Oct 22

Buddy Melges Challenge Awarded ISAF Grade 1

Buddy Melges Challenge Awarded ISAF Grade 1

October 2009
US Sailing Center-Sheboygan has been awarded a Grade 1 Women’s Match Race event in 2010! The Buddy Melges Challenge will be sailed September 9th through 12th in the Olympic class match race boats, the Elliott 6m.  Sheboygan’s Buddy Melges Challenge adds only the third women’s Grade 1 racing opportunity in the US for the world’s top women match race sailors to come together for elite-level competition.

Oct 22

Kohler Receives US SAILING’s Highest Honor

Kohler Receives US SAILING’s Highest Honor

October 2009
US SAILING has awarded its prestigious Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy to Terry Kohler for his outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing in the U.S. over many years. Mr. Kohler has been active in the Women’s International Match Racing Association (WIMRA). He played in intricate role in a successful international campaign to get women’s match racing into the 2012 Olympics and has been key to the creation and success of US Sailing Center-Sheboygan.