2026 JSA champs qualified skippers:

The JSA championship qualifier position report is used to calculate the qualified skipper finish positions for all classes. View the current  position report that includes events through July 30, 2026.

To verify if a sailor has qualified in a specific event, print the event results from Clubspot and draw a line below the finish position specified in the “Final Qualifying Position after Adjustment” column of the qualifiers position report. If your sailor appears above that line, they may have qualified, subject to later scoring reviews/corrections. A listing of skipper names identified as qualified using that procedure will be published beginning August 1, 2026, so sailors and junior programs may verify who has qualified.

For Optimist sailors, many of the Optimist events scheduled after cancellation of two Opti qualifier regattas on July 16 because of severe air quality alert have agreed to accept additional Opti sailors, including sailors whose home club is located outside of the host club’s geographic JSA Area: “A” (Long Island), “B” (Bronx to Greenwich), and “C” (Stamford to Stratford). If such additional sailors attend, they will be eligible to qualify for JSA Opti Champs in 2026 and are noted in the qualifier position report by a footnote like, “… includes 1 non-Area A finisher in Blue.”

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How do I qualify for JSA Championships?

The Rules for JSA Events lists the qualifying events for the JSA championships and the scoring method that determines the qualifying percentage of top finishers at each event. The details may be read in this extract from the JSA Rules.

Other Methods to Enter Champs: in addition to the top percentage finishers described above, JSA Rule 4 summarized below provides other methods to enter a championship. If you wish to enter skippers at champs using one of these alternate methods, your sailing program director must email the JSA office info@jsalis.org with supporting details:

* Girls’ Champs is a scoring division within the JSA ILCA 4 and 6 class and the Club 420 class Champs that is open to junior women who meet the qualifying percentage of top finishers requirement described above. Also eligible will be any junior woman who meets JSA eligibility, but not the championship regatta requirements, and has been specially recommended by the head of her JSA member program via email to the JSA office (info@jsalis.org).

*  When no races are completed at a scheduled qualifying regatta, a skipper shall qualify for a JSA Championship Event provided he or she meets all of the following conditions: a) The competitor properly registered and was eligible to qualify at the regatta for their class of boat; and b) The competitor was present at the regatta site or in the race area on the day of the event and was prepared to compete; and c) The competitor qualified as skipper for the previous year’s JSA Championship Event for the same class of boat.  (JSA Rule 4.1.5)

*  When a regatta is cancelled by the Organizing Authority due to weather or circumstances beyond the OA’s control, a skipper shall qualify for a JSA Championship Event provided he or she meets all the following conditions: a) The competitor was properly registered and was eligible to qualify at the regatta for their class of boat; and b) The competitor qualified as skipper for the previous year’s JSA Championship Event for the same class of boat. (new JSA Rule 4.1.6 published July 22, 2026)

* If no representative from your junior program qualifies for the JSA championship in a specific boat class, your program may enter one representative for that class who must have participated in at least one qualifying event for that boat class championship (e.g., your program has Optimist red and blue fleet skippers qualified for champs, but no white fleet skippers qualified. In that case, your program may additionally enter one white fleet skipper in Opti champs who has participated in a qualifying event, regardless of finish position. Similarly, your program may use this method for other boat classes to assure representation in each of the JSA boat class championships, including ILCA 6 and Club 420 champs. (JSA Rule 4.1.7)

If you have questions about the JSA championship qualification process, please ask your program director to email the JSA office info@jsalis.org

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 JSA Season Series Trophies: sailors who expect to have top finishes in at least three of their boat class champs qualifier events will be considered for a boat class season series award as described on this web page.