Sailing in the waters of Buzzards Bay is an exciting prospect for almost any boater, and the same goes for some members of the Sperry U.S. Sailing Team.

Four team members and its general manager were on hand at the New Bedford Yacht Club in Dartmouth on Friday night, where they discussed the ins and outs of sailing competitively at the international level.

One discussion topic revolved around the potential for the 2024 Summer Olympics taking place in Boston, with Buzzards Bay already having been identified as the sailing venue should the city win the bid.

Present was two-time Olympian Stuart McNay, who spent summers in Wareham as a child, attended Tabor Academy and learned to sail at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion.

At the event, McNay expressed a love for the local waters.

“In the summer especially, it's a fantastic place to sail,” he said. “There’s a reliable sea breeze and a great community of sailing. This is well known as one of the best sailing venues in America. We had a fantastic training camp on Buzzards Bay, and it would be a treat to get some 470 racing here.”

“When news came out, there was some debate,” said U.S. Sailing’s Managing Director Josh Adams. A Rhode Island native, Adams graduated from Tabor Academy in 1990. “What's there to debate? It’s got to be one of the best places to sail on the East Coast.”

McNay and partner Dave Hughes recently won gold at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth, England in the Men’s 470 class. Recently, the two have been experiencing a run of success. Next year, McNay will compete in his third Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil alongside Hughes.

“They’ve been on a roll here,” said Adams.

McNay attributed he and Hughes’ recent success to progressing each and every day they sail.

“We’ve shown continual improvement,” he said. “We continue to put tools in our tool box. It’s been a rewarding experience because of our continued progress. We’ve been working in all types of conditions . . . and it’s starting to coalesce.”

Adams said the tour's goal was to visit yacht clubs around the country “to bring the sailing community closer” before the 2016 Olympics.

In August, several representatives for the team will travel to Brazil for what's known as the “Test Event,” which also serves as the Olympic trials for several of the attending countries.

“It’s one of the most beautiful sailing venues in the world and also the most challenging,” said Adams.

Others on hand were Sperry Team members Briana Provancha, who sails in the 470 class, Trevor Bird, who sails in the 49er class, and Cindy Walker, a Paralympic sailor in the SCUD 18 class.

The group fielded questions from audience members on everything from sailing for the U.S. team to their upbringings in the sailing world.

Bird encouraged young sailors in the audience to continue to work hard if they want to be successful.

“You just have to do it a thousand times and then do it another thousand times,” said Bird. “It's a lot of work just to be decent.”