US Sailing and USA Swimming Join Forces to Promote National Water Safety Days

Boston, MA (May 13, 2024) - US Sailing and USA Swimming are thrilled to announce their collaboration in promoting National Water Safety Days on May 14th and May 15th. The collaboration aims to raise awareness about water safety and drowning prevention across the United States. As two leading organizations in aquatic sports, US Sailing and…Read More

Newberry Moore and Liebenberg to Represent USA at Paris 2024 in the Nacra 17

Sarah Newberry Moore and David Liebenberg won athlete selection at the 2024 Nacra 17 World Championship and have secured their spot to represent the United States this summer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the Nacra 17. The pair qualified the US as a country at the Pan American Games in Chile on November 3, 2023, and completed their final step by winning their athlete selection process this week in France. 

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US Sailing Charts Course with Samsonite for 2024

Anchored in Excellence: US Sailing Partners with Samsonite as Official Luggage Partner BRISTOL, R.I. (May 13, 2024) – US Sailing, the national governing body of sailing, is delighted to announce Samsonite as the official luggage partner of both US Sailing and The US Sailing Team. Joining a distinguished roster of partners, Samsonite marks the 14th…Read More

Making Accessibility a Reality at HRCS

By Jay Baum, Educator and Secretary of the US Sailing's DEI Committee.  If you have expectations as to whom you might see getting ready to sail off the dock at Manhattan’s Dyckman Marina, you might want to take a step back and reset your expectations. You might want to take a step back anyway, just…Read More

US Sailing Announces Sextant Wines as Official Wine Partner

BRISTOL, R.I. (May 7, 2024) – US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport of sailing, is proud to announce Sextant Wines of Paso Robles California as the official wine partner of US Sailing and of the US Sailing Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards. This is US Sailing’s 13th new partner…Read More

Nacra 17 Worlds: Regatta 2 of 2 for Paris 2024 Selection

Racing begins May 7th and continues through May 12th for the Nacra 17 World Championship, the second event of the two regatta process to select the Nacra 17 representatives for Paris 2024.

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Eight Bells: Ed Huntsman

A dear friend to US Sailing, Ed Huntsman, member of the Safety at Sea Committee, Chair of the Committee Structure Task Force, licensed captain, certified instructor, combat veteran (Vietnam War), and super volunteer, passed over the bar May 1st.  He was 72 years old and had been battling stage 4 cancer for close to seven…Read More

11 US Sailing Team Athletes Ranked Top 25 in the World

Eleven US Sailing Team athletes across seven classes landed in the top 25 world rankings as published by World Sailing for the month of April.

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2024 David Storrs Grant Recipients Announced

After receiving over a dozen applications, US Sailing and the Match Racing Committee are excited to announce the recipients for the 2024 David Storrs Grant program. This year’s grants were given to four skippers, two female and two male: Sydney Monahan, Caroline Bayless, Axel Stordahl, and Josh Dochoda. Each team is awarded $2,500 and will…Read More

US Sailing is Seeking Applications for the 2024 Offshore Double Handed World Championship (ODHWC)

If you are part of a double handed offshore mixed gender (one male/one female) sailing team and interested representing the USA at the inaugural Offshore Double Handed World Championship, submit your application for consideration in the process outlined below. US Sailing, along with other Member National Authorities (MNAs), has been invited to apply for entry…Read More