What's New in SAIL?

• SAIL's Safety Program: SAIL has developed a "Sailing Safety" program, specifically targeted to sailors. It is being offered to member clubs at no to minimal cost. (Sail has invested in the development costs & will pay the instructor.) E-mail Commodore Ross for more information & to schedule a date for your club at your lake.
  
• Sailing Instructor Course: A US SAILING Level 1 Sailing Instructor Course was held on Cherry Creek at the end of May.  Look for the course again in May  2011.
   
• 2011 Memberships: & PHRF Applications available Click here for membership, and here for PHRF.
  
• Scuttlebutt:  Check out the Scuttlebutt link. for your daily digest of sailing news from around the world updated daily.
  
• Keesling/Jackson win Fireball Nationals. Frank "Gorilla" Keesling & "Rockin' Robin" Jackson won the 2008 Fireball Nationals held on Lake Dillon in mid-June. Here's a picture of the winning form:

  Frank on helm & Robin on trap.

  Robin & Frank with trophy

   
  
• Sail Safely: SAIL has, unfortunately, experienced its share of tragic sailing accidents. No race, cruise or day-sail is worth serious injury or death. Keep safety your highest priority and watch our changeable weather.

Our Mission:

To promote the sport of Sailing in the Rocky Mountain Area and encourage excellence in it. To represent US Sailing and to participate in US Sailing's annual National Championship by organizing Area championships and by ensuring excellence in race management and judging.

Pram racing,
Cherry Creek

Our Profile

SAIL is the regional sailing association for Colorado, New Mexico, western Nebraska and Wyoming . SAIL is one of three regional sailing associations making up Area F of US Sailing, along with

SAIL was formed in 1972 to provide a communication route with Colorado State Parks for helping facilitate sailing clubs to organize sailing and sail racing events within the state and joined the national organization which became US SAILING in the mid-1970s. Its role has broadened to include coordinating sailing event schedules & education & training.  It promotes & provides programs to promote & improve sailing in the greater Rocky Mountain region.

Strictly a volunteer operation, SAIL is a 503c Colorado "Not for Profit" organization. Officers and volunteers receive no compensation other than good will and the satisfaction of helping the sport.. Its operations are supported primarily by members' dues. Operations are supported primarily by members’ annual dues, though fees to defray expenses are charged for some activities. Overhead is kept low by foregoing office rent and equipment expense.

SAIL provides representation within US SAILING (the National Governing Body for the sport of Sailing) to sailors, clubs & fleets in the Rocky Mountain region . 

SAIL works, through its many programs, to promote and improve the sport of sailing in the Rocky Mountain region.

• We coordinate the calendar of open regattas helps avoid date conflicts and encourage participation.
• A newsletter, "The Intermountain Sailor", communicates news to sailors.
• Our PHRF Fleet enables fair handicap racing for keelboats.
• Our series of four monthly seminars in the winter and spring help sailors improve their knowledge & skills and stay abreast of developments.
• Our annual race management seminars upgrade the quality of racing.
• This website provides sailing news in the region and much other information about the sport. The "Race Management" section has many tools and guidance for race committees. 
• We also facilitate training for certification of race officers and judges.
• We coordinate & promote tours of open regattas for season championships for dinghies, keelboats & juniors.
• We coordinate and promote a circuit of junior regattas to help grow the sport of sailing.
• We developed and now offer a free Sailing Safety program to member clubs.
• We coordinate a sailing instructor training and certification course under the auspices of US SAILING.