The United States Sailing Association, better known as US Sailing, is the governing body for the sport of sailing in the United States, particularly yacht, dinghy, windsurfing, and radio sailing racing. US Sailing is a "Member National Authority" of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).
US Sailing is responsible for selection and training of the US Sailing Team representing the United States in the Olympic Games.
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“To sunny waters some
By fatal instinct fly; where on the pool
They sportive wheel, or, sailing down the stream,
Are snatched immediate by the quick-eyed trout
Or darting salmon.”
—James Thomson (1700–1748)