Annually the JSA of LIS awards several special trophies that celebrate people and programs that are strong role models among the JSA member junior sailing programs. The JSA special awards are the Brooke Gonzalez, Susie Trotman and Mitchell Weeks trophies for personal excellence, plus the Mary von Conta Award ... read more »

The JSA Nominating Committee is actively soliciting candidates to serve on the JSA Board of Directors. Board members will be elected from the ranks of JSA Family and Supporting Members in good standing on the date of the Annual General Meeting, October 27, 2021. In our view, a good board member should ... read more »

A variety of junior sailing sessions are available in Western Long Island Sound during the fall season of 2021. Here are some that we know about as of late September: Name: WaterFront Center Fall Sailing Dates: Beginning early September Contact: Cece@thewaterfrontcenter.org URL: ... read more »

Hey Ocean Advocates! As the JSA’s summer comes to an end, we’ll leave you with one last module: involving your community. Over the course of the summer, we’ve given you the tools you need to design clean regattas, practice green boating concepts and become stewards of the ocean. We hope that you’ve found ... read more »

Hey Ocean Advocates, Over the past few weeks, we’ve given you the tools you need to better understand and share with others the impact we, as sailors, have on our environment. In this next module, we’re going to cover how to activate that and how to be a true Ocean Advocate.  We can’t stress this ... read more »