written by Megan Cahill-Assenza For many junior sailors, the Western District Regatta marked their first time racing in a big fleet—and the excitement was contagious. The regatta brought together young sailors eager to test their skills, build confidence, and experience the thrill of competition on the ... read more »

written by Erin Wojdaszka June 29, 2025 Indian Harbor Yacht Club (IHYC) threw down an awesome, all-day clinic for JSA of LIS sailors in the Club 420, Laser, and RS Feva classes, just before the big Commodore Law Trophy Regatta (June 30–July 11). Everyone was excited to get some top-notch coaching and ... read more »

The Long Island area qualifier for the 2025 Chubb will be held on Monday-Tuesday, July 7-8, at The WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay, NY, where four person teams will sail Sonar keelboats provided by WFC. The teams competing in Oyster Bay will represent six regions (Hudson River, Eastern CT, Eastern LI, ... read more »

Over 150 instructors have attended prior Symposiums as pictured above at Larchmont YC The SUNY Maritime Academic Center will be the venue this year The JSA of LIS All Instructor Symposium will be held Saturday, June 21, 8:30-3:00 pm at SUNY Maritime College, Throggs Neck, Bronx NY. When you view the ... read more »

Parent Workshop & Reception on June 21 at SUNY Maritime College will be rescheduled. Please let us know if you'd like to be contacted about attending in the future to discover how your involvement can build resilient, successful sailors. Join us on a future date for a transformative parent workshop ... read more »

The JSA of LIS and Pequot Yacht Club have organized a match racing clinic for June 20-22, 2025. Coached by Pearson Potts, five-time US Match Racing champion, and Dave Perry, also five-time US Match Racing champion and two-time Congressional Cup winner, you can't ask for a better introduction to match ... read more »

View at a prior Head Instructor Workshop Seats remain available and registrations may still be made through this survey link individually or as a group. The agenda may be viewed here.  The JSA Head Instructor Workshop at Indian Harbor Yacht Club 08:30 – 13:00 on Thursday June 5 continues the in-person ... read more »

Save the Sound & the JSA of LIS are coming together for a second year of environmental programming delivered to JSA member junior sailing programs in Long Island Sound region. Save the Sound (STS) and the JSA present an easy way to incorporate learning about water and your local environment. We come ... read more »

Dave Perry presented an educational and interactive webinar on Tuesday evening April 29, 2025, to explain the significant changes in the 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing that went into effect this year. Throughout the session, Dave encouraged us to jump in and ask questions to assure we have a good ... read more »

The 2025 JSA of LIS Event Management Workshop was held virtually Wednesday, April 23, from 7-8:32 pm. The resources from this workshop, including video / audio recordings and documents may be accessed through this link. Regatta chairs, race officers, regatta committee members/volunteers, sailing and program ... read more »