Welcome to the USCGA Summer Ocean Racing page on Facebook. For the official source of information about the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, visit www.uscga.edu. Competitive sailing allows cadets to practice the skills they'll need to be a service-ready Ensign.
The Ocean Racing program involves both inshore buoy races and long offshore races. Buoy races are unique in challenging the team of cadets to make split second decisions and to perform at high intensity for the duration of the race. Offshore races focus more on endurance, preparation, navigation, and weather prediction. In addition, the small cadet-to-officer ratio and extreme conditions the ORP offers allow for intimate mentoring opportunities. ORP participants have high exposure to the public, and are ambassadors of goodwill between the recreational boating public and the U.S. Coast Guard. The high profile of many of the program’s competitions additionally increases the national prominence of the Academy
Competitive sailboat racing provides opportunities for cadets to gain the highest degree of seamanship skill. Successful completion of a major ocean race requires the exercise of a broad range of skills needed in a service-ready Ensign. Among these skills supported by sailing competition are leadership, teamwork, administration, navigation, seamanship, and discipline (both physical and mental). While the Ocean Racing Program has significant overlap and synergy with the varsity athletic sailboat racing programs, its primary mission is professional training. To this end, it uses the means of competitive sailing.
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