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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 Sail Newport’s Fort Adams venue, drawing a 154 boat fleet to Narragansett […]

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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, the Club 420 Association’s National Jr. Team Race Championship, went off August 3 & 4 at Goddard Memorial State […]

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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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2026 ILCA-NA Gulf Coast Championship Regatta Recap & Results

The 2026 ILCA North American Gulf Coast Championships were hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron from February 28th to March 1st. Across the ILCA 4, 6, and 7 fleets, 105 […]

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COLLEGE TEAM RACE RANKINGS #2 are Live!

ICSA Team Race Rankings #2 Are Out! You can find the Open rankings HERE and the Women’s Rankings HERE. COPYRIGHT 2025 ROB MIGLIACCIO Open Rankings For this edition we welcomed Coach Annabell Carrington from the […]

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2025 Melges 24 North American Championship Regatta Recap

The 2025 Melges 24 North American Championship wrapped up in Miami, Florida after three days of competitive racing at the end of January, delivering a fitting finale to the 2025 […]

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2026 C420 Team Race Midwinters Regatta Results and Recap

From January 17–19, 2026, fifteen C420 team race squads gathered in Miami to compete for the Liam O’Keefe Trophy at the C420 Team Race Midwinters. This year marked the highest […]

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2026 Miami Snipe Invitational Regatta Results & Recap

The 2026 Miami Snipe Invitational brought together a 37-boat fleet for a competitive weekend of racing. The fleet sailed in light-to-medium southeast conditions on Saturday followed by a shifty northwest […]

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