15 Maritime Drive Portsmouth, RI 02871-6145 2012 Annual Report Phone: 800.877.2451 • Fax: 401.683.0840 www.ussailing.org Membership Matters A LETTER TO OUR MEMBERS Dear Member – Thank you for your membership, ongoing support and confidence in our organization. Your membership truly matters. Our members make it possible for us to develop new programs, as well as improve existing ones. With your help, US Sailing continually strives to improve sailors’ experiences on the water. 2012 was a year of change, renewal and growth for US Sailing. We continued US Sailing’s reorganization, resulting in a strengthened connection between our leadership and the sailing community. We are now closer than ever to our key constituents – you, the sailors and local sailing organizations, whose passion for the sport and smart ideas are being integrated into every US Sailing program. To all who supported US Sailing’s evolution and restructuring, thank you. We also continued to ask questions and listen. Our members, volunteers and sailing organizations collaborated with us to identify how US Sailing can better serve the sport. As a result, we redesigned, updated and expanded many of our training, offshore, safety and race administration programs to grow participation, increase safety and improve our member services. We proudly released the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2013-2016, adding a new and more durable waterproof edition for active sailors, as well as an updated mobile rules application. We launched a bold, new program called REACH, which is our STEM education initiative that provides a framework, resources, lesson plans and guidelines to integrate math and science education with sailing training programs. 2012 was also an Olympic year, and we send congratulations to Jen French and JP Creignou for their silver medal at the Paralympic Games, and to all our Olympic and Paralympic athletes for representing our country at the Games with dignity and honor. It was also a challenging year for sailing and sailors across the U.S. A series of accidents and devastating storms brought us together to learn from these tragedies. At the request of the U.S. Coast Guard, US Sailing conducted investigations that have improved safety guidelines for racing, communication between sailors and race organizers, and training for race officials running offshore races. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, clubs and their members have pulled together to rebuild and ensure their junior programs and regattas are up and running for the 2013 season. Volunteerism within our sport is alive and strong. US Sailing’s incredible community of passionate volunteers dedicate tens of thousands of hours to enhance the sailing experience for all. We owe them a debt of gratitude for all they contribute. Sailing would not happen without them, and as a member you should be proud that you are supporting them. We are in a great position to continue our momentum, and focus on connecting sailors across the country with new opportunities. We hope you enjoy reading through the Annual Report to learn more about our progress. Thank you again for your support, and we are proud to have you sailing with us into 2013. Sincerely, MISSION To provide leadership, integrity and advancement President Executive Director for the sport of sailing. 1 ussailing.org 2012 US Sailing Annual Report 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS MEMBERS STAFF DIRECTORS February 6 – 8, 2014 Thomas Hubbell Ed Adams Josh Adams San Diego, CA THANK YOU Josh Adams Olympic Sailing to the following clubs who participated President The forum will connect leaders from all aspects of our sport such as sail John Craig in the Membership Matters campaign: Susan Epstein Jack Gierhart training and education, yacht club and sailing organization management, Bruce Burton racing associations and organizations including one-design and handicap JJ Fetter Executive Director Annapolis Yacht Club Vice President George Hinman classes, race officials, and industry professionals. Help us bring the sport Austin Yacht Club Joy Hadley together! Register at sailingleadership.org Maureen McKinnon Training Balboa Yacht Club Patty Lawrence Ben Richardson Bayview Yacht Club Secretary Dawn Riley Jeff Kerins Beverly Yacht Club Dave Ullman Information Technology MEMBERSHIP Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Jim Walsh Chicago Yacht Club Taran Teague Amy Larkin US Sailing’s Membership and Marketing Departments collaborated to Columbia Yacht Club Treasurer Marketing create the 2012 Membership Matters campaign, a salute to US Sailing’s Conanicut Yacht Club DIVISION CHAIRS membership for supporting our mission to grow the sport and shape Georgia McDonald Coral Reef Yacht Club Shannon Bush the experience. Jack Gierhart Membership & Development Corinthian of Seattle Yacht Club Championships Corpus Christi Yacht Club Executive Director The Membership Matters campaign is connecting with members by Charlie Arms Charlie McKee Eastport Yacht Club High Performance Director acknowledging their impact on the sport, solidifying support from Education existing members while Eastern Yacht Club Dan Nowlan bringing new members Edgartown Yacht Club Brian Hawboldt Active Members Ida Lewis Yacht Club Offshore 45000 As of December 31, 2012 into US Sailing. Inshore / Small Boat Sailing Larchmont Yacht Club Lee Parks 40000 Sarah Alger Yacht clubs across the Long Beach Yacht Club Management Inshore 42,119 New Bedford Yacht Club 100000 country participated 20000 35000 4000030000 50000 40,339 39,272 New York Yacht Club Bill Lee Chris Petracco in the Membership 30000 North Cape Yacht Club Race Administration Matters campaign Offshore / Big Boat Sailing Riverside Yacht Club 25000 by encouraging their Hank Stuart Liz Walker members to join US Rochester Yacht Club Race Administration Championships 20000 Sailing. Special thanks St. Francis Yacht Club go to the following San Diego Yacht Club Jim Tichenor Bobbi Warren 15000 2010 2011 2012 Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club Sailing Venues Chief Financial Officer yacht clubs for sending their membership an Seattle Yacht Club invitation to raise their hands and be part of a great organization, Southern Yacht Club signed by both the commodore of the club and US Sailing President Storm Trysail Club Photos Courtesy of: Jan Anderson, Mick Anderson, Peter Braune, Stacie Carlson, Peter Lyons, Chris Petracco, Will Ricketson, Amory Ross, Toms River Yacht Club Jim Teeters, TGO Photography and Bart Zienda Gary Jobson. 3 about.ussailing.org 2012 US Sailing Annual Report 4 TRAINING Small Boat Instructor Training Cruising Training OAT Our Keelboat and Cruising programs B SA Our Small Boat Nation- L IL L I A N G deliver excellence in sailing and cruis- M al Faculty worked hard S in 2012 to transform ing education. Over 200 new instruc- t tors were certified last year to teach ra rg our overall training pro- A three-year grant from the John B. ini .o ng.ussailing gram. We rolled out the at our accredited schools, and over and Nelly Llanos Kilroy Foundation newly upgraded Level 1 curriculum and 5,000 sailors were certified in courses funded the startup of the REACH publications and retrained 78 Instruc- ranging from Basic Keelboat to Bare- Program, which utilizes the sport of tor Trainers. At a five-day meeting boat Cruising to Coastal Navigation sailing to teach Science, Technology, in December, they developed a new and Offshore Passage Making. Engineering and Math (STEM). REACH training model - Chart your Course. is designed to engage youth of all training.ussailing.org Symposiums backgrounds in the how and why of National Sailing Programs (NSPS) and sailing through an authentic learning Clarifying the paths available, all US Regional Sailing Program (RSPS) experience. Sailing certified instructors will now have a structured progression of NSPS is sailing’s premier continuing In its first year, REACH engaged over training/growth opportunities. We education and networking event. The 250 students in an incremental and strengthened the sailing and safe- 2012 event was attended by over 270 sequential STEM-based learning plat- ty skills of our instructors teaching at program directors, instructors, parents form, 90% of which had never been yacht clubs, community centers and and volunteers from yacht clubs, com- sailing or sailed only a few times. An commercial sailing schools, and cre- munity sailing programs, camps and informal evaluation of the REACH ated two different professional devel- other boating organizations in Long Program revealed an 11% increase in opment tracks that will provide for the Beach, Calif. It proved to be the largest STEM content knowledge among mid- continuing education of coaches and west coast NSPS ever. dle school students. program directors. A U.S. Olympic Committee grant sup- Nine RSPS events were held in CA, MD, ported programs held at Piers Park in Powerboat Training IL, MA, NY and FL at a variety of loca- Boston and the Bay Area Association tions from community sailing programs As more people dis- of Disabled Sailors (BAADS) in San to yacht clubs. Topics ranged from race cover the fun of boat- Francisco, empowered disabled sailors management to creative programming. ing, our waterways POWERBOATING and may contribute to future Paralym- are becoming more pic pathways. and more crowded. Government sta- Certified Training Centers tistics show that the vast majority of se- We added 10 new Sanctioned Com- Six “Community of Sailing” grants rious accidents involve operators who munity Sailing Centers, six Keelboat funded by Gerard and Diane Koeppel had not completed a boating course. Schools and 13 Powerboat Training were awarded to Community Sailing There is a need for on-the-water train- Centers. We recognize the 29 Train- programs that work with junior sailors. ing in powerboats. To meet these de- ing Centers for utilizing only US Sail- mands, US Sailing/US Powerboating ing certified instructors. These centers provides a rigorous hands-on training teach to the highest level of boating program designed to teach the essen- education and quality standards, as tials of boat handling, seamanship and well as provide public access to sailing.