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2018 29er Midwinters East Results & Report

Miami, Florida, March 16-18, 2018– Twenty-three 29er teams raced the 29er Midwinters East Regatta, hosted by the US Sailing Center Miami, last weekend. Even with the pressure of this selection […]

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2018 S1D Optimist Spring Clinic Debrief, Notes & Video

This spring’s clinic was great! Despite cold temps, we saw a lot of improvement out there, and we hope that everyone learned at least one valuable thing. Our Optimist coaches […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings #2, 22 March 2018

The season is heating up, and here are our ICSA Team Race Rankings, #2 for spring 2018. These rankings are brought to you by Dynamic Dollies and Reliable Racing. College Sailing […]

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#1* Roger Williams University wins Graham Hall; #2 Boston College wins St. Mary’s Women’s; #18 Harvard win SNETR

Written by Chris Klevan Photo taken from Navy Sailing Facebook March 19, 2018– Last weekend #1 Roger Williams University won the Graham Hall Team Race, hosted by the United State […]

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Hudson River Community Sailing is Hiring!

Hudson River Community Sailing is hiring: Teach Sailing in New York City! Spring/ Summer 2018 Founded in 2007 to serve the urban community, Hudson River Community Sailing partners with public schools to offer […]

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St. Francis Yacht Club is Hiring a full-time Dockmaster

St. Francis Yacht Club, within view of the Golden Gate Bridge, is a year-round host of over 125 days of racing on San Francisco Bay. The club is renowned for […]

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Club Profile: Christmas Cove Improvement Association

News Flash: CCIA is hiring a Waterfront/Program Director! The beginnings of the Christmas Cove Improvement Association reach back more than a decade before its formal organization in 1900. The first […]

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Club Profile: Grand Bahama Sailing Center

News Flash: Grand Bahama Sailing Center seeks a full-time Director/Head Coach! In 2006 a small group of local business people and keen sailors approached Sir Jack Hayward with the idea […]

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#4 Charleston wins Navy Women’s; #1 Charleston wins the coed Charleston Spring; #12 Boston College wins the John Jackson

Written by Chris Klevan Photo taken from College of Charleston’s Facebook page March 12, 2018– #4 College of Charleston won the Navy Spring Women’s regatta. Sailed at the venue of […]

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Stevenson School Seeks Head Sailing Coach

News Flash: Stevenson School is Hiring a Head Sailing Coach! Stevenson is a day and boarding community in which students learn to read, write, observe, calculate, research, analyze, innovate, speak, […]

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2018 Port of Los Angles’ Harbor Cup Results & Report

By Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell The top teams in collegiate offshore sailing descended on San Pedro, California for the Port of Los Angles’ Harbor Cup this past weekend. The […]

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Gill Launches New Website!

Gill just launched their new website! As an incentive to check it out, the new Outlet is an additional 20% off. Shop now: https://www.gillmarine.com/us/outlet.html

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Protect Your Investment: Sailing Helmet Sale!!

Reliable Racing is on the forefront of performance sailing safety. Won’t be long will we’re all wearing helmets and we’ll be better off for it (think skiing, and ice hockey). […]

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2018 ICSA Team Race Rankings #1, March 9

Friday, 9 March 2018– Here we go! Another spring filled with thrilling and highly competitive college team racing. Please support our sponsors who bring these rankings to you: Dynamic Dollies & […]

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Profiles in Junior Sailing: Airwaves Interview with Teddy Nicolosi

By Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell US Virgin Islander Teddy Nicolosi is one of the top names in junior sailing of his generation. The St. Thomas resident had an outstanding […]

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Giving It All for the Team: A Painful but Happy Four Years of College Sailing

by Emily Shanley-Roberts, Tufts University Class of 2018 As I enter my last season of college sailing, I’d like to share the story of why my skipper has always helped […]

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Forging Youth Sailing's Next Level: The Hilton Head Island Junior Sailing Academy

Sail1Design is pleased to introduce our newest team member and sponsor, Hilton Head Island Junior Sailing Academy. Having recently traveled to Hilton Head to coach an event at South Carolina […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: A Conversation with Erika Reineke

Written by Chris Klevan Sailors are artists. They have a vision towards which they spend thousands of hours refining their craft. Though sailing is an extremely demanding sport physically, it […]

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S1D Marketplace Spotlight: Sailing Business For Sale!

SEA Yacht Sales, a sailing company called Yachtpro (Thailand) – www.sailing-thailand.com is for sale! See FULL LISTING We are sailors who work in the industry, rather than salesmen. Sale includes: Sailing […]

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2018 Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic

2018 Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic Sail Newport’s 2018 Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic will be held for the 17th year, Thursday, June 14th (mid-afternoon/report day) through Sunday, June 17th. […]

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