College Sailing's Chalk Talk - April 17, 2014

In this week's edition of Chalk Talk we focus on women's racing. Zeke and Chris talk you through the seven women's conference championships coming up over the next few weeks that determine who advances to the National Championships.

US Sailing’s Drysuit Instagram Contest
Need a new drysuit? Enter US Sailing’s Drysuit Instagram Contest for your chance to win a new Gill Drysuit! All you have to do is...

• take an Instagram video that explains why you need a new drysuit. 
• In the caption, tag @ussailing1 and @gillgear, and...
• be sure to use the hashtag #drysuitcontest.

The three finalists will be posted to the US Sailing Facebook page on Monday, April 28 for fan voting. The video with the most likes after 48 hours will be crowned the winner of a new Gill drysuit and will be invited to join Chris, Zeke and others on Chalk Talk.

Time to get those cameras rolling and let’s get creative! This contest is open to all sailors.

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• Savings of 60% off the basic individual membership price.
• This special membership is good for four years from the date of purchase regardless of when you graduate.
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Chalk Talk is presented by US Sailing with support from Zim Sailing and produced by Chris Love Productions.

College Sailing's Chalk Talk Season Finale: May 16, 2013

For the season finale, the Chalk Talk cast is throwing a banquet! It's the Chalk Talk Pre-Nationals Hypothetical All American Awards Banquet, to be precise. We look at the past year of college sailing and start naming names before the big dance begins next week in St. Petersburg, Fla.

US Sailing gave Chalk Talk a wonderful year of support, but they're not done! Starting Monday, check out US Sailing on Facebook and enter the photo caption contest for a Gill Drysuit!

Next week, watch Chris Love Productions' live coverage of Spring Nationals.
- Video highlights: May 23-24
- Live streaming video: May 26-27
- Text/photos throughout all events: May 21-30

Chalk Talk is presented by US Sailing, who reminds you that US Sailing offers a special college membership for a fraction of the cost of a full adult membership. Go to racing.ussailing.org/college for details.

College Sailing's Chalk Talk: May 2, 2013

The team takes a good, hard look at the 2013 ICSA Semifinals in this episode, with a breakdown of the over- and under- performers in Hampton this past weekend. They also look ahead to the final weekend of Conference Championships before Nationals.

Don't forget, the Christopher Williford Regatta is this weekend:
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Chalk Talk is presented by US Sailing, who reminds you that US Sailing offers a special college membership for a fraction of the cost of a full adult membership. Go to racing.ussailing.org/college for details.

College Sailing's Chalk Talk - April 4, 2013

In our weekend review, we'll look at all the Ludicrous regatta scores, a petting zoo, Zeke avoids getting skunked, a visit from our rankings guru, a whole lot of insight from umpires... and from coaches talking about umpires.

Chalk Talk is made possible by US Sailing and the US Sailing College Membership program. Check it out at http://racing.ussailing.org/college.

Sailing World's Latest College Rankings - April 3, 2013

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Tips on how to grow club membership from Gary Jobson: Create and inexpensive membership for 21 to 30 year old sailors. Have a fleet of boats that are available for members to use in two hour blocks. Create a "young members" committee, and host family oriented events like a father/daughter luncheon.