Supporting Current
and Future Olympians
Bringing Sailing to a
New Generation of Kids
Enabling Adaptive Sailing
Assisting Top Amateur
Match and Team Racing
FROM PUDDLES TO PODIUM
The St. Francis Sailing Foundation provides support to young sailors just beginning their sailing careers, competitive sailors as they advance, and elite sailors seeking world class competition.
The St. Francis Sailing Foundation proudly offers
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TRAINING AND COACHING
Latest News
What is she up to now? Q&A with Daniela Moroz, Olympian & Formula Kite Foil Champion
Catching up with Daniela Moroz is always an upbeat and inspiring occasion. The effervescent 24-year-old Bay Area local recently raced the 2025 Formula Kite Foil Championship held in Cagliari, Italy securing yet another podium finish: this year a silver medal to add to her collection of six world titles. Lately, she’s taken up residence in
Announcing a New Strategic Partnership with America One Racing
The St. Francis Sailing Foundation (StFSF) is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with America One Racing (A1R), marking a significant investment in the future of high-performance sailing in the United States. Under the terms of this new partnership, StFSF will provide both substantial financial and strategic support to A1R, supporting the development of world-class athletes in the USA. The
Foundation Supports Casa Vela Cup; First Leg of 2025 Women’s World Match Racing Tour
Racing on San Francisco Bay home waters this week in the Casa Vela Cup, the first stop of the six-event series of the 2025 Women’s World Match Racing Tour (WWMRT), 4-time US Women’s Match Racing Champion Nicole Breault and her talented crew will be among the top teams to watch. The Tour returns to the
What Our Athletes Say
Hans Henken and Ian Barrows
Bronze Medal, Olympics 2024
49er Skiff
Daniela Moroz
6-Time Women’s World Champion
4-Time Rolex US Yachtswoman of the Year
2024 Olympic Team
Caleb Paine
Bronze Medal, Olympics 2016
Finn, Heavyweight men’s singlehanded dinghy
Rolex US Yachtsman of the Year 2016
The St. Francis Sailing Foundation’s unwavering support was pivotal in my Olympic journey and made it possible to campaign effectively which led to winning a bronze medal.
~Hans Henken, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Paris 2024
The support the Foundation has given me has undoubtedly helped me achieve my goals and helped me win multiple World Champion and Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year titles.
~Daniela Moroz, World Formula Kite Foil Champion
The support of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation allowed me to realize my dreams of going to the Olympics and standing on the Olympic Podium for the United States of America.
~Caleb Paine, Olympic Bronze Medalist, Rio 2016