This photo recalls JSA’s 2025 Midwinter Meeting at the Beach Point Club

Join JSA of LIS  on Saturday, March 7th, at the Beach Point Club, Mamaroneck NY, for our annual Mid-Winter Meeting.

The meeting is free of charge and runs from 9:00 to 12:30, with doors opening  at 8:30 with coffee/tea and bagels/pastries.  Then please join us  for the informal networking lunch after the meeting (prepaid lunch fee is $30).

Please help JSA get a confirmed headcount for our host club by registering at this link for in person participation.

Topics:

• Rethinking Youth Racing with Green Fleets for Retention and Development to strengthen your sailing program: Maxwell Plarr, waterfront director at Hampton Yacht Club, Virginia; and Tom Carroll, JSA board member from Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club.
• How hosting a High School Sailing Team at your sailing program can bring benefits to your sailors: Rob Hurd, president of the Interscholastic Sailing Association; and Chris Foley, sailing director at Indian Harbor Yacht Club who is coach at Greenwich Academy.
• Creative Approaches to Adventure Sailing: Chip Kreuzkamp, sailing coach from Larchmont Yacht Club, and TJ Danilek, assistant sailing director at American Yacht Club, will discuss their approaches to Adventure Sailing.

The meeting will also share the 2026 JSA of LIS Regatta schedule and other JSA business. 

Come meet the program leaders at neighboring sailing programs!  Program representatives are all welcome, including Officers, Junior Program Representatives, Chairs, Sailing Committees, Parent Volunteers, Program/Sailing Directors, and Head Instructors.

If you are an experienced program leader, bring along a new member from your junior committee or an enthusiastic parent volunteer to spread knowledge within your club’s junior program leadership.

Please join us for the informal lunch after the morning sessions to share your own programming ideas with other junior sailing leaders.

Please encourage each participant or your group leader to pre-register online at this link.