Youth Worlds: USA At The Threshold, Aiming to Finish Strong
Pictured: Nacra 15 Racing at the 2017 Youth Worlds. Photo: World Sailing / Sailing Energy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2017 Sanya, China -With one day remaining at the 2017 Youth World Sailing Championship in Sanya, China (December 11-16), the U.S. Youth Worlds Team is aiming to finish strong after a highly competitive week of racing by fourteen of…Read More
Youth Worlds Mid-Regatta Report: U.S. Sailors Lead Two Classes, In the Hunt For More
Pictured: Girls 420, Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2017 Sanya, China - With three days of racing complete at the 2017 Youth World Sailing Championship in Sanya, China (December 11-16), 14 Americans are in the midst of intense racing against 360 other competitors from 60 nations at the world's…Read More
U.S. Youth Sailing World Championship Team Ready to Race In Sanya, China
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2017 Sanya, China - Racing begins on Monday at the 2017 Youth World Sailing Championship in Sanya, China (December 11-16) and 14 American athletes will join 374 competitors from 60 nations at the world's premier junior sailing event. US Sailing comes into the regatta with a strong team comprised of both Youth…Read More
Reineke Takes Gold In Enoshima As US Sailing Team Embraces 2020 Olympic Venue
Pictured: Erika Reineke, Laser Radial, US Sailing Team. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2017 Enoshima, Japan - US Sailing Team Laser Radial athlete Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) won gold at the conclusion of a stormy Enoshima Olympic Week, the first large multi-class regatta to be held at the site of the Tokyo 2020…Read More
Raising the Level: US Sailing’s ODP In Action At 29er Worlds
By Belle Strachan. Photos by Ryan Schack. (LONG BEACH, CALIF.) A new wave of young US talent is hitting the water, and ready to go up against the best in the world. The 2017 29er World Championship, hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, Calif., brought together 129 teams from sixteen different countries.…Read More
Bora Gulari Injured In Training Accident Prior to Nacra 17 Worlds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2017 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing Team Nacra 17 athlete and Rio 2016 U.S. Olympian Bora Gulari (Detroit, Mich.) suffered an injury during a training incident on Wednesday, as he and teammate Helena Scutt (Kirkland, Wash.) were preparing for the upcoming Nacra 17 World Championship (September 5-10, 2017) in La Grande…Read More
Five Athletes Added to US Sailing Team Roster
Following strong performances on the international racing circuit this summer, five athletes have been added to the 2017 US Sailing Team roster. Steph Roble and Maggie Shea have been added in the women’s 49erFX, Chris Rast and Trevor Burd have been named in the men’s 49er, and Haddon Hughes has joined the team in the women’s Laser Radial class.
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Three Medals for US Sailing Team at Aarhus Sailing Week
Pictured: Erika Reineke, Laser Radial. Photo: Sailing Energy / Jesús Renedo. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2017 Aarhus, Denmark - The US Sailing Team secured medals in three classes at this week's Aarhus Sailing Week 2017 in Denmark, the test event for the 2018 Sailing World Championships. Aarhus 2018 will be a multi-class Worlds, and the premier…Read More