JSA centers around community, our mission is to support junior sailors in the lifelong love for the sport. We’re always happy to see and report on member clubs hosting events for any group of sailors whether it be for juniors or seasoned veterans. The WaterFront Center and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club ... read more »

Last week, the ICSA released the 2015-16 All Academic Team, and with August arriving we thought it would be a good time to post local JSA sailors who have been named on these teams. Congratulations to all! For full team list click here ICSA All American Team *local sailors only Andrew Mollerus ... read more »

The Skipper Names List associated with the 2016 Championships Qualifying Finish-Position List has been posted for the events through July 26.  You may view both listings on the JSA website https://jsalis.org/qualifying-2016-jsa-champs.   Additional skipper names will be posted a few days following ... read more »

By Alan H. Liebnick, DDS “How long have you been racing?” It’s a question that always comes up among sailors. For the 35 young members of the green fleet that participated in Milford Yacht Club’s Optisail Regatta the answer is… since the summer of 2016!” In the early morning of July 27th trailers and ... read more »

Article by Carina Becker in WindCheck Magazine here Experience is often seen as won of the keys to a successful sailor, one who knows the venue best or has sailed the boat the longest. The Young American Junior Big Boat Team had all odds stacked against them, little experience, no boat and teenagers ... read more »

Sailors started arriving at American Yacht Club on Friday evening for the Area B Qualifiers scheduled for Saturday and Sunday July 16 and 17. The top 2 sailors in the Laser Radial Class and top 2 teams in the 420, would qualify to sail at the Mission Bay Yacht Club in San Diego at the Championship in August. ... read more »

This week Noroton Yacht Club (July 27-28) and Port Washington Yacht Club (July 29) are each be hosting Team Race regattas! Both clubs are hosting Optimist teams. Port Washington will also run team races for O'pen BIC's, and will have an optional two hour clinic in the morning . PWYC also has club boats ... read more »

Throughout the summer, Oakcliff Sailing Center offers a series of clinics called the Acorn Program. Oakcliff’s philosophy is to develop every aspect of the sailor from technical knowledge and sailing skills to personal fitness and nutrition. The High-Performance Acorn Program lasted two weeks, from July ... read more »

Safety at Sea allows juniors to learn and practice safety-at-sea techniques on shore and on the water, while gaining insight into what offshore sailing has to offer. Larchmont Yacht Club will host the Storm Trysail Foundation’s Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminar on July 22. The morning began with a presentation ... read more »

There are still plenty of opportunities to qualify for JSA Champs in the various boat classes.  Ask your junior sailing office to register you! Opti qualifiers 7/21 Opti Day at Larchmont Area B/C 7/22 Opti Area A at Douglaston 7/23 Opti Area B at American 7/27 Opti Area C with Green Fleet at ... read more »