[/caption] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The stage has been set at the 2015 Rio Olympic Test Event, and US Sailing Team Sperry athletes will begin…Read More
Pictured: Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), Laser Radial FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The absence of wind for the majority of the day made life difficult for competitors and regatta officials alike on day four of the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. Only four fleets completed any races, including the…Read More
Pictured: Stuart McNay (Providence, R.I.) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla.), Regatta Leaders, Men's 470. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Day Three of racing at the 2015 Olympic Test Event brought light winds on all courses along with solid scores for the US Sailing Team Sperry. American sailors achieved single-digit finishes in…Read More