Final exams begin today for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen. Hard to believe that Spring practice sessions for VOST are over as well. In a little over a week, we begin our Delmarva exercise and summer... facebook.com/114543518593222…

Sailing is such a universal sport!

Sporty start to the 2019 NASS Spring Race! Results are still pending but it looks like DEFIANCE was the overall best VOST performing boat winning PHRF A2 ahead of second place GALLANT! First place in PHRF A0 is... facebook.com/114543518593222…

Blowing dogs off chains today during VOST practice! GALLANT and RANGER got in some great storm sail practice and performed a few COB drills in tough conditions. Breeze on! Go Navy!

Just a few fun photos from different VOST practice sessions - every day is an adventure for us! Go Navy!

Great day of practice as ZARAFFA overtakes WAHOO heading into the river. We love what we do! Thanks to MIDN Sam Hall for the video! facebook.com/USNAVarsityOffs…

A great video from our practice last week during our Safety at Sea demonstration preparations! This single-handed rescue shows how to recover someone who has fallen overboard if there is only one other person onboard. A scary situation indeed, but it... facebook.com/USNAVarsityOffs…

The NADS dressed up this weekend to visit the White House 👌🏼 #professional #lookinggood

Immersion suit testing! We have been preparing for this weekend's Safety at Sea seminar which is hosted by the United States Naval Academy and the Maryland Marine Trades Association. In addition to the crews... facebook.com/114543518593222…

These photos just don't do justice to some of the spectacular sights we have witnessed at practice recently! We have had some wild weather and fierce winds, which has been wonderful for training VOST sailors! We... facebook.com/114543518593222…

Packed house for our first day back after Spring Break! Lots to do - equipment loadout, cleaning the boats top to bottom, inventory everything, sail inspections - the list for the crews is long. Hoping we can... facebook.com/114543518593222…

Thursday was our final day of VOST coaches on-water training. Three days of COB drills, rotating through different positions, and many hours of discussion on how to be more effective coaches for the sailors on... facebook.com/114543518593222…

Terrific article about VOST Coach Ken Reightler, who, by the way, happens to be a former NASA Astronaut, USN Captain (ret), and Distinguished Chair in the Aerospace Engineering department at the United States Naval Academy! chesapeakebaymagazine.com/fe…

Valiant effort by our VOST crew in the final day of racing in the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup! Finishing with a 3rd and 4th in the two races held in moderate breeze, Navy lost the tiebreaker with UCSB and... facebook.com/114543518593222…

Yikes! Hoping a seabreeze will find its way to the race course. Go Navy! facebook.com/story.php?story…

Tough day for Navy at the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup on Saturday. Although conditions were ideal, our team got knocked off their game in the first race of the day and had difficulty recovering. Their scores... facebook.com/114543518593222…

Great start for VOST at the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup with winning the first race of the regatta! Two fourth places finishes in the other two races on this wet and windy day have our team on the podium in third place. Two more days of racing, let's go Navy!

Dockside prep for today's racing. GO NAVY! facebook.com/USNAVarsityOffs…

Our VOST crew is in sunny California for the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup intercollegiate regatta, hosted by the Los Angeles Yacht Club! Competition begins today and other competitors include: Cal... facebook.com/USNAVarsityOffs…