IWKC 2016 Day 2 Recap

Day 2 Recap Event Website - Recaps, news, results and standings, photos and more. Results and Standings Photos #womenskeelboat By Leif Skodnick After two days of competition competition, Allie Blecher of Long Beach, California leads the International Women’s Keelboat Championship, having completed 17 races with 60 total points for an average score of 3.53. Melinda…Read More

2016 Chubb U.S. Junior Championships – Final Report

The 2016 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships, hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club, came to an exciting conclusion on the third and final day of the regatta. Three new champions were crowned under atypical conditions for Mission Bay and the Pacific Ocean racing areas off the coast of San Diego. Final Standings Photo Gallery U.S.…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Henken and Scutt Stay Consistent, Four Medal Races Set for Tuesday

WATCH: The Rio Report - N.9 - Day 8 day ended with a gale but the 49er and 49erFX classes managed to score three races apiece on the ocean courses outside Guanabara Bay. Hear from 49er crew Joe Morris on how he and skipper Thomas Barrows are sailing so far, and the 49erFX team of Paris…Read More

BREAKING: Rio 2016 (Sailing) – Caleb Paine (USA) Wins Bronze In The Finn

Pictured: Caleb Paine after securing Bronze at Rio 2016. Photo: Amory Ross/US Sailing Team. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. Olympic Team sailor Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) has won a bronze medal in the Finn class, the Men's Heavyweight Dinghy. Rio 2016 is the first career Olympic Games appearance for…Read More

Chubb Jr. Champs – Day 2 Notes

Sunday Notes The 2016 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships, hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club, will enter Monday's finale with Championships on the line. The single-, double- fleets each tallied another four races and the triplehanded fleet finished five races on Sunday. U.S. Junior Singlehanded Championship (Laser Radial) - Smythe Trophy Joseph Hou (Newport Harbor…Read More

International Women’s Keelboat Championship – 2016 Preview

International Women’s Keelboat Championship Returns to Racing Circuit This Week on Long Island Sound PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (August 15, 2016) - The American Yacht Club in Rye, N.Y. will host the new International Women’s Keelboat Championship in J/70 class sailboats this week.  More than ever, this championship will offer women keelboat and offshore sailors high quality…Read More

Chubb Junior Champs – Day 1 Notes

Saturday Notes The 2016 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships, hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club, started Saturday morning in San Diego. The single-, double- and triplehanded fleets each tallied four races on the first day of racing. U.S. Junior Singlehanded Championship (Laser Radial) - Smythe Trophy In a closely contested opening day of racing for…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): USA Clinches Radial Medal Race Berth, Shines In 49erFX

WATCH: The Rio Report - N.7 - With his 10-6 scoreline on Day 6 Charlie Buckingham did almost everything he needed to in order to make the Laser's top-ten Medal Race. With 109 points he tied for tenth but lost the tiebreaker based on best-race finishes. Ever-positive, Charlie reflects on a very successful four days of…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): Team USA Clinches Finn and Nacra 17 Medal Race Berths, 470’s Stay Consistent

  WATCH: The Rio Report - N.8 - Day 7 of the Olympic regatta was a good one for Team USA with Bora Gulari and Louisa Chafee punching a ticket to the Nacra 17 medal race, and Caleb Paine doing the same in the Finn class. Additionally, both Men's and Women's 470s put up pairs of…Read More

Rio 2016 (Sailing): 470’s Leading the Way for Team USA

WATCH: The Rio Report - N.6, Mid-Olympics Update FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Day 5 of the sailing competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was a momentous one, as the RS:X fleets concluded full-fleet competition, the opening races for the Men's 49er and Women's 49erFX high-performance skiffs were held, and the…Read More