Program areas at US Sailing
The olympic program provides training and support of the teams and individuals preparing for olympic competitions. Support includes coaching, health and nutrition counseling, physical and psychological strengthening, logistics, and weather forecasting support.
The education develops products and programs that support the various constituent sections of us Sailing (youth, adult, and race administration). Additionally responsible for scheduling of educational courses and seminars, responsible for managing the organizational relationships with the us coast guard, national Association of state boating administrators (nasbla) ,and national safe boating council.
The youth programs provides youth training and certification of instructors for beginning intermediate and advanced Sailing classes provided throughout the us. For learn-to-sail programs and small boat programs with a goal of promoting participation in boating and on-water activities. These services are also conducted in Association with various international sail training organizations. Also conducts and manages United States Sailing championship events to determine national champions in such areas as youth multihull championship and junior olympic events are conducted all across the country to encourage those who are considering olympic campaigns.
Offshore supports offshore racing in the United States, which includes informing sailors and managing measurement rules such as irc, orc, and orr. The program also trains and certifies boat measurers to collect the data necessary for those rules. Offshore also supports race organizers in properly running their events, especially scoring. Race admin is responsible for training, certification and support of race officials. The program produces the us rulebook every four years, administers the protest appeals system, and provides direct customer support to sailors, organizing authorities and officials on all topics concerning the running of racing.
The us Sailing adult department provides training for various Sailing disciplines including safety at sea, powerboat, and keelboat.