Boston 2024: New Bedford – Ideal Host for Olympic, Paralympic sailing

New Bedford, a storied and historic maritime city, will host Olympic and Paralympic sailing on Buzzards Bay if Boston becomes the host city for the 2024 Summer Games, Mayor Jon Mitchell and Rich Davey from the Boston 2024 Partnership announced here today.

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US Sailing Announces Toronto 2015 Pan American Sailing Team

Pictured: Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), a Pan American Games gold and bronze medalist in the Laser Radial class. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing has released the 2015 US Pan American Sailing Team roster. Fourteen American sailors will compete in nine classes* at the world's third-largest international multi-sport Games…Read More

“The Beat” – Episode 2: Going to Figawi!

Host Katy Nastro was all in at the 44th Annual Figawi Race Weekend. Figawi kicked off the Cape Cod and Nantucket summer season. Entries include over 3,000 sailors from all over the country and over 240 boats. Katy shares with viewers the Figawi experience from the race course, to the regatta parties, and everything else that comes with this awesome celebration!

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“The Beat” – A Tour of Team Alvimedica’s Volvo Ocean 65

Get an inside look… literally… of Team Alvimedica’s Volvo Ocean 65 with On Board Reporter Amory Ross as he gives “The Beat” host Katy Nastro an in-depth tour of this ocean racing machine.

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US Sailing Launches Series Premiere of “The Beat”

“The Beat” presented by US Sailing goes on tour this summer with one goal: to capture the essence of the sailing – one of the most thrilling sports and activities on the planet.

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The Medalist, Issue #5: 444 Days Until Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The Medalist: Issue #5, May 2015  US Olympic and Paralympic Sailing News. Contents: Progress on the Water: Recent Racing Overview 2015 US Sailing Team Sperry Roster Announced Olympic Development Renewed: The New ODP Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Update Next for The Team: Summer Schedule Snapshots from the Campaign Trail Gear Up at the New Team Store Newsletter…Read More

ODP Recap: All-Girls Skiff Clinic, San Diego

  Host Club: Coronado Yacht Club Coaches: Willie McBride, Molly Vandemoer By Richard Feeny, Youth Development Program Manager 12 young women sailed in the Skiff Girls clinic in San Diego May 1-3, 2015. Coronado Yacht Club was the host and was a perfect venue because we had light air in the mornings, building into a…Read More

US Sailing ODP Trailer and Oakcliff 49er Fleet Arrive On the West Coast

Long Beach, Calif. - A large trailer containing part of Oakcliff Sailing's 49er and 49erFX Olympic-class skiff fleet has arrived at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, California in an effort to boost the US Sailing Team Sperry and the new Olympic Development Program (ODP). Driven from Miami, Florida to Long Beach by 2012 US…Read More

US Sailing Mourns Dauphin Island Regatta Tragedy

On Saturday afternoon, April 25 a tragedy occurred during the Dauphin Island Regatta off the coast of Alabama in Mobile Bay. A number of sailboats capsized from a sudden storm that struck the race fleet resulting in several sailors losing their lives. All of us at US Sailing – our staff, Board of Directors, and…Read More

US Sailing Team Sperry Finishes Top Eight in Four Classes in Hyères, With Global TV Audience

Pictured: Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha, Women's 470. Hyères, France - After competing on medal race day at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères, the US Sailing Team Sperry finished with four boats in the top eight overall. All American athletes sailing on Sunday finished in the top half of their medal race, with the highlight being a…Read More