Mid-Regatta Report: Americans Showing Strength at ISAF Youth Worlds
Pictured: I420 leaders Will Logue (Cos Cob, Conn.) and Bram Brakman (Darien, Conn.). Photo: Christophe Launay/ISAF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 1, 2016 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing's ISAF Youth Worlds Team has submitted strong results after four days of racing at the 2015 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship in Langkawi, Malaysia. Five American boats are currently battling…Read More
2016 Olympic Development Program (ODP) Schedule Released
Pictured: ODP sailors Alie Toppa (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Liza Toppa (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) at a US Sailing Youth Worlds Team Training Camp in Miami, Florida. Photo: Christos Epperson, Archangel Films FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing's Olympic Development Program (ODP) has released the 2016 ODP event schedule, which includes the training camps, clinics and regattas that…Read More
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