ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Newly appointed Eckerd head sailing coach
Caroline Young has been selected to coach the Chubb US Junior Open National Championship in Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Michigan on August 8-11.
The Chubb US Junior Championship is for sailors ages 13-18 and is US Sailing's National Championship with titles in three fleets: singlehanded, doublehanded, and triplehanded.
Young will coach the doublehanded championships and is one of just two coaches for the doublehanded fleet.
The Chubb Open Junior Championship is a US ladder qualification event. To compete in the Championship event, sailors must compete in the regional qualifiers and be one of the top two teams from each of the 11 regions to go to nationals.
The National Championship does not allow private coaches. Instead, it provides hand-selected US Sailing Elite Coaches to create a level playing field and ensure athletes receive the highest level of coaching while competing for a national title.
"Being able to coach the Chubb US Junior Championship is very meaningful for me because I competed in these events growing up, and they helped shape my sailing career and experiences. I'll be working with the best kids in the country and the top coaching staff in the country, which will expose these sailors to elite coaching and programming," expressed Young.
The event will be Young's third selection to coach at the US Junior National level, coaching the US Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship in late July in Marina Del Rey, California and serving as an Elite Coach in the Ohio regional at the US Sailing Junior Olympics Festival in Mentor Harbor Yacht Club early July.
"Coaching the US Junior women's championships is one of my favorite events to coach because it develops women within the sport. The event allows girls to create bonds and friendships among women in an elite class, who will later compete alongside each other in college sailing," stated Young. "The regional event in Ohio was not only a great event to develop the junior sailors but allowed us to train the coaches in the region so they could carry the elite practices among their coaching."
"These are such high-impact programs by US Sailing, which is why it makes it so fun and exciting to work these events."
