News for and about racing sailors on the Chesapeake Bay, a weekly roundup of a sailboat race results, the SpinSheet Racing Team and how you can join, expert tips from Quantum, and SpinSheet’s downloadable sailing regatta photos for purchase.


Each fall racing sailors on the Chesapeake gear up for some of the best on-water competition of the year in a series of championship regattas.
St. Mary’s College sailor Leo Boucher has had an excellent year of competition in the ILCA (formerly Laser) class. Leo started sailing Optis at the age of nine.
Spithill and his SailGP USA crew clawed their way into the finals of the Cadiz Sail GP regatta with a gutsy performance in qualifying races that saw the US boat finish no higher than...
The Hampton Roads Sunfish Challenge and Dinghy Distance Race ran another successful sailing dinghy event on Saturday, September 17.
Team USA won a SailGP sailboat racing event for the first time amid the sun-dappled shores of the French Riviera last weekend
Communications can make or break a sailing team’s success. Follow these tips and themes that lead to good group communications. 
Thoughts on how to survive when you get caught out in a squall but want to keep on sailboat racing. ~By Dave Flynn of Quantum Sails
Talk about equitable access to a normal and healthy bodily function while sailboat racing. ~By Jordan Stock
One-design dinghy racing is a heck of a lot of fun. It’s even more fun when you share it with friends. 

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