Junior Olympics
JO News Flashes
2010 JO Calendar Now Available
2009 JO Results
12/30/09 Recordbreaking Orange Bowl Regatta - Results, Photos
John Payne photos from the Laser course
Video by Sail Groove
12/14/09 USA Junior Olympic Festival Martin County Results
10/17/09 River Romp (Ft Myers, FL) Results
10/12/09 Macatawa Bay (MI) Results
10/6/09 No Cal JO Windsurfing (San Francisco) Results
9/28/09 South Atlantic (Lake Lanier) JO Results, Photos
8/26/09 Sayville (Long Island) Results, Photos
8/25/09 Seattle Results
8/24/09 Narragansett Bay Results
8/19/09 Northern California Results
8/10/09 East Coast Jr Windsurfing Champs Results Photos
8/3/09 210 boats/320 sailors at Scituate (MA) Results
8/3/09 126 sailors in Rochester (NY) Results
7/24/09 Northeast Harbor, Maine Results
7/21/09 Record 378 sailors at Island Heights, Results
7/20/09 Grosse Point Results
7/20/09 So Cal Results
7/20/09 Lake St. Louis (MO) Results, Photos & Video
7/13/09 Texas Results
7/13/09 Chesapeake Bay Results
7/9/09 Hawaii C420 Results, Laser Results
7/8/09 Niantic JO Results
7/7/09 Pensacola JO Photo Gallery, Results
7/1/09 Wayzata JO Festival - Live coverage and photo silde show
US SAILING's Junior Olympic Sailing Program is a nationwide series of regattas for youth ages 8 to 21. Each event in this family of regattas is hosted by a different club or organization, but all events share a common goal: to promote the enjoyment of sailing and development of skills to young sailors as well as provide an Olympic pathway for talented junior sailors.
Events mix Olympic-style competition with elements of learning and fun for all levels--from beginning racers to those with Olympic aspirations. In 2009, 25 events are planned in the continental United States and Hawaii and over 4,000 sailors expected to participate. Junior Olympic Sailing is coordinated by US SAILING and sponsored by West Marine, Gill and Active.com.
Junior Olympic Program Goals
- Engage young people in the excitement of sailing
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Encourage young sailors to enjoy racingNational Junior Olympic Sponsors
- Increase participation locally, regionally and nationally through USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals
- Improve skills of young sailors through training
- Define a path for achievement from an early age to adulthood
The Junior Olympic Movement
Sailing is only one of the many sports that offer Junior Olympic programs. Junior Olympic competition is coordinated by the National Governing Bodies (NGB) of each sport and by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The first JO programs date back to the late 1970s and some 40 NGBs in the United States run JO programs or events today. Junior Olympics come under the umbrella of the Olympic movement, for each NGB is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
For more information
Contact Lee Parks at US SAILING at
Each JO regatta has an event organizer -- to link to the organizer of each event, visit the JO calendar.
Tools for JO Event Organizers