U.S. Olympic Trials Conclude for Finns and Continue with 2021 Worlds for Women’s 470

On Thursday, July 9, US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee voted that participation at the 2020 Finn and 470 World Championships is not in the best interest of U.S. athletes. Upon review of current State Department and Travel Advisories and at the recommendation of US Sailing’s Selection Committee, the OSC determined that these regattas will not be used as the third 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team selection event for the Women’s 470 or Finn classes.

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Debora Abrams-Wright is Leading Comrades-in-Arms and More

As the Chairman of the US Sailing Diversity and Inclusion Committee and as a recent addition to the Board of Directors at Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS), Sergeant Debora Abrams-Wright has come a long way in a relatively short time.

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Two U.S. Multihull Championships Planned for 2021

The United States Formula 18 Association and US Sailing have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 F18 Americas and U.S. Multihull Championship, originally scheduled for September 26 to October 2, 2020, hosted by San Diego Yacht Club and Mission Bay Yacht Club. Race organizers from USF18, US Sailing, Mission Bay Yacht Club and San Diego Yacht Club are exploring dates to reschedule this combined championship in 2021.

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Rules with Rocky: Sportsmanship & The Racing Rules of Sailing

Hello, my name is Rocky the Rule-Following Fish! Although I live under the water, I love knowing everything about rules for boats on top of the water. My glasses help me see a lot from down here. Every month I will share new information about how to act when boats meet. The rules on the…Read More

2020 U.S. Match Racing Championship Cancelled – Look Ahead to 2021 in Long Beach

[caption id="attachment_20147" align="aligncenter" width="561"] Action from the 2019 U.S. Match Racing Championship, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco.[/caption] BRISTOL, R.I. (July 2, 2020) - US Sailing and the U.S. Match Racing Championships Committee have announced the cancellation of the 2020 U.S. Match Racing Championship, originally scheduled to be hosted by the…Read More

Introducing Youth Racing Central!

In collaboration with the leading voices in our sport, US Sailing brings you Youth Racing Central created to support you and your sailing goals. Youth Racing Central provides unlimited access to videos featuring racing tips and development strategies from sailing experts.

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Siebel Sailors Program Expands to Oregon and Washington

Sail Sand Point Selected as Primary Siebel Center, The Center for Wooden Boats and Gorge Junior Sailing Selected to Serve as Supporting Siebel Centers Michael Cornew - Siebel Program Coach for the Pacific Northwest Region BRISTOL, R.I. (June 30, 2020) – US Sailing’s new and growing youth development program is expanding to include the states…Read More

NSPS Postponed to January 2022

The National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS) has been postponed to January 27-29, 2022 and will be hosted by The DeSoto in historic Savannah, Ga.

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Kyle Easton Named 2019-20 Robert H. Hobbs Sportsman of the Year for College Sailing 

The Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award is awarded annually to the Sportsman of the Year for college sailing. The trophy honors Robert Hobbs (MIT ’64), past Executive Vice President of ICSA, past President of US Sailing (1992-1994), and former chair of the U.S. Sailing Olympic Committee. This year’s winner is Kyle Easton (Winchester, Mass.), a senior at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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Stu McNay and David Hughes Earn Selection for Tokyo 2020 Games

U.S. Men’s 470 athletes, Stu McNay (Providence, R.I) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla.) have officially earned selection to the Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team and are nominated to Team USA.

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