What racers can learn from Junior racing sailors!

Podcast: Sailfaster: The Podcast For Racing Sailors · Pete Boland

Opublikowano: 2026-02-03

This week on SailFaster, we break down one of the most misunderstood parts of the sport: junior sailing—not as childcare, not as summer camp, but as a high-performance pipeline that can transform an entire racing community. Host Pete Boland sits down with Madde Vachon and Travis Carlisle of Annapolis’ Severn Sailing Association to reveal what really happens inside a modern junior program. Spoiler: these kids log more hours, more starts, and more reps than many adult racers get in a year. Together, they unpack why juniors switch into “race mode” faster than most adults, how burn...