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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...
“Old Trophies Race” commentary with Dave Franzel
Dave dissects what the racers are doing that is giving them an edge in their “Old Trophies Race” here at The St Thomas Yacht Club.
1st STYC sailing meet-up of the season – 6 IC 24’s, 20 sailors, windy beautiful day.
We met up on Sunday around 10 AM at the STYC and set out in 6 of our newly refurbished IC-24’s (thanks Bruno Paciulli!) for a fun time sail from Christmas Cove, around Lovango, and back in time for brunch at the St Thomas Yacht Club. A great time was had by all 20 sailors. We at the sailing center urge you to come and take advantage of this experience and our availability while these trade winds are blowing. Check the calendar for the next meet-up and get in on the fun!
Hobie Waves Racing
Hobie Racing this Thursday! We started the season last week in pretty light wind, but this week looks to be pretty strong. Come on out Thursday around 4PM and get on a Hobie and ride the wind and waves with us!
Download Our NEW 2019 / 2020 Season Brochure
Our NEW course and boat access catalog is online HERE and ready for you to download and share. It is in PDF file format and should look good on your smartphone, laptop, reader, or notebook device as well as a printable on 8 1/2" X 11" paper.