US Sailing to Promote Culture of Safety from Abuse through SafeSport

US Sailing is now offering the latest education and training programs, developed by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, for the prevention of emotional, physical and sexual misconduct, as well as reporting and response protocols.

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US Sailing Names Campbell Chief Business Officer of U.S. Olympic Sailing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_34379" align="alignleft" width="150"] Jim Campbell[/caption] Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing today named veteran business consultant and former 470 athlete Jim Campbell (Stoughton, Wisc.) as Chief Business Officer of U.S. Olympic Sailing. Campbell will be the first CBO in the US Sailing Team's history, and will be focused on connecting needed funding to athletes, building…Read More

Roster Announced: 2017 US Sailing Team

Pictured: The 2017 US Sailing Team will feature a mixture of newcomers and returning veterans such as Rio 2016 Olympians Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and David Hughes (Miami, Fla., above). Photo: Jen Edney/US Sailing. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2017 Portsmouth, R.I. – US Sailing, the national governing body for the sport, has named 18 Olympic-class athletes…Read More

Sailing Leadership Forum 2018: Save the Date!

Join us for Sailing Leadership Forum 2018 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla. on February 1-3, 2018. Leaders from sail training and education, yacht club and sailing organization management, race officials, and industry professionals will meet and learn from one-another in the surroundings of this spectacular South Florida venue.

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Marlow Ropes Joins US Sailing Team and ODP As Official Rope Supplier

Pictured: US Sailing Team athletes will benefit from Marlow's innovative products on racecourses around the world. Photo: Jen Edney/US Sailing  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2017 Portsmouth, R.I. - The US Sailing Team today announced a partnership with Marlow Ropes, a world leader in the development and manufacture of performance yachting rope. Effective immediately, Marlow will be the official rope supplier…Read More

Sailor of the Month – Pam Healy

[caption id="attachment_34086" align="alignright" width="283"] Pam Healy[/caption] From the highest levels of elite Olympic caliber international competition to the grass-roots of youth sailing participation in local inner-city communities, Pam Healy has put her heart and soul behind every facet of sailing she has ever been part of, on and off the water. Healy has been named…Read More

Paine, Moroz Awarded US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman, Yachtswoman of the Year for 2016

Caleb Paine and Daniela Moroz were presented the US Sailing Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards for 2016, respectively, at a luncheon in the Model Room of the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan.

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A Youth’s Passion for sailing, STEM, and leadership leads to St. Mary’s

Five years ago, Troy Moss had never stepped foot on a sailboat, today she helps lead the STEM Summer Sailing Camp at Downtown Sailing Center in Baltimore, MD. All her life Troy had been surrounded by water and had fallen in love with everything it had to offer. When she turned fourteen she went to…Read More

Sailing & Science: Baltimore Students Join Expedition Through the North Pacific Gyre Aboard the RV FALKOR

By Amanda Payton, STEM Coordinator, DSC & Stuart Proctor, Programs and Education Manager, DSC On January 9, 2017, fifteen students from Wolfe Street Academy’s STEM Sailing After-school program and 4 students from the You Make a Difference STEMMA program in Baltimore took part in a Ship-to-Shore Experience, connecting with the crew of the R/V Falkor…Read More

2016 Community Sailing and Training Award Winners Recognized at NSPS

The 2016 Community Sailing and Training Award winners were celebrated on Thursday night as part of the 2017 National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS) at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.

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