High school sailing is an excellent opportunity for teenage sailors to engage in the sport beyond their local yacht club or junior sailing program. For the past several years, the Midwest and Michigan in particular has been the fastest growing region in the nation for high school sailing!
While the WMYSA does not play a direct role in high school sailing, our member programs encourage and, in some cases, directly support high school sailing teams.
High school sailing teams in Michigan compete as part of MISSA, the Midwest Interscholastic Sailing Association. For more information about high school sailing in the Midwest, click the following link: MISSA Sailing
There are currently 122 active teams in the Midwest and 44 high school teams registered as active in the state of Michigan. Below is a list of the High Schools in the West Michigan area who have had sailing teams in recent years:
- Allendale HS
- Black River HS
- East Grand Rapids HS
- Forest Hills Central HS
- Forest Hills Eastern HS
- Forest Hills Northern HS
- Grand Haven HS
- Grand Rapids Christian HS
- Grand Rapids West Catholic HS
- Hamilton HS
- Holland HS
- Holland Christian HS
- Grand Rapids South Christian HS
- Grand Rapids West Catholic HS
- Lowell HS
- Mona Shores HS
- North Muskegon HS
- Rockford HS
- Saugatuck HS
- South Christian HS in Grand Rapids
- Spring Lake HS
- St Joseph HS
- West Michigan Aviation Academy HS
- West Ottawa HS
- Zeeland West HS
Grand Rapids Interscholastic Sailing supports multiple high school sailing teams. Click here for more info: Grand Rapids Interscholastic Sailing
The Macatawa Bay Junior Association supports several high school teams. Click here for more info: MBJA High School Sailing
Spring Lake Yacht Club also supports high school sailing teams. Click the following links for more info: Shoreline Foundation for High School Sailing, or Spring Lake HS Sailing or Grand Haven HS Sailing or Mona Shores HS Sailing
The St Joseph Junior Foundation supports multiple high school teams in their area. Click here for more info: SJJF High School Sailing
Facebook is also a great place to find information for and follow the activities of these and other high school sailing teams.