Juniors

Two enthusiastic members of the Prout School Sailing Team (Wakefield, RI) had an exceptional opportunity to share their love of sailing. A meeting with two-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Sally Barkow, whose Team Magenta 32 was competing in the World Match Racing Tour Newport, led to an invitation to sail with Barkow’s team on the Pro-Am day.

Sagamore Junior Sailing is open to kids ages 8 to 16, and parents’ membership in Sagamore Yacht Club is not required. © Sagamore Junior Sailing

By Daniela Clark Five years ago, in the inaugural year of the WaterViews blog, I wrote a post called 5 Reasons Your Kids Should Sail. That article was shared internationally by yacht clubs and featured by regional and national sailing media. Evidently, this is a topic of interest. But I just hit the tip of the iceberg. In my travels, I’ve accumulated several more reasons. Here are five qualities that true sailor kids develop that are just…

If you are looking for a truly “off the beaten path” teen camp opportunity, this one makes its course on the ocean and offers life at sea aboard a tall ship.

Any one of your instructors might have to initiate your EAP, so it’s essential that they’re all trained in every step of the process.

The Newport Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has announced two new efforts to recognize the younger members of the fleet, as has been done in the Marion Bermuda and other races.

MudRatz, a youth sailing team in Southeastern Connecticut founded “to complement the local sailing programs offered by the yacht clubs of the region by enabling enthusiastic sailors to practice in the spring and fall as well as travel as a team to regattas around the country,” is the lucky recipient of a donated Melges 24.

On February 1, the Greenwich Varsity Sailing Team received a shipment of 12 brand new Zim C420s from Zim Sailing in Warren, RI. This was made possible by the donations from parents of current and past team members.

Young participants in the America’s Cup community sailing initiative, Endeavour, will learn to harness the power of wind wherever they are with the addition of Blokart International ltd. as an Official Supplier.

On October 21, 2015 the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound (JSA) awarded two of its seasonal perpetual awards, the Clinton M. Bell Trophy and the Thomas W. Fowler, Jr. Trophy, to the 420 team of Julia Reynolds and Hobi Lew of Pequot Yacht Club in Southport, CT.