All At Sea Youth Sailing Editorial
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Ian Barrows Won a GOLD Medal at the First Youth Olympic Games in Singapore
Bill Canfield - September 2010
Very proud to report that Ian Barrows just won a GOLD Medal at the First Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore. Tiny St. Thomas Yacht Club continues to shock the sailing community with success after success - but this is a really big one!
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BVI Jr Sailor Alec Anderson Lights Up Summer with 2 Overall Wins and 2 Top Ten Finishes
Starting off with the Laser Gulf Coast Champs, then Laser Radial North Americans, then Laser Radial Worlds in Largs Scotland, 2 ISAF Grade 3 Match race events in Chicago and CAC in Puerto Rico.
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Gouyave Sailing School Launches Jr Sailing Championship in 2010
On Sunday, June 27, 23 talented young sailors took to the water to compete in the first Gouyave Sailing School Junior Sailing Championship.
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2010 Summer Vacation Means Sailing and Winning for Alec Anderson
Carol Bareuther - September 2010
Alec Anderson came straight off a hot freshman year sailing Club 420s for the Roger Williams University Sailing Team to launch a jam-packed and successful summer of laser sailing.
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Netherlands Antilles Jr Sailors Compete at IODA 2010
Ruargh Findlay - September 2010
Kingston has a reputation for being one of the world's greatest fresh water sailing venues and the conditions were a considerable challenge for young Optimist sailors.
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USVI Jr Sailors Excel at I-420 World Championships
Six junior sailors from the U.S. Virgin Islands traveled to one to three major sailing events in Europe this summer, representing the territory and St. Thomas Yacht Club in the International 420
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Thomas Barrows Named College Sailor of 2010 Year
Barrows and two fellow-St. Thomas sailors, Taylor Canfield, Boston College class of 2011 and Cy Thompson, Roger Williams class of 2011, were named to the 2009/2010 ICSA All-America Sailing Team.
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St Thomas Native Thomas Barrows Named 2010 Collegiate Sailor of the Year
2010 College Sailor of the Year – Thomas Barrows, a graduating senior from Yale University and four-time recipient of ICSA All-American Honors (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010), has been named the ICSA’s 2010 College Sailor of the Year.
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Netherlands Antilles Juniors Compete in South American Optimist Championship 2010
During the Optimist SudAmericano held over Easter in Uruguay, lightweight sailors were definitely in favour among the 168 from 18 countries who participated in Punta del Este.
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Team BVI Raises Funds for Optinams to Prepare for Canada
Some of the hardest working athletes at the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival were not sailing but selling. Their goal? Raising funds from raffle tickets so the five-member BVI Team Optimist can travel to Optinams.
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Caribbean Kids Excel at Orange Bowl 2009
The waters of Biscayne Bay were awash in boats and marine life during the 40th annual Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, hosted out of Miami, Florida's Coral Reef Yacht Club December 26 to 30.
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Profile on Max Nickbarg Plans Next Chapter of Life
St. Johnian sailor Max Nickbarg won the Cressy Trophy in October, which means he is the best high school full rig laser sailor in the United States
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Caribbean Sailors Attend Singapore 2010 Friendship Camp
Carol Bareuther - February 2010
Two Caribbean sailors traveled to Singapore in December to attend the first Singapore 2010 Friendship Camp, the British Virgin Islands’ DonTae Hodge and U.S. Virgin Islands’ Nikki Barnes.
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The Fine Points of Sailing and College Acceptance
What goes into each person’s decision on where to go to school? And, how much of a part do sports play in the college acceptance process?
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Youth Sailors Race for Dinghy Ranking in Budget Marine Series
Athletes from all around the country took part in an exciting afternoon of racing in Carenage Bay. Sailors attended from the sailing schools at Chaguaramas, Vessigny and Point Fortin.
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Round St Maarten By Optimist
The modest length of St. Maarten’s coastline has always made the island ripe for a rounding, whether the vessel was a gentleman smuggler or the canting keel of Pyewacket
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College Sailing and Mimi Roller
One of the great things about sailing is that it’s one of the few sports where women and men can compete together on the same proverbial playing field.
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St Thomas Yacht Club Youth Making History
The Youth Sailors from the St. Thomas US Virgin Islands Yacht Club are quickly filling the record books and the world is starting to notice.
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Trinidad and Tobago Sailors Triumph in St Lucia
Sailors from Trinidad & Tobago excelled in last weekend’s BMW Southern Caribbean J24 Regatta in St Lucia.
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Jurgen Schneider Takes Top Honors at Sunfish Championships 2009
The Curacao Sunfish Championships, held during two weekends in August and September, were again a memorable event.
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Alec Anderson and College Sailing
The transition from high school to college is a big deal, no matter where you’re from. The transition from a high school class of five on a small island in the Caribbean to a college
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Youth Sailing Team Wins Dinghy Championships
The Trinidad kids are setting the mark high for the competition in the Caribbean. They're doing well in a traditionally competitive region.
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Annabel van Westerop - A Rising Star in Kitesurfing
Two rising stars cannot be neglected. 14-year old Christiaan Zweers and 15-years old Annabel van Westerop not only stole the show but also ended up with remarkable results
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TT Female Dinghy Skipper of the Year Wins Big at Scotiabank
Esther van Santeen - September 2009
Only hours after 10-year-old Abigail Affoo received the trophy for best female dinghy skipper at the Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association’s yearly prize giving on Saturday, June 13, she and her father Joseph Affoo were on their way to S
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Antiguan Children Learn to Sail with Jolly Harbours Free Lessons
Press Release - September 2009
JHYC’s Youth Sailing Program is now well underway at North Beach, Jolly Harbour. The club’s goal is to provide a structured course covering all aspects of dinghy sailing
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Jr Sailor Profile - Mollee Donovan from the BVI
Carol Bareuther - September 2009
Kids sailing Optimist dinghies captivated three-year-old Mollee Donovan as she and her family traveled by ferry between the British Virgin Islands of Tortola and Virgin Gorda.
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Rios and Sifre Take 1st at Pensacola
Mercedes Rios - September 2009
The Snipe Class International Racing Association-USA recently held its 2009 National Championship at Pensacola Yacht Club. In the Junior Championships, Puerto Rican sailors Raul Rios and crew, Antonio Sifre, both 15, consistently dominated
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Caribbean Kids Sail in ISAF World Championship
Marjolein van Aanholt-Grol - September 2009
The world’s top young sailing talent gathered in Buzios, Brazil July 9 to 18 for racing at the International Sailing Federation’s 39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
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Optinam Report from Team BVI
Richard Wooldridge - September 2009
The BVI qualified for five spaces. Mollee Donovan and Jason Putley (who are team BVI veterans after competing in OPTINAM ’08 in Curacao)
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Optimist Sailors Taste International Competition
Marjolein van Aanholt-Grol - September 2009
Drawn from five different continents, 198 young sailors drawn from 23 Nations competed at the 2009 IODA OPTINAM (North American Optimist Championship) at Boca Chica, DR
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