US SAILING Championships
The US SAILING
Adult and Junior Championships offer a wide variety of disciplines
including open, invitational, resume and ladder events in which members
can test their sailing skills on a national level. Go to the US SAILING
championship website and link to the specific championship you are
interested in to view detailed information. Links include the Notice of Race,
entry forms, Sailing Instructions, regatta history, previous winners, the host
organization, dates, contacts, classes, lodging and other relevant subjects.
This website is unable to provide accurate and timely information regarding US SAILING championship
events. Because dates, venues & types of boats are important factors in
prospective competitors' planning, we suggest these links:
Ladder Events
These events have several levels or "rungs" from which the top one or
two entries at one level advance to the next level. Typically each club
is allowed one entry in the Regional Sailing Association (RSA)
quarter-final, the winners advance to the Area semifinal, and those
winners advance to the National Final Championship. Competitors
represent their Club, RSA and Area at each level. Participants need to
be a member of a Club or Community Sailing Program. In each case a Flag
Officer (Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, Past Commodore,
Secretary, etc.) needs to sign the application for the participant to
register in the event. In most cases some portion of the entry fee from
each level assists with the winner's entry fee to the next level.
Depending upon interest and participation, the first level of
competition may start at the quarter or semi final events. Some ladder
events may accept resumes; see the US SAILING
championship website
for more information.
Open Events
- Anyone may participate if they meet the eligibility requirements of
the event.
Resume Events
- Requires an application to be completed and filed, occasionally with a
fee. At a minimum the application will ask for a list of previous events
with finishing positions, letter of recommendation and signature of a
Flag Officer (Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, Past Commodore,
Secretary, etc.) of local Club.
Use this link
for Frequently
Asked Questions or contact Gary
Sander.
RSAs
Regional Sailing
Associations (RSAs) within Area F are:
- Central States Sailing
Association (CSSA),
- Sailing Association of Intermountain Lakes (SAIL)
and
- Texas Sailing Association (TSA).
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(U.S. Women’s Sailing Championship - Ladder Event)
Women’s competition with skipper plus two or three crew, depending on the National Conditions.
Competitors must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. All crew members must belong to clubs
within the same RSA. Each competitor must be 18 years old or older, except that one crew member may
be 15 years old or older in the year in which she competes. See the Notice of Race for this
championship regarding membership in yacht clubs and other details. One team from each club within each
RSA (CSSA, SAIL, TSA) may enter the RSA quarterfinal event. Additional entries may be submitted and
accepted by the event coordinator based on the availability of boats. The top two teams will
advance to the Area F semifinals. Contact
Karen Smith.
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(U.S. Men’s Sailing Championship - Ladder Event))
Adult competition with male helmsman plus two crew
of either gender. Competitors must be amateurs and
must be members of US SAILING. All crew must be 18
years old or older in the year in which they
compete. See the Notice of Race for this
championship regarding membership in yacht clubs and
other details. One team from each club within each
RSA (CSSA, SAIL, TSA) may enter the RSA quarterfinal
event. Additional entries may be submitted and
accepted by the event coordinator based on the
availability of boats. The top two teams will
advance to the Area F semifinals. Contact
Karen Smith.
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(U.S. Singlehand Sailing Championship - Ladder Event))
Single-handed competition open to men and women who are at least 16 years old in the year in
which they compete. Competitors must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. See the
Notice of Race for this championship regarding membership in a yacht club and other details.
The RSA events are open to any number from each club, and is a bring-your-own-boat series.
The top five competitors will advance to the Area F Semifinals. Contact
Joanne Kolius.
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(U.S. Match Racing Championship - Ladder Event)
Match racing. This is a competition between yacht clubs rather than individuals. Each club must be
a member of a RSA and of US SAILING. There are no age or gender restrictions. Each member of
a club’s team must be an amateur, a member of US SAILING, and a member of the yacht club he/she
represents. See the Notice of Race for this championship for additional details. One team per
club will match race. Additional entries may be submitted and accepted by
the event coordinator based on the availability of boats. Contact
Karen Smith.
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(U.S. Team Race Championship - Resume Event)
Team racing. A club or association may apply to enter one team in the national competition. There
is no RSA or Area F event. A team consists of three skippers and three crew. There are no age or
gender restrictions. All must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. See the Notice of
Race for this championship for further entry rules and details. The team winning two out of three
races advances. The teams for the Finals are selected by submitting a resume of team racing
experience directly to the Team Racing Chairman. Contact
Gary Sander.
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(U.S. Disabled Team Championship - Ladder/Resume Event)
First established in 1986, the U.S. Independence Cup became US SAILING's national championship
for disabled sailors in 1989, and is organized by the Committee on Sailors with Disabilities. The
Chandler Hovey, Jr. Trophy was donated at the 1994 Independence Cup by A.G.A. Correa and Co. to
US SAILING. "Buzz" Hovey, for whom it is named, was active in 12 Meter racing in the
‘50’s and ‘60’s with the family owned Twelve, Easterner.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1947, he continued, nonetheless, to sail and race actively,
especially in his Shields Class boat, until 1981 when he retired from the racing circuit.
The Judd Goldman Trophy was added to the event. The Finals are normally sailed in 2.4 meter and
Sonars but additional classes may be offered by host clubs.
Entrants from US SAILING Areas F will be asked to attend another region. Contact
Karen Smith.
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(Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship -
Open to all women sailors and crews. Members of a team do not have to be members of the same
National Authority or affiliated organization, except all US competitors must be members of US SAILING.
The regatta will be sailed on a bring-your-own-boat basis. Assistance in finding a boat to charter
may be provided. Contact
Karen Smith.
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(US SAILING Multihull Championship - Ladder Event)
There are no RSA events. The Area F event is open to all single-hand or multi-crew beach
catamarans under 22 feet in length, having a current US SAILING Portsmouth number. All crew
must be members of US SAILING. The skipper may compete only in the Area elimination in which
he/she resides or the Area of the club or community sailing program of which he/she is a member.
See the Notice of Race of this championship for further details. Contact
John Tomko.
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(U.S. Junior Championships triple-handed, double-handed, and singlehanded - Ladder
Events)
Open to boys and girls who are 13 years old and older, but not 19 years old in the year in
which they compete. All competitors must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. See the
Notice of Race for these championships regarding required membership in a yacht club or yacht club
junior program and other details. One team per club may enter each event. Additional entries may
be submitted and accepted by the event coordinator based on the availability of boats. The top four
teams in each RSA (CSSA, SAIL, TSA) event will advance to the Area F semifinals.
Contact Sandra Carl.
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(U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship - Open Event)
A non-ladder championship open to young women who are between the ages of 13 and 18 years and must
not have reached their 19th birthday in the year in which they compete. They must be amateurs and
must be members of US SAILING.
The winning team will qualify for the ISAF Youth World Championship the following year.
The ISAF age limit is less than 19 years old in the year of competition. Contact
Gail Bernstein.
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(U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship - Open Event)
A non-ladder championship open to young women who are between the ages of 13 and 18 years and must
not have reached their 19th birthday in the year in which they compete. They must be amateurs and
must be members of US SAILING.
The winning team will qualify for the ISAF Youth World Championship the following year.
The ISAF age limit is less than 19 years old in the year of competition.
Contact Gail Bernstein..
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(Resume Event)
The U.S. Youth Sailing Championship is the premier youth sailing event in the country for sailors
under age 20. The event started in 1973 as an open championship. It grew quickly in popularity and
size. This required then-USYRU to limit the number of entries. Currently, applications are submitted
to, and participants are selected based on their sailing resumes by, the U.S. Youth Championship
Committee. Double and single-handed fleets are sailed in Club 420s and Lasers. In 1997, the event
was renamed the USA Junior Olympic National Sailing Championship, and became the pinnacle of the
new Junior Olympic Sailing Program. The event was uncoupled from the Junior Olympic Program
in 2002 when the name was changed back to U.S. Youth Championship. Contact
Joanne Kolius.
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(U.S. Youth Multihull Championship - Open Event)
The U.S. Youth Multihull Championship for the Arthur J Stevens Trophy is an annual event that is
open to all youth (girls, boys or mixed) teams. Team members must be less than 19 years old in the
year of competition. Housing, meals, racing clinic, and boats are provided.
Skipper and crew must be current youth or family members of US SAILING and are invited to join
US SAILING through the Multihull Council Golden Anchor program.
Click
here.
The winning team will qualify for the ISAF Youth World Championship.
The ISAF age limit is less than 19 years old in the year of competition. ISAF has designated the
SL16 as the platform for the youth multihull discipline.
Contact Art Stevens.
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(U.S. Offshore Championship - Resume Event)
This offshore championship is a fleet racing competition in offshore keelboats on a closed course
except for one long-distance race. Teams representing each of the US SAILING Areas are seeded
through Area eliminations or by sailing resume, plus one U.S. Naval Academy team. Each team must
have competed in at least five regattas in IOR, IMS, PHRF, MORC or Portsmouth Numbers rating
systems in its respective Area during the current season. Since 1994, racing has alternated between
the Naval Academy in the Navy 44s and Long Beach Yacht Club in Catalina 37s. The Trophy is on
display in the Robert Crown Center at the United States Naval Academy. The only two-time winning
skipper is Charlie Scott representing the NASS. Contact
Jim Tichenor
