Laser NAs / U.S. Singlehanded Championships Day 3 Report

Saturday's weather: Wind 7-13k S-SW; sunny, high temp. 70F. Sunday's forecast: Wind 11k SSW; sunny, high temp. 68F. By Rich Roberts LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 14, 2014) - It's not exactly match racing, but out of 74 entries the Laser class North American Championships hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club comes down to a two-man…Read More

Buckingham Takes Lead at Laser NAs / U.S. Singlehanded Championships

Friday's weather: Wind 8-11k SW; sunny, high temp. 73F. Saturday's forecast: Wind 9k SW; sunny, high temp. 75F. By Rich Roberts LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 13, 2014) - It's not the Olympics, but in a potential preview Charlie Buckingham started the second day of the 2014 Laser North American championships Friday one point behind leader…Read More

U.S. Singlehanded Championship/Laser NA Day 1 Report

Thursday's weather: Wind 11-19k SW; sunny, high temp. 70F. Friday's forecast: Wind 11k SW; sunny, high temp. 73F. Day 1 Results LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 12, 2014) - When some of the world's best Laser sailors launched their 13-foot, 9-inch singlehanded dinghies for the first of four days of the 2014 North American and U.S.…Read More

U.S. Singlehanded Championships on the Line at Laser North Americans

LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 11, 2014) - Up to 200 of the best singlehanded sailors in the Western Hemisphere will descend on Long Beach, Calif. for the 2014 Laser North American Championships and U.S. Singlehanded Championship in a combined regatta this week. The top eligible male Laser and female Radial sailor will be named U.S.…Read More

US Sailing, Gowrie/Chubb Announce Multi-Year Sponsorship Extension

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (June 11, 2014) – US Sailing, the National Governing Body of the sport, announces a new multi-year sponsorship extension with Gowrie Group and Chubb Insurance. US Sailing Executive Director Jack Gierhart commented, “For years US Sailing has taken great pride in working with Gowrie Group and Chubb to offer sailors the best marine…Read More

Podium Finish for USA at ISAF Women’s Match Racing Worlds

Stephanie Roble places third at the 2014 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship. Learn moreRead More

US Sailing Introduces New PHRF Support Service

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (June 4, 2014) - US Sailing, the National Governing Body of the sport, now offers a PHRF Support Service designed to manage sailboat data and rating information for fleets. This new service is designed to collect, store and manage important fleet data, provide fleet handicappers with easy access, and create, modify and issue…Read More

Looking Ahead to the 2015 U.S. Youth Championships

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (June 4, 2014) – While many young and talented sailors are focused on participating at the 2014 U.S. Youth Championships, hosted by the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (Mich.) on August 10-14, US Sailing is announcing significant changes to the 2015 U.S. Youth Championships and encouraging sailors to begin planning to race at this…Read More

Yale Cordage Selected as Team Supplier

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 5, 2013) – The US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider has named Yale Cordage as the official High Performance Line and Rope Supplier through 2016. Yale Cordage is a custom and specialty rope manufacturer, based in Saco, Maine, that designs application-specific ropes for the marine, industrial, arborist and oceanographic industries. The partnership will…Read More

2013 U.S. Youth Championships Serves as Qualifier to 2014 U.S. Youth Worlds Team

Portsmouth, R.I. (February 12, 2012) – US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) and Youth Championships Committee announced that the 2013 U.S. Youth Championships will serve as a mandatory qualification event for the 2014 U.S. Youth Worlds Team. Hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club (Corpus Christi, Texas) from August 12-16, the regatta will expand to host…Read More