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
Youth Olympic Games: US Sailing Announces Athlete Selection System
Pictured: Nacra 15's racing at the recently-completed 2017 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship in Corpus Christi, Texas. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2017 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing has released details of the athlete selection process for the 2018 U.S. Youth Olympic Sailing Team. Held every four years, the Youth Olympic Games (Buenos Aires 2018) will be the…Read More
A Medal and A Near Miss for the US Sailing Team At World Cup Final
Watch: The Men's Laser Medal Race in Santander (replay). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2017 Portsmouth, R.I. - The US Sailing Team's Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) took home bronze at the Sailing World Cup Final (June 4-11, 2017) in Santander, Spain. Narrowly missing out on the podium were Men's 470 duo Stu McNay (Providence,…Read More