This notice was emailed on July 19 to the JSA member junior sailing programs, and is being shared here with the JSA of LIS community. To JSA Junior Program Leaders and Club Chairs, The JSA community is saddened to learn about the death of a junior sailor in a powerboat accident at the Centerport Yacht ... read more »

Photo credits: Will Ricketson / US Sailing On June 24-28, the Corpus Christi Yacht Club hosted the 2017 US Youth Championships. The event assembled more than 175 American sailors divided into 6 different classes ranging from the Olympic single handed dinghy, the Laser, to the faster and newer multihull, ... read more »

All three days of the McIntyre Team Race were a great success. Wind was cooperative at SUNY Maritime allowing for a total of 135 races to be held. A huge thank you to Rob Crafa, Maritime Waterfront Director, for allowing the use of the facility. A total of 12 teams showed up to the event for the second ... read more »

On June 24-25 we had the opportunity to welcome 22 sailors at Stamford Yacht Club as part of the 2017 JSA of LIS Racing Clinic. This clinic is held annually with the support of the Oyster Bay Sailing Foundation. One of the goals is to get the sailors attending ready for summer racing. It is open to sailors ... read more »

Whether you are a veteran team racer or new to team racing, the McIntyre Trophy Team Race clinegatta is the perfect event for you to kick off the summer racing season. The clinegatta will take place at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, New York on July 10 to July 12. The event will be divided into two ... read more »

On June 15th approximately 200 instructors came to the Larchmont Yacht Club for the 2017 JSA of LIS All Instructor Symposium. This was a great opportunity for them to meet and get up to speed on this summer’s program. Throughout the day, speakers discussed various topics including safety, rigging advice, as ... read more »

My name is Adrien Lepleux, and this summer I am excited to be joining JSA of LIS as the Media Coordinator. I hope to feature activities and events from each of the JSA’s member sailing programs during the summer on this website (www.jsalis.org), as well as on social media platforms such as Facebook, ... read more »

Junior sailing programs in the Long Island Sound region may now register for these JSA of LIS instructor training events in June: - Thursday, June 15, JSA Head Instructor Workshop at Beach Point Club, 0830 - 1300: Head instructors and junior program directors are invited to attend this workshop designed ... read more »

For your sailing instructors who have one or more years of experience, encourage them to register for a US Sailing Small Boat Level 2 Sailing Instructor course to assure they get trained in enhanced teaching theory and practical skills, together with powerboat operations that assist capsize and entrapment ... read more »