News Flash: USSCMC is Hiring a Full-time Sailing Director/Head HS Coach
The USSCMC Story
In 1992, a small group of community leaders envisioned the possibilities and opportunities that a community sailing center could provide to children and residents of Martin County. Later that year, US SAILING, the National Governing Body of sailing in the United States, authorized them to develop a “small boat training facility” in Martin County.
The Center had modest beginnings in a trailer located on the Jensen Beach Causeway. With hard-working volunteers and donated sailboats, the Center began to grow. In 1998, it was recognized as the nations, “most creative and innovative community sailing program.” In April 2002, the Center moved into a new home at the north end of Indian Riverside Park. This facility is the culmination of ten years of hard work by numerous volunteers and supporters of sailing. It was made possible with the cooperative assistance of the Martin County Board of Commissioners and the Parks and Recreation Department
The US SAILING Center of Martin County is not a yacht club, we are a 501(c)3 community sailing center. All operating and capital funds are generated by direct user fees and fund- raising events. The USSCMC is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors who are active throughout the Treasure Coast Community.
USSCMC Mission Statement
“The US Sailing Center of Martin County is committed to broadening the base of the sport of sailing through dedicated, affordable, community sailing programs for youth and adults, and providing support for the development of future champions and Olympic racers.”
News Flash: USSCMC is Hiring a Full-time Sailing Director/Head HS Coach
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Cape Cod Sea Camps is Hiring!
Check out CCSC’s 420 Race Coach & Instructional Sailing Position Opening
The Cape Cod Sea Camps Mission
Through personal commitment and dedicated to the development and guidance of youth we will provide a unique educational environment in which individuals have fun and realize their worth and potential.
Working Philosophy
The Cape Cod Sea Camps are preeminently dedicated to the guidance of youth and founded on the principles of love for fellow men and appreciation of God’s world and people. Camping is a joyful educational experience carefully designed to allow children to develop all aspects of their personalities – physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional. Children at camp are viewed not merely as “miniature adults”, but as youngsters who need constant care and attention to help them develop into happy, productive, sensitive men and women. Camp provides a microcosm in which a child’s attitudes will be greatly influenced and in which he may “experiment” with new types of behaviors in a controlled, responsive environment. Camp helps children learn about themselves as they learn about people and natural beauty around them. As each child is respected as an individual, so he is encouraged to become sensitive to the unique aspects of humanity in others. Children are helped to overcome the insensitivity inherent in categorizing individuals by group associated through living, working, playing with others of both sexes, and various ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds.
The Cape Cod Sea Camps are “people places” where the needs of children and abilities of the staff determine the program; no tradition is so entrenched that is wisdom cannot be scrutinized and no proposed innovation is too radical not to merit serious consideration. The essence of the camp is the multifaceted composite personality of every person who has influenced it throughout more than three quarters of a century, and the substance of its future has yet to be determined by those who will give of themselves tomorrow. Everything that happens at Cape Cod Sea Camps, however, is strongly imbued with the moral consciousness that it takes time for a child to grow and a deep conviction that camping is indeed an educational experience, and unlike any other anywhere.
- Camping is an Educational Experience
- Camp develops all aspects of a camper’s personality-physical, mental, spiritual, emotional
- Each child is respected as an individual and encouraged to become sensitive to the diversity in the world around us
- Camp is a “people place”
History of Cape Cod Sea Camps
The history of the Cape Cod Sea Camps, Camp Monomoy for Boys and Camp Wono for Girls, is the story not only of two children’s camps, but also of a family, the Delahantys. More than any other single individual, Robert J Delahanty created and crafted the essence and character of the Sea Camps. It was his vision that came to life in 1922 and which still endures today. With the inestimable assistance of his wife and partner, Emma Berry Delahanty, and later, their daughter, Berry Delahanty Richardson, Captain Del gave substance to his dreams, founding a business and embarking on a calling.
Captain and Mrs. Del dedicated themselves to serving youth. From the beginning of his career, Captain Del passionately believed in the educational and spiritual value of properly constructed recreational activities. His brilliance shone through in his camp program offerings, and also in his innate sense of what was good and useful for children. He understood that every child needs to be best at something, whether hitting a baseball the furthest, sailing a course the quickest, swimming a distance the fastest, or simply having the most perfect bed in camp.
Today the Delahanty tradition not only endures, it flourishes! Captain and Mrs. Del’s granddaughter, Nancy Garran, now steers the ship with the same commitment to excellence laid down by her grandparents and her Aunt Berry.
Check out CCSC’s 420 Race Coach & Instructional Sailing Position Opening
ICSA News: Exciting racing in SAISA and MAISA!
March 6, 2017 — Sub-freezing temperatures and gale-force winds kept NEISA from racing, however, team racing is heating up elsewhere in the first weekend of March.
Photo by Chris Klevan
The weekend was headlined by the Bob Bavier Team Race. 10 teams made the trip to Charleston for a refreshingly cool weekend of sailing. After 102 races, The College of Charleston Cougars came away from their home event victorious with an 18-3 record. The Georgetown Hoyas were a close second with 17 wins and 4 losses, including a 2-1 record against the home team. Mike Callahan, head coach of the Hoyas said of the event, “Charleston did a great job organizing and running the Bavier. The conditions were very tricky with lots of wind shifts, velocity changes and strong current. All the races were close and I’m happy that we were able to pull out some wins on the last beat but we have a lot of work to do if we are to qualify for the National Championships.” The US Naval Academy finished third while the Dartmouth College Big Green rounded out the final four. Clearly a great start to the major team race season.
The inaugural ODU Women’s Interconference was sailed at Old Dominion University. The Yale University Bulldogs were the victors of this event with 89 total points. “ODU stepped up and created a much needed quality early season women’s interconference regatta. The Bulldogs are proud to win the inaugural event after a great back and forth battle with the Charleston Cougars. “Although it was quite cold, the Monarchs did a great job running a flawless event,” said Yale Coach, Bill Healy. Charleston finished second overall with 91 total points. First year skippers won both divisions; Yale’s Louisa Nordstrom (‘20) and Isabelle Rossi De Leon (‘17) dominated A-Division with 28 points. Charleston’s Alie Toppa (‘20) with Annabel Carrigan (‘19) and Caroline Bracken (‘19) tandeming the crew spot, finished first in B-Division with 47 points.
Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges won the GW Team Race with a 13-2 record while Jacksonville University won the Eckerd Interconference with 77 total points.
Youth Sailor of the Year Charlotte Rose 2nd at Laser Midwinters East!
Charlotte Rose, recently crowned the S1D/KO Sailing Youth Sailor of the Year, continues to impress, recently finishing 2nd overall at the Laser Midwinters East. Wow, what a great accomplishment!!! As much as we’d like to think our award spurred Charlotte on, we know she’s been working toward finishes like this for a long time. Go Charlotte!!
TOP 25 Regatta results FULL RESULTS HERE
Pos,Sail, Skipper, Yacht Club, Results, Total Points
1. 210685, JOSEPH HOU[B1][Y2][G], NHYC/ABYC, 3-1-1-2-11-1-4-1-9-13- ; 33
2. 211540, Charlotte Rose[Y1][Y2][G], Houston Yacht Club, 3-3-13-9-3-2-2-3-10-16- ; 48
3. 195664, Carrson Pearce[Y1][B2][G], LYC/SCYC, 1-1-15-1-16-4-5-13-30-1- ; 57
4. 207144, Chase Carraway[Y1][Y2][G], Lauderdale Yacht Club/ CYC-NC, 2-2-23-3-4-6-1-16-6-19- ; 59
5. 208574, Hallie Schiffman[Y1][B2][G], Lauderdale Yacht Club, 5-4-20-6-12-5-3-15-14-4- ; 68
6. 209313, Sophia Reineke[Y1][B2][G], Lauderdale Yacht Club, 10-16-5-9-8-6-6-8-25-6- ; 74
7. 157851, LEO BOUCHER[B1][B2][G], Severn Sailing Associatoin, 2-2-11-7-7-12-14-14-12-17- ; 81
8. 210636, Talia Toland[B1][Y2][G], Royal Vancouver Yacht Club/Seattle Yacht Club, 8-12-5-10-25-4-28-6-16-3- ; 89
9. 206111, Luke Arnone[B1][B2][G], MYC/CERT, 29-35-20-8-3-1-10-11-11-2- ; 95
10. 208049, Hanne Weaver[B1][B2][G], SYC,RVYC, 11-13-14-2-2-52/UFD-8-12-31-9- ; 102
11. 198678, Corinne Peters[B1][B2][G], RNSYS, 16-5-2-13-15-8-24-4-20-25- ; 107
12. 204109, Ricky Welch[B1][Y2][G], Long Beach Yacht Club/GCYSA, 10-9-3-1-10-52/UFD-7-18-46-8- ; 112
13. 196117, David PEREZ[Y1][B2][G], Coconut Grove Sailing Club, 7-6-9-34-9-10-20-32-2-18- ; 113
14. 177265, Connor Nelson[B1][Y2][G], DIYC, 7-10-27-6-2-3-12-27-40-22- ; 116
15. 196834, Dana Rohde[Y1][B2][G], Coast Guard Academy, 20-17-7-4-1-9-29-36-1-42/SVA*- ; 124
16. 193347, Ryan Anderson[Y1][B2][G], Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, 14-10-45-16-5-2-11-7-44-16/SVA*- ; 125
17. 210105, Maura Dewey[Y1][Y2][G], RVYC, 12-11-11-5-1-52/UFD-26-23-13-26- ; 128
18. 195429, Carrter Pearce[B1][B2][G], SCYC / LYC, 4-6-4-14-35-14-17-34-4-38- ; 132
19. 209688, Cameron Giblin[Y1][B2][G], SSYC, 35-19-1-5-4-3-9-31-29-45- ; 136
20. 209338, Malcolm Benn Smith[B1][Y2][G], SPBC, 1-3-12-28-19-14-22-38-27-15- ; 141T
21. 206054, Marcus Huttunen[Y1][Y2][G], MBYC/SDYC/GCYSA, 11-8-3-8-7-10-33-28-50-33- ; 141T
22. 209349, Lillian Myers[B1][Y2][G], SYSP/Gulf Coast Youth Sailing Assn, 15-52/RET-13-4-5-5-16-21-41-27- ; 147
23. 197044, Carly Broussard[B1][Y2][G], none, 22-7-6-13-9-19-18-19-37-36- ; 149
24. 203632, Coralie Vittecoq[Y1][B2][G], Hudson Yacht Club, 22-9-39-12-52/RET-11-15-9-7-28- ; 152
25. 206614, Christian Ehrnrooth[Y1][Y2][G], LYC, 16-18-16-52/RET-8-7-32-44/SVA*-3-14- ; 158
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College Sailing kicks off its Spring Season!
College Sailing kicks off the Spring Season! Boston University Terriers charge to the win at College of Charleston Women’s Regatta, the UCSB Gauchos pull out a gritty win over Stanford at the McIntyre Team Race, and the USF Bulls won the Mendleblatt Team Race at home. For full details visit (link to article on collegesailing.org)
February 26, 2017- The functional opener for the college sailing season was quite the success. Many teams made the annual pilgrimage south to compete in the palm-tree filled, warm weather that February can present in South Florida and Charleston.
College Sailing kicks off its Spring Season!
College of Charleston ran the Charleston Women’s Interconference Regatta. One of the warm-ups to the spring National Championships, this edition of the regatta was filled with quality women’s teams. The Cooper River sailed as it typically does this time of year; choppy, light to medium with the current being a major factor. Boston University came away with the victory, scoring 100 points after 10 races in both A and B division. Brown University and Stanford University finished second with 114 and third with 115 points respectively. Maeve White and Meg Gerli of Stanford University won A division with 38 points while Margaret Kilvert and the combined effort of, Audrey Giblin, Mia Steck and Lisa Genthner of Dartmouth College won B division with 45 points. “We were happy to get all of our women sailing this weekend,” said Dartmouth Assistant coach Ali Blumenthal, “It was one of our goals going into this regatta. Peggy, Mia and Lisa had a great run in B and it was great to see first year Audrey Giblin contribute to the divisional win with the last four races of a 4, 2,1,1.”
The Mendelblatt Team Race, hosted by South Florida, helped to kick off the college team race season. Six teams competed in the event and five full round-robins were completed. The host school, University of South Florida, won the event with a 20-5 overall record. Eckerd College finished a close second with a 19-6 record. Brian Clancy, head coach of Cornell Sailing, said of the event, “The Mendelblatt was a fantastic event… perfect team race conditions and a great early season tune-up. USF did a great job with race management, we couldn’t have asked for a better outcome.”
Photo provided by Brian Clancy
Elsewhere in the conference, University of South Carolina won the USC Gamecock Invitational with 33 points in 8 races in both A and B division.
The other Interconference Team Race held last weekend was the McIntye Team Race, hosted by Stanford University. Eight teams showed up for the event. 2 full round robins as well as a final four were sailed. Stanford University, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Hawaii and University of California at Berkeley qualified for the final four. Stanford University and University of California at Santa Barbara finished tied at 15 wins and 2 losses with Santa Barbara winning the tie breaker going 2-1 in 3 tight races against the host school, Stanford. Stanford Assistant Coach, Clinton Hayes said, “Tight racing at the top!” This was clearly the case and could be something to look forward to in future PCCSC team race regattas. Perhaps there is a new force stepping forward on the West Coast.
Club Profile: Park City Sailing Association
News Flash: Sail Park City is Hiring
When the town of Park City is mentioned it brings to mind the 2002 Olympic Games, 3 world class ski resorts and an eclectic funky community. Just outside of the town and under the slopes of the Deer Valley ski resort the State of Utah constructed the Jordanelle Reservoir within a State Park. This created a 6 square mile body of water at 6200’ in elevation. South east of the reservoir is Provo Canyon and the city of Provo. The summer heat in the valley creates a reliable thermal breeze and the combination has become the ideal setting for Park City Sailing.
It turned out that Park City is the home of a large number of sailing refuges who relocated to live a unique mountain town lifestyle. With the creation of the Jordanelle the pieces began to fall into place during the summer of 2008. The rest is history.
Park City Sailing sails at the Jordanelle State Park – between Park City and Heber City, Utah. The lake is about a 10 minute drive from downtown Park City. The lake is 6 square miles at 6200’ elevation. The Jordanelle was created in 1995 as a future water supply for Utah.
The laser fleet sails out of the Personal Watercraft Ramp (PWC) area – there’s a 40′ storage container and fenced area for laser storage. The Jr. Sailing Program operates out of the Beach House.
The Park City Sailing Association’s fleet has grown each season. From a borrowed power boat in our first summer 2008 the membership has worked tirelessly to raise funds to develop a fleet that will permit us to expand our sailing programs to met the wide needs of our community.
8 x Elliot 6m’s in 2013
During the spring of 2013 PCSA received a donation of a fleet of 8 Elliot 6 Meter boats. The donor was the Sailing Educational Association of Sheboygan (SEAS). The Elliots are identical to the boats used during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. So far the fleet was been used to support Wounded Warrior programs as well as a Thursday Night Racing Series.
1 x Rhodes 19
Through the generosity of one of our families, PCSA received a donation of a Rhodes 19. This sturdy 19 footer became a popular family boat as she is stable and very comfortable. She also sits on a mooring to keep her user friendly for intermediate sailors. For 2016 we have expanded our Rhodes fleet to 4 boats. They are undergoing an extensive renovation and each of the boats will be rigged identically with the latest fittings.
2 x J22 Sailboats
In the summer of 2011 we acquired our first J22 keelboat which permitted us to establish both our Charter Sailing Program and our Adult Sailing Program. Due to the popularity of both programs we acquired our second J22 keelboat for the 2012 season. The J22’s also permit us to host special day and weeklong sailing camps for other summer youth programs in our community. For 2015 the J’s were given new sails through a donation of one of the PC Sailing families.
13 x Optimist Dinghies
Our Junior Sailing Program is supported by our 14 club owned Optimist sailing prams. The “Opti” was selected by our Board due to its ideal trainer characteristics as well as the fact that in any given year there are over 150,000 Optis being sailed in over 100 countries. In addition to our club owned boats, there are 8 privately owned Optis in our program. For 2015 all of the club owned boats received new sails through a donation from one of our families.
6 x Club 420’s
For the 2012 season we acquired four Club 420 sailboats. These 14 foot two person boats are ideal for teenagers and they are one of the most frequently raced boats on the inter-collegiate circuit. Our 420’s are rigged with a trapeze and spinnakers that provide both a physical and advanced experience for the intermediate young sailor. In 2014 we acquired 2 more Club 420’s to support our expanding program with group such as the University of Utah and the Park City High School Sailing Club.
50+ Lasers sailing on the Jordanelle
Our adult sailing members privately own 42 Laser Class Olympic sailing dinghies. The majority of these boats are stored in our secured facility on either racks or owner provided dollies. The spars and sails for the Lasers are stored in our 40’ cargo container, which is 100 yards from our paved launching ramp.
PCSA’s 17′ Boston Whaler + Others
Our primary race committee and safety boat is a 17 ‘Boston Whaler Montauk. Complementing it are our smaller power boats which are three 13’ Boston Whalers and a 11′ Boston Whaler. These fast and unsinkable boats support our Adult Racing Program as well as our Junior Instructional Programs.
