Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games (Sailing): USA Leads Three Classes After Day One

Pictured: Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser class. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, July 12, 2015 Toronto, Canada - The first races of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games have been completed on Lake Ontario. One race was finished for each class in light and variable conditions, and the US Pan American Sailing Team has taken the lead in…Read More

Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games (Sailing): Three More Race Wins for USA on Day Two

Pictured: Hobie 16 leaders  Mark Modderman (Long Branch, N.J.) and Grace Modderman (Rumson, N.J.). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 13, 2015 Toronto, Canada - The US Pan American Sailing Team won three more races on Day Two of Toronto 2015, and continues to fight for podium spots in what so far has been a light-air affair. Team USA…Read More

Toronto 2015: US Pan American Sailing Team Ready to Go

Pictured: Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), a Pan American Games gold and bronze medalist in the Laser Radial class. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 10, 2015 Toronto, Canada - All fourteen members of the Toronto 2015 US Pan American Sailing Team have gathered on the shores of Lake Ontario as preparation continues for the Pan Am Games regatta,…Read More

2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships – Final Report

Several sailors were in position to contend for qualification spots on the US Sailing Team Sperry Youth World Team as they entered Friday’s final set of races at the 2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships. Excitement was in the air and the breeze on Mount Hope Bay and Narragansett Bay cooperated, which made for some great racing.

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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

U.S. Youth Sailing Championships – Day 3 Report

Thursday marked the second half of the 2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships and represented a prime opportunity for contenders to make a run to the top of the standings and for leaders to extend their advantage on their respective fleets.

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U.S. Youth Championships – Day 1 Report

On Tuesday, a collection of the nation’s top young sailors launched into Mount Hope Bay from Roger Williams University’s sparkling new Bready Sailing Center for the start of the 2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, the pinnacle event for youth sailors under 20 in the U.S.

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U.S. Youth Sailing Championships – Day 2 Report

Bristol, R.I. (July 8, 2015) – The forecasted thunderstorms held back long enough for the five fleets to get in some racing again today on Mount Hope Bay at Day 2 of the  2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships. However, the larger fleets including the International 420s, Laser Standards and Laser Radials managed just one race,…Read More

Nation’s Top Young Sailors to Race in Rhode Island at U.S. Youth Championships

Bristol, R.I. (July 6, 2015) – From the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover, to the ICSA College Sailing National Championships, the state of Rhode Island has featured an impressive line-up of sailing’s top racing events in 2015. Over 160 of the top young sailors in the country will embark on the Ocean State for the…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