Championship Round Set for Friday at IWKC 2017
Friday morning update from the 2017 International Women’s Keelboat Championship – Friday is the Championship Round featuring the top six teams in competition over six scheduled races.
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Megan Ploch and Crew Earn Win at International Women’s Keelboat Championship
In a climactic conclusion Friday afternoon in J/70s on Lake Avándaro, the team representing the American Yacht Club, led by skipper Megan Ploch, edged the competition in a closely contested Championship Round. They began the day in third place. With the win, they earned the right to compete at the 2018 Sailing Championship League World qualifier.
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Three Titlists Crowned on Barnegat Bay at 2017 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships
August 11, 2017 – Thousands of youth sailing enthusiasts tuned in to Facebook Live coverage this week of the 2017 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships, hosted by Toms River Yacht Club. Friday marked the conclusion of this highly competitive US Sailing National Championship.
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Sears Cup, Bemis Trophy and Smythe Trophy are on the Line in Toms River
Barnegat Bay is the place to be for youth sailing this week as the 2017 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships will feature three days of racing for the historic Sears Cup, Bemis Trophy and Smythe Trophy.
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New US Sailing Headquarters
The Change is Building We are excited to announce that US Sailing will relocate its headquarters on September 15, 2017 to the campus of Roger Williams University (RWU) in Bristol, Rhode Island. The new office space provides us with the opportunity to drive innovation and creativity in our core areas of focus – access, education…Read More
A Message from Jack Gierhart
The Focus is You US Sailing is committed to uniting this fractured amalgamation of sports and building a cohesive community bound by a shared love for sailing. What we have in common as sailors is far greater than differences in boat design, sailing discipline or the kind of experiences we prefer. Last year at…Read More
The Change is Building – Fall, 2017
An Outward Expression of Inward Change US Sailing Headquarters is moving. Roger Williams University, top ranked in college sailing, is welcoming US Sailing to their beautiful 140 acre waterfront campus in Bristol, RI and have renovated a stand-alone building for use as our new headquarters. Our favorable 21-year lease, with options to renew, means we’ll…Read More
Youth Sailing Today
The American Development Model The growing focus on intense competition in youth sailing has parents, sailing instructors and program directors looking to US Sailing for guidance and a different approach. They’ve seen too many kids burn out and drop out, and they are not alone. This concern exists in almost every youth sport, as well…Read More
The New Olympic Paradigm
The Impact of Professionalization The 1992 Games marked the first time professionals competed, and by the 1996 Games, it was clear that nations adapting quickly to the new model were reaping the rewards. For US Olympic sailing, the impact has been profound: Professionalization brought significant government support to Olympic Sailing, and the funding gap…Read More