MEET OUR YOUTH SAILORS
HUNTER REINBOLD
Montessori School + Peter Gruber International Academy Class of 2031
Sails: Optimist
“I love sailing because it shows you can to anything you put your mind to.”
Hunter sails at St. Thomas Yacht Club with the Optimist Racing Fleet. He has competed in Optimist Regattas in across the USVI and BVI, Puerto Rico, Florida, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and will travel to Optimist Worlds in Morocco in June 2026. His most recent and largest regatta attended was the 2025 USODA South American Championships in Salinas, Ecuador where he sailed among humpback whales!
ANAIS
CRAIG
Gifft Hill School Class of of 2028
Sails: ILCA 6, ISCA, 420, IC24
“Sailing has taught me how to persevere. Because I sail, I can get out of tricky situations, I can solve my own problems, and I can pick myself up when I'm down. Sailing has also taught me teamwork and how to be a leader. On crewed boats, you go faster when you lift each other up than when you fight.”
Anais sails with Kids and the Sea (KATS) in Coral Bay. She has sailed locally in the USVI and BVI, as well as traveling to Texas to sail Sunfish/ISCA. She’ll be traveling to Ecuador December 2025 to compete in ISCA Worlds. She loves the thrill of a regatta and feeling competitive and in the zone.
St. John Yacht Club aims to promote the sport of yachting in the Virgin Islands and to encourage youth sailing here in the Caribbean. Competitive sailing has proven itself to be an incredible springboard for young Virgin Islanders, providing opportunities and experiences for youth sailors to hone their skills, compete nationally and internationally, and offers collegiate-level interest and Olympic opportunities.
St. John Yacht Club awards scholarships annually to local youth sailors to support their endeavors and offset the costs of gear, regatta registration, travel + other costs associated with competitive sailing.
YOUTH SAILING SCHOLARSHIPS
St. John Yacht Club awards up to $10,000 per year in scholarships to St. John youth sailors.
The criteria, submission rules are as follows:
TIER A
STJ Youth Sailor: St. John resident youth sailors who compete at national and international level regattas (minimum of three regattas) will be awarded between $1000-1500
TIER B
STJ Youth Sailor: St. John resident youth sailors who compete at the local level (USVI/BVI/PR) regattas (minimum of two regattas) will be awarded between $500-750
TIER C
STJ Youth Sailor: St. John resident youth sailors who have not yet competed/don’t meet other tier criteria, but are recognized and profiled on the St. John Yacht Club website
Youth sailor or sailor’s immediate family must be members of SJYC.
Eligible sailors are in grade school and high school only. Collegiate sailors are not eligible.
Sailor should complete their own application.
Scholarships will be announced at a summer social.
To qualify for any money, the sailor must have competed in a minimum of 2 regattas annually