Jim Hahn - sailor, husband, JSA of LIS Opti-dad, Ronstan NE Territory Manager - suffered a catastrophic skiing accident in February, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Following spine stabilizing surgery, Jim is recovering at an acute rehabilitation hospital, where he is undergoing occupational and ... read more »

Here is an invitation from SUNY Maritime to attend its College Sailing Forum this Friday evening at the SUNY campus.  The forum will be an opportunity for those high school age sailors and their parents to learn about sailing at college from the coaches and sailing team members. ... read more »

Steve Schram from Gowrie Group Insurance has been added to the regional symposium’s agenda to discuss the safety resources and templates that are available to clubs and junior programs. Steve joins Matt Hill from US Sailing, who will speak about things clubs and organizing authorities can do to improve ... read more »

The JSA of LIS is seeking to collect information from our member programs on their existing safety training and operational practices, and what enhancements may be planned for 2018. As information is gathered, it will be formatted to ensure anonymity and will be posted on the JSA website for all its members ... read more »

The JSA of LIS held its 2017 Annual General Membership Meeting at Larchmont Yacht Club on October 18. 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 »

The Annual General Meeting for the JSA of LIS will be held on Wednesday evening October 18, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, at Larchmont YC. The notice and agenda is now available at http://bit.ly/JSA2017AGM This meeting is an opportunity for the leaders of the JSA member junior programs to discuss summer 2017 and plan ... read more »

US Powerboating and the JSA of LIS are planning a three-day Powerboat Instructor certification course to be offered during early November in the western Long Island Sound region. The exact dates and location for the course will depend on the availability of people who are interested in this training ... read more »

Annually the JSA of LIS 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 »

2017 Request for Nominations of JSA of LIS Board Members Dear JSA of LIS Member Programs: The JSA Nominating Committee is actively soliciting candidates to serve on the JSA Board of Directors. Board members are elected from the ranks of JSA Family and Supporting Members in good standing on the date of ... read more »

Three weeks ago, former JSA of LIS sailor Ed Lebens, finished 2nd at Oakcliff Sailing’s Grade 4 Match Race Clinegatta (more info on the event here). We had the opportunity to discuss with Ed how he got into match racing as well as his future ambitions. Here is what he had to say:   “I grew up ... read more »