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Sail Hard, Play Hard – A Perfect Balance at the Second Annual Women’s Regatta Camp, St. Thomas Sailing Center, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coach Nikki Barnes, Hilary Klotz Steinman, Meg Kelly, Sara Rachlin and Darlene Evans get rigged and ready to sail. Courtesy STSC.
Successful First Annual St. Thomas Women’s Clinic + Regatta in Paradise, U.S. Virgin Islands – Plans Underway for 2026
D'Amy Steward sat tiller in hand at the helm of an IC24. The Washington, D.C. resident and her team were sailing in one of several round-the-islands races at the first annual St. Thomas Women's Clinic + Regatta in Paradise, held March 10-14 at the St. Thomas Yacht...
First Annual Women’s Clinic & Regatta in Paradise, March 10-14, 2025
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Combine instruction by world-class Olympic, World Champion, and Match Race champion women coaches, Caribbean-style racing round-the-buoys and round-the-islands on converted J/24s called IC24s, and ‘fun in the sun’ where the itinerary...
DOZENS ENJOY FREE SAILBOAT RIDES AT ST. THOMAS SAILING CENTER OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Brief passing showers didn't dampen the fun for dozens of community members who came out Sunday afternoon for the St. Thomas Sailing Center's (STSC) Open House. "It's always fun to be part of the maritime scene," says Kewanna Young, of...
USVI’s Team Thompson Wins 2nd St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2021 USVI’s Team Thompson Wins 2nd St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Sailing their own race, minimizing distractions and clean sailing with no penalties or protests are the three strategies...
USVI Team Thompson Leads After Day 2 – 2nd St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2021 USVI’s Team Thompson Leads After Day 2 – 2nd St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Lead overtaken, placings the same and placings gained tells the story on the scoreboard and more importantly...
Eight Teams from the USVI, USA & Sweden Set Sail in 2nd St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Eight Teams from the USVI, USA & Sweden Set Sail in 2nd St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The beauty of one-design racing, where all sailboats are the same, is that it is easy to see who...
2nd St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta Set for May 14-16, 2021
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The second annual St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC) Invitational Regatta will take place on May 14-16, 2021. Run out of the Club’s St. Thomas Sailing Center (STSC) in Cowpet Bay, this event will welcome 8 teams representing the U.S. Virgin...
View from the helm, June 2020
As earth shaking as this pandemic has been, St. Thomas, has felt like the best possible place to be. We have had relatively few cases of infection thanks in large part to early intervention by the local government which is led by a sensible, fact based, intelligent...
Excellent examples of Roll Tack and Roll Jibes
St Thomas Sailing Center Director Dave Franzel managed to capture team Bergquist, one of the top-ranked women's match race teams in the world, demonstrating roll jibes and roll tacks. Notice how letting the boat heel after the tack stops the boat from turning without...