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Airwaves Professional Career Center Spotlight: Port Annapolis is Hiring!

Conveniently located on quiet Back Creek, just off the Severn River, this full service marina is every bit a yachting resort. Pleasure boaters and lifelong yachtsmen find it all here, […]

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Black Rock Sailing School is Hiring!

Black Rock Sailing School is hiring Sailing School Support Staff and a Sailing Club Manager! Our Motto:   Don’t just learn how to sail… Become a sailor! To learn more about […]

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Guest Commentary: Has One-Design Sailing Out-priced Itself?

Why Those Little Old Boats Matter I recently watched some friends and acquaintances  prepare for the J/70 Worlds held in Marblehead last September.  I watched as they bought and prepared […]

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2019 505 World Championship Results & Report

American teams take the top 4 spots!! While most of us are still recovering from a gluttonous holiday season, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry were busy winning a world championship. […]

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2019 Lightning Youth Boat Grant Program Applications Open!

The International Lightning Class is accepting applications for the 2019 Boat Grant Program! The International Lightning Class will loan three competitive Lightnings to promising young sailors for the 2019 summer […]

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New for 2019: Check Out The McLaughlin Pro Race Team!!

McLaughlin Boat Works, the premier American builder of the Optimist for over 25 years and proud sponsor of the Opti Sailor of the Year Award, is pleased to announce The […]

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US Coast Guard Academy is Hiring a Full-time Offshore Coach!

The United States Coast Guard Academy is accepting applications for the position of Offshore Sailing Coach. The U. S. Coast Guard Academy is situated on more than 100 acres of […]

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Vineyard Haven Yacht Club is Hiring!!

Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, located on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts is searching for a Sailing Program Director to oversee and advance our 2019 summer sailing programs. For more […]

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Sightsailing of Newport, RI is Hiring!!

Sightsailing of Newport is the oldest, locally-owned company offering sailing cruises in Newport. We strive to give you a fun sailing experience and show you the best of Newport Harbor […]

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2018 Trofeo Ciutat de Palma Optimist Regatta Report & Results

With only one American registered out of over 400 entries in the Optimist, Europe Dinghy, 420, and Laser 4.7 classes, the 68th Trofeo Palma was most decidedly a European event. […]

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Palm Beach Sailing Club is Hiring!!

Palm Beach Sailing Club is a not-for-profit private club in West Palm Beach, FL. The club is located on the Intracoastal Waterway with a short sail to ocean access. PBSC […]

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International Regattas: Experience, Friendships and Team Work

By Airwaves writer Bernat Gali I’ve recently come back from Pwllheli, Wales, after coaching one of the USA Summer International Teams which participated at the Volvo Gill Open Optimist British […]

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Sachem’s Head Yacht Club is Hiring!

Sachem’s Head Yacht Club is located on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, in Guilford, Connecticut. Sachem’s Head’s Junior Sailing Program is a successful sailing program with 75 sailors […]

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2018 Optimist Midwinter Championship Report & Results

24 November 2018, New Orleans, LA – They say that back in the early 70’s,  Times-Picayune columnist Betty Guillard coined the term “Big Easy” to contrast life in New Orleans […]

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Norfolk Yacht & Country Club is Hiring!

Exciting news!!  Norfolk Yacht and Country Club is looking to hire a Head Coach starting in 2019. This position is a year-round, full-time, salaried position reporting to the Waterfront Director. […]

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Sailing Club Profile: Columbia Sailing Club (& they’re hiring!!)

The Columbia Sailing Club, located on Lake Murray, is organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of South Carolina, and is committed to providing educational and training programs […]

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Boston College Wins ICSA Match Race National Championship

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. (November 19, 2018) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Match Race National Championship for the Cornelius Shields, Sr. Trophy was completed yesterday after three days of racing. […]

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Lake Minnetonka Sailing School is Hiring!

In Deephaven, sailing has been in style for over a century: Founders established the Minnetonka Yacht Club (MYC) in 1899 before Deephaven was even incorporated as a village. Lake Minnetonka […]

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S1D College Consultants WEBCAST & More!!

Welcome to the S1D College Consultants team. Here it is! Sit back, learn, and enjoy a video that was taken LIVE at our College Sailing 101 Conferences!

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ICSA News: Conference Championships!

News Flash: S1D will present a Webcast of our College Sailing 101 Seminar at 5pm on Saturday 03 November! SIGN UP HERE and we will send you the link!! Learn […]

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