This page provides a variety of resources that we hope you will find useful. It is by no means complete and will continue to evolve. If you have a resource, that you feel we should include, please share it with us using this form.
US Sailing Event Presentations
The following presentations are from the Sailing Leadership Forum (SLF), National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS) or Starboard Portal
- You can do it! (J. Harkness, C. Kaufman, M. Rogers, J. Goussey, S. Barkow and D. Huntsman) (Starboard Portal 2020)
- Increasing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Sport of Sailing (K. Harris, J. Harry, Pinkney, Sandoval, Sinclair) (Starboard Portal 2020)
- Hitting the Shifts: Managing Change to Fulfill Your Mission (Carlson & Ruhsam) (SLF 2020)
- Facts & Data on Gender Diversity in the Sport of Sailing at Home and Abroad (Kratzig, Hanavan, Overman, Alison & Sertl) (SLF 2020)
- Diversity and Inspiration (Treasure Island Sailing Center) (SLF 2020)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Truex) (SLF 2020)
- Diversity Tool Kit and Best Practices for Increasing Inclusion in Your Youth Sailing Program (Overman & Childers) (SLF 2020)
- Leading with a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mindset (Friedman) (NSPS 2019)
- Inclusion through Adaptation: Equity for Community Sailing (DeFronzo & Moreno) (NSPS 2019)
- Therapeutic Sailing – Making a Measurable Impact on Community Mental Health with your Existing Resources (Block & Marchand)
- Increasing Diversity & Inclusiveness in Youth Sailing: Jackson Park Yacht Club Foundation's Open Horizons Youth Sailing Program (Harris & Mercer) (NSPS 2019)
- Adapting Your Fleet for Sailors of all Abilities (Bollinger) (NSPS 2019)
- Sailing Careers: Past, Present & Future (NSPS 2019)
- Empowering Youth, Building Community, and Promoting Diversity through Sailing in the South Bronx (Petrillo) (SLF 2018)
- Women in Sailing Leadership (Sertl, Healy, Handy & Callahan) (SLF 2018)
- Cultural Competency: How Adult Perspective Shapes Student Experience (Sandbergn) (SLF 2018)
- Designing Single Gender Programming (Guimaraes, Key, Koenig & Overman) (NSPS 2017)
- Inclusive Sailing Programs (Poucher & Raymond) (NSPS 2017)
- Creating Sailing Opportunities: Diversifying through Outreach (Sandoval, Thompson & Riley) (SLF 2016)
- Promoting Diversity in Sailing through Grassroots Urban Program Development (Petrillo & Duran) (SLF 2016)
- Woman's Sailing: How Successful Women Got Where They are in the Sailing Industry (Veinot, Helme & Barkow) (SLF 2016)
- Adapting Boats to Bodies: Strategies for growing Adaptive Sailing (French & Skeels) (SLF 2016)
- Diversifying your programs: Creating new opportunities to engage women and girls (Guimaraes, Schifino & McCurdy)(NSPS 2015)
- Tools, Equipment and Modifications for Adaptive Sailing (Liliedahol & Gravelle (NSPS 2015)
- How to Develop an Adaptive Sailing Program (Rubke, McKinnon, Alison & Harris) (SLF 2014)
- Creating Sailing Opportunities: Diversifying Through Outreach (Sandoval, Thompson & Riley) (SLF 2014)
Educational Programming
These educational resources were developed by the Ross Initiative in Sports For Equality (RISE), a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations. We encourage you to visit their page and learn more. Please note that all links to modules will open on the RISE webpage.