Tom Sitzmann Posts
West Coast Sailing Partners with Ovington Boats to Offer ILCA Dinghy & Spare Parts in North America!
Ovington ILCA : A New Era of Winning Boats PORTLAND, Oregon – West Coast Sailing is pleased to announce a partnership with Ovington Boats to offer class approved ILCA dinghies. […]
2020 i420 (ODP) Winter Miami Regatta Report & Results
29 November 2020, Miami, FL — Although US Sailing formally canceled the 2020 Olympic Development Program (ODP) event this year, 20 i420 teams still met up in Miami for a […]
Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Program Director Opening
Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Melges IC37 Class Coach
Profiles in Amateur Sailing – Allison Volk
The Life of a High School Racer in COVID-19 17 November 2020, by Airwaves Writer Olivia Hennon — I met Alli at my first ever high school regatta– her and […]
Airwaves Career Center: Hampton Yacht Club is Hiring for Summer 2021!
Hampton Yacht Club has a rich history of producing highly talented sailors including Steve Hunt, Gary Bodie, Chris Behm and many more. Do you have the coaching potential to help […]
Sponsor News: Optimist Quick Tip— Sprit Tension is the Key!
When you think about it, your Optimist sail has a really big job to do; it has to have a great shape in really light wind, when most sailors wish […]
Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Corpus Christi Yacht Club Sailing Director
Exciting news! CCYC is hiring for a full time, salaried position, coordinating a Development Program for youth sailors in the Corpus Christi area, specializing in Optimist, Radial, Laser and Club […]
Crew Communication in Team Racing: How to Optimize Your In-Boat Dialogue to Make Plays Happen
By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello Team racing adds an incredible amount of complexity to sailing tactics. While everything from fleet racing strategy applies to a team race, the tactics and […]
A Layman’s Guide to Basic Sailing Meteorology: How to Use Weather Patterns and Geography to Improve Your Racing Strategy
By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello As sailors, we participate in a sport that is uniquely dependent on the weather. Everything from wind shifts to puffs and lulls is all products […]
S1D Marketplace: Tech Dinghies Manufactured by Whitecap Composites in 2011 and 2012
2020 i420 Mid-Atlantic Championship Report & Results
18 October 2020, Gunpowder River, MD — The very first i-420 Mid-Atlantic Championship was held on 17-18 October at the new “Chesapeake Experience“, a community sailing venue E/NE of Baltimore […]
Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Waterfront Program and Sailing Director
The Snipe Atlantic Coast Championship: Good Times, Great Class!
By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello This weekend, I had the opportunity to sail the Snipe Atlantic Coast Championships at Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, Maryland. The Snipe class, a 16 […]
Jet 14
Designed and first built in the 1950’s, Jet-14’s have been crafted as a high performance, spinnaker rigged, 2 person dinghy available at a marginal cost. Their simple rigging, planing capability, […]
2020 i420 Atlantic Coast Championship Results & Report
Indian Harbor Yacht Club, CT — October 4 2020 As most clubs on the northeast coast of the US started to ramp back and close down for the […]
Airwaves Career Center News: Jr. Program Director Position Open!
The Beverly Yacht Club seeks a Junior Program Director for Summer, 2021. This role will work in conjunction with the waterfront operations including launch and committee boat operations, club sailboat, […]
Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Day Charter Crew Job in the USVI!!!
Airwaves Career Center: Rigging Specialist – West Coast Sailing
Profiles in Pro Sailing: Rob Deane and the all-new Chesapeake Experience
Rob Deane and ChesX Want One Thing: To Get Everyone on The Water Interview by Connor Olson “If we don’t fit the sport, we’ll change the sport.” Let’s face it…most […]
