The Northwest League consists of high school teams from western New York including Canadian schools. It was authorized by vote at the 2004-5 Winter meeting of the MidAtlantic Scholastic Sailing Association (MASSA), which is a district of the InterScholastic Sailing Association (ISSA). The current member schools are located near Rochester, New York, however schools from other areas of upstate New York can join this league. There are no current district member schools from Pennsylvania. (New member schools from Pennsylvania may join the most convenient league for them with the approval of the MASSA board of directors.)

The director of the Northwest league is Jason Evans who is associated with the Rochester Yacht Club which has a fleet of 420s that supports high school sailing.

The leagues conduct the majority of sailing opportunities for member schools. They are also in charge of selecting teams to attend the district events.

You may contact Jason by email: eMail to Jason Evans, Northern MASSA league representative

There is more information on the NW league high school sailing on the Rochester Yacht Club website