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Ukraine’s Odesa Sailing Center Seeks Equipment to Launch Youth Program

The Odesa Sailing Center (OSC) is building new opportunities for sailors in Ukraine and is turning to the international sailing community for support as it works to launch a youth […]

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2026 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship Recap & Results

The Jersey Shore is known for a few things. This weekend, Optimist racing was one of them. More than 120 sailors were on the start line in the Gold Fleet […]

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Club 420 Pacific Coast Championships (Updated)

Dear S1D Readers, We want to apologize to the sailors, coaches, clubs, and organizers involved in the 2026 C420 Pacific Coast Championship for inaccuracies in our original coverage of the […]

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Help Build a Youth Sailing Fleet in Trinidad & Tobago

The Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association (TTSA) is currently working to expand its youth sailing and athlete development programs, and they’re looking for boats. TTSA is seeking 15–20 Optis, 18–24 […]

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Melges 19 Invite Results and Recap

Article and Photos Contributed By Rachel Bartel Eleven boats from around the country gathered at Lake Minnetonka Yacht Club in Minnesota for the Melges 19 Minnetonka Invitational. This was a […]

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2026 Snipe Women’s Nationals Regatta Report and Results

The 2026 Snipe Women’s Nationals took place August 22–23 in San Diego, California, hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club.  Twenty-two boats took to the water, bringing 44 women sailors together […]

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2026 Opti New England Championship Regatta Results & Report

By Airwaves Writer Grayson Tella The 2026 Optimist New England Championship went off August 11 to 13 at Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island. The regatta drew a 154 boat […]

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2026 Melges 24 US Nationals Regatta Results and Report

The Melges 24 fleet came together August 14–16 at Grand Traverse Yacht Club in Traverse City, Michigan, for the Melges 24 Nationals, with 46 boats competing across eight races. Overall […]

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2026 CJ Buckley Regatta Draws Record 48 Team Field to Greenwich Bay

By Airwaves Writer: Grayson Tella The 23rd annual CJ Buckley Regatta (C420Jr. Team Race Championship) was sailed August 3 & 4 at in Warwick, RI. This 23rd edition was the […]

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S1D Sailors Capture Mixed Title at 2026 29er World Championship

Sail1Design sailors Annie Sitzmann and Anton Schmid (USA) are the 2026 29er Mixed World Champions after finishing first out of 53 mixed teams at the 2026 29er World Championship in […]

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Christopher Newport Reinstates Varsity Sailing

Just months after announcing that it would discontinue varsity sailing, Christopher Newport University has officially reinstated the program. Christopher Newport Athletics announced that sailing will return effective immediately after a […]

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2026 C420 New England Championship Regatta Results and Report

Over the weekend of June 27–28, Portland Yacht Club welcomed an impressive fleet of 80 Club 420s, 160 sailors in total, for the 2026 Club 420 New England Championship For […]

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Team Sail1Design Shines at International Summer Regattas

Team Sail1Design sailors have been busy abroad this summer, competing at several premier international events and delivering strong results against some of the world’s best. Kiel Week, or Kieler Woche, […]

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High School Sailing Spotlight: Greenwich Academy

Welcome to our High School Sailing Spotlight series. In this series, we highlight sailing programs from across the country that compete in the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA). From programs with […]

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The Teams That Stayed in Phase All Season: 2026 ICSA Team Race Nationals Breakdown

The 2026 College Sailing Team Race Nationals wrapped up this week down in New Orleans. For anyone who followed along with the S1D rankings all season, the podium finishers in […]

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Final S1D ICSA Team Race Rankings Locked In. Women’s Selection? Not Exactly.

The final Sail1Design rankings are here, and as always, they’re backed by a panel of coaches who have been watching this fleet all season. Big thanks to them for making […]

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Racing Through Uncertainty: CNU Is Potentially Facing Their Final Season

If you saw the results of the William and Mary Spring Open, which took place over March 28-29th, you would have seen the Christopher Newport University Captains at the top […]

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2026 Lightning Winter Championship Event Recap and Results

Between March 14–18, 2026, the Lightning Class descended on St. Petersburg, FL for the 2026 ILCA Winter Championship. Always a well-attended event, the promise of warmer weather drew 34 teams […]

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High School Sailing Spotlight: St. George’s School

Welcome to our High School Sailing Spotlight series. In this series, we highlight sailing programs from across the country that compete in the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA). From programs with […]

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2026 COLLEGE TEAM RACE RANKINGS #2

ICSA Team Race Rankings #2 Are Out! You can find the Open rankings HERE and the Women’s Rankings HERE.  Open Rankings For this edition we welcomed Coach Annabell Carrington from […]

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