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 Seeks Recommendations for Safety Equipment Requirements
Portsmouth, R.I. (July 1, 2015) - When US Sailing introduced the sailor-friendly Safety Equipment Requirements (SER) in early 2015, we wanted to make it as simple as possible to prepare boats for offshore sailing. Updated with revised language and re-organized into three categories, the SERs have been widely adopted by organizing authorities across the country.…Read More
Houck, White Take U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship
After five days of quality coaching and instruction, racing, and good ole’ fun on and off the water with friends, we have winning team to crown today at the Columbia Sailing Club.
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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
ALERT: Olympian Trevor Moore Missing in Biscayne Bay Area.
ALERT: London 2012 Olympian Trevor Moore has gone missing in the Biscayne Bay area near Miami, Fla. Trevor was last seen taking his inflatable dinghy out alone on the Bay Thursday afternoon. His boat was recovered, but Trevor is unaccounted for. A massive search is underway. We are still anxiously awaiting news from the tireless rescue…Read More
U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship – 2015 Preview
Columbia, S.C. (June 25, 2015) – US Sailing makes a return to the state of South Carolina this week for the 2015 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship, hosted by the Columbia Sailing Club. Thirty-nine teams will race for the Ida Lewis Trophy in Club 420s on Lake Murray this Sunday, June 28 through Tuesday, June…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
U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship – Day 2 Report
Corona del Mar, Calif. (June 20, 2015) – It was an action packed Saturday off the coast Newport Beach today as the 12 teams competing at the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championships got a full day of racing in. The table has been set for Sunday's final series. The Balboa Yacht Club will defend the…Read More
Killian, Balboa Yacht Club Capture Second Rose Cup
Sunday was a culmination of a tremendous week at Balboa Yacht Club and celebration of youth match racing, one of the fastest growing types of sailboat racing in the U.S. After three days of racing off Newport Beach in the sun-splashed Pacific Ocean, the home team from Balboa Yacht Club earned Rose Cup honors for the second consecutive year.
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