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Vineyard Cup 2017

Vineyard Cup 2017

Summer is here! The Vineyard Cup is one sure pinnacle to the summer sailing season. Held on Martha’s Vineyard, this event hosts 69 boats this year with a weekend full of a variety of conditions in the cool waters off the southern coast of Massachusetts....
San Diego Yacht Club Host Sail for Veterans

San Diego Yacht Club Host Sail for Veterans

A group of 21 wounded veterans took to the waters of San Diego Bay in June and participated in a three-day sailing course. A partnership between Armed Services YMCA and San Diego Yacht Club brought these wounded veterans onto the water and sail despite their...
Warrior Sailing: Here and Now

Warrior Sailing: Here and Now

It has been a busy spring for Warrior Sailing, an official program of the USMMA Sailing Foundation. From March thru the beginning of May, Warrior Sailing hosted an Advanced Training Camp in partnership with College of Charleston Sailing plus we graduated 9 warriors...
Newport Advanced Training Camp

Newport Advanced Training Camp

The weather was rainy but there were plenty of smiling faces at the recent Advanced Training Camp held May 23-25. Through our partnership with Sail Newport, 11 wounded, ill and injured members of the U.S. Armed Forces received additional training in J-22 sailboats....
Historic Regatta to Havana

Historic Regatta to Havana

More than 500 sailors took part in a historic 3-day regatta from St. Petersburg to Havana this February. The regatta first took place in 1929 and last took place 58 years ago. Among the sailors making the trip were two vessels with wounded warriors. The trip ended at...
Wounded Veterans Use Sailing as an Outlet

Wounded Veterans Use Sailing as an Outlet

The Annapolis Yacht Club recently hosted the Warrior Sailing 3-day basic training camp. The goal of these training camps is to introduce sailing to warriors wounded during active duty. After their initial training, the soldiers participate in a race and many go on to...