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SoCal's Allie Blecher and Team Places 2nd at the International Women's Keelboat Champs

SoCal’s Allie Blecher and Team Places 2nd at the International Women’s Keelboat Champs

L to R: Beka Schiff, Allie Blecher, Molly Noble, and Sarah Somes

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  RYE, N.Y. (August 19, 2016 ) – Communal experience as a team and college sailing experience in shifty winds paid dividends for Clemmie Everett (Rye, N.Y.) and her crew, who took home the Bengt Julin Trophy for winning the 2016 International Women’s Keelboat Championship at American Yacht Club on Friday.

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SoCal's Dave Ullman, Bill Ficker and Malin Burnham Inducted into the US National Sailing Hall of Fame

SoCal’s Dave Ullman, Bill Ficker and Malin Burnham Inducted into the US National Sailing Hall of Fame

Annapolis, Md. (July 11, 2016) – The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) today announced the nine people who will make up its 2016 class of inductees:  America’s Cup winning helmsman Ed Baird (St. Petersburg, Fla.); legendary sailing champion (Star Worlds, Congressional Cup and America’s Cup) Bill Ficker (Newport Beach, Calif.);

Bill Ficker

husband and wife sail training pioneers, adventurers…

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[sailawaywithme]

Three long hard years of dedication

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US Offshore Championship in Annapolis, Maryland last weekend. Fun times were had and the racing was close.

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US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport, has joined forces with the pinnacle event in sailing – the iconic America’s Cup – to introduce, inform and educate a new generation of sailors.

The new website at www.startsailing.org offers visitors an exciting and easy-to-follow introductory view of sailing, including information on the various types of sailboats, the basics of sailing, tips on how to get started and find access to boats and lessons, as well as other ways to get involved.

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Looking for a job or internship in sailing? 

Check out these opportunities at US Sailing: 

http://about.ussailing.org/Careers_at_US_SAILING.htm

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Close up of the patch!

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Fact #4: Nine members of the ORACLE TEAM USA sailing team have competed in the Olympic Games, capturing six gold and four silver medals.  Thank you to US Sailing for the photo of John Kostecki and members of the 1988 US Olympic Sailing Team.  (12 Days of ORACLE TEAM USA Facts)