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  • March 9, 2016 | by leave a comment »

    Make Your Nomination for the JSA of LIS 2015 Special Awards

    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 »
  • February 25, 2016 | by leave a comment »

    Level 1, 2 and 3 Smallboat Instructor Courses

    Courses in western Long Island Sound for US Sailing Level 1, 2 and 3 Smallboat Instructors are now open for registration. Sign up promptly at a venue near you, because each site has limited enrollment. See https://jsalis.org/coaches/instructor-certification-and-training-resources for a full list of the ... read more »
  • October 24, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    2015 Season High Point and Jr. Big Boat Awards

      The JSA of LIS held its Annual General Membership Meeting at Larchmont Yacht Club on October 21. The first item on the agenda was the awarding of trophies for season performance based on high point scores at specified qualifier events, which in 2015 were the Eastern or Western District Regattas, ... read more »
  • July 24, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    Port Washington Open Bic Team Race

    Port Washington Yacht Club hosted its fourth annual team race clinic and regatta in Optis and Open Bics on Friday, July 23. The PWYC Laser Radial sailors chose to compete in Open Bics, while the PWYC Opti team raced in Optis. The club supplied boats as need to participants. Clinic began around 10 am and ... read more »
  • July 24, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    MBYC Pixel and Open Bic Race Week

    Manhasset Bay Yacht Club hosted its Pixel and Open Bic Regatta in Manhasset Bay, with 69 competitors on Thursday and Friday, July 23 to 24. Competitors arrived Wednesday evening for inspection and registration. Harbor starts began Racing around 10 am on Thursday and around 9 am on Friday. A dance took ... read more »
  • July 22, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    Douglaston Yacht Squadron Opti Regatta

    Douglaston Yacht Squadron held the Area A Optimist Regatta in Little Neck, New York area on Wednesday, July 22. 62 sailors competed, including ten in Red Fleet, 32 in Blue Fleet and 21 in White Fleet. Wind averaged 14 miles per hour, with gusts up to 29 mph. Northwest winds blew throughout the day, and Race ... read more »
  • July 22, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    Milford Yacht Club Green Fleet

    Milford Yacht Club hosted its Green Fleet Optimist Regatta for Area C clubs in Milford, Connecticut on Wednesday, July 22. 74 Optis competed in the regatta. Race Committee held five races for red and blue classes and six race for white class. View results here.
  • July 21, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    Shelter Island C420 and Laser Regatta

    It’s what sailors have been training for. The Shelter Island Yacht Club Open C420 and Laser Invitational on July 21, one of the last regattas of the season for sailors to qualify for JSA Champs. The regatta turned out to be a no-wind day. Windspeed averaged at two miles per hour, blowing from southwest ... read more »
  • July 17, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    Learning Safety at Sea

    Safety at Sea allowed 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 hosted Storm Trysail Foundation’s Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminar on Friday, July 17. Adam Loory wrote in a Facebook ... read more »
  • July 16, 2015 | by leave a comment »

    Competing for Waldo Cup at Head of the Bay Club

    As Larchmont Yacht Club hosted its Area B and C Opti Day, Head of the Bay Club hosted its Area A Waldo Cup on July 16 in Huntington, New York, a regatta which has been held in years previously. This year, 73 sailors began racing around 11:45 am. Although wind came from the North at 12 miles per hour on ... read more »
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