American Yacht Club Fundraiser for the US Sailing Team Sperry: September 19th
Come join the US Sailing Team Sperry athletes at the American Yacht Club to support our national Olympic and Paralympic sailors, with all proceeds going to support their efforts at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 Saturday September 19, 2015 Host: American Yacht Club 499 Stuyvesant Ave, Rye, New York Schedule and Details…Read More
US Sailing Team Sperry Takes Gold and Bronze at 470 Europeans in Denmark
Pictured: European Champions Stu McNay and Dave Hughes (Men's 470), US Sailing Team Sperry. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 4, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing Team Sperry athletes Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (San Diego, Calif.) have secured their second straight major international victory at the 2015 470 Class European Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.…Read More
ODP Recap: High-Performance College Clinic at Oakcliff
By Brian Swingly, Head Sailing Coach, US Coast Guard Academy Oyster Bay, N.Y. – At the conclusion of the spring College Sailing National Championships, twenty four sailors from thirteen different collegiate programs came together at Oakcliff Sailing to participate in the first of its kind College Sailing High Performance Clinic. The clinic, which was supported…Read More
ODP Recap: St. Francis Yacht Club High Performance Clinic
June 13-16, 2015 St. Francis Yacht Club San Francisco, California By Richard Feeny, US Sailing Olympic Development Program Manager In an unprecedented gathering of US youth talent and world-class coaches, forty-three of the top young sailors in the country enjoyed four days of heavy air training and on-shore sessions supported by the St. Francis Sailing Foundation and US…Read More
US Sailing Statement On The Disappearance of London 2012 Olympian Trevor Moore
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2015 The US Coast Guard (USCG) announced on Saturday, June 27 the suspension of the search for London 2012 US Olympic sailor Trevor Moore (Miami, Fla.). Moore, 30, was last seen on Thursday, June 25 on a small motorboat in Biscayne Bay off Miami. Coast Guard search and rescue teams covered…Read More
California Yacht Club Joins Ranks of US Sailing Team Sperry Gold Medal Partner Clubs
Pictured: US Sailing Team Sperry junior clinic at California Yacht Club, May 2015. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 22, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - In a strong demonstration of its commitment to US Olympic sailing, California Yacht Club (CYC) has chosen to support the US Sailing Team Sperry as a Gold Medal Partner Club. In doing so, CYC has joined…Read More
McNay and Hughes (USA) Claim Gold at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth & Portland
Pictured: Stu McNay and Dave Hughes (Men's 470), US Sailing Team Sperry. Image © onEdition. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - After winning the medal race in the Men's 470 class at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland, US Sailing Team Sperry athletes Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (San Diego, Calif.) claimed…Read More
SUNDAY: Watch McNay and Hughes (USA) Go for Gold LIVE on ESPN3
Pictured: Stu McNay and Dave Hughes (Men's 470), US Sailing Team Sperry. Image: Will Ricketson/US Sailing. Click for ESPN3 link. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - After scoring an impressive 5,4,2 in the final series of full-fleet races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland, US Sailing Team Sperry athletes Stu McNay (Providence,…Read More