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The Mission of the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound is to support junior sailors at member programs and to encourage them to experience the joy of sailing and learn about and appreciate the complexities of the marine environment.
The JSA promotes ethical behavior among its sailors and encourages the teaching of life-long lessons which seek to build character, foster teamwork and strengthen respect for self and others.
Through its programs and policies, the JSA seeks to support both serious competitors and recreational sailors at all levels of skill and to encourage their sailing in local waters and beyond. |
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Welcome to the Web site of the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island. With year-round headquarters located in Larchmont, New York, JSA is entering its 76th season of Junior Sailing since it was founded in 1924.
Over the years, JSA has conducted programs so that hundreds of boys and girls have been introduced to sailing and small boat one-design racing. Many JSA Program alumni have gone on to national and world level competition. Not only is there a long history of junior sailing, but many of our JSA board members are past Junior Members of a JSA Program.
JSA of Long Island Sound is nationally recognized for its excellence in helping kids become a part of the wonderful world of sailing. Our support to our 44 member clubs in both New York and Connecticut, provides the services needed to run their Junior Sailing programs. Clearly, Junior programs are one of the only organized ways for introducing young people to sailing and sailing competition.
Our Web Site contains information on our sailing, racing and program support activities, which make up our organization. Please gives us your input not only on our Web site, but on how JSA can better serve you and your young sailors.
Thanks for visiting JSA's Web Site.
The Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound supports its member junior sailing programs through leadership, training, communication and event-scheduling. Its member programs are sponsored by yacht, sailing, beach and shore clubs, associations, and youth and community organizations. The programs are located on tidewater in Connecticut or New York.
Founded in 1924 and incorporated in the State of New York in 1958, the JSA of LIS is an independent, non-profit corporation. The JSA is governed by a Board of Directors elected by representatives from its member programs (See By-Laws).
The JSA is a member of US SAILING and US SAILING's Area B Council. The Board of Directors of the JSA also serves as the Junior Sailing Committee of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound (YRALIS).
JSA is AN ORGANIZATION
- That endeavors to promote good sportsmanship, courtesy, and respect for the marine environment
AN ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR SAILING PROGRAMS WITH
- 44 Programs having a location on tidewater in Connecticut or New York
- Programs that are sponsored by yacht, sailing, beach, and shore clubs and associations, and by youth and community organizations
AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
- Whose Directors are annually elected by delegates from Member Clubs
- That is tax-exempt under Sect ion 501 (C) (3) of the US Internal Revenue Code, and also in the State of New York
- That was founded in l924 and incorporated in the State of New York in 1958
AN AFFILIATE OF OTHER SAILING ORGANIZATIONS
- JSA's Officers are also the Junior Sailing Committee of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound (YRALIS), with which it shares office space and some expenses. JSA also maintains its own operations office located at the Larchmont Yacht Club
- JSA is a member of US SAILING and encourages all of its members to be individual or family members of US SAILING and appropriate class associations
- JSA is a member of US SAILING's Area-B Council, racing coordinator for Connecticut, Long Island and central New York State
JSA PROVIDES COORDINATION OF INTER-PROGRAM EVENTS
- Schedules, promotes, and monitors training clinics, regattas, contests, and meets, which are run by Member-Clubs - including the YRALIS Association Championships
- Determines eligibility criteria, regatta-conduct standards, safety practices, and sailboat classes to be raced - Optimist, Blue Jay, Laser, Laser Radial and Club 420 (including converted International 420s built before January 1, 1997)
- Awards Championship, season, and special-event prizes
- Encourages joint events and special-instruction pooling by small groups of neighboring Programs
SUPPORT OF INSTRUCTION
- Maintains liaison with the US SAILING Training Committee, supports its local instructor-training clinics, and promotes use of its publications
- Sponsors specialized instructor training not otherwise available
- Produces special events and printed materials that stimulate a high quality of instruction and curriculum development
- Creates a variety of events that develop excellence in sailing, ranging from completely non-competitive events to fleet racing, and some of which emphasize boathandling, seamanship, navigation, and other sailing-related skills
COMMUNICATION
- Publishes a regular Newsletter and a Year Book
- Maintains directories of Program Chairmen, Instructors, and its own membership
- Holds three to four general membership meetings a year, local meetings of neighboring-Program Chairmen, a pre-season Head lnstructors' conference, and meetings with an Instructors' Advisory Council
- Sends delegates to the annual National Junior Sailing Symposium and relays information gathered there back to its Member Programs
- Maintains liaison with the Optimist, Blue Jay, Laser, and Club 420 Class Associations, and with related manufacturers and dealers
- Broadens the horizons of older junior Sailors by publicizing regattas outside JSA, inviting "outside " Junior Sailors to Participate in JSA events, and by organizing joint events and projects with the Junior Sailing Committees of adjacent YRAS
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- Conducts an annual survey of Member Programs and publishes the results
- Holds an annual midwinter conference of Program Chairmen which includes speakers on specific Program Management topics and also an organized information exchange between experienced Program Chairmen and new ones
- Informally assists in instructor job placement
- Promotes Program-Chair and Head-Instructor attendance at a variety of relevant workshops
CONTRIBUTION REQUEST
Contributions in addition to dues are vital to these activities. JSA thanks parents, instructors, and friends for their past support and hopes they will make additional contributions this year. Dues and contributions are tax-deductible within legal limits for U.S. Income Tax purposes.
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