🎙️ The second episode of American Sailor is live on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

This week is a “Notice Board” episode, going over all the latest news in sailing – which is a LOT! Join us in dissecting the June mayhem, including:

🪽U.S. Wingfoil Champs
⛵️The Great Lakes sailing scene
🏅Olympic sailing venue selection

And more! Plus, listen to Lexi, John, and Whitney attempt to figure out who’s who at the Charles River Open team race

Show Notes:

Great Lakes Mac Races - Whitney is almost an Old Goat!

Women’s Sailing corner

All women’s chi-mac team - santa cruz 52 madcap , Bounder also an all-womens crew – 8 women’s skippers in QC, 3 on podium in sections

All women’s A2N team
https://www.sail-world.com/news/287184/First-all-women-crew-finish-Annapolis-Newport-Race

Mixed Plus J70 Worlds - https://www.j70.it/en/j-70-cup-2025-mixedplus/
Thayer Trophy - won by Newport Harbor YC https://thayertrophy.com/?page_id=381

Ida Lewis- https://www.ussailing.org/competition/championships/2025-u-s-junior-womens-doublehanded-championship/

JO Shout Out – Marine Debris Clean Ups in Chicago (107 lbs of trash), Ohio (298 lbs of trash in Ohio), and Hawaii!

June 20-22 regatta mayhem:

US Singlehanded National Championship (Waszp) https://www.ussailing.org/competition/championships/2025-u-s-singlehanded-championship/

US Wingfoil National Championship- https://www.ussailing.org/competition/championships/u-s-wingfoil-championship/

SCHEDULING drops:

Sail GP 2026 Schedule – https://sailgp.com/news/25/2026-season-dates-further-venues-confirmed

US Sailing NSPS 2027 and Regional 2026 events - https://www.ussailing.org/news/us-sailing-announces-dates-and-location-for-2027-national-sailing-programs-symposium-nsps/

Next National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS) will take place January 20–23, 2027, at the Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection, in Fort Myers, Florida.

Regional Symposiums in 2026, coming to a location near you! Don’t miss it
LA28 Olympic Venues- Confirmed https://la28.org/en/newsroom/la28-los-angeles-and-long-beach-announce-final-sailing-venue-plan.html

Long Beach for Formula Kite and iQFOiL
San Pedro for ILCA 6/7, 470, 49er/49erFX, and Nacra17

MENTIONS

ORC North Americans & BI Race Week - https://stormtrysail.org/regattas/blockislandraceweek/
Claggett Adaptive regatta - https://clagettsailing.org/Information
Rose Cup US Youth Match Racing National Championships - https://www.ussailing.org/competition/championships/2025-u-s-youth-match-racing-championship/
Balboa Yacht Club – home of the Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Race. Great livestream available on Youtube and Facebook
US Sailing Youth National Team 420, ILCA, and 29er Camps - https://www.ussailing.org/teams/youthteam/
Opti Worlds – https://2025worlds.optiworld.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall
Transpac Starts July 1, 3, 5 – follow it! https://transpacyc.com/race-info/2025-race-info
Good luck to US Sailing’s Charlie Enright and Blaine Pedlow
A Scow National Championship in Madison, WI – https://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative/50235
Marion Bermuda Race – https://marionbermuda.com/
Long Beach Race Week - https://www.lbrw.org/
Charles River Open team race Lexi