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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Key West Community Sailing Center Seeks Full-Time Head Coach

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S1D Marketplace: LASER (for sale) Spotlight!

The Laser is the most popular singlehanded one-design boat of all time. What a great platform to have fun, hone your skills as a sailor, and enjoy one-design racing at […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Sailing Director Position Open

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Road Warrior Blues: Advice for Sailors who Trailer

[Editors Note: I imagine most reading this story has their own trailer incident story as well. Please add yours to the comment section below this article or send directly to […]

Tom Sitzmann avatarTom SitzmannSailboats with raised sails race across a choppy blue sea under a partly cloudy sky. Several sailors lean out over the water, balancing their boats as they compete.

2021 US Youth Sailing Championships Application Deadline Important News

UPDATE: The Direct Qualification registration and application deadlines have been extended to August 21st at midnight.  2021 YOUTH CHAMPS APPLICATION FOR INVITIATION SEE WHO HAS APPLIED SEE WHO IS REGISTERED […]

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Optimist NJ State Championship Results & Report

8/17/2021 – Brant Beach YC, NJ– The BBYC once again hosted an impeccable youth regatta, blessed by near perfect weather with light/moderate but consistent E-SE winds, along with ample sunshine, […]

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ICSA Selection Committees – Call for Nominations

The ICSA is looking for nominees to serve as a selector on one of our two National Championship Selection Committees (one each for our Women’s and Coed Championships). Starting in […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Youth Sailing Head Coach, full-time

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full Time Coaching Position – Optimist – Laser – 420 – Adult Sailing

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Marine Technician

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Notice of Race: i420 Mid-Atlantic Championship

The 2021 International 420 Class Mid-Atlantic Championship, 18-19 September, registration site is live and open!! Please forward this registration link and email to anyone whom you think might be interested! Questions? Please […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Junior Program Director (Year-Round Full Time)

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Sailing Team Program Director-University of Vermont

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2021 Optimist US National Championship Results

Well, the Anemoi (Zephyrus, Notus, Eurus, and Boreas, the wind gods) sure seemed to team up to confound the US Optimist National Championship this year. While the Girls National championship […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Princeton U. Seeks Head Sailing Coach

Tom Sitzmann avatarTom SitzmannSailors on small boats gather on the water, with some standing on an overturned boat holding an American flag. Other boats display USA and Spain sail numbers. The scene is sunny and calm.

2021 420 World Championship Report & Results

  Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy — July 11 2021    Wow. The 2021 420 World Championship, 2-10 July 2021, with over 200 teams in attendance, is now in the books. […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Palm Beach Sailing Club is Hiring!

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US Coast Guard Academy Seeks Assistant Offshore Sailing Coach, full-time

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Head HS Sailing Coach

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2021 S1D/Sailing Coach(es) of the Year Announced!

Sail1Design has been lucky to be part of some great moments over the years, mostly when we do our job, and take part in recognizing the very foundation of our […]

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