U.S. Youth Championship

U.S. Youth Sailing Championship Launches Sunday in Wrightsville Beach

The premier sailing event for youth sailors in the United States gets underway on Sunday in the first of four days of racing at the 2018 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by the Carolina Yacht Club in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.

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Sailors Wrap-up Day 2 at Clagett Regatta and U.S. Para Sailing Championships

Conditions for day two of the 2018 Clagett Regatta and the U.S. Para Sailing Championships, hosted by Sail Newport, was a complete 180 on day one with a gray, overcast day greeting the 44 sailors.

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Perfect Conditions for Day One of Clagett Regatta and U.S. Para Sailing Championships

Newport turned on the charm Friday for the 46 sailors racing in the 2018 C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the U.S. Para Sailing Championships.

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Two Days of Clinics for Sailors at Clagett Regatta, U.S. Para Sailing Championships

For the 46 sailors who are attending the 16th annual C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the 2018 U.S. Para Sailing Championships in Newport RI, two days of coaching will be put to use tomorrow when the racing begins Friday.

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Students Awarded STEMcation Experience at the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover

Blog by Ellinor Walters US Sailing’s Reach Initiative was established to use sailing as a learning platform and inspire opportunities for students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Environmental Stewardship through authentic learning experiences. In the spring of 2018, US Sailing created an opportunity for six Reach students, from across the country,…Read More

Roster Announced: 2018 U.S. Youth Sailing Worlds Team

The premier event in international youth sailing, the 2018 Youth Worlds (July 14–21, Corpus Christi, Texas) is expected to include competitors from over 70 nations. The event is set to be held in U.S. waters for the first time since Newport, Rhode Island hosted the regatta in 1996, and is open to sailors under age 19.

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Pan Am Games Athlete Selection Procedures Released

US Sailing has released Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2019 Pan American Games, set to be held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.

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US Sailing’s Reach Initiative to Bring STEM Activities for Youth at Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover

The Volvo Ocean Race is in Newport, R.I. for the lone North American Stopover of the 2017-2018 round-the-globe sailing race and US Sailing is thrilled to have a unique opportunity to participate in this exhilarating event and the festivities and educational activities involved on site.

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Youth Sailing: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone This Summer!

With Opti Team Trials over, and the high school sailing season winding down, many youth racers are considering the question, what’s next? Sailing is a sport with almost unlimited options, from day sailing to offshore passages, dinghies to schooners, skiffs to cats, kiting, foiling… the list goes on. What a great time to be a sailor.

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Event Recap: Americans Finish On the Podium at RS Feva Worlds

By: John Pearce, Youth Director, US Sailing In early April Dieter Creitz and Conrad Miller, representing Seattle Yacht Club, finished third out of fifty one teams in the 2018 RS Feva Worlds hosted by Clearwater Community Sailing in Clearwater, Florida (complete results here). Despite the excellent finish, their path to the championship was far from…Read More