BREAKING: Rio 2016 (Sailing) – Caleb Paine (USA) Wins Bronze In The Finn

Pictured: Caleb Paine after securing Bronze at Rio 2016. Photo: Amory Ross/US Sailing Team. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. Olympic Team sailor Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) has won a bronze medal in the Finn class, the Men's Heavyweight Dinghy. Rio 2016 is the first career Olympic Games appearance for…Read More

Chubb Jr. Champs – Day 2 Notes

Sunday Notes The 2016 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships, hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club, will enter Monday's finale with Championships on the line. The single-, double- fleets each tallied another four races and the triplehanded fleet finished five races on Sunday. U.S. Junior Singlehanded Championship (Laser Radial) - Smythe Trophy Joseph Hou (Newport Harbor…Read More

International Women’s Keelboat Championship – 2016 Preview

International Women’s Keelboat Championship Returns to Racing Circuit This Week on Long Island Sound PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (August 15, 2016) - The American Yacht Club in Rye, N.Y. will host the new International Women’s Keelboat Championship in J/70 class sailboats this week.  More than ever, this championship will offer women keelboat and offshore sailors high quality…Read More

Chubb Junior Champs – Day 1 Notes

Saturday Notes The 2016 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships, hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club, started Saturday morning in San Diego. The single-, double- and triplehanded fleets each tallied four races on the first day of racing. U.S. Junior Singlehanded Championship (Laser Radial) - Smythe Trophy In a closely contested opening day of racing for…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): USA Clinches Radial Medal Race Berth, Shines In 49erFX

WATCH: The Rio Report - N.7 - With his 10-6 scoreline on Day 6 Charlie Buckingham did almost everything he needed to in order to make the Laser's top-ten Medal Race. With 109 points he tied for tenth but lost the tiebreaker based on best-race finishes. Ever-positive, Charlie reflects on a very successful four days of…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Team USA Clinches Finn and Nacra 17 Medal Race Berths, 470’s Stay Consistent

  WATCH: The Rio Report - N.8 - Day 7 of the Olympic regatta was a good one for Team USA with Bora Gulari and Louisa Chafee punching a ticket to the Nacra 17 medal race, and Caleb Paine doing the same in the Finn class. Additionally, both Men's and Women's 470s put up pairs of…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): 470’s Leading the Way for Team USA

WATCH: The Rio Report - N.6, Mid-Olympics Update FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Day 5 of the sailing competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was a momentous one, as the RS:X fleets concluded full-fleet competition, the opening races for the Men's 49er and Women's 49erFX high-performance skiffs were held, and the…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Team USA Rides Through Highs and Lows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - For the second consecutive day, conditions at the Rio 2016 Olympic sailing event were defined by high, steady breeze with large swells on the ocean racing areas, and flat water with unpredictable weather on the Guanabara Bay courses. Team USA athletes experienced a wide range…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Team USA Displays Speed In Complex Weather

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The sailing venue at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games continues to surprise and challenge hundreds of the world's best athletes and coaches with unpredictable weather, and the third day of competition featured the toughest racing yet. Light winds in the early afternoon gave way to rain on the…Read More

Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships – 2016 Preview

Sears Cup, Bemis Trophy and Smythe Trophy are on the line in San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif. (August 11, 2016) – The Greater San Diego area has been a hub for US Sailing Junior Championships this summer. On the heels of this week’s U.S. Youth Sailing Championships in Coronado, the Mission Bay Yacht Club will…Read More