Thankful for Crew
If 2020 was a tough year to find crew, maybe we just weren’t looking at who was hiding in plain sight. At the Treasure Island Sailing Center this past Thanksgiving, a community of youth racers made lemonade from a season of lemons with the only crew we could find: their families.
Read MoreUS Sailing Makes Updates to Safety Equipment Requirements
The Safety Equipment Requirements (SER) have been updated to avoid an expiration date conflict. The update to requires a ‘valid’ Safety at Sea certificate and will not require the five-year term.
Read MoreUS Sailing Updates Safety at Sea Certificate Requirements
US Sailing has updated the Safety at Sea certificate requirements and expiration dates in response to the pandemic. Due to continued restrictions for hosting in-person courses in 2021, US Sailing specifically addresses those who possess a five-year Safety at Sea certificate which expires in 2020 or 2021, or those who seek a new certificate this year.
Read MoreLearn More About 2020 National Safe Boating Week
It’s spring time and National Safe Boating Week is right around the corner. You can celebrate and recognize National Safe Boating Week beginning this Saturday, May 16 through Friday, May 22, 2020. Although you may not be allowed out on the water by this weekend, there are many ways you can support this great cause for boating safety. We discussed this year’s activation with Yvonne Pentz, Communications Director of the National Safe Boating Council. Read the short Q&A below to learn more about this year’s plan and new challenges in 2020.
Read MoreUS Sailing Approves Policy Changes to Safety at Sea Training
The US Sailing Offshore Committee and US Sailing Safety at Sea Sub-Committee have approved the following policy changes to Safety at Sea training.
Read MoreReport Released on March 2019 Monterey Bay Fatality Incident
Through a collaborative effort between US Sailing and the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club (MPYC) and support from the U.S. Coast Guard, a US Sailing independent working party has released a report on the crew overboard and fatality incident March 13, 2019 on Monterey Bay.
Read MoreHow to Hydrate Your Athlete If They Don’t Like Water
This article is brought to by US Sailing in partnership with TrueSport If you have a picky athlete who doesn’t love the taste of water, or just one who’s constantly on the go and bad at remembering to regularly sip from a water bottle, it can be tricky to make sure that he or she…Read MoreUS Sailing Awards Hanson Medal to Crew for Rescue in Buzzards Bay
The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee will award the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to six crew for their rescue of nine people separated from their capsized powerboat in Buzzards Bay (Mass.).
Read MoreUS Sailing Announces New Multihull Safety Equipment Requirements and Revisions for Monohulls
The US Sailing Safety Equipment Requirements (SER) for monohull sailboats have been revised and new multihull SERs have been approved and will be implemented in 2019.
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