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

Sailing World Cup Final: McNay and Hughes (USA) Take Second Consecutive Medal

  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

Olympic Development Program (ODP) Gains Steam In 2015

[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

US Sailing: Olympic Team Trials System Amended, Paralympic Trials System Announced

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

Rio Olympic Test Event (Sailing): Haeger & Provancha (USA) Come From Behind to Take 470 Gold

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