Junior sailing signals the start of a fun-filled summer, with lots of activity. Typically it’s dinner then straight to bed after a day on the water and with friends. Sailors going into 420s, Lasers or Pixels start the summer with big plans to run everyday and get into shape…these plans fade within the first ... read more »

As you get older in junior sailing, slowly but surely your summer will become more traveling and less time at the program. While most programs do not technically have a “racing team” the racing class sort of becomes one. Whether it be through traveling for weeks at a time or intense practices on the water, ... read more »

Shelter Island Yacht Club hosted the 2016 SIYC Open Optimist Invitational Regatta on July 6.  Shelter Island is a JSA Area A qualifier event and the first large Optimist regatta of the season for the Eastern Long Island Sound area.  This year SIYC, along with regatta co-Chairs Mary Beran and Jonathan Arnold, ... read more »

In early 2015, the International Sailing Federation announced that they were searching for a new youth multihull class to replace the Sirena SL16 for the ISAF Youth World Championships. Nacra Sailing, a Dutch performance sailing company, submitted two bids for the class—the previously existing Nacra 16 and ... read more »

On Thursday July 7th sailors from around JSA of LIS came to Sea Cliff Yacht Club for the Western Districts qualifier. With poor weather predicted for the day, the race committee planned for only three races in each class. All boats were rigged and ready for a 10:50 harbor start where it was a quick tow ... read more »

Cellphone use while on the water has become a hot topic in junior sailing over the past few years. Many programs are still conflicted and have very different approaches to the issue. The main concern in this argument lies in the right place; it’s about safety. Safety for sailing instructors poses a very ... read more »