Adams Trophy  (U.S. Women’s Sailing Championship - Ladder Event)  

Women’s competition with skipper plus two or three crew, depending on the National Conditions. Competitors must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. All crew members must belong to clubs within the same RSA. Each competitor must be 18 years old or older, except that one crew member may be 15 years old or older in the year in which she competes. See the Notice of Race for this championship regarding membership in yacht clubs and other details. One team from each club within each RSA (CSSA, SAIL, TSA) may enter the RSA quarterfinal event. Additional entries may be submitted and accepted by the event coordinator based on the availability of boats. The top two teams will advance to the Area F semifinals.  Contact Karen Smith.

Mallory Cup  (U.S. Men’s Sailing Championship - Ladder Event)

Adult competition with male helmsman plus two crew of either gender. Competitors must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. All crew must be 18 years old or older in the year in which they compete. See the Notice of Race for this championship regarding membership in yacht clubs and other details. One team from each club within each RSA (CSSA, SAIL, TSA) may enter the RSA quarterfinal event. Additional entries may be submitted and accepted by the event coordinator based on the availability of boats. The top two teams will advance to the Area F semifinals. Contact Karen Smith.

O’Day Trophy  (U.S. Singlehand Sailing Championship - Ladder Event)

Single-handed competition open to men and women who are at least 16 years old in the year in which they compete. Competitors must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. See the Notice of Race for this championship regarding membership in a yacht club and other details. The RSA events are open to any number from each club, and is a bring-your-own-boat series. The top five competitors will advance to the Area F Semifinals. Contact Joanne Kolius.

Prince of Wales Bowl  (U.S. Match Racing Championship - Ladder Event)

Match racing. This is a competition between yacht clubs rather than individuals. Each club must be a member of a  RSA and of US SAILING. There are no age or gender restrictions. Each member of a club’s team must be an amateur, a member of US SAILING, and a member of the yacht club he/she represents. See the Notice of Race for this championship for additional details. One team per club will match race. Additional entries may be submitted and accepted by the event coordinator based on the availability of boats. Contact Karen Smith.

Hinman Trophy  (U.S. Team Race Championship - Resume Event)

Team racing. A club or association may apply to enter one team in the national competition. There is no RSA or Area F event. A team consists of three skippers and three crew. There are no age or gender restrictions. All must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. See the Notice of Race for this championship for further entry rules and details. The team winning two out of three races advances. The teams for the Finals are selected by submitting a resume of team racing experience directly to the Team Racing Chairman. Contact Gary Sander.

Independence and North American Challenge Cups  (U.S. Disabled Team Championship - Ladder/Resume Event)

First established in 1986, the U.S. Independence Cup became US SAILING's national championship for disabled sailors in 1989, and is organized by the Committee on Sailors with Disabilities. The Chandler Hovey, Jr. Trophy was donated at the 1994 Independence Cup by A.G.A. Correa and Co. to US SAILING. "Buzz" Hovey, for whom it is named, was active in 12 Meter racing in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s with the family owned Twelve, Easterner. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1947, he continued, nonetheless, to sail and race actively, especially in his Shields Class boat, until 1981 when he retired from the racing circuit. The Judd Goldman Trophy was added to the event.The Finals are normally sailed in 2.4 meter and Sonars but additional classes may be offered by host clubs. Entrants from US SAILING Areas F will be asked to attend another region. Contact Karen Smith.

Bengt Julin Trophy  (Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship - Open Event)

Open to all women sailors and crews.  Members of a team do not have to be members of the same National Authority or affiliated organization, except all US competitors must be members of US SAILING. The regatta will be sailed on a bring-your-own-boat basis. Assistance in finding a boat to charter may be provided. Contact Karen Smith.

Hobie Alter Cup  (U.S. SAILING Multihull Championship - Ladder Event)

There are no RSA events. The Area F event is open to all single-hand or multi-crew beach catamarans under 22 feet in length, having a current US SAILING Portsmouth number. All crew must be members of US SAILING. The skipper may compete only in the Area elimination in which he/she resides or the Area of the club or community sailing program of which he/she is a member. See the Notice of Race of this championship for further details. Contact John Tomko.

Sears Cup / Bemis Trophy / Smythe Trophy   (U.S. Junior Championships triplehand, doublehand, and singlehand - Ladder Events)

Open to boys and girls who are 13 years old and older, but not 19 years old in the year in which they compete. All competitors must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. See the Notice of Race for these championships regarding required membership in a yacht club or yacht club junior program and other details. One team per club may enter each event. Additional entries may be submitted and accepted by the event coordinator based on the availability of boats. The top four teams in each RSA (CSSA, SAIL, TSA) event will advance to the Area F semifinals. Contact Sandra Carl.

Leiter Trophy  (U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehand Championship - Open Event)

A non-ladder championship open to young women who are between the ages of 13 and 18 years and must not have reached their 19th birthday in the year in which they compete. They must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. The winning team will qualify for the ISAF Youth World Championship the following year. The ISAF age limit is less than 19 years old in the year of competition. Contact Gail Bernstein.

Ida Lewis Trophy  (U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship - Open Event)

A non-ladder championship open to young women who are between the ages of 13 and 18 years and must not have reached their 19th birthday in the year in which they compete. They must be amateurs and must be members of US SAILING. The winning team will qualify for the ISAF Youth World Championship the following year. The ISAF age limit is less than 19 years old in the year of competition. Contact Gail Bernstein..

U.S. Youth Sailing Championships (Resume Event)

The U.S. Youth Sailing Championship is the premier youth sailing event in the country for sailors under age 20. The event started in 1973 as an open championship. It grew quickly in popularity and size. This required then-USYRU to limit the number of entries. Currently, applications are submitted to, and participants are selected based on their sailing resumes by, the U.S. Youth Championship Committee. Double and single-handed fleets are sailed in Club 420s and Lasers. In 1997, the event was renamed the USA Junior Olympic National Sailing Championship, and became the pinnacle of the new Junior Olympic Sailing Program.  The event was uncoupled from the Junior Olympic Program in 2002 when the name was changed back to U.S. Youth Championship. Contact Joanne Kolius.

Stevens Trophy  (U.S. Youth Multihull Championship - Open Event)

The U.S. Youth Multihull Championship for the Arthur J Stevens Trophy is an annual event that is open to all youth (girls, boys or mixed) teams. Team members must be less than 19 years old in the year of competition. Housing, meals, racing clinic, and boats are provided. Skipper and crew must be current youth or family members of US SAILING and are invited to join US SAILING through the Multihull Council Golden Anchor program. Click here. The winning team will qualify for the ISAF Youth World Championship. The ISAF age limit is less than 19 years old in the year of competition. ISAF has designated the SL16 as the platform for the youth multihull discipline. Contact Art Stevens.

Lloyd Phoenix Trophy  (U.S. Offshore Championship - Resume Event)

This offshore championship is a fleet racing competition in offshore keelboats on a closed course except for one long-distance race. Teams representing each of the US SAILING Areas are seeded through Area eliminations or by sailing resume, plus one U.S. Naval Academy team. Each team must have competed in at least five regattas in IOR, IMS, PHRF, MORC or Portsmouth Numbers rating systems in its respective Area during the current season. Since 1994, racing has alternated between the Naval Academy in the Navy 44s and Long Beach Yacht Club in Catalina 37s. The Trophy is on display in the Robert Crown Center at the United States Naval Academy. The only two-time winning skipper is Charlie Scott representing the NASS. Contact Jim Tichenor