tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674898947377218492024-03-14T13:01:26.497-04:00US Sailing BlogUS SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.comBlogger412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-23863605029589708732016-01-26T15:52:00.001-05:002016-01-26T15:52:24.393-05:00How US Sailing Members can get Involved in the Leukemia Cup <div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-b1fa1123-7fab-35a8-2e44-45f8b41ac0e1" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Leukemia Cup Regatta is a thrilling series of sailing events that combines the joy of sailing with the important task of raising money to cure cancer. Since its inception in 1988, the Leukemia Cup Regatta has raised over $54 million to fund lifesaving research and patient services, bringing help and hope to patients and their families. </span><a href="http://www.lls.org/research-successes" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn more about the latest research successes</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> funded by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2015 Leukemia Cup Regatta Fantasy Sail with Gary Jobson, <br />Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. <br />Photo credit: Lettie Roman<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sailing legend and past US Sailing President Gary Jobson became the national chairman of the Leukemia Cup Regatta series in 1993. Gary’s involvement took a personal turn in 2003 when he was diagnosed with lymphoma. “Prior to 2003, I didn’t have a personal connection to blood cancers and never thought I would end up being a beneficiary of the research and treatment advances funded in part by Leukemia Cup Regatta participants,” Jobson said. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">At events held at yacht clubs across North America, skippers register their boats and recruit friends and colleagues to help crew and to raise funds. Crew members seek donations from friends, family, co-workers and employers to sponsor their boat. National and local event sponsors also support the Leukemia Cup Regatta, and organizations like US Sailing, Sail America and the National Marine & Manufacturers Association have been involved with various Leukemia Cup activities. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Leukemia Cup Regatta has recently joined forces with the US Sailing MVP program. Regatta participants that join or renew their US Sailing membership through the Leukemia Cup Regatta not only receive a discounted membership rate, but more importantly a portion of the membership dues is donated directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society when members join through the MVP program. “The US Sailing and Leukemia Cup partnership is a winner all around,” Jobson said. “It encourages sailors and non-sailors to get out on the water and have fun at their local sailing clubs or venues, all while helping to raise vital funds to accelerate cancer cures.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your club and fellow club members can get involved in the following ways:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Host a Leukemia Cup Regatta at your location or encourage your members to register and raise funds at a Leukemia Cup event in your area. There are exciting incentives for fundraising participants, including the opportunity to sail with Gary Jobson, and it’s a great way to build excitement and buzz at your club, as well as getting multiple generations of sailors involved. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Encourage your crew members to join you on the sail and on the fundraising journey. When strides are made against cancer, everyone wins!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you can’t sail the weekend of the event in your area, you can still raise funds as a virtual sailor.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make a donation to support the participation of your favorite sailor or in honor of Gary Jobson and the many sailors and families who are on the front lines of the cancer battle.</span></div>
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<a href="http://ussailingmvp.com/leukcup" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Join or renew</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> your US Sailing membership through the Leukemia Cup Regatta MVP Program and a portion of your membership dues will be given to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For more information regarding the Leukemia Cup Regatta, visit</span><a href="http://www.leukemiacup.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">www.leukemiacup.org</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or contact Marty Siederer at 732-390-5579 or </span><a href="mailto:marty.siederer@lls.org" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">marty.siederer@lls.org</span></a></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For information on the US MVP Program, visit </span><a href="http://www.ussailing.org/membership/mvp/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">www.ussailing.org/membership/mvp/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or contact Robin Dale at 401-683-0800 or membership@ussailing.org</span>US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-15188131275372693162015-10-21T10:11:00.000-04:002015-10-23T09:36:16.082-04:00Tom Hubbell Signing off as President of US Sailing<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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This week I’m going off watch. Bruce Burton takes his post at the weather rail of the quarterdeck and I’m confident we are in good hands with him as the next President of US Sailing. Bruce has a sailing, engineering, and business career that demonstrates leadership ability. He has talent in analysis, creativity, planning, people skills, and meticulous execution. He also knows the art of course corrections en route. <br />
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It is always fun being with sailors, sharing stories of our shared passion for boats, water and wind. I’ve sailed Thistle regattas with my team this fall at Atwood Yacht Club in Ohio, Pymatuning Yacht Club in Pennsylvania, and Cleveland Yachting Club on Lake Erie, followed by a moonlight sail on a Yankee. We raced at Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis and last weekend we raced boats in snow showers at our place on Chautauqua Lake in Western New York. Earlier this month, I enjoyed talking with sailing legends at the National Sailing Hall of Fame induction weekend at Bay Head Yacht Club in New Jersey. <br />
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Though no leadership tenure is without its challenging moments, I have had a lot of fun working with about 150 sailors who represent the core of our dedicated volunteer base and the 35 very committed, hardworking, and talented staff at US Sailing. The sailing and life accomplishments of our US Sailing Board of Directors are extraordinary and I salute their engagement in our cause. Our cause is growing sailing, educating sailors, teaching seamanship and safety, making racing fair and fun, and raising Olympic and Paralympic winning teams. No one likes three-hour phone sessions or to travel to all-day in-person meetings, but that is what it takes and I think we got a few things accomplished.<br />
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The board, staff, and key volunteers share the passion for boats, water and wind, plus one more thing, enriching the sport. The new folks coming on board are at least as strong. We are led tirelessly by the steady hand of Jack Gierhart, Executive Director of US Sailing. Our collaboration has been easy and fully-aligned. Thanks Jack! And thanks to Past President Dave Rosekrans for pulling me on board for this adventure 15 years ago. <br />
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If you are itching to do more for the sport, give me a hint and I will find an interesting position to apply your talents.<br />
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Sailing is an into-the-elements experience. The most committed, life-long participants seem to come from the ranks of those who were immersed (probably literally) in sailing by the time they were 14. I hope your club or community sailing facility or camp or Sea Scout ship welcomes those kids with their exuberant voices, wet clothes, and boating misadventures as warmly as visiting royalty, for they are the future of our sport. Help them learn everything about sailing and a good way to live the sailing lifestyle.<br />
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President of US SailingUS SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-88923744684686831932015-09-21T09:41:00.000-04:002015-09-21T09:41:34.344-04:00Reflections from the President - Soaking Wet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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by Tom Hubbell <br />
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I’m actually a fan of formal dining. My parents were pretty formal and although we lived on an engineer and a social worker’s income, they routinely enjoyed formal meals at home or occasionally in restaurants. But with a few fantastic exceptions, a club that focuses on white tablecloth dining rooms is missing the ingredients it takes to have a vibrant sailing hub.<br />
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I submit that the single best indicator of a vibrant sailing institution is whether it is normal to see a soaking wet 12-year-old in a life jacket gadding about in the common areas of the club - not the junior sailing hut, but the club’s primary facility. <br />
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I have enjoyed sailing and visiting many clubs and community sailing centers each year all over the country in my 14 years of involvement with the US Sailing Board of Directors. When junior sailing is active and welcome within the ‘adult’ spaces it is much more likely to become a multigenerational club. When kids are in this space there is a level of excitement that is contagious. Junior sailing encourages more training programs offered by these organizations. Clubs that discover the value of training for all ages and skill levels, including race management and safety, quickly see increased participation across the board.<br />
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If you can’t wait for the kids to grow up and populate your club, then you’ll want to recruit young adults and former collegiate sailors looking for new opportunities. I don’t hear them clamoring for white tablecloth dining either. I believe they are looking for a welcoming place, lower membership costs, access to club-owned boats, reasonably priced burgers and beer, and a shower.<br />
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And while solo boats and couples boats are fun, it may be that three-person one-designs and three or four-person boats in PHRF fleets are a necessary backbone for sustainability. There must be a reason that Thistles, Flying Scots, Lightnings, J/22s and J/24s are practically everywhere and I suspect the reason is the social glue for which they are famous. They are inviting to mixed-gender, multigenerational teams. They offer local, regional, and national levels of competition.<br />
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Out of necessity, community sailing centers have been getting this right and, guess what, they are booming. Informal, inexpensive, welcoming, focused on training and fun – those are the buzz words for growth. You can still have a nice dining room upstairs as long as it doesn’t compromise having young sailors having the run of the place.<br />
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President of US SailingUS SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-86233011149323566802015-09-16T14:35:00.001-04:002015-09-16T14:35:13.572-04:00US Sailing’s Reach – A Youth Experience in South Carolina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In May of 2015, seven teachers and 27 sixth grade students from the Reach Club at the Creek Bridge Middle School in Marion, South Carolina made the two-and-a-half hour drive from their landlocked community to Charleston, one of the most popular sailing destinations in the country.<br />
<br />Wayne Burdick, President of Beneteau, Inc., spent the last year and a half collaborating with US Sailing and the Marion County School District to engage area youth in STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) through the sport of sailing. <br /><br />
Fifty students learned STEM through the US Sailing Reach initiative over the past four months. This experience featured a field trip to the Beneteau Group factory in Marion, where students learned how sailboats are designed and built. At the successful conclusion of the student’s Reach studies, they went to the College of Charleston to sail with the school’s nationally recognized sailing team. Only two of the students had ever been on the water prior to this experience.<br /><br />
“There are few times in my career that have been more gratifying in the ‘big picture’ of life than the day spent seeing the Reach students sail on a beautiful day at the College of Charleston Sailing Center,” said Burdick. “Thanks to the support of our Marion team, where beautiful Jeanneau and Beneteau sailboats are built each day, and thanks to some of the finest collegiate sailors acting as skipper and superior role models for the kids, the event was a wonderful culmination for the introduction of this US Sailing program to an inland school.”<br /><br />
Beneteau Group has partnered with the Marion schools for the upcoming school year and will be implementing Reach in sixth and seventh grade classrooms at the Creek Bridge School.<br /><br />
The implementation of the Reach program in Marion serves as a great example and a blueprint for other schools to follow. By partnering with sailing programs, organizations, and businesses in the industry, schools can learn how to introduce more youth to STEM education and sailing. <br /><br />
“We hope to expand upon this initiative of using sailing as a basis for catalyzing middle school students’ interest in science, technology, engineering, and math,” said Burdick.<br /><br />
Thanks to the Beneteau Group, which includes the Jeanneau America, Beneteau America and the BGM America factory in Marion, the students at Creek Bridge Middle School have seen a world outside of their small South Carolina town. US Sailing’s Reach initiative gives the students an opportunity to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math while getting out on the water. <br />And as Burdick says, “There is nothing more important than that.”<br /><br />
“We thank the team at Beneteau Group for the time and dedication they put into this project, as well as Nathan Indergaard and the school’s leadership and staff at Creek Bridge Middle School,” said Servis. <br /><br />
“They tried something new, learned about sailing, and used their creativity for a unique learning opportunity for their students. We would also like to recognize the College of Charleston Sailing Team and the leadership of Coach Greg Fisher. Thank you for taking the time and effort to introduce these individuals to the great sport of sailing.”<br />
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Learn more about <a href="http://reach.ussailing.org/" target="_blank">US Sailing's Reach</a>. <br />
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A weather alert forecasting over 20 knots of winds and 5 to 7
foot seas wasn’t good news for Kathy Allyn, Chairwoman of the USA Junior
Olympic Festival at the Mentor Harbor Yachting Club (MHYC) on Lake Erie in
June. With 126 participants, aged 7 to 18 arriving for the event with their
parents, she had to think fast.
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So, Kathy flipped her plans for the US Sailing Skill Builder
Clinic scheduled during the Festival. Normally, the clinic is structured with
Day 1 to include both classroom and on-the-water instruction. Days 2 and 3
offer on-the-water coaching during the race. But mother nature had other plans,
so Kathy worked with the clinic coaches to adapt to the situation. Day 1 was
spent racing (prior to the inclement weather) followed by two-days, either in
the classroom or on-the-water, in small groups. Coaching young sailors to
manage small boats in tough conditions proved to be an important learning
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The kids had a great time, and went home with confidence in
their ability to manage waves, wind, and gusty conditions – the kind of
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US Sailing is providing nationally recognized sailing
coaches at many of the 27 Junior Olympic Festivals held around the country this
year.</div>
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The top notch coaches interact with everyone involved, from
volunteers to coaches, as well as instructional staff and race officers. These
clinics build the collective skill set and raise the level of expertise for
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The MHYC event welcomed top coaches from George Washington University, Stanford University, and the College of Charleston.<br />
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“The lead coaches bring national and international experience to the local level and help to mentor the next generation of coaches,” said John Pearce, Head Coach at George Washington University.<br />
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It’s always a relief when bad luck is transformed into good. “It ended up being more of a sailing conference for kids,” said Kathy, who plans all the MHYC junior activities. It’s likely that Kathy’s quick thinking, rather than luck, resulted in this unexpected success. Great job, Kathy. </div>
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Sail Newport, Sailors for the Sea, and 11th Hour Racing worked together to host the Exploration Zone at the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover in May. The US
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Harken generously partnered with US Sailing for this event providing an interactive display where kids explore mechanical advantage through various purchase systems. The kids were then challenged to scour the stopover village on a simple machine scavenger hunt. One of their favorites is the 75mm winch on the Volvo 65s, a great example of a wheel and axle.</div>
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Class field trips, organized by schools from four states,
sent a total of 2,780 students. Parents from across the country brought their
kids to the stopover and the Exploration Zone. Nearly 10,000 youth explored 22
interactive exhibits. The Exploration Zone inspired visitors of all ages to
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“There was a time I got to play at this level, and it was really fun,” said Ed Baird. “It’s great to be here watching my kids race and enjoy the sailing the way I did and still do today.”<br />
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Perched on top of the new Roger Williams University Sailing Center’s viewing deck, Ed Baird peered through his binoculars at the Laser Radial fleet in action on Mount Hope Bay. He couldn’t help being nostalgic as he watched his two sons, Nic and Ty, race at the U.S. Youth Sailing Championships.<br />
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The former Laser and J/24 World Champion, and two-time winner of the America’s Cup (one as helm, one as coach) has an interesting take on the state of youth racing in the U.S.<br />
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“It’s impressive to see how the overall skill level has changed from when I sailed here. The sailors at this level today are so far beyond where we were at this age. They’ve become so talented through great coaching and support.”<br />
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Beyond his role as a supportive dad, Ed was also focused on the racing from a coach’s perspective. <br />
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“As a coach, you assume everyone at this level is going to perform the maneuvers well. What you want to determine is - do they know how to decide if the maneuver or the boat speed is what they need in that situation? Can they recognize things like cloud formations and changes in currents for the next race or leg? You see a lot of these kids developing that type of maturity, and they experience the value of those decisions here at Youth Champs.”<br />
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Ed’s son Nic (pictured) is big fan of championships that include multiple classes and sailors from around the country. Fresh off his come-from-behind win at Youth Champs, Nic discussed what this event means to him.<br />
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“I had some very beneficial talks with some of the I-420 coaches and sailors about split tacks,” said Nic. “Just to be able to talk to other sailors and learn from their strategies is a great experience. Sailing different types of boats, in different kinds of racing, is really good for us as sailors. First of all, it’s a lot of fun, and it’s also really cool to see how other sailors approach these situations. I try to learn from that.”<br />
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Ed’s circle of sailing friends goes back decades, when he was a young promising sailor racing at championships like this event.<br />
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For coverage from the 2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, visit the <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/racing/championships/youth/youthchamps/" target="_blank">event website</a>.<br />
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When Ted Turner entered his yacht Tenacious in the famed Fastnet Race in 1979, he did not need to prove himself. Turner already had the following on his résumé: founder of a television network, owner of the Atlanta Hawks and Braves, and, most appropriate here, winner of the 1977 America’s Cup. Still, he loved to sail and loved to race with his crew of carefully selected mates. This race would prove to be like no other Turner had ever entered when a freak storm turned the Celtic Sea into chaos. When the winds stopped and the race was over, many of the 303 entrants hadn’t even finished and, tragically, 15 sailors had lost their lives. The victorious crew of the Tenacious relive the voyage, of which Turner famously said: “I was more afraid of losing than I was of dying.”US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-17862309145617791962015-04-30T12:13:00.001-04:002015-05-01T12:59:24.910-04:00Reflections from the President by Tom Hubbell<br />
<b><br />A Tale of Two Teammates</b><br />
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I struggled to return to reality after the second Florida Thistle regatta. We had so much fun! Kathy, at 24, perpetually happy and energetic kept the old guys on our toes. Mark, our rock star teammate, started thinking and planning the day on the water as soon as his eyelids popped open in the morning. <br />
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After a not-so-great weekend long ago I realized that the first step to enjoyable racing is a compatible, enjoyable team. No matter how intensely you race, there is a lot of time to pass in the boat, in the boat-park, and on the road with your teammates. I became aware that it’s the playmates that count and everything else is secondary.<br />
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Pat, my wife, is an outdoors-loving farm girl but she was not a sailor when we met. My hunch was right that she would take to sailing. She quickly became a wind shift wizard and an ace spinnaker trimmer. With our stalwart, fun-loving, pleasantly-quirky third crew, Punch, we raced over 300 regattas in 25 years together. The chemistry was right between us; we reached understandings and truncated commentary that simplified everything on the racecourse. We had a great time even in awful conditions. The last 13 years we didn’t sail together; times changed but the friendship remained. Though not on the same boat, Punch and I always spent time together at regattas. Punch passed away a couple of months ago. His death didn’t really come home to me until we were sailing out for the first race of the season in St. Petersburg; he wouldn’t be there anymore. There are a lot of fine people to sail with but there is no one quite like him.<br />
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The last 12 years I have found several spectacular teammates. For most, the Thistle ideal weight range often calls for a team of two guys and a girl. The magic formula starts (and ends) with good interpersonal chemistry. I’m happy when we have a thoughtful, detail-oriented, experienced guy and an energetic, talented woman to liven up the day and keep the boys in line, or not. I’ve enjoyed sailing with a bunch of good people. Thanks to Pat and Punch and frequent teammates Don on the C-Scow and Thistle sailors Gretchen, Howard, Natalie, Sue, John, Christine, Carolyn, Mark, and Kathy for putting the fun in the game - together. Looking forward to blogging about our experience at Charleston Race Week on a J/22!<br />
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President of US SailingUS SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-72590860558175278542015-04-21T15:15:00.000-04:002015-04-21T15:16:31.871-04:00Growing a Frostbiting Fleet on Long Island Sound<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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“Just remember, when it’s snowing you can see the wind shifts.” <br />
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That’s the motto of a group of sailors that race in the Long Island Sound every Sunday from October through April off the Riverside Yacht Club docks in Riverside, Conn. The group sails in the renowned Dyer Dinghy, a 10-foot, single sailboat that is easy to learn but difficult to master.<br />
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Known as the Riverside Dyer Dinghy Association (RDDA), the group believes that the winter months on Long Island Sound offer some of the most spectacular sailing and exciting one-design racing. The weather conditions vary from balmy breezes and warm water in October to shoveling snow out of the boats in February. They sail in wind that can be anywhere from zero to 20 knots and the diverse group of both men and women range in age from mid-teens to late-60s. But it’s because of the organization’s enthusiasm that it’s grown to become a leader, with one the largest, if not the largest frostbiting fleets in the country.<br />
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Will Morrison, the RDDA Fleet Co-Captain, attributes this to not just a great antidote to cabin fever, but Dyer frostbiting appeals to those with limited time as well as consistent communication with members.<br />
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“We have a launch meeting at the beginning of the season to go through the upcoming schedule, SI’s, dock assignments, race committee obligations, chartering or sharing a boat, and the waiver,” he says. “Non-Riverside Yacht Club members are given limited access to the Club and we also make an effort to arrange for a boat share if a charter is not available. Weekly emails are sent that summarizes the Sunday racing experience and include racing tips from the top finishers.”<br />
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The group also cultivates an environment of helping racers new to the program with the quirks of the Dyer, while there’s also a focus on safety with racers wearing dry suits and ample chase boats that are made available.<br />
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In the 2013/2014 season, RDDA added 10 boats to their fleet achieving a new record with a total of 79 participants in the series. This means crowded start lines of sometimes 50+ boats, but it also means that the growing fleet has created camaraderie amongst sailors with a revival in one-design racing, and that there is a demand for Dyer Dinghies once again.<br />
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The Dyers are single handed so there is no searching for crew. The boats are dry sailed from the Club docks in a racing “arena” immediately off the shore. The boats are easy to set up in just 15 minutes and the races are short, typically 20 minutes with six races per day, with the teenagers consistently challenging the more experienced members of the fleet for the lead.<br />
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RDDA Fleet Co-Captain Dana O'Brien says that one of the primary factors involved in sustaining the fleet is the boat itself. Dyers not only have tremendous longevity, but they are also simple with just a few strings to pull and freeze. Additionally, Dyers are highly regulated, relatively dry, and easy to store in the off-season.<br />
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“Dyers are inexpensive to buy or charter and have an extremely low maintenance cost of just $20-$50 per year,” he said. “We have been successful in arranging shares for newcomers of a boat that is underutilized and they are all basically very equal. Dyers can be handled well by anyone ages 15-75 and we use a ballast to equalize the total of boat and skipper weight across the fleet.”<br />
The RDDA fleet includes vintage boats from the 1960’s that have been lovingly maintained as well as brand new boats. <br />
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Further innovations over the years have been made by the fleet in pursuit of reasonable cost and fun one-design racing. Custom blades were designed to enhance stability and performance and the fleet purchases new sails in one large fleet purchase every four or five years. This means that every fleet member has an identical sail with an identical age. <br />
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The RDDA wants to encourage participation at all levels, so special clinics are hosted by professional sailing instructors of Riverside Yacht Club as well as private sessions. It not only helps newer racers with basic boat handling tactics and rules, but also advances experienced skippers through detailed critiques. The group feels as though these factors open up interest in Team and Match Racing from the basic fleet racing. Participation awards are given at an awards dinner and RDDA hosts lunches throughout the year.<br />
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Membership in the RDDA is open to all, with the assistance of sponsorship by a member of Riverside Yacht Club. The success of the RDDA program has attracted sailors from a growing area that extends well beyond the town lines of Riverside and can be attributed to the creative innovations of its members and the ability to create a model of one-design sailing that appeals to many different levels of sailors.<br />
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<a href="http://www.riversideyc.org/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=PFB" target="_blank">Learn more</a> about the Riverside Dyer Dinghy Association Frostbiting Fleet. <br />
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<i>by Kara DiCamillo</i>US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-32753074043291151042015-04-06T14:42:00.000-04:002015-04-07T08:51:36.392-04:00A Letter to the Editor of Sailing MagazineDear Sailing Magazine Editor,<br />
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In the February edition of <i>Sailing </i>magazine, Nick Hayes published an editorial piece entitled - <a href="http://sailingmagazine.net/article-1571-kids-should-sail-because-it%25E2%2580%2599s-fun-not-because-it%25E2%2580%2599s-homework.html" target="_blank">“Kids should sail because it’s fun, not because it’s homework”</a>. The article made references to US Sailing’s Reach initiative for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. First, a big thanks to Nick for his continued work promoting sailing, and for highlighting these innovative programs.<br />
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We would like to take this opportunity to provide your readers with some background on the Reach initiative and address some misconceptions. Much of what Nick discusses regarding sailing and learning, kids and fun, are cornerstones for the Reach program and other STEM sailing initiatives. We are certainly not trying to change the face of youth sailing, but open doors to new possibilities. Reach is a grass-roots program derived from community sailing, the bedrock of learn to sail programs around the country. These organizations are utilizing their infrastructure, expertise and relationships to be a more valuable and relevant resource for their communities. <br />
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Through Reach, middle school teachers and youth sailing program directors work together to teach middle school kids sailing, essential academic skills and environmental stewardship. The weather, water, and everything on a boat provides a real-world, hands-on application of STEM subjects. Students gain an understanding about how math and science are relevant and applicable in everyday life, and in the process, many kids who may not have had the opportunity to learn to sail, get the chance to try it out. <br />
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Reach is not replacing recreational sailing or racing, but providing another way to get more youth on the water. Reach introduces kids to sailing and best practices in on-the-water safety, while learning about their environment, and having fun. Sailors are constantly learning. It is one of the many attributes they love about the sport. They learn something new every time they get on the water.<br />
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Reach and other STEM sailing initiatives are addressing one of the more pressing issues in the U.S. today: education and inspiring kids to learn and engage with mentors. Educators understand that experienced based, hands-on exploration and learning is one of the most effective approaches to education. Teachers are looking for innovative ways to infuse elements of fun to STEM subjects. Sailing is contributing to the solution, and we should embrace it. This is learning by discovery.<br />
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Instead of sitting in a classroom, kids are out on the water sailing. Instead of reading about the water cycle in their textbook, they are looking at a local chart, putting their hands in the water, and experiencing the water cycle where they live. <br />
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Over the last three years, the Reach curriculum has been implemented in 20 countries at over 400 sailing centers – community sailing programs, summer camps and yacht clubs - impacting over 100,000 students, 90% of which are first time sailors. Funding for these programs in the U.S. comes from private donations, organizations that support and promote healthy afterschool activities, and foundations and corporations that understand the value of STEM. Is it possible that some public school dollars that are targeted to provide innovative education programs may be supporting STEM sailing initiatives? We hope so. We need to be resourceful in how we promote and grow sailing. Unfortunately, unlike the governments of Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand, the U.S. government does not fund sailing or other sports programs. <br />
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Student feedback of Reach has been strong: <br />
• 92% of students reported they enjoyed participating in the Reach program.<br />
• 79% of students surveyed reported they would like to participate in a program like Reach again in the future. <br />
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Reach and the other STEM sailing initiatives are all about collaboration, mentoring and providing an environment for exploration, experiment, discovery and learning. There is no lobbying, but rather providing tools, resources and support for local organizations to develop programs that best support their local communities and provide opportunities that otherwise wouldn’t exist for many kids, so that they too can feel the motion and hear the sound of the water, feel the wind and gain self-confidence. <br />
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Nick, we hope you will visit one of the many programs around the country to see first-hand how these are not programs robbing the fun out of sailing, but opportunities to excite and inspire kids.<br />
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Reach and other STEM sailing initiatives have made a significant, positive impact over a relatively short period of time. We invite readers who have an interest, to get involved first-hand through their local sailing program. Please visit <a href="http://reach.ussailing.org/">reach.ussailing.org</a> for more information. <br />
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Math Rocks,<br />
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Jack Gierhart<br />
Executive Director of US SailingUS SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-92167391595033691312015-03-24T13:21:00.001-04:002015-03-26T10:08:51.553-04:00US Sailing Adaptive Programs in Action: College of Charleston and Jacob Raymond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Jacob Raymond returned from Iraq and enrolled at the College of Charleston in 2008, he couldn’t shake the feeling of disconnection from his world.<br />
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As a military policeman in the National Guard, Jacob rode convoys and survived a roadside bombing, but like many war veterans, he had a difficult time integrating into the college community.<br />
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“I’d witnessed the worst corners of the world, but for my friends it was like nothing had happened,” said Jacob. “They were just living their lives.”<br />
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Jacob wanted to do something new, something that would connect him with the natural world, so he registered for Community Sailing Outreach, a for-credit course offered at the College of Charleston’s Sailing Association. This community program is run by Greg Fisher, the College of Charleston’s Director of Sailing. When Jacob noticed that the association was hiring a dock attendant, he applied even though his only on-the-water experience was in a canoe. “The manager was a former Navy guy, so he cut me a break and gave me the job.”<br />
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Since that time, Jacob has become an excellent sailor, accomplished racer and is now the Sailing Association’s Educational Director.<br />
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"Sailing turned from a part-time thing, into a passion and now into a career. I love it."<br />
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He is passionate about sharing the experience, and after volunteering at the Special Olympics, decided to start a wounded veteran sailing program at the association.<br />
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Charleston is a medical hub for veterans, and a perfect location for Jacob to offer learn-to-sail classes and host sailing clinics for disabled vets.“These guys have given so much, it’s the least we can do.”<br />
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Through the US Sailing Pioneer Grant that they received, the College of Charleston will be able to provide repairs for their fleet that will allow more veterans to get on the water.US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-23806718462547890772015-03-24T12:45:00.000-04:002015-04-09T12:57:52.101-04:00Traverse Area Community Sailing – Connections for Success<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Traverse Area Community Sailing (TACS) has come a long way in its first 20 years. This Traverse City, Michigan operation has grown from a small handful of passionate sailors and dedicated volunteer instructors to a full-service sailing center serving over 500 youth and adults each year with US Sailing certified instructors and a fleet of over 100 sail and powerboats. <br />
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TACS earned its foothold in community sailing through Youth Learn to Sail programs. Over the years, the all-volunteer Board of Directors has guided the growth of TACS to include Adult Learn to Sail, Advanced Sailing, Adaptive Sailing, Open Sailing, High School Racing Team, and Keelboat programs. In an effort to expand their creative programming to increase participation and introduce newcomers to sailing, TACS has recognized the demand for non-racing related programs for those more interested in experiencing sailing without competition or traditional buoy racing as the focus. They are in the process of launching a new series of programs that foster this type of community interest.<br />
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TACS Sailing Director Ben Ferris explained how the organization came to the decision to start this programming. “We all thought the idea was essential to helping youth fall in love with sailing. Most people around here are cruisers and it is this aspect of sailing that our youth need to see. We are going to offer a couple sessions and see how the community reacts to the program.” <br />
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They are planning to use their fleet of Interlakes at the Grand Traverse Yacht Club and take adults and kids on overnight trips to an island about eight miles out on Boardman Lake. Activities will include night sailing, races around the island, water fights, shore games, campfires, and other fun, camaraderie building events. <br />
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“We also have a chase boat that will help carry gear and ensure the safety of the group as they make their way to the island,” added Ferris. “I expect that our adventure sailing opportunities will sell out and that this type of program will explode in popularity.”<br />
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The strong partnerships that TACS has built and sustained over the years with the city and other local sailing and boating organizations has created a steady foundation for growth in opportunity and general awareness. Collaboration has been the key element to a local sailing network committed to working towards the same goals.<br />
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Their first and most lasting partnership has been with Traverse City. The city provided TACS with the location on the lake – property that was not affordable otherwise. Jim Sorbie, TACS Program and Curriculum Director, discussed the value of this partnership and others. “The city allowed to set up a temporary location, then partnered with us to ask for and receive a state grant for the office building and docks. The city then allowed us to raise funds from the community for additional docks and a boathouse. To that end TACS raised a bit more than $500,000 to build a boathouse that the city owns.” TACS has a management agreement with the city to operate the entire site that’s renewed each year.<br />
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Another partnership that was critical to the TASC mission was with the local public and parochial schools. “These schools allow us to visit their classrooms each year to pitch the summer sailing sessions,” said Sorbie. “We also provide each elementary school with a number of scholarships that the school administrators and teachers can distribute as they see fit. Some of these scholarships go to at-risk kids and others are distributed as rewards for academic accomplishments or community involvement.” Sorbie also mentioned that TACS also partnered with the schools to establish sailing as a club sport in the high schools and middle schools in Traverse City.<br />
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The Grand Traverse Yacht Club provides TACS with volunteers and access to the bay with a facility that easily supports regattas, small and large, including the 2014 Chubb U.S. Junior Championships - a US Sailing National Championship.<br />
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Their partnership with local sailboat charter company Great Lakes Sailing offers a pathway for their sailors to advance their skills after they have completed our Learn to Sail course.<br />
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“Other partnerships like the Great Lakes Children’s Museum and the Maritime Heritage Association have produced cooperative ventures that allow the organizations’ visitors access to programs they otherwise might not have been aware of,” explained Sorbie.<br />
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In January, TACS received the Outstanding Community Sailing Award at US Sailing’s National Sailing Program Symposium (NSPS) in New Orleans.<br />
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<br />US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-27537958207699619132015-03-24T12:40:00.000-04:002015-04-09T12:58:08.201-04:00Westwind Sailing’s Success: Innovative Opportunities and Partnerships<br />
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“We all have something awesome to offer the kids in our community,” said Diane Wenzel, Executive Director of Westwind Sailing, an organization located in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. that is dedicated to providing safe boating and sailing education for the general public. “We’ve built strong relationships with our neighboring clubs and organizations through the years and our passionate staff has worked hard to grow and expand in new communities.”<br />
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Westwind Sailing was created in cooperation with the Orange County Sailing and Events Center (OCSEC) in Dana Point, which was developed with the California Coastal Commission Division of Boating and Waterways and the State Tideland Grant funds, specifically for the purpose of providing low cost public access of education and recreational boating. Now, celebrating their 28th year and 40,000 students later, the organization includes a second location at Lake Mission Viejo and prides itself on staying committed to their students.<br />
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Westwind Sailing’s mission states: “To provide education in boating and water safety and to teach respect for the aquatic environment; to promote self-esteem and reliance through sailing instruction; and to create an atmosphere that is safe, fun and encourages personal success.”<br />
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According to Wenzel, sailing has been the most successful program for the organization, specifically the summer youth camps and classes (students are as young as six-years-old). Overall, 55 percent of students at Westwind Sailing are children and 30 percent are teens. <br />
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"We are excited about the <a href="http://reach.ussailing.org/" target="_blank">US Sailing Reach</a> program and its potential to bring more youth into our sailing program during the school year.”<br />
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Westwind Sailing has seen successful with the Reach program in the past. In 2010, the organization partnered with the Dana Point Aquatic Foundation (DFAP) as the service provider for programs in order to acquire funds allowing Westwind Sailing to implement a scholarship program. This served underprivileged youth who may not otherwise have access to sailing programs. Through the US Sailing Reach Program Grant and the California Division of Boating and Waterways Aquatic Center Grant, funding was provided for the first ever Sail into Science course at the OCSEC this past fall. The course is a part of the nationwide Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative, launched by US Sailing. Fifteen students from local nonprofit youth organizations participated, including the Boys and Girls Clubs, and shared theories that they learned while also applying their knowledge first-hand through sailing, kayaking, and paddle boarding. <br />
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Wenzel attributes much of Westwind Sailing’s success to the dedicated staff in combination with the partnerships the organization has worked hard to build. She said they network and cross promote with a number of clubs and organizations, including the Mariner Sea Scout program that operates at their Center in Dana Point, the Dana Point Yacht Club, the Dana West Yacht Club, Lake Mission Viejo Yacht Club, and Aventura Sailing Association. Through several of these partnerships, a fun evening of racing takes place called Soda Pop Racing. The races are for anyone from 10 to 40 years old and offer a family-friendly and competitive environment that provides an opportunity for the participants to use their skills and enjoy an evening on the water.<br />
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Other partnerships include one with the Kinesiology Department of Saddleback College that resulted in the launch of the adaptive boating program. It’s designed to provide on-the-water therapy and to teach safe boating and sailing to individuals with special needs. Accessible sailing, which is a part of the adaptive program, is dedicated solely to train sailors with physical limitations. This also includes Westwind Sailing’s Wounded Warriors program, designed to give back to service men and women who have overcome mental and physical challenges through offering aquatic sports (with assistance if needed), and a safe, educational environment.<br />
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<a href="http://www.westwindsailing.com/" target="_blank">Westwind Sailing</a> consistently seeks new avenues to spread their mission while providing services to their community. The organization has been recognized nationally as well and honored by US Sailing. With plans to continue this outreach, Wenzel says that she would absolutely recommend to other organizations to do the same.<br />
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“Not only have we benefited from the exposure, but our partnerships have helped us to build a strong reputation nationally and to be a leader within our community,” she said.<br />
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Westwind Sailing received the Ten Years of Hallmark Performance Award for community sailing at US Sailing's National Sailing Program Symposium last January in New Orleans.<br />
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by Tom Hubbell<br />
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Scene 1: We had a record 340 people in New Orleans two weeks ago for the <a href="http://nsps.ussailing.org/awards-dinner/award-winners/" target="_blank">National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS)</a> which is our premier training and community sailing event. A remarkable majority of the group grew up after the ‘60s; they are younger people engaged in teaching and sharing the sport. Their enthusiasm spread throughout the symposium sessions and into the social functions some of which made New Orleans proud to host us along with our NSPS mascot, Marvin the Gator.<br />
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I sat down with a subset of eight young men for one of the lunches that happened to be all vegetables. I learned about their enthusiasm for teaching and running excellent sailing programs. A woman of a certain age was also at our table and she and I each ate all our vegetables and enjoyed the cheesecake that followed. The young men rebelled. They scoffed at being served exclusively veggies, ate almost none of it, made plans for a burger, and bolted before the cheesecake appeared. I considered putting on my doctor “hat” and trying to say something inspiring to them about vegetables but thought better of it. One has to have a reason to change before there is a willingness to consider it. <br />
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What’s not to like about a lively symposium of speakers and the discussions? A good number of worthy people were recognized with awards, the eight teams enjoyed competing in Dick Allsopp’s World Famous Powerboat Challenge, and we learned more about the extraordinary US Sailing Reach sailing program for STEM education. I was happy to be there.<br />
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Scene 2: Flying to Miami I arrived just in time for the Caesar Salad at a special awards dinner for the US Sailing Team Sperry. I was seated with six sailors who are part of our national team. They looked the part: young, energetic, fit, intelligent sailor-athletes. We chatted. The salad plates were cleared, no residuals. The beef and green vegetables came out – politely but with deft handiwork the athletes’ plates were clean in just a few minutes. I learned about their sailing and their careers. The cheesecake came. I ate mine. The awards speeches displayed engagement and high hopes. Karen Pitts of Sperry closed with a perfect pep talk. I savored the excitement about our national team. At the end, I looked around the table and there in front of every athlete was an essentially untouched cheesecake. I asked what that was about. The clear response, “too much fat and I need to maintain the right weight to race the boat.” Now there’s discipline and commitment to racing.<br />
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Bit of a contrast isn’t it? Two cultures devoted to sailing; on the Olympic side, nutrition and fitness are added to the stew. Maybe someday eating vegetables will be like wearing seatbelts. You just do it because it is good for you. I’ll have to think about the cheesecake situation. Being around all kinds of sailors is good for you, too.<br />
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President of US SailingUS SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-4589497778323516642014-12-30T09:56:00.001-05:002014-12-30T09:59:04.854-05:00Reflections from the President - 2014 in Review<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">by Tom Hubbell, President of US Sailing</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Sailing Leadership Forum </b>in San Diego last February brought over
600 sailors together to share ideas and inspiration. There are a lot of savvy volunteers
and US Sailing staff who know about strong programs. US Sailing creates the
foundation for sharing that intellectual wisdom. This chemistry gelled into a
three-day festival of ideas and sailing enthusiasm.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The US Sailing Board,</b> consisting of six women and nine men, meets
three times a year in person and monthly by phone. The typical phone conference
takes two hours! Sailors on the board have distinguished backgrounds that
represent all areas of the sport. They are engaged in growing the sport and
supporting racing, and they are simply good people with whom to work. Membership
is growing and we only use black ink for the bottom line.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />Our Valued Sponsors</b> - We have great sponsors who help us take the
game to the next level in many different ways. Please notice the footer on the US
Sailing homepage and thank them with your business and kind words.</div>
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In Milwaukee at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The National Conference</b> we learned to
say “ball bearing blocks” five times without a flub as we toured the pristine,
high-tech Harken factory. We had presentations and forums and lots of informal
sharing during breaks and social events. We came away with a long list of cool
ways to make club racing and regattas more interesting and less expensive. And
we got to cheer the achievements of recipients of our coveted annual awards.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />Offshore and Big Boat Sailing</b> - Work in progress includes significant
changes in the Offshore Division, the development of the Universal Measurement
System, and our support of offshore sailing and PHRF fleets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />Our National Team, the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider</b> – We are
excited to see the progress toward achieving the near-term and long-term goals of
our Olympic and Paralympic teams. Extensive training, one-on-one coaching and a
defined pathway for high performance are helping the team succeed. They are
fine sailors and represent the United States admirably on the international
stage. Check out Rising Tide - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/USSailingTeam">https://www.youtube.com/user/USSailingTeam</a>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />Training - </b>We are big on training. The Reach program for STEM
education gets rave reviews and enjoys explosive growth. Staff and volunteers
work feverishly revising certification course textbooks and materials, creating
new course and certification opportunities, and adding a few thousand certified
instructors to the national stable of talent.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />Race Administration - </b>Excellent teamwork has produced new manuals,
updated procedures for certification and renewal, and an ever-present push to
raise the bar of performance expectations in race management and judging. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />Championships -</b> The youth events continue to be competitive and exciting.
These six events provide young sailors with opportunities to develop their
skills and make friends. We are gradually revising some of our adult events, so
that we can continue to engage talented adult sailors around the country and
provide outlets for them to test their ability against the best in a variety of
disciplines and boats. One example, the Championship of Champions, sailed in
Thistles this year, proved a very successful event.</div>
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Spain as part of US Sailing’s delegation for the first five days of the
International Sailing Federation meeting. Our delegation of 24 is respected in
the international community for their knowledge and character. We had a successful
bid for Corpus Christi Yacht Club to host the ISAF Youth Sailing World
Championship in 2018. I spent a good amount of time talking informally with a
wide variety of people and hoping to further demonstrate US Sailing’s
engagement at ISAF. We talked with all the ISAF officers including King
Constantine of Greece, as well as the President of the Balearic Islands and the
President of the Balearic Islands Parliament. As the President of US Sailing we
were thrilled to be given a prime front row table for the glittering ISAF Rolex
Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award Dinner. We personally congratulated
the winners, Jimmy Spithill and Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze. </div>
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in Rhode Island, Strictly Sail Chicago, Charleston Race Week, dinner at New
York Yacht Club with the ISAF officers, Championship of Champions, National
Sailing Hall of Fame induction, and I went sailing 80 days this year. December
14<sup>th</sup> was probably the end of the sailing season for me in Ohio, or
maybe we’ll get one more! In 2014, I sailed at 17 venues, raced 13 Thistle
regattas, experienced nine classes of boats from 14 to 45 feet, and enjoyed the
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />First Sail</b> - US Sailing is about growing sailing and supporting
racing. I hope you will open your mail about supporting this initiative, First Sail,
which will provide grants to community sailing programs. Community programs have
a remarkable track record for introducing people to sailing and giving them the
skills to stay engaged in the sport for a lifetime. I hope you will join me in
supporting <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/about-us/get-involved/contribute/" target="_blank">First Sail with your contribution</a>.</div>
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The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is a club of a different shape – an umbrella shape, to be precise. Under the umbrella of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, and within the nine-acre property boundary, a host of “silent” water sports affiliations coexist and thrive, including kayaking, paddle boarding, one-design racing, casual cruising, youth racing and adventure sailing, adult learn-to-sail programs, big boat beer can racing and more.<br />
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The Sarasota Sailing Squadron provides the clubhouse, the dockage, maintains the schedule, offers boat rentals, maintains the facilities and hosts the parties – with the help of a small army of volunteers.<br />
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The City of Sarasota provides an affordable lease on the site in return for affordable educational, recreational and competitive water sports. Family membership is the only membership option and roughly 750 families are members today. Some contain a family of one and others have as many as six. Craig Bridges, Operations Manager, isn’t sure exactly how many individual people belong, but it doesn’t seem to matter. A yearly membership costs $140 and, according to Bridges, is the most inexpensive activity in greater Sarasota. The club sees, on average, 100 new memberships every year.<br />
Great value isn’t the only attraction. Many Sarasota Sailing Squadron members are also members of more traditional, and far more expensive, yacht clubs in the area. People of all ages and economic backgrounds are members for the same reason: to have fun and be active on the water. <br />
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<b>Sarasota Youth Sailing</b><br />
Located under the umbrella of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, the non-profit Sarasota Youth Sailing Program consistently launches national and world champion sailors. But, it hasn’t always been this way. <br />
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“Starting from scratch in the late ‘70s, without trained coaches and no formal program, we didn’t win a national championship for eight years,” said Bridges. “Then we finally figured it out. All we had to do is outwork them.”<br />
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Today, the youth sailing program offers adventure sailing and racing taught by highly qualified instructors that are all US Sailing certified. Many are certified at the highest level as Level 3 Coaches. <br />
Bridges said, “Our instructors are the kids who grew up in our sailing program. They are proud to be part of a heritage that started with nothing and now produces world-class sailors.”<br />
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<b>The Chris Branning Story</b><br />
“I was that kid – too fat, too tall – always at the back of the fleet,” said Chris Branning, remembering his early days sailing at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. <br />
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Today, the 29-year old native of Sarasota, FL has amassed more than 22,000 offshore miles navigating in races including the Transpacific, Transatlantic, and Rolex Fastnet Races. Chris has also navigated in the Caribbean 600 and, in 2011, he won the Rolex Middle Sea Race. He was featured in the Disney film “Morning Light” as Co-Navigator. Chris graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 2009 with a BA in Logistics and Intermodal Transportation. Currently, Chris is an active-duty rescue helicopter pilot for the U.S. Coast Guard.<br />
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Chris vividly remembers what it’s like to be young. <br />
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“Everyone is always telling you what to do, where to sit, what to eat, when to speak,” he said. <br />
Chris remembers rigging his own boat and casting off alone. <br />
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“It’s an amazing moment – you’re in 3rd grade and you’re in command!”<br />
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“Chris’ schedule is crazy, but he always makes time to talk with our kids,” said Bridges. “They are in awe of him because he’s done so many cool things. However, they can see that, as a kid, he was just like them.”<br />
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<i>Every dollar invested in US Sailing’s First Sail campaign is a dollar invested in a new sailor and the promise of a growing, vibrant future for sailing. Please join us in supporting each newcomer’s First Sail by making a donation to <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/about-us/get-involved/contribute/" target="_blank">US Sailing’s First Sail</a>. </i>US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-39493179394054162082014-10-21T11:18:00.003-04:002014-11-06T10:05:41.588-05:00The First Sail that Changes Lives<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WqeAzeRbkoOkqHLoOjbbPL33s_BailJx-C12EnJ-4YYi4RvWBbX5NRNGygXRZgnwtJG9Qs5QiXEPFg6ZSaATS_wZJjhLWGLHVnfvCliU51P4jcFXISgI0ANlI0mVnr0Ih87xpvJuyy0/s1600/adaptive-sailing-chicago2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WqeAzeRbkoOkqHLoOjbbPL33s_BailJx-C12EnJ-4YYi4RvWBbX5NRNGygXRZgnwtJG9Qs5QiXEPFg6ZSaATS_wZJjhLWGLHVnfvCliU51P4jcFXISgI0ANlI0mVnr0Ih87xpvJuyy0/s1600/adaptive-sailing-chicago2.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a>Justin "Judd" Goldman was 17 years old when he suffered a disabling bone
disease. After realizing that there were few sports that he could
participate in he discovered sailing. Over the next 58 years he competed
successfully in many races throughout the world. Soon after Judd passed
away, Judd's wife, Sliv, son Peter, and daughter Judy established the
Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation as a public/private partnership
with the Chicago Park District in 1990. <br />
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The Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Program (JGASP) includes classroom and on-water instruction for the physically disabled. The Foundation raises funds for instructor salaries, boats, and maintenance costs, while the Park District operates the program on a day-to-day basis. Today, the Adaptive Sailing Program consists of eight Freedom Independence 20s, eight Sonars, and four 2.4 meter sailboats. Over 1,000 participants experience the joy and independence of sailing each year.<br />
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“Because of the public/private partnership the Chicago Park District shares with the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation, we are able to offer excellent on-the-water opportunities for the entire Chicago Community,” explained Joey Harris, Manager of Sailing Programs at Chicago Park District. “Our partnership has allowed our sailing program to literally serve the entire community with a huge range of on-the-water opportunities and for everyone to participate on an even playing field.” <br />
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Peter Goldman concurs, “Almost everyone that starts in our program has never sailed a day in their life. We’ve encountered many new sailors who have been hooked on sailing after recovering from an accident or a disease. We hear these people tell us that they were depressed and lonely before learning to sail and that the program has done so much to improve their lives.”<br />
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The Judd Goldman Sailing Program offers a huge range of programming, from grassroots learn-to-sail programs to recreational cruises to racing classes and clinics. <br />
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Goldman concluded, “The end result is more people in an amazing lifelong sport that will help give them access to many more opportunities both on the water and off.”<br />
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<i>Every dollar invested in US Sailing’s First Sail campaign is a dollar
invested in a new sailor and the promise of a growing, vibrant future
for sailing. Please join us in supporting each newcomer’s First Sail by
making a donation to <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/about-us/get-involved/contribute/" target="_blank">US Sailing’s First Sail</a>. </i>US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-91558567824630725562014-10-21T11:17:00.000-04:002014-11-06T10:06:16.804-05:00Rocking the Boat in the Bronx<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A non-profit youth organization based in the Bronx, N.Y., named Rocking
the Boat, is empowering young people challenged by severe economic,
educational, and social conditions to develop the self-confidence to set
ambitious goals and gain the skills necessary to achieve them. Students
work together to build wooden boats, learn to sail and row, and restore
local urban waterways, revitalizing their community while creating
better lives for themselves. <br />
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Adam Green, Founder and Executive Director, launched Rocking the Boat in 1996 as a volunteer project in an East Harlem junior high school. It has since developed into a fully sustainable independent non-profit organization annually serving nearly 3,000 young people and community members. <br />
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Strong community connections have been essential to Rocking the Boat’s growth and success. Local middle schools, high schools and non-profits have always been the primary sources of program participants. <br />
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“Rocking the Boat also relies closely on outside groups with resources that add depth to our program,” said Jaye Pockriss, Development Director of Rocking the Boat. “By fostering relationships with SUNY Maritime College and Oakcliff Sailing, to name two, Rocking the Boat has been able to offer our students incomparable sailing experiences.”<br />
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For example, 18-year-old Gianmarco Bocchini is a recent graduate of the Rocking the Boat program. Through sailing, Gianmarco found the motivation and sense of purpose he desperately needed. <br />
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“I joined the on-the-water program and it was great because I enjoy being out in nature and disconnecting myself from city life,” he said. “I built the boat I learned to sail on and that was such a rewarding experience. The program has given me a new outlook on life. When you are interested in something and excited to go and do it after school, you can come to school with that same enthusiasm and motivation.”<br />
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Gianmarco has continued on to major in mechanical engineering at The City College of New York. <br />
He said, “Mechanical engineering is mostly physics, so when you are sailing a boat you are dealing with physics and the mechanics of sailing through the wind and current. This experience was the catalyst for my career choice.”<br />
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<i>Every dollar invested in US Sailing’s First Sail campaign is a dollar
invested in a new sailor and the promise of a growing, vibrant future
for sailing. Please join us in supporting each newcomer’s First Sail by
making a donation to <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/about-us/get-involved/contribute/" target="_blank">US Sailing’s First Sail</a>. </i>US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-77095664223933229132014-10-21T11:10:00.000-04:002014-11-06T10:06:38.995-05:00Partnerships for Growth - Sail Newport <br />
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It’s easy to assume that Sail Newport’s remarkable success
is a result of location and tradition. After all, Newport, R.I. is a
sailing town. However, Brad Read, Sail Newport’s Executive Director,
identifies the nexus of their success as the strong public/private
partnership forged by forward thinking state officials and the visionary
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“The State’s willingness to grant an affordable, long-term lease on an old army base is at the center of our story,” said Read. “It’s really encouraging to see that other states, cities and counties are catching onto the fact that designating waterfront areas for public recreation and public access translates into economic growth and vitality.” <br />
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It also translates into growth for the sport of sailing. <br />
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“We put nearly 10,000 people out on the water every year,” said Read. “On any given weekend, we are running a regatta, perhaps in the middle of our youth sailing program, and teaching learn-to-sail programs for adults at the same time. We rent out 1,100 sailboats annually, and if you figure two to three people per boat, that alone puts 2,000 to 3,000 people in a sailboat every year.”<br />
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Sail Newport offers affordable sailboat storage for one-designs, regatta management, as well as public access learn-to-sail and advanced racing programs. Their business model is designed as a self-perpetuating circle. <br />
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Read said, “We offer dry land storage for one-design sailboats which brings great sailors to our facility who inspire the kids. These young sailors grow into crew for our storage customers, get hooked on sailing and ultimately become future boat owners who pay storage fees to support the next generation of young sailors.”<br />
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Forging partnerships with yacht clubs around Narragansett Bay is another example of Read’s circular strategy. The Brenton Cove Racing Program and R.I.O.T. (Rhode Island’s Opti Team) brings talented young sailors together to train regardless of club affiliation. The Optimist Program is managed out of the Ida Lewis Yacht Club and the doublehanded program is hosted by Sail Newport. <br />
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“The Brenton Cove Racing Program is completely blind to affiliation,” said Read. “It’s just about supplying access to the same coaching and opportunities to compete.” <br />
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Read believes that through sailing, people of every age become better citizens. At public community sailing programs, sailors are steeped in a culture of volunteerism and contribution, planting the seed to the habit of giving back.<br />
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<i>Every dollar invested in US Sailing’s First Sail campaign is a dollar
invested in a new sailor and the promise of a growing, vibrant future
for sailing. Please join us in supporting each newcomer’s First Sail by
making a donation to <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/about-us/get-involved/contribute/" target="_blank">US Sailing’s First Sail</a>. </i>US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-85634630039037915982014-10-01T10:57:00.004-04:002014-10-01T11:04:47.105-04:00Reflections from the President - Meet us in Milwaukee by Tom Hubbell, President of US Sailing <br />
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Are you going to <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/events/symposium-and-meetings/national-conference/" target="_blank">US Sailing’s National Conference</a> in Milwaukee on October 23-25? If growing sailing and supporting racing is important to you, I want to see you there. Let’s have a good time and talk sailing. <br />
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<b>Top 10 Reasons You Should Attend US Sailing’s National Conference...</b><br />
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1. Tour the Harken factory and enjoying the social event there. Can you say “ball bearing blocks” five times without a flub?<br />
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2. Learn more about the exciting details of US Sailing programs and services. Do you know what we are doing to grow youth sailing? Do you know the changes in race management training? In regards to community sailing and yacht club support, I am betting you don’t know half of the story. We can’t wait to share. <br />
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3. Put your two cents on the floor of discussions about what each division is going to do over the next three years. We want to hear from you!<br />
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4. Learn about the significant changes in the Offshore Division, the development of the Universal Measurement System, and our support of offshore sailing and PHRF fleets.<br />
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5. Meet sailors you will like who sail completely different boats in very different venues. There are very few sailors you will regret meeting. Trust me on that one. Sailors are a really interesting bunch of citizens. You will learn from everyone.<br />
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6. Learn about our Olympic and Paralympic teams and all that is happening to help them succeed and represent the United States on the international stage. You like winning? Be there to support their effort.<br />
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7. Explore your interest in volunteer work on a subject or project. You really can tailor your commitment to the degree of your interest, time, and talents. We need new people!<br />
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8. A chance to grind your axe on your favorite “inadequacy” or misstep of US Sailing. Some folks just live for that, God love ‘em.<br />
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9. Meet and talk informally with members of the board, division chairs, staff, and the Executive Director. There will be some rock stars of sailing at the National Conference. This is your chance to meet and talk with the key players. <br />
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10. Honor the recipient of US Sailing’s highest award, the Herreshoff Trophy. Hear the compelling story. You don’t want to miss this one.<br />
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This is our national sailing organization. It takes all of us to grow sailing and enhance the experience.<br />
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I hope to see you on the water and in Milwaukee for the National Conference this fall. <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/events/symposium-and-meetings/national-conference/" target="_blank">Register today!</a><br />
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I am used to people being a bit off balance when they encounter their doctor, me, around town outside of the medical setting. I have a strategy for dealing with that. Now I’m learning a strategy to answer the quizzical expression leading to the inevitable question, what does it mean to be the President of US Sailing? <br />
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<b>Here is the answer:</b> What it means is spending some serious time around enthusiastic sailors engaged in the sport. <br />
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<b>What are “we” doing?</b> We are fully engaged to make US Sailing the leading source of expertise ready to assist local clubs and sailing centers. All of us who commit to being members are doing that.<br />
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<b>Here is a capsule of examples that represent US Sailing's involvement and influence on our sport:</b><br />
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4,000 – The approximated number of currently certified instructors trained by US Sailing.<br />
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2,200 – Instructors certified in 2014 for 15 categories of instruction we offer. For Level I this means <br />
1,700 newly certified instructors potentially reaching 50 students each, or 85,000 budding sailors total. Certification must be renewed every three years. <br />
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900 – The number of certified race officers, judges, and umpires. Most are busy serving sailors by managing races. They must renew their certification every four years.<br />
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500 – An estimate on the number of sailing centers and clubs that have been visited by a US Sailing board member or staff in the past 12 months. I personally have been to 14. A significant part of achieving our mission is to use people power to take the support and expertise of US Sailing to the local sailing entities.<br />
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400 – Committee members, board, and staff who spend part or all of every day serving the sport.<br />
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135 - The number of Reach – STEM educators trained in the first 18 months of the program. We believe the program profoundly impacts middle school kids using sailing as the environment for learning science, technology, engineering, and math. John Kilroy graciously provided resources to launch this initiative.<br />
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59 – The number of committees of volunteers and staff it takes to get the work done.<br />
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37 – Full-time and part-time staff, all sailors, who go the extra mile to make sailing thrive.<br />
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13 +2 – Creative volunteers plus staff who comprise the board, setting policy and taking responsibility for the organization. There is a monthly meeting either by video conference or in-person meetings (3), at their own expense. All are very active sailors.<br />
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15 – The number of training and educational programs that US Sailing provides materials and certifies instructors to teach.<br />
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8.5 - The annual budget is $8.5 million. Includes Olympic and Paralympic team support – much of which comes from the USOC, sponsors, and individual donations.<br />
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8 – The number of highly experienced offshore sailors working on the project to revitalize our offshore department to better serve big boat sailors. Part of this effort is the PHRF fleet initiative that offers technical help to the local or regional fleets.<br />
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5 - Membership growth percentage over the last 18 months. We see this as our primary benchmark of sailor satisfaction and engagement with the US Sailing mission.<br />
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2 - Broad goals: Grow sailing and support racing.<br />
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1 – One more – What we would have if each sailor including skippers supported the efforts of staff and volunteers by being members of US Sailing. <br />
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Membership Matters: Are your sailing friends members? Ask them. Sustaining and growing sailing takes all of us being on board. US Sailing is not “them.” The sport belongs to all of us. This is our national sailing organization. It takes all of us to grow sailing and enhance the experience. <br />
I hope to see you on the water and in Milwaukee for the National Conference this fall.<br />
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Tom Hubbell<br />
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President of US SailingUS SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-68934789981204846822014-09-17T10:09:00.001-04:002014-09-17T10:09:52.149-04:00Dave Perry's Racing Rules Quiz of the WeekWith 30 seconds to go before the starting signal, Boat P (on port tack) on a beam reach is approaching Boat S (on starboard tack) who is on a close-hauled course. P proceeds to luff and then cross head to wind all in one motion, ending up to leeward of S.<br />
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Just after P passes head to wind she holds her course, telling S to keep clear because she is on starboard tack and a leeward boat. S luffs to avoid contact with P and protests.<br />
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You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this?<br />
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<b>Answer</b><br />Boat P is penalized under rule 13, While Tacking. When P passes head to wind, she changes tack from port tack to starboard tack. However, rule 13 states that after a boat passes head to wind, she must keep clear of other boats until she is on a close-hauled course; and before she gets to close-hauled, rules 10, 11 and 12 do not apply.<br />
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Rule 11, On the Same Tack, Overlapped, is the windward/leeward rule. P has not borne away to a close-hauled course when S has to change course to avoid contact; therefore P breaks rule 13.US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-84462813604108698622014-09-09T12:16:00.000-04:002014-09-17T09:53:18.571-04:00Dave Perry's Rules Quiz of the Week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUrhctJo7oyR7XrvI5vBkMYuHfBOdw38Vhl-P_K64ujn6etSKVxyzHMvyk3LKhiCn_Vvg8tl6ixfa-AwXhXWo2RxPLIKjLI_cM5JBXviDVaKwkcI6a8RioUhdbQjlkD_tSww7VDTTkBA/s1600/Rule+10+quiz+diagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUrhctJo7oyR7XrvI5vBkMYuHfBOdw38Vhl-P_K64ujn6etSKVxyzHMvyk3LKhiCn_Vvg8tl6ixfa-AwXhXWo2RxPLIKjLI_cM5JBXviDVaKwkcI6a8RioUhdbQjlkD_tSww7VDTTkBA/s1600/Rule+10+quiz+diagram.jpg" height="320" width="109" /></a>Boats X and Y are sailing dead-downwind halfway down a run. X, whose boom is out over her port side, is clear astern of Y, whose boom is out over her starboard side.<br />
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X is blanketing Y’s wind and is catching up quickly. Neither boat has changed her course in the five or so lengths preceding the incident.<br />
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X finally catches up and her bow makes contact with Y’s transom. There is no damage or injury. Both protest each other.<br />
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You are on the protest committee; how would you decide this?<br />
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Boat Y is penalized under rules 10, On Opposite Tacks, and 14, Avoiding Contact. X is on starboard tack and Y is on port tack (see the definition Tack, Starboard or Port). The right-of-way rule for two boats on opposite tacks is rule 10, “…a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.”<br />
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Y failed to keep clear and so breaks rule 10. Rule 12, On the Same Tack, Not Overlapped, pertaining to boats clear ahead and clear astern, applies only when the boats are on the same tack.<br />
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Regarding the collision, rule 14, Avoiding Contact, requires all boats to avoid contact when reasonably possible. Y could have avoided the contact by moving off of X’s course. So, Y breaks rule 14. And X could have avoided Y, but didn’t; therefore she breaks rule 14.<br />
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However, a right-of-way boat is exonerated (not penalized) for breaking rule 14 when the contact does not cause damage or injury (see rule 14(b)).<br />
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<br />US SAILINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421958351063649603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267489894737721849.post-49923398772612982212014-08-13T11:07:00.000-04:002014-08-13T11:07:45.682-04:00Reflections from the President - Year 69 of the ThistleBy Tom Hubbell, President of US Sailing<br />
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The Thistle Nationals and the Thistle Class in general give us a test case. What is the formula for success? One challenge: the National Championship always involves some waiting. We visited as we drifted among the flying Frisbee, the passing handball, and opportunities to see centerboards clearly in the azure blue water of Lake Michigan.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Lake temperature at a record low prevented taking a dip. It took great patience by the PRO and the sailors to hold out for decent conditions each day, and all the scheduled races were completed. Mother Nature first gave us the lake full of big lumps and less than big wind. The seven foot waves with only 12-14 mph wind provided great surfing and a truly moving experience, too moving for some. One race was enough.<br />
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The next three days provided a thermal opposing the weather system, in other words, waiting. One day was a bust, but for two days this battle was finally settled with real races in a thermal. On the fifth and final day, we got a weather system aligned with the thermal resulting in great sailing. Local knowledge proved a fickle companion and the high scores prove the difficulty. The folks of Sail Sheboygan US Sailing Center (WI) gave us their best effort from their spectacular venue.<br />
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Sailing the major event had many positive endpoints. We renewed friendships and welcomed newer people, some who grew up in Thistles and returned decades later. We shared the secrets of our sailing success and collectively analyzed races afterwards. Chris Wilson’s team won the Junior Nationals for the third time. Ninety percent of the boats had at least one woman on board. A trio of female cousins sailing the boat “Your Mom” displayed a daily tribute to a woman sailor they knew. The class voted to allow VHF radios for RC communication. The Lavender family won the second division. Class veteran Lloyd Kitchin with his son Brian and daughter-in-law Catia won the regatta. <br />
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Nationals seems like just a big love-fest about the boat and the people. This social experiment succeeds. The boat evolves to remain vibrant and the sailors become extended families engaged in the game and the fleet for generations. We go to great venues and we enjoy the whole experience. Thistles have a formula for sustaining and growing the sport: socially connected people sailing a good boat at well-run events.<br />
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I hope to see you on the water and in Milwaukee for the <a href="http://www.ussailing.org/events/symposium-and-meetings/national-conference/" target="_blank">National Conference</a> this fall.<br />
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Tom Hubbell<br />
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