written by Erin Wojdaszka On August 7–8, 2025, American Yacht Club in Rye, New York, hosted the JSA of LIS Optimist Championships for red, blue, and white age group competitors sailing in a combined fleet.  The regatta had mixed age group fleets starting together in four divisions identified by a ... read more »

written by Erin Wojdaszka On August 6–7, 2025, Riverside Yacht Club welcomed competitors in the ILCA and Club 420 classes, along with participants sailing for the JSA Girls’ Championship awards. The regatta brought together top qualifiers from JSA programs around Long Island Sound, competing for ... read more »

written by Erin Wojdaszka Save the Sound (STS) and the JSA  came together for a second year to present an easy way to incorporate learning about the water and your local environment. This year the Sound Advocates session focused on plankton, crustaceans, and water quality. Most of the lesson was ... read more »

JSA of LIS skippers who had consistently high performance in at least three of their qualifying events for a JSA boat class champs (Club 420, ILCA, Feva or Optimist) are reminded to register through August 10 to be considered for a 2025 JSA Season Series Trophy (the Optimist class series trophy is pictured). ... read more »

written by Erin Wojdaszka If you’ve ever wondered how junior sailors make the leap from zooming around in dinghies to commanding the decks of massive offshore yachts we’ve got your answer: it all starts with the Junior Safety at Sea Seminar! This year, the seminar set sail at Larchmont Yacht Club on July ... read more »