We’re in the information age and whether you’re trying to run a yacht club, a junior program or simply looking to improve your own racing campaign, we’ll have something for you. NJYRA has always been about promoting local sailing and at this year’s annual meeting we’ll have speakers telling you what they learned at last year’s US Sailing Yacht Club Summit in Chicago and where to find more information on your favorite sport.

The North Jersey Yacht Racing Association (NJYRA) Mission is to:

• Encourage and promote racing of sailing yachts under current rules as adopted by the United States Sailing Association;

• Encourage and promote sailing activities among members of this Association and other groups with which it interacts;

• Enforce rules governing sailing competitions and conduct of sailing competitions among member clubs of this Association;

• Exercise advisory jurisdiction over activities carried on by member clubs of this Association;

• Foster educational programs for training of members in the science of seamanship and navigation;

• Promote educational and scientific purposes by aiding in training of amateur sailors;

• Provide training for candidates and their crews for competitions;

• Promote and make available to contestants in aforesaid sailing events new developments in design, construction, sails and rigging of craft of the type used in such contests;

• Foster and promote public interest in participation of aforesaid sailing events;

• Coordinate and aid candidates with information for these sailing events;

• And generally aid and promote informational exchange among its member clubs and associations.