A Q&A with US Sailing: Don Rotzien on Teaching Techniques
Don Rotzien of Hudson River Community Sailing received the Excellence in Instruction award from US Sailing at the 2017 NSPS in February. US Sailing went one-on-one with Don to learn more about his creative, innovative approaches to teaching sailing.

Are Your Youth Sailors Participating at a USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival?
USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals will be taking place around the country in 2017 and we want your youth sailors to take part in the fun! Check out this year's schedule and please share on your website, through social media and all your communication channels.

We want your sailing organization to be an official First Sail location. Find out how your club can be part of this exciting new initiative.

Paul Lang, Instructional Coordinator at Mission Bay Aquatic Center: "First Sail fills a gap in our sailing programming. While we all know the joy and excitement that can come from learning to sail, a number of potential students hesitate to commit to a full-length sailing course, especially if they have yet to step foot on a boat. Not only is First Sail the perfect offering to allow students to try sailing without a significant commitment of time or money, but it's a perfect way to introduce our program to students who are reluctant to sign-up to a full course without knowing if they'll like sailing or not.

We are confident that the vast majority of people who have a safe, informative, and fun initial exposure to sailing will continue on to additional sailing instruction, and First Sail is an ideal vehicle for that first exposure to sailing."

Is Your Club a
US Sailing MVP?
Teresa "Treez" Decker, Past Commodore at Lake Norman Yacht Club:
"We take advantage of the MVP program benefits in so many ways. Our members get discounted memberships and discounts off registration fees for US Sailing training courses.

We use the credits each year to send members to US Sailing's NSPS, Sailing Leadership Forum and National Conference; and to purchase items from the US Sailing store to use as door prizes and informal awards."