US Sailing ODP Trailer and Oakcliff 49er Fleet Arrive On the West Coast

Long Beach, Calif. - A large trailer containing part of Oakcliff Sailing's 49er and 49erFX Olympic-class skiff fleet has arrived at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, California in an effort to boost the US Sailing Team Sperry and the new Olympic Development Program (ODP). Driven from Miami, Florida to Long Beach by 2012 US…Read More

US Sailing Mourns Dauphin Island Regatta Tragedy

On Saturday afternoon, April 25 a tragedy occurred during the Dauphin Island Regatta off the coast of Alabama in Mobile Bay. A number of sailboats capsized from a sudden storm that struck the race fleet resulting in several sailors losing their lives. All of us at US Sailing – our staff, Board of Directors, and…Read More

US Sailing Team Sperry Finishes Top Eight in Four Classes in Hyères, With Global TV Audience

Pictured: Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha, Women's 470. Hyères, France - After competing on medal race day at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères, the US Sailing Team Sperry finished with four boats in the top eight overall. All American athletes sailing on Sunday finished in the top half of their medal race, with the highlight being a…Read More

US Sailing Team Sperry Qualifies For Medal Races, ESPN3 Broadcasting Live On Sunday

Pictured: Charlie Buckingham, Laser Class. Hyères, France - After four days of challenging racing against the best Olympic-class sailors in the world, the US Sailing Team Sperry will compete in front of a worldwide TV audience in medal races on Sunday, April 26th. American athletes qualified for the final round of racing in the Men's Heavyweight Dinghy (Finn), Women's…Read More

USA Top-Ten In Three Classes In Hyères, Medal Races To Be Broadcast Live Sunday

Pictured: Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha, Women's 470 class. Hyères, France - With three days of racing complete at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères, the talented assembly of international Olympic hopefuls have one day left to compete for spots in Sunday's medal races. Light air returned to World Cup racecourses on Friday in France, and the US Sailing Team Sperry…Read More

McNay and Hughes Score Bullet, Haeger and Provancha 2nd Overall On Day Two in Hyères

Pictured: Stu McNay and Dave Hughes, Men's 470. Hyères, France - Day Two of ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères brought much more breeze and beaming sunshine to the waters surrounding this sailing-infused Mediterranean town. The result was nearly perfect racing conditions for the US Sailing Team Sperry and hundreds of international competitors. Heading into the day in…Read More

Haeger and Provancha Consistent In Hyères, Lead After Day 1

Pictured: Annie Haeger (East Troy, Wisc.) and Briana Provancha (San Diego, Calif.), Women's 470. Hyéres, France - US Sailing Team Sperry Women's 470 sailors Annie Haeger (East Troy, Wisc.) and Briana Provancha (San Diego, Calif.) won bronze at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères last year, and began their mission to improve on that result by posting scores of…Read More

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Update

The following is a statement from US Sailing, the national governing body for sailing, on the recent update from the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) regarding the decision by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to not include sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.  “We are highly disappointed to hear that the IPC has confirmed their decision not…Read More

Ready For The Next Challenge In France

Pictured: McNay and Hughes, Men's 470. Photo: Will Ricketson/ US Sailing. Hyéres, France - The US Sailing Team Sperry returns to ISAF Sailing World Cup action on Wednesday in Hyères, France, with nineteen Americans set to take on many of the best sailors in the world. With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games just over fifteen months away, all competitors at this…Read More

LIVESTREAM – Foiling in the USA: Thursday at 7pm ET

LIVESTREAM - sponsored by US Sailing, begins at 7pm, Thursday, April 9 New York Times correspondent Chris Museler was so inspired by our coverage of foiling boats over the past year that he’s doing something really interesting with it, and he wants you to all be part of it – live, online, or via Twitter;…Read More