Youth Sailing Archives

Creating the next generation of sailors

December 12th, 2022

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When my kids were old enough for my yacht club’s junior sailing program, I

August 7th, 2022

When all U.S. youth sports sought to increase competition with professional coaches and greater structure, Sailing hopped on the bandwagon.

August 2nd, 2022

Antony Barran reflects on the changes since his youth years in the 1970s and 80s in Marina Del Rey, CA.

July 26th, 2022

While age records are not maintained in sailing, 16-year old Cal Currier believes he’s the youngest person to ever sail

July 21st, 2022

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News All sports learn from each other, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. It was

July 11th, 2022

A 16-year-old Northern Californian is sailing solo across the Atlantic Ocean right now with hopes of becoming the youngest sailor

June 29th, 2022

Pursuing top youth regatta results does not translate to building the next generation of adult sailors, but it is hard

May 8th, 2022

Since this article by Chris Caswell was originally published June 2018 in Sailing Magazine, the landscape for youth sports remains

April 28th, 2022

Top juniors sailors are excelling across many classes today and Gary Jobson highlights his All-Star Juniors for Sailing World magazine.

March 1st, 2022

by Rick Bannerot, WindCheck magazine This is the third installment in a series that started with the naive notion of