written by Erin Wojdaszka On July 10th Riverside Yacht Club hosted its first all girl mixed fleet regatta.  The regatta had 100 individually registered competitors and close to 56 boats ranging from Club 420, Feva, ILCA 4 and 6, , and Optimists of all three age groups, plus beginners.  The day ... read more »

On June 27th Norwalk Yacht Club hosted the 2024 JSA Eastern Districts Feva-ILCA classes.  It was a beautiful day to kick off one of the first regattas of the season.  This year Norwalk and Noroton highlighted JSA 100 years on their t-shirts that the competitors received at registration.   Two competitors ... read more »

Indian Harbor Yacht Club held its 95th Commodore Law Trophy Regatta  on July 1, 2024.  Event Chair, JC Zucconi said, “this is one of the oldest running JSA regattas and has  typically been the first regatta of the season.”  But this year they decided to change the date so that more sailors attended the ... read more »

The Long Island area qualifier for the 2024 Chubb will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 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, Great South ... read more »

The Commodore Law Trophy Regatta, hosted by Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich CT, is one of the oldest junior regattas in the United States, first sailed 95 years ago in 1929. The 2024 regatta will be held on Monday and Tuesday, July 1 and 2, in these boat classes: Club 420 and ILCA Dinghies (all rigs: ... read more »

View at the 2023 Head Instructor Workshop A few seats remain available and registrations may still be made through this survey link. The agenda may be viewed here.  The JSA Head Instructor Workshop at Beach Point Club 08:30 – 13:00 on Thursday June 6 continues the in-person format to enhance the exchange ... read more »

SailGP Kicks Off the Summer in New York City! SailGP is the world’s most exciting race on water, thrilling fans with high speeds, high action and big drama. This June, SailGP fans can enjoy adrenaline-fueled racing, entertainment, street food, beverages and more at the all new Governors Island Race ... read more »

Save the Sound & the JSA of LIS are coming together to create 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 to you! Our ... read more »

The 2024 JSA of LIS Event Management Workshop was held online Wednesday, April 24, from 7-9 pm. Regatta chairs, race officers, regatta committee members/volunteers, sailing and program directors were all welcomed. Each club that planned to host a regatta this summer (or thinking of hosting one in the ... read more »

A variety of junior sailing programming will be available in Western Long Island Sound during this spring. If your organization is offering clinics or training sessions that may be included in this listing of activities that are open to the public, please notify the JSA office by email to info@jsalis.org ... read more »