Registration is now open for the JSA of LIS Midwinter Meeting with program management sessions on Saturday March 4 at Larchmont YC. - Doors open at 0815 with coffee/tea and bagels. - The meeting from 0845 to 1230 is free to all who register in advance. - An optional lunch following the meeting ... read more »

Sailing at Feva North American Champs held last year at Indian Harbor YC In 2017 there are eight JSA of LIS regattas scheduled for RS Feva sailors, including a new Feva Championship: -Law Trophy at Indian Harbor YC June 26-27 -Eastern and Western Districts at Norwalk and Sea Cliff YCs July 6 -JSA ... read more »

SUNY Maritime Sailing and the JSA of LIS will be co-hosting a free college sailing forum on Friday, January 20 at 7 - 9 p.m. in Larchmont, N.Y. The response has overwhelmed the capacity of the original site at Larchmont YC, so we have moved 1/2 mile to the Larchmont Village Center,  which is located ... read more »

To: Junior Sailing Program Leaders and Instructors From: US Sailing Regional Training Coordinators (RTC’s) in the Long Island Sound Region Subject: Registering for US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Training Courses Level 1 and 2 ALERT FOR ALL INSTRUCTORS WISHING TO BECOME CERTIFIED AS US SAILING ... read more »

The JSA of LIS held its 2016 Annual General Membership Meeting at Larchmont Yacht Club on October 19. A major item on the agenda was the awarding of trophies for season performance based on high point scores at specified qualifier events, which were the Eastern or Western District Regattas, Larchmont Junior ... read more »

2016 JSA 420/Laser Championships Regatta Recap Pequot Yacht Club (Southport, CT) was the host of this year’s JSA 420/Laser Championships on August 12th and 13th. This end of season event brings together the top sailors from JSA of LIS Programs around the Sound to compete for championship trophies in the ... read more »

Sailing is a unique sport because more often than not, you can't really see your child learning it. Sure, at soccer or hockey camp a parent doesn't stay throughout the day to watch, however most have a pretty good idea of what might be happening. Sailing is different because so many junior sailing parents do ... read more »

Annually the JSA awards several special trophies that celebrate people who are strong role models among the sailors and instructors at JSA member junior sailing programs. The JSA special awards  are the Brooke Gonzalez, Susie Trotman and Mitchell Weeks trophies. Please submit your club’s nominations ... read more »

Every success story begins with failure. I began my sailing career in Optis, and for years I saw hardware in other peoples hands at regattas, but never my own. For three summers I’d attend these events and always walk away empty handed while the same kids seemed to place all the time. I was thirteen, ... read more »

Long Island Sound has been a powerhouse for I420 sailing for almost a decade now. Most recently, local sailors put on a clinic at the U.S. Youth Championship hosted by Coronado Yacht Club, making up 7 of the top 10 in the I420 fleet. The U.S. Youth Championship is considered by many to be the top national ... read more »