Para Worlds: Porteous, McKinnon and Team Doerr Take Lead In Rio 2016 Selection Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - US adaptive athletes completed racing at the 2015 Para World Sailing Championships in Melbourne, Australia on December 3, an event with important implications for the 2016 US Paralympic Sailing Team. In addition to being Paralympic sailing's premier event for 2015, the regatta also served as part…Read More
Nomination Period Open for US Sailing’s 2015 Coach of the Year Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. – US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) today announced that the nomination period has opened for the 2015 US Sailing Coach of the Year Awards. The OSC will honor American coaches in five categories who have done outstanding work at the youth, national and international levels. The awards are a part…Read More
US Adaptive Sailors Prepare for First Rio 2016 Paralympic Selection Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing Team Sperry adaptive athletes have arrived in Melbourne, Australia for Paralympic sailing's premier annual event, the Para World Sailing Championships. In addition to being a key test of skill against the world's top medal contenders, the event will also serve as part of the…Read More
VIDEO: In Pursuit Of An Olympic Dream
Have you ever taken a leap of faith? Left the safety of shore just for the chance - the hope - that one day you will look back and it will all be worth it? Begin the journey alongside the US Sailing Team Sperry at UNCHARTED WATERS, and watch the odyssey unfold. Here's a sneak…Read More
Olympic Silver Medalist Zach Railey Returns To Racing After Three-Year Hiatus
Source: TeamUSA.org Two-time Olympian Zach Railey is a well-known U.S. sailor who won a silver medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the Finn class. Captain of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, Railey is an accomplished businessman, in addition to his sailing. This week, he is one of three U.S. sailors competing in…Read More
Betsy Alison Wins ISAF President’s Development Award for Para World Sailing Initiative
US Paralympic Sailing Team Head Coach Betsy Alison (second from left) with London 2012 silver medalists Jen French (left), J.P. Creignou (right) and Team Leader Lee Icyda (second from right). Photo: Will Ricketson/US Sailing. Sanya, China - Betsy Alison (USA) has been awarded the ISAF President's Development Award for her outstanding achievement in the…Read More
American Yacht Club Joins Ranks Of Gold Medal Partner Clubs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. – For a second consecutive Olympic quadrennium, American Yacht Club has chosen to stand with the US Sailing Team Sperry as a Gold Medal Partner Club. This status is reserved for clubs that support the team with contributions of $100,000 or more. In September 2015, American Yacht…Read More
2015 US Sailing Youth Worlds Team Prepares for Langkawi, Malaysia
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