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Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, US Sailing is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. [1] [2] US Sailing offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and ...
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The Seven Seas Cruising Association, or SSCA, is an international organization for cruisers based in the United States.It was founded in 1952. The SSCA Corporate Bylaws state the purpose of the organization is "to provide an association of persons having a common interest in living aboard and cruising seagoing craft and to exchange experiences and information in connection with their common ...
The 505 (dinghy) World Championships is an annual international sailing regatta for 505 (dinghy) they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The championships typically take place in Europe every other year and then elsewhere in ...
The purpose of the association is to encourage and promote, in the United States and Canada, the general interest in boating, yachting, and sail racing by amateur sailors (including junior and collegiate sailors) by all appropriate means, including: Establishing high standards of skill for seamanship, boathandling, and navigation of yachts;
Year Winner Boats raced 1976 spring Clark Thompson, Jr., Doug Johnston, Lawrence Daniel Pearson Ensign: 1976 fall Tom Ehman, Major Hall Flying Scot
The ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Cádiz in 2003, followed by Cascais in 2007 and Perth in 2011. [ 1 ] In 2014, Santander hosted the 4th ISAF Sailing World Championships attracting more than 1,100 competitors, which distributed half of qualifications for the 2016 Summer Olympics sailing event .
The event is sailed in cat-rigged boats which have been designed for singlehanded sailing or which are adaptable to singlehanded sailing. [3] The winner of this Championship may be invited to sail in United States Singlehanded Championship for the George O’Day Trophy organized by US Sailing with partial fees to be paid by ICSA. [4]