Videos
Here is a clip of our coach Leigh Kempton back in her Opti Days. See if you can spot her schooling the fleet.
Photos
- Aaron Helmly, Valentine’s Day Regatta 2011, St. Pete
- Working together to get off the beach on a windy and wavy day. Bellport, Septemeber 2012
- the launch line, Bellport, September 2012
- SailStrong members Emma White and Chrissie Klingler in Belgium summer 2010.
- Thomas Rice, Madeleine Rice, and Julia Leighton at the Junior Olympics Jensen Beach, FL December 2011
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- Getting ready for the day, Bellport September 2012
- Bellport Bay YC September 2012
- British National Championship 2011
- Hyannis YC US National Team practice August 2011
- JC (right) with teammates and coach Trevor Moore at 2013 Opti World Championship in Italy.
- Porter Kavle is awarded 2012 USODA Sportsmanship Award.
- Helping Gray get the hiking straps set just right to connect with the boat for effective hiking.
- SailStrong Red Jan 2013 3rd Place Team Race Midwinters (L-R) JC Hermus, Thomas Rice, Hannah Steadman, Gray Benson, Maddie Hawkins
- Thomas Rice, 2012 SE Champs 1st Place
- JC and Peter at SE Champs Awards, 6th Place Blue, 10th Overall
- SailStrong Red (in the red sails) finish 4th at USODA Team Race Nationals 2012.
- 2012 SE Champs – Thomas Rice
- The team with coaches Peter and Edgar Diminich at VA State Champs.
- Volvo Ocean Race Youth Academy Team Race Group Photo. May 2012
- JC Hermus – Virginia State Champion – June 2013
- Debrief at Bellport Bay YC, September 2012
- US Development Team Practice Halloween 2009
- The Team at the South East Champs 2011 in Marco Island, FL. Our first regatta!
- 2012 SE Champs 1st & 6th Overall, 1st – 5th White Fleet, 1st, 3rd, 5th, Blue Fleet
- Sam Bruce 48th Overall, 3rd White Fleet – Team Trials 2013
- L-R Clayton Johnson 9th, Thomas Rice 15th, JC Hermus 4th – Team Trials 2013
- Thomas Rice – 2012 USODA Southeast Champs 1st Place
- Valentine’s Regatta 2012 Practice Day
- 2013 SailStrong Team Trials Team
- Most of the team after the USODA Nationals 2012 in Sandusky, OH.
- Gray Benson in Holland 2011
- 420 Clinic on Bellport Bay
- Representing Team Sanya at the Volvo Ocean Race Youth Academy Team Race. May 2012.
- Way out in front!
- 2011 Scotiabank Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI
- JC Hermus – 4th Overall, 1st Blue Fleet – Team Trials, Opti Worlds 2013 Team USA member
- SailStrong Red Jan 2013 3rd Place Team Race Midwinters (L-R) Thomas Rice, Gray Benson, Hannah Steadman, Maddie Hawkins
- The rainbow warriors at a start during the Volvo Ocean Race Youth Academy Team Race. May 2012.
- Working around the top mark, 2012 SE Champs
- Madeleine Rice getting the rake just right – Team Trials 2013
- Valentine’s Day Regatta 2012 – Julia Leighton 2nd Girl, Jack Brown 8th Blue, Thomas Rice 9th Blue, Benton Amthor 7th White
- Thomas and Madeleine with their awards for 2nd Place in Blue Fleet and 3rd place in White Fleet, as well as Thomas’s sportsmanship award. St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta 2013
- JC Hermus 1st in Blue Fleet and 4th Overall at USODA National Championship 2012.
- 420 Clinic on Bellport Bay
- Volvo Ocean Race Youth Academy Team Race awards, SailStrong sailors JC Hermus, Aaron Helmly, Gray Benson, Stephanie Houck, and Thomas Rice finish 4th of 8 teams. May 2012
- Southern YC 2009-2010
- Caroline Benson enjoying the BVI
- Team dinner at Bellport Bay YC, September 2012