Crewing: Raising Your Game with Soft Skills
Dan Fien offers crewing tips on how to streamline the learning process and the development of effective communication skills.
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The 29er and the Skiff Generation Scene
Philip Muller, Head Coach & Founder of 2NINER / Skiff Generation, discusses skiff sailing and why youth are attracted to this form of sailing. Learn more about what skiff sailing has to offer youth.
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Start Small with Big Ideas – Starting a New Sailing Club
Jim Crabtree discusses how a small group of one design sailors started a successful local club in Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Olympic Champion Kevin Burnham Passes Away
On the morning of Friday, November 27, 2020, U.S. Olympic champion sailor Kevin Burnham (born – 1956; Queens, N.Y.) passed away after a long, courageous battle with pulmonary disease. Burnham is a three-time Olympic sailor and a two-time Olympic medalist for Team USA.
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2020 National Coaching Symposium: Event Wraps-up Wednesday, Dec. 9
You are invited to participate in US Sailing’s 2020 National Coaching Symposium, presented by Regatta Craft Mixers. This year’s symposium will be hosted online – December 7-9, 2020. The fourth annual National Coaching Symposium features three days of presentations with a collection of leading sailing coaches and experts from around the country. Registration is FREE for US Sailing members!
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US Sailing Mourns Tragic Loss of Youth Sailor in Sarasota, Florida
All of us at US Sailing are deeply saddened to learn that a young sailing student tragically died as a result of an accident on the water during a youth sailing practice in Sarasota Bay on Saturday, November 21, 2020. We send our deepest condolences to the sailor’s family, the youth involved in the accident, and to the instructors, staff and volunteers of Sarasota Youth Sailing. The sailing community is united in support and sympathy during this time.
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Pedro Pascual Competing This Week at RS:X European Championships in Portugal
2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team RS:X athlete Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.) will race this week at the RS:X European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. Racing started on Tuesday.
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US Sailing Announces New Hires
As part of US Sailing’s ongoing implementation of the Strategic Plan for 2021-2024, the organization announces the hiring of a new Chief Development Officer and Chief Financial Officer to the staff. Jill Nosach (North Kingstown, R.I.) will serve as Chief Development Officer and Heather Monoson (Somerset, Mass.) was hired to serve as Chief Financial Officer.
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Charting a New Course: Engaging Youth Sailors with STEM amid the Pandemic
Reach, US Sailing’s STEM Education Initiative, distributed ten grants during the summer of 2020. We recently caught up with one of the recipients, Green Bay Sailing & Paddle, Inc., and their Board President Becky Paul shared the creative ways they incorporated STEM into their programming during a year that was anything but typical.
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