Category: News
Sep 21
Roble & Breault U.S. hopes on Lake Michigan
Sheboygan Yacht Club welcomes the world elite this week The Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series). The Women’s Match Racing World Championship. The Buddy Melges Challenge. Three coveted and prestigious events in a perfect match, beginning on Lake Michigan on Wednesday. WIM Series Champion Stephanie Roble and U.S. Women’s Match Racing Champion Nicole …
Sep 19
Swedish team poised to extend lead over competitors
This week is the Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) midway event, the Buddy Melges Challenge in Sheboygan. With a line-up of nine teams from six countries, the event also holds World Sailing status as the 2016 Women’s World Match Racing Championship. Swedish World #1 Anna Östling sits at the top of the WIM …
Sep 19
Women’s Match Racing World Championships: 27 sailors vie for gold
The 2016 Women’s Match Racing World Championship is ready to kick off racing on Wednesday. This year the Buddy Melges Challenge in Sheboygan, USA, the third event of the 2016 WIM Series, will be elevated in status and name and become the World Championship: “As a long-time sponsor and supporter of women’s match racing, Sheboygan …
Sep 16
Introducing the Blind MR World Championship teams
Four teams will compete in the Blind Match Racing World Championship in Sheboygan Sept. 19-25, raising awareness of adaptive sailing and bringing the action of competitive sailing to a one-of-a-kind dual event — they’ll sail at the same time as the Women’s Match Racing World Championships. The teams, from the United States, Canada and Israel, are …
Aug 31
‘Brats 4 Sail’ brat fry to celebrate competitive sailing championships, raise money for adaptive sailing program
To celebrate two world-class sailing events going on simultaneously on the shore of Lake Michigan, the Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan is holding a brat fry on Friday, Sept. 23 on the grounds of the Sheboygan Yacht Club. The Brats 4 Sail Waterfront Picnic, sponsored by Johnsonville, is part of the weeklong Women’s Match Racing …
Jul 29
US Sailing Team Championship
Sail Sheboygan will soon be welcoming 33 teams for the US Sailing’s U.S. Team Racing Championships. We are looking forward to hosting this event on Aug. 19-21. Click Here for the list of teams. The U.S. Team Racing Championship is raced in three-boat/six-person teams. US Sailing’s first national team racing championship was held in 1981 …
Jul 28
Women’s Match Racing Teams accept invitation
Sail Sheboygan welcomes the following teams to the Women’s Match Racing World Sailing Championship on Sept. 19-25 sponsored by . Team Captain FRA Anne-claire LE BERRE SWE Anna ÖSTLING (nee Kjellberg) USA Stephanie ROBLE SWE Caroline SYLVAN FRA Pauline COURTOIS USA Nicole BREAULT NED Renee GROENEVELD IRL Diana KISSANE BER Emily NAGEL The ISAF …
Jun 13
US Sailing Youth Match Racing Championship this week
In its brief, yet impactful history on the racing circuit, the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup, an invitational event for 16 to 20 year olds, has served as an outstanding training ground for young sailors who are passionate about match racing and focused on competing at the next level. The 2016 …