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
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
Zaleski and Weaver Win U.S. Singlehanded Championships in Tahoe
Following four days of exciting racing in the sparkling waters of Lake Tahoe, Marek Zaleski became the 2017 U.S. Singlehanded Men’s Champion and Hanne Weaver became the 2017 U.S. Singlehanded Women’s Champion on Sunday.
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2017 U.S. Youth Worlds Team Roster Announced
Pictured: Members of the 2017 U.S. Youth Worlds Team gathered with Chief of U.S. Olympic Sailing Malcolm Page (left) at the conclusion of the 2017 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2017 Portsmouth, R.I. – US Sailing has named fourteen athletes to its 2017 Youth Sailing World Championship Team. The…Read More
US Sailing Mourns Tragic Loss of Young Sailor
All of us at US Sailing – our staff, Board of Directors, and volunteers - are deeply saddened to learn that a young sailing student tragically died as a result of a powerboat accident on Long Island Sound on Tuesday, July 18. This is a time for grieving and our deepest condolences go out to…Read More