Silver Medal at Delta Lloyd Regatta – Final

Medemblik, NED (May 25, 2013) – As most American sailors were heading to their local racecourses during the Memorial Day weekend, US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider athletes were competing in the final day of racing at the Delta Lloyd Regatta, in Medemblik, The Netherlands. Top performance of the week came from Anne Haeger and Briana Provancha, who captured…Read More

2013 Olympic Sailing Night Series Announced

Portsmouth, R.I. (June 18, 2013) – This summer young sailors will learn first-hand about the many pathways to Olympic sailing success as Olympians, medalists, coaches and leaders from the U.S. Olympic Sailing Program—such as JJ Fetter, Josh Adams, Andrew Campbell, Luther Carpenter and Leandro Spina—speak during “Olympic Sailing Night”, a series of speaking events held…Read More

SKUD-18 and Nacra 17 Sailors to be Selected this Summer

Portsmouth, R.I. (June 24, 2013) – American sailors aiming for a berth at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will have an additional opportunity this summer to qualify for the 2013 US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider in the SKUD-18 and Nacra 17 classes. Two events will serve as Team selection events: the C. Thomas…Read More

SKUD-18 Sailors Named to Team

Portsmouth, R.I. (July 2, 2013) – Four athletes qualified for the 2013 US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider in the Paralympic SKUD-18 class, based on their results at the C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic & Regatta, June 28-30, in Newport, R.I. Two teams – Ryan Porteous (San Diego, Calif.) and Cindy Walker (Abington, Mass.) and…Read More

Youth Worlds Team Heads to Cyprus

Follow the action on the event live blog, July 15-19: http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/editions/2013/live-blog.php  Portsmouth R.I. (July 9, 2013) – This week US Sailing’s 2013 Youth Worlds Team travels to Limassol, Cyprus to represent the United States at the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Youth Sailing World Championship. Scheduled for July 11-20, the regatta is known as the world’s leading…Read More

Olympic Day 2013

By  Newport Beach, Calif. (July 16, 2013) – Sailors participating in US Sailing’s Junior Olympics Sailing Festival at Newport Harbor Yacht Club celebrated Olympic Day on July 11 with special guest Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.), a member of US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider in the Finn class and 2016 Olympic team aspirant. Olympic Day…Read More

2013 Youth Worlds: U.S. Team Sails to Five Top-10 Finishes

Limassol, Cyprus (July 22, 2013) – After five days of competitive racing in Limassol, Cyprus, the 2013 ISAF Youth World Championship concluded with five top-10 finishes for the U.S. Youth World Team. Top performance of the week came from Marion Lepert (Belmont, Calif.), who finished 4th overall in the RS:X girl’s class. Over 350 sailors…Read More

American Sailors: Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha

As the 470 World Championships kick off in La Rochelle, France, among the fleet will be ISAF #1 ranked team Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha. We caught up with the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider sailors as they prepared for the Worlds to talk about competition, travel and the 470. You had a very full…Read More

Female Athlete of the Month – Marion Lepert

Each month US Sailing nominates the top performing athletes in Olympic and Paralympic class sailing competition. Top performance at the ISAF Youth Sailing Championship came from Marion Lepert (Belmont, Calif.), who finished 4th overall in the RS:X girl’s (windsurfing) class. Over 350 sailors from 61 nations competed in the 43rd running of the regatta. Making…Read More

View from the waterline, Charlie McKee, Sept. 2013

Well it certainly has been a busy and interesting summer for our team. Many classes have concluded their World and European Championships, and our sailors have been scattered all over places like Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Denmark, and France.  People are out there battling against the best in the world; which is exactly what they need…Read More