Youth Sailing Advocate Jim Kilroy Passes Away at 94

Legendary racer and sailing advocate, John B. “Jim” Kilroy (May 1, 1922 – September 29, 2016), passed away Thursday night at the age of 94. US Sailing had the opportunity to work closely with Mr. Kilroy over the past several years in developing the Reach Initiative.

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Are Powerlines Endangering Sailors at Your Venue?

US Sailing expresses our heartfelt condolences to John Harrison Doucet and his family for the devastating accident in Gulfport, Miss. on Sunday involving powerlines. Please help support John in his recovery through GoFundMe. This accident is a powerful reminder that powerlines around boating facilities has been a safety risk for years and continues to be.…Read More

US Sailing Remembers Sailing Enthusiast Terry Kohler

[caption id="attachment_29691" align="alignright" width="400"] Left to Right: Gary Jobson, Terry Kohler, Jim Capron. Photo taken at US Sailing's 2009 Awards Ceremony.[/caption] Terry Kohler, a renowned businessman and passionate sailor, passed away Tuesday at the age of 82. In 2009, Kohler received the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US Sailing’s highest honor, for his outstanding contributions to…Read More

BREAKING – Rio 2016 (Sailing): Sonar Silver for Doerr, Kendell and Freund at Paralympic Games

Pictured: Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J., left), Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine, center) and Brad Kendell (Tampa, Fla., right) secure silver at Rio 2016. Photo: Thomas Lovelock © OIS/IOC.  Photo Gallery of USA Sonar  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - With a victory in the final race of the event, U.S. Paralympic Team sailors Rick Doerr (Clifton,…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): U.S. Paralympic Sonar, 2.4mR Will Challenge for Medals On Saturday

Pictured: Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund, Sonar Class, on Friday. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - With the completion of Friday's races, one day of competition remains at the Rio 2016 Paralympic regatta. Team USA will enter Saturday's final races in contention for medals in the three-person Sonar and one-person 2.4mR…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Team USA Sonar Climbs Leaderboard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -  A strong breeze filled in early on the third day of racing at the 2016 Paralympic Games sailing competition, providing an exciting change of pace for the adaptive athletes in the Sonar, SKUD-18 and 2.4mR fleets. Team USA made gains in two classes on…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): U.S. Para Team Battles At The Top As Regatta Enters Final Stage

Pictured: Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund, Sonar Class. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Sailing competition brought a second consecutive day of ideal weather conditions, and Team USA capitalized with a competitive performance in all three classes. With two days of…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Light Winds Challenge Para Fleets

Pictured: Doerr, Kendell and Freund (Sonar) racing on Tuesday. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - All three fleets at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games sailing competition were challenged with a long postponement and tricky weather conditions on Day Two of racing on Guanabara Bay. After being cleared to launch shortly after 2:00PM local…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Team USA Top Six In All Para Classes

Pictured: Dee Smith, 2.4mR class. Photo: Richard Langdon / World Sailing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Team USA scored solid results on the first day of racing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition, with all three American boats in a top-six position in their fleets. The eighty international competitors were…Read More

Breault Successfully Defends Women’s Match Racing Title

2016 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship ANNAPOLIS, Md. (September 11, 2016) – On Sunday in Annapolis, Nicole Breault (San Francisco, Calif.) became only the second skipper to win back-to-back U.S. Women's Match Racing Championships in event history. Breault, the reigning defending champion from last year's event in Balboa, California, defeated home town sailor Janel Zarkowsky…Read More