U.S. Youth Sailing World Championship Team Ready to Race In Sanya, China
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2017 Sanya, China - Racing begins on Monday at the 2017 Youth World Sailing Championship in Sanya, China (December 11-16) and 14 American athletes will join 374 competitors from 60 nations at the world's premier junior sailing event. US Sailing comes into the regatta with a strong team comprised of both Youth…Read More
Reviving Your Regional Youth Racing
By Andrew Nelson Andrew Nelson, Youth Sailing Director at The Sailing Foundation in Redmond, Washington, has found success in revitalizing regular youth racing in the Pacific Northwest. Here he shares some lessons and practical advice for others looking to grow the sport in their area. In fall of 2014, I began managing the Northwest Youth…Read More
Northeast Sailing Association (Sail Maine) Takes U.S. Adult Championship
The action was fast and furious on Tampa Bay this week. Twelve teams in J/70s representing their respective Regional Sailing Associations (RSA) enjoyed the speedy and highly entertaining racing format, as well as the spectacular weather and racing conditions at the 2017 U.S. Adult Sailing Championship, hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club.
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Top Regional Teams to Race at 2017 U.S. Adult Championship in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (November 8, 2017) – The 2017 edition of the U.S. Adult Sailing Championship returns to the Gulf Coast for the first time since 2014, following stops in New York Harbor in 2015 and San Francisco Bay in 2016. The St. Petersburg Yacht Club will host this year’s U.S. Adult Sailing Championship. First…Read More
Reineke Takes Gold In Enoshima As US Sailing Team Embraces 2020 Olympic Venue
Pictured: Erika Reineke, Laser Radial, US Sailing Team. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2017 Enoshima, Japan - US Sailing Team Laser Radial athlete Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) won gold at the conclusion of a stormy Enoshima Olympic Week, the first large multi-class regatta to be held at the site of the Tokyo 2020…Read More
Sunset Sailing at Hinman 2017
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 21, 2017) – Sunset sailing in Oyster Bay was in order on Saturday at the 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship. What appeared to be a lost day due to insufficient breeze, a Southwesterly sea breeze filled in at 4:15 pm ET. Just minutes prior to the sea breeze, Principal Race Officer,…Read More
Jet Lag Captures Hinman Trophy, Wins 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship
This weekend’s 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship for the George R. Hinman Trophy featured a “who’s who” of college sailing’s present and past.
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Qualifying Round Robin Series Starts at Hinman 2017
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 20, 2017) – The 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship for the George R. Hinman Trophy, hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, got underway on Friday. Fourteen teams raced under clear and sunny skies with light breeze in the first of three days of racing on Oyster Bay this weekend. Despite the…Read More