Sailing World Cup Hyères: US Sailing Team Wins Two Medal Races

Pictured: Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.), Men's 470, US Sailing Team Sperry.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2016 Hyères, France - US Sailing Team Sperry athletes competed in front of a global digital  audience on the final day of Sailing World Cup Hyères (April 27 - May 1), and won two medal races against the world's best. American…Read More

Dee Smith (2.4mR) Qualifies For Rio 2016 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team

Pictured: Dee Smith, 2.4mR class. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2016 Hyères, France - Dee Smith (Annapolis, Md.) has won selection to the Rio 2016 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team based on the results of the US Sailing Paralympic Athlete Selection Series in the 2.4mR one-person keelboat. Smith (63) is a veteran of the America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Maxi competition and…Read More

Sailing World Cup Hyères: USA Takes Sonar Bronze, Qualifies for 470 and Finn Medal Races

Pictured: Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.), Brad Kendell (Tampa, Fla.) and Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine), Paralympic Sonar, US Sailing Team Sperry. Photo: Jen Edney/US Sailing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2016 Hyères, France - Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.), Brad Kendell (Tampa, Fla.) and Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine) won bronze for the US Sailing Team Sperry on Day 4…Read More

Sailing World Cup Hyères: USA Sonar Takes Lead Into Final Paralympic Day (Saturday)

Pictured: Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.), Brad Kendell (Tampa, Fla.) and Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine), Paralympic Sonar, US Sailing Team Sperry. Photo: Jen Edney/US Sailing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2016 Hyères, France - The US Sailing Team Sperry Sonar Team of Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.), Brad Kendell (Tampa, Fla.) and Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine) moved to the…Read More

Sailing World Cup Hyères: Paine (Finn) and USA Sonar Stay Consistent

Pictured:  Caleb Paine, Finn, US Sailing Team Sperry. Photo: Jen Edney/US Sailing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2016 Hyères, France - After two days of racing at Sailing World Cup Hyères (April 27 - May 1), the US Sailing Team Sperry (national team) has five boats in top-ten positions in their fleet.  This week's regatta in Hyères is widely considered…Read More

Doerr, Kendell & Freund (Sonar) Earn Place On Rio 2016 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team

Pictured: Team USA's Doerr, Kendell and Freund, Sonar class. Photo: Jen Edney/US Sailing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2016 Hyères, France -  Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.), Brad Kendell (Tampa, Fla.) and Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine) have earned selection to the Rio 2016 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team based on the results of the US Sailing Paralympic Athlete Selection Series in the Sonar three-person…Read More

Applications Open for Red Bull Foiling Generation U.S. Qualifier

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR US QUALIFIER OF HI-TECH YOUTH SAILING COMPETITION COMING TO NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA Red Bull Foiling Generation to Feature US Qualifier and World Final in October 2016 NEWPORT, RI (April 27, 2016) -- Today’s youth may have easy access to the technological world but now those talented in sailing will race…Read More

Sailing World Cup Hyères: Paralympic Hopefuls and Olympic Team Gather in France

Pictured: Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.), Brad Kendell (Tampa, Fla.) and Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine), Sonar, US Sailing Team Sperry. Photo: Jen Edney/US Sailing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2016 Hyères, France - The US Sailing Team Sperry (national team) has gathered in southern France for Sailing World Cup Hyères (April 27 - May 1), the third event in sailing's…Read More

Ullman and Keen Honored as US National Coaches of the Year

Pictured: Dave Ullman (Newport Beach, Calif.) with 2015 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Test Event gold medalists Haeger and Provancha. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2016 Portsmouth, R.I. - After soliciting nominations from the public, US Sailing's Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) today announced David Ullman (Newport Beach, Calif.) as US Sailing's 2015 National Coach of the Year,…Read More

Early Entry Discount Period Approaching for 2016 IWKC

Early Entry Discount Period Approaching for 2016 International Women’s Keelboat Championship Portsmouth, R.I. (April 26, 2016) - The American Yacht Club in Rye, N.Y. will host the new International Women’s Keelboat Championship in provided J/70 class sailboats on August 14-20, 2016. Twenty-four teams from around the world will be invited to compete, with the intention…Read More