US Sailing has conducted three independent panel reports on the 2011 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac accident involving Wingnuts, the youth sailing 420 tragedy on Severn River, and the Rambler 100 incident.

Please click below to access each report from the panel.

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US SAILING Yacht Club Summit Recaps and Presentations

A total of 385 sailors from 185 clubs and associations attended US SAILING's inaugural Yacht Club Summit in Chicago. Representatives of sailing organizations of all sizes from around the country participated in two packed days of informational panel discussions, presentations and networking. Recaps of the presentations can be found here.

A number of important topics were presented, including race participation, keeping younger generations involved, club owned fleets, focusing on the sailors, long range planning, community and club collaboration, junior programs, environmental regulations, and more. Attendees discussed the directions they are headed, learned new ideas, and made connections with people addressing the same issues.

US SAILING plans to build from the strong momentum coming out of the Summit. Based on feedback from the attendees, we are crafting a plan to expand our support of organizations and keep the networking and sharing of best practices active. We hope you found it to be a worthwhile and memorable learning experience and that you will apply these best practices, innovative ideas, and latest trends to your home club or community sailing organization.