Event Details
Date:
July 7, 2025 – July 11, 2025
Location:
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club
Macatawa, Michigan
Competing for:
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Results & Reports
Regatta Documents
Other Information
- 2023 – Audrey Foley – Stuart, FL
- 2022 – Talia Hamlin – Mill Valley, CA
- 2021 – Event not sailed
- 2020 – Event not sailed
- 2019 – Lucija Ruzevic – Dallas, TX (Laser Radial) & 2019 – Hailey Thompson, San Francisco Yacht Club (Laser 4.7)
- 2018 – Elizabeth Shanahan – Stamford, CT
- 2017 – Abbie Carlson – Beaux Arts, WA
- 2016 – Talia Toland – Kirkland, WA
- 2015 – Louisa Nordstrom – Osprey, FL
- 2014 – Sophia Reineke – Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2013 – Dana Rohde – Richmond Hill, GA
- 2012 – Hanne Weaver – Gig Harbor, WA
- 2011 – Kelly McGlynn – Flourtown, PA
- 2010 – Arielle deLisser – Miami, FL
- 2009 – Molly McKinney – Sarasota, FL
- 2008 – Arielle deLisser – Miami, FL
- 2007 – Carolyn Prioleau – Houston, TX
- 2006 – Sarah Lihan – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- 2005 – Stephanie Roble – East Troy, WI
- 2004 – Paige Railey – Clearwater, FL
- 2003 – Charlotte Hill – Miami, FL
- 2002 – Paige Railey – Clearwater, FL
- 2001 – Paige Railey – Clearwater, FL
- 2000 – Amanda Clark – Shelter Island, NY
- 1999 – Corrie Clement – Metairie, LA
- 1998 – Amanda Clark – Shelter Island, NY
- 1997 – Lynsi Hood – Sylvania, OH
- 1996 – Annemarie Casesa – St. Petersburg, FL
- 1995 – Casey Hogan – Newport Harbor, CA
- 1994 – Christin Feldman – Grosse Pte. Park, MI
- 1993 – Danielle Brennan – New York, NY
- 1992 – Rebecca Harris – Vacaville, CA
- 1991 – Rebecca Harris – Vacaville, CA
- 1990 – Jennifer Lovell – New Orleans, LA
- 1989 – Giselle Camet – San Diego, CA
- 1988 – Giselle Camet – San Diego, CA
- 1987 – Giselle Camet – San Diego, CA
- 1986 – Julia Trotman – Syosset, NY (1st Year USYRU – US SAILING – National Championship)
- 1985 – Pamela Pennell – Miami, FL
- 1984 – Jane Faust – Rochester, NY
- 1983 – New England Singlehanded Jr. Women’s Championship
- 1982 – New England Singlehanded Jr. Women’s Championship
- 1981 – Narragansett Bay Singlehanded Jr. Women’s Championship
- 1980 – Narragansett Bay Singlehanded Jr. Women’s Championship
- Sportsmanship Winners
- 2022 – Jaya Wirth
- 2021 – Event not sailed
- 2020 – Event not sailed
- 2019 –
- 2018 – Sarah Grace
- 2017 – Lucija Ruzevic
- 2016 – Maggie Toombs
- 2015 – Gabrielle Rizika
- 2014 – D’Amy Stewart
- 2013 – Ellie Shaw Ungar
- 2012 – Dana Rohde
- 2011 – Kaylee Schwitzer
- 2010 – Sky Adams
- 2009 – Brooke Lyon
- 2008 – Jessica Claflin
- 2007 – Tiffany Dube
- 2006 – Allie Blecher
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About This Event
The U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship for the Leiter Trophy is US Sailing’s National Championships fo young women 13 to 18 years of age sailing one-person singlehanded boats. The Leiter event includes a multi-day clinic followed by several days of championship racing. No private coaching is allowed, instead US Sailing Coaches are provided to lead world-class training and coach all competitors to enhance the experience, sailing skills, competitiveness, and sportsmanship of the group. This unique, all girls event provides junior sailors with a chance to build their skills in an all female environment and foster friendships for a lifetime.
2025 US Sailing Coaches: Stay tuned for the 2025 coaching staff!
Events and Class Equipment:
- Singlehanded Dinghy – ILCA 4
- Singlehanded Dinghy – ILCA 6
Eligibility:
- Competitors must not reach their 19th birthday in the calendar year, and be eligible to compete per the Notice of Race.
- Entry for all classes is open (no application required). Sailors will be able to register during the registration period specified in the Notice of Race.
Housing:
- Sailors are responsible for securing their own housing for the event.
- All competitors must have a “Designated Adult” with them at the event acting as a chaperone. Your Designated Adult must be present at the onsite registration. This Designated Adult must be over 21 and cannot be a coach.
- ILCA Charters:
- Zim Sailing: https://zimsailing.com/charter/
Questions? Please email youthchampionships@ussailing.org
Media
Championship History
“The value of Tom Clagett’s vision behind both the Ida Lewis and Leiter trophies is immeasurable. For the past 28 and 43 years respectively, the opportunity for Junior Women Sailors to have the combination of clinics and competition to help them improve their sailing skills has been not only an exceedingly valuable experience, but for many a memorable and prominent step in their sailing and racing experiences. For many, Ida and Leiter have been where young women have met, made life time friends, shared coaches and improved their sailing skills all while attending these clinics and regattas. This camaraderie amongst the girls has been a backbone to their sailing.”
– Judy and Stephanie Mclennan, Daughter and Granddaughter of Thomas Clagett and Nancy Leiter Clagett
The Singlehanded Championship was started by Tom Clagett in 1980 at the Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Newport, RI and sailed for a trophy named in memory of Tom’s wife, Nancy, who died in April, 1977. In 1985, USYRU (now US Sailing) agreed to support the event on a trial basis. In 1986, it became the U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship for the Nancy Leiter Clagett Memorial Trophy. The U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship for the Ida Lewis Trophy championship was started in 1995 when it became apparent that a second championship in a doublehanded boat was needed to complement the singlehanded event. It became a US Sailing national championship in 1996. A separate sportsmanship prize was later added to both championships in 2001, following Tom’s death in June of that year and a family logo was created for the championships incorporating Tom’s and Nancy’s private yacht signals. Nancy’s signal was a green ladder on a yellow rectangle since “Leiter” is German for ladder. Tom and Nancy’s first boat was named “The Barefoot Girl” after Nancy’s preference not to wear shoes. Tom’s private signal became two white bare feet on a blue triangle. The Singlehanded class flag is Nancy’s signal flag, and the Doublehanded class flag is a representation of the Ida Lewis lighthouse.
