growing the sport Archives

Young Sailors: Fueling the Passion

September 18th, 2016

by Joe Cooper, WindCheck magazine When I started coaching the high school sailing team at The Prout School in Wakefield,

September 13th, 2016

Whenever local one design or handicap racing fleets flourish, it’s generally due to the work of the people who most

September 12th, 2016

TP52 class manager Rob Weiland looks beyond his class rules and comments in the October issue of Seahorse magazine how

September 6th, 2016

Ian Walker, whose pockets are filled with two Olympic silver medals and a Volvo Ocean Race win as skipper of

September 1st, 2016

When the J/70 class was launched in 2012, it was discussed whether the rules should include limitations on professional sailors.

August 11th, 2016

By Molly Mulhern, Windcheck Magazine Can you remember how you learned to sail? Chances are you were taken aboard someone

August 3rd, 2016

Portsmouth, RI (August 3, 2016) – US Sailing, the National Governing Body of the sport, has hired John Pearce as

July 25th, 2016

It is a reality that no handicap or rating rule works well when widely varying boats are grouped together. But

July 19th, 2016

For nearly 80 years, the Lightning Class continues to provide sailors with a quality boat, suitable racing, and friendships that

July 19th, 2016

When talk turns to growing the sport, it’s usually about keeping kids sailing beyond their teen years, or engaging women