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US SAILING Board of Directors Election Opens Friday
Make Your Voice Count and Submit Your Vote!
Sailors everywhere are forming new ideas on how to better our sport and sailing organizations are focused on serving their members and recruiting new sailors. By listening to sailors, US SAILING looks forward to developing new best practices and strategies on how to improve the overall sailing experience and increase participation. The US SAILING Board of Directors leads the way in making decisions on the future of sailing and implementing strategies moving forward.

Beginning this Friday, September 9 at 9:00 a.m. to October 19, 2011, US SAILING will hold its annual election to fill three seats on its Board of Directors. As a member, you have the power to directly elect the Board members, thereby building ownership in the organization and selecting the best people to lead the sport in the United States. Members of the Board of Directors serve for a three-year term. All current US SAILING adult and family members are entitled to vote.

US SAILING is pleased to announce the nominees for the Board of Directors - Bruce Burton, Bruce Cook and Dawn Riley. The two nominees that receive the most number of votes will fill those positions. Nominated by the House of Delegates and running unopposed for a three-year term is George Hinman.

Learn more about these nominees and submit your vote starting this Friday.
Video of the Week
Katja Sertl
US SAILING’s 2011 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Champion Cory Sertl had stiff competition at last week’s event in Rochester, N.Y. Cory was competing against a number of elite sailors, including former Rolex IWKC Champions, Olympians, class champions, accomplished college college sailors and her 17-year-old daughter Katja Sertl.

Hobie Sailor of the Month - Katja Sertl

Video of the Week
US SAILING Roadshow Finale
The US SAILING Roadshow has officiially crossed the finish line! The Roadshow crew Brooke Thomson and Will Ricketson have put a cap on an exciting summer filled with new sailing experiences, and they shared them all with us.

On the final stretch, Will and Brooke took a trip to the Mid-Atlantic to visit with a few college sailing programs. They visited with two programs in the Washington, D.C. area that practice together daily. Find out how Georgetown and George Washington Universities work together to improve their programs.

They also visited with St. Mary's College of Maryland while they hold team try-outs.

Also, read Brooke's outline on expectations and preparations for incoming college sailors.

Read the full blog for an entire rundown of entries for the summer.
Hawley & Rousmaniere to Lead Seminars on Safety
at US SAILING's 2011 Annual Meeting
US SAILING has incorporated new features to this year's Annual Meeting. All attendees are invited to participate in a series of mini-seminars on Saturday, Oct. 29. The mini-seminars will focus on heavy weather sailing, man-overboard procedures and other topics. John Rousmaniere will present a 45-minute illustrated talk on Heavy Weather and Storm Sailing that he gives at US SAILING certified Safety-at-Sea Seminars. Topics will include reefing, storm sails, storm tactics, crew routines and lessons learned from recent incidents. Chuck Hawley will review the latest man-overboard procedures and discuss out-dated tactics, as well as the challenges posed by the latest generation of sailboats. Topics include crew recovery gear, maneuvers and prevention.

US SAILING welcomes all sailors to Annapolis for the Annual Meeting on October 27-29 at the Loews Annapolis Hotel in Annapolis, Md. Learn more and register.
Carol Cronin to Make Presentation at
US SAILING's 2011 One-Design Symposium
How do one-design volunteers best promote an event and/or class? A combination of social media, class specific promotion and good old fashioned face to face communication.

What got you to attend your last event and what do you remember best about it? How do you keep your class in the minds of members and prospective members during the off-season? How do you get articles to appear in sailing and other local media outlets? In Cronin's presentation on 21st Century Communications, she will explore all these topics and discuss the "nuts and bolts" of newsletter design and social media use.

The 2011 US SAILING One-Design Symposium, presented by Gowrie Group, is coming to Bay Head, N.J. at the Bay Head Yacht Club on November 12-13. Check the list of agenda topics and speaker presentation previews.
Video of the Week
Cory Sertl Wins Her Third US SAILING Rolex
International Women's Keelboat Championship
Only Hollywood could have scripted a more dramatic and exciting finale as racing for US SAILING’s Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship (Rolex IWKC) came to its nail-biting conclusion last Thursday on Lake Ontario. When the 36 teams of all-women sailors – who hail from 16 U.S. states, Canada, Great Britain and The Netherlands – left Rochester Yacht Club Thursday morning, there were eight races on the scoreboard and a very tight point spread among the top-three in the standings. Find out how it all unfolded in Rochester.

Full results and additional information are available on the event website. Videos from the event are available on T2P.TV.