Portsmouth, R.I. (February 5, 2012) – US Sailing’s Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) has chosen two outstanding sailing coaches for the 2012 Coaches of the Year Awards. Based on nominations from the public, the OSC has named Mike Callahan (Washington, D.C.) the National Coach of the Year and Steve Keen (Greenwich, Conn.) the Developmental Coach of the Year. These two winners exhibited extraordinary dedication to the sport of sailing and made an impact on the sailors they coached in 2012.
Austin, Texas (June 5, 2012) – Today was the third and final day ofthe ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. This event is the second of three collegiate sailing nationals co-hosted by the University of Texas Sailing Team and the Austin Yacht Club this spring. After three days of racing excitement the College of Charleston walked away with the Championship title and the Walter C. Wood Trophy.