Hello JSA of LIS Community! My name is Jack Belisle and I am this year’s summer sailing editor for the JibeTalk blog. I’m a rising senior at Mamaroneck High School and I’ve been sailing for eight years at Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club in Larchmont, New York. Last summer, I was a Junior Instructor at ... read more »

by Brian Clancy, head coach of the Cornell University Sailing Team The McIntyre Team Race was held again this year at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, NY. Registered teams arrived on Monday the 6th, following the 4th of July Holiday weekend. The forecast was better than expected for this time of ... read more »

Junior sailors struggle around a mark in low wind Though sailors were up and rigging this past Saturday at Sea Cliff Yacht Club in Sea Cliff, New York, most were weary of what the day could bring. “For the past three years here there has literally been no wind. Sometimes they’ll just cancel the ... read more »

On the top floor of the waterfront center at SUNY Maritime in The Bronx this past Monday morning sailors were looking forward to three days at the 2014 Malcolm McIntyre team racing clinegatta. A major draw of the clinegatta was the coaches who were running the event. The coaching team of three ... read more »

The parking lot at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT, was buzzing with activity on Monday, June 30th as junior sailors prepared for the first of two days out on the water. The prestigious Commodore Law Trophy Regatta for Laser Standard, Laser Radial, and Club 420s was hosted by Indian Harbor YC ... read more »

NEW PROCEDURES FOR 2014  The Area B Qualifier for the U.S. Junior Doublehanded and Singlehanded Championships for the Bemis and Smythe trophies will be held on July 10 in Mystic, Conn., with a mandatory clinic for the singlehanded competitors on July 9. The early registration deadline is July 3; late ... read more »