Miami ODP Racing Camp Offers Best of Both Worlds

"Not only are [sailors] telling themselves to keep going, but now they have another voice—that isn’t a small whisper inside their head—telling them to 'hike harder' or 'be more balanced' throughout the entire race. It definitely unlocks a part of your brain and really makes everyone push each other at an entirely different level." —Sophia…Read More

Olympic Champion Malcolm Page Selected To Lead US Sailing Team

Pictured: Malcolm Page (second from left), will lead the US Sailing Team towards Tokyo 2020. Photo: World Sailing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_31411" align="alignleft" width="275"] Malcolm Page © Getty Images[/caption] Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing today announced the selection of two-time Olympic Champion and seven-time World Champion Malcolm Page (Sydney, Australia) as…Read More

Paralympian Smith Wins U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship

Dee Smith (Annapolis, Md.) captured the 2016 U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship today in Clearwater, Fla. following three days of racing at this US Sailing National Championship, hosted by Clearwater Community Sailing Center.

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Sailors Race in 2.4mR fleet for U.S. Disabled Championship

CLEARWATER, Fla. (November 17, 2016) – Very few sailing events embody the true spirit of sailing quite like the U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship. This year’s championship, hosted by Clearwater Community Sailing Center, will feature 12 2.4mR sailors racing in singlehanded action over four days in Clearwater, Fla. this Thursday, November 17 through Sunday, November 20.…Read More

US Sailing and SAP Partner to Transform and Grow the Sport of Sailing in the United States

SAP developed new online certification platform and live-tracking SAP Sail Insight App PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (November 16, 2016) – Today, US Sailing, national governing body of the sport of sailing, and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), a market leader in enterprise application software, announced a multi-year partnership that designates SAP as the “Official Technology Partner and Cloud…Read More

Nomination Period Open for US Sailing’s 2016 Coach of the Year Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2016 Portsmouth, R.I. – US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) today announced that the nomination period has opened for the 2016 US Sailing Coach of the Year Awards. The OSC will honor American coaches in five categories who have done outstanding work at the youth, national and international levels. The awards are a…Read More

2017 Schedule Announced For Olympic Development Program (ODP)

Pictured: ODP sailors and 2015 Youth Worlds gold medalists Will Logue (Cos Cob, Conn.) and Bram Brakman (Darien, Conn.), at center. Photo: Christophe Launay/ISAF FOR IMMEDITE RELEASE November 7, 2016 Portsmouth, Rhode Island - US Sailing has released the 2017 schedule for the Olympic Development program (ODP). The schedule outlines 49 training camps and regattas that will play a…Read More

2017 US Sailing Youth Worlds Team Selection Procedures Released

Pictured: The 2015 US Sailing ISAF Youth Worlds Team, with coaches. Photo: Christophe Launay/ISAF FOR IMMEDITE RELEASE November 7, 2016 Portsmouth, R.I. - US Sailing has released selection procedures for American athletes hoping to compete in the 2017 Youth World Sailing Championship, to be held in Akko, Israel from July 8-15, 2017. US Sailing and the Olympic Development…Read More

Hanson Medals Awarded for Rescue during the 2016 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac

US Sailing Awards Hanson Rescue Medal to the Crew of City Girl PORTSMOUTH, RI (November 4, 2016) – The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee will award the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to the crew of City Girl for their rescue of 11 sailors from fellow competitor WhoDo during the 2016 Chicago Yacht Club…Read More

US Sailing launches New Version of Sailing Officials Automated Reporting System (SOARS)

NEWS ALERT US Sailing launched the Sailing Officials Automated Reporting System (SOARS) version 2.0 on Monday, October 24, 2016. US Sailing's estimated 1,000 certified race officials use SOARS to keep track of their events, courses and continuing education. The system simplifies the process for the race official committees, who manage the certification of officials, to…Read More