Up to $450,000 in prize grants will be awarded. April 03, 2024 for immediate release (Oyster Bay, New York) The 2024 Triple Crown Series is expanding to five events, significantly increasing domestic competitive training opportunities and prize grants for athletes. The expanded series, jointly hosted by Oakcliff,  Windmark Foundation, and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, invites ILCA 6, ILCA 7, 49er, 49erFX, 470, and Nacra 17 sailors to compete in Oyster Bay and The Great South Bay, Long Island this summer.  Up to $450,000 in prize grants will be awarded. Since 2017 ..read more

American pro sailor Sara Stone makes the Sweet 16! Tuesday, April 2, 2024, Concarneau, France © D. Lupion | MerConcept UpWind by MerConcept, the brand-new, all-female training hub for female sailors launched in February, has announced the shortlist of 16 sailors invited to Concarneau for a week-long selection process. The sailors were whittled down from over 120 applications received from 30 countries including Mexico, Uruguay, France, USA, UK, Poland, and India. The UpWind program, supported by 11th Hour Racing as Founding Sponsor, has been created to develop the skills of fe ..read more

© Billy Black For the first time since 2018, the only dedicated Class40 race in the United States and the longest offshore race in the Western Atlantic returns. Once again, some of the best Class40 teams will compete in a three-stage race up the Atlantic seaboard from Charleston, SC to Portland, ME with a stop in Newport, RI. After a series of races where the second stop-over was New York City, the 2022 race returns to its roots for a stop-over in Newport. Also new for 2022, once in Portland the race will feature two-days of coastal races.  Hugh Piggin, Race Director, said, “We are ..read more

 © G.Gatefait | MerConcept Concarneau, France MerConcept, the high-performance hub for offshore sailing and sustainable technologies based in Concarneau, France, has announced the launch of its brand-new racing program to provide female sailors with experience in offshore multihull racing. UpWind by MerConcept will recruit, train, and support a squad of six female sailors as they compete in the Ocean Fifty offshore sailing circuit, with the ambition to have a female skipper on the startline in a multihull for the 2026 Route du Rhum. Backed by Founding Sponsor 11th Hour Ra ..read more

Two other Northeast sailors also honored at NSPS © US Sailing/Lexi Pline On Thursday, February 1, 2024, as part of US Sailing’s National Sailing Programs Symposium in Savannah, GA, the best U.S. sailor athletes of 2023 were honored among family, friends, peers, competitors, and contributors to the sport of sailing.  Charlie Enright (Barrington, RI) and Christina Wolfe (Orcas, WA) were awarded the 2023 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award and were celebrated along with fellow 2023 award finalists Betsy Alison, Erika Reineke, Steve Hunt, and Allan Terhune, Jr.  The winn ..read more

The US Sailing Match Racing Committee is thrilled to offer a competitive grant program for teams that want to take their game to the next level. The program provides reimbursement up to $5,000 per team to pay for expenses such as entry fees, travel expenses and lodging for one full calendar year. 1 male skipper and 1 female skipper will be selected, but applicants are encouraged to apply with a team in mind. 1. Introduction In 2019, one of the greats of Match Racing, David Storrs (pictured above), passed on to calm seas and fair weather. David was not only a solid match racing competitor, h ..read more

Francesca Clapcich, whose ambition is to race in the 2028 Vendée Globe, will be powered by 11th Hour Racing to build on her work, creating a safe and inclusive environment within sailing for everyone. © Amory Ross/11th Hour Racing Team NEWPORT, R.I. — On the heels of The Ocean Race win by its sponsored team, our friends at 11th Hour Racing are expanding their work beyond sustainability and ocean health to champion diversity, opportunity, and access in sailing. The organization announced that its first sponsorship to advance this work is with professional sailor Frances ..read more

THROGGS NECK, NY – The Maritime College sailing program, along with the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound, is excited to play host to the 2024 College Sailing Forum on Friday, January 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  This free event will take place both in-person at the Maritime Academic Center Multi-Purpose Room and via Zoom.  There will be a one-hour presentation for both the in-person and Zoom audiences, followed by a one-hour meet & greet with college coaches for those attending in-person.  In addition to Maritime, colleges scheduled to appear include Princ ..read more

Our friends at New York Yacht Club American Magic are proud to introduce the groundbreaking women’s team set to make history while representing the United States at the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, scheduled from October 10 to 16 in Barcelona, Spain. Among the half-dozen athletes on the squad are four Olympians, two former winners of US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year award, and a recent winner of The Ocean Race. Collectively, they bring to this challenge an unparalleled level of accomplishment and expertise. The six sailors are: Francesca Clapcich: Park City, UT Erika Reineke:&nb ..read more

Introduction by Brett Lyall, McMichael Yacht Yards & Brokers After winning the 2023 Bermuda One-Two at just 29 years old, Cole Brauer is back on the open ocean. She is one of five Americans on the roster of twenty skippers competing in the 2023 Global Solo Challenge. She is the only female sailor in the fleet, and if successful she will be the first American woman to have raced solo around the globe. As Cole said, “I don’t notice myself being any different than the other competitors. There’s no gender when you’re alone on the ocean. You’re just a sailor who’s out there, who has t ..read more