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2018 Viper 640 World Championship Results & Report

Another Family World Title The Jerwood/de Vries family combination is well known at Australian Sailing headquarters, where Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries are Australian representatives in the 470 class.  […]

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General Dynamics NASSCO (Shipbuilding) is Hiring in San Diego!

News Flash: General Dynamics NASSCO is Hiring in multiple positions and levels! General Dynamics NASSCO traces its beginnings to the industrial heart of San Diego, along the working waterfront of beautiful and […]

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i-420

In the past several years the popularity of the International 420 in the United States has grown. The I-420 is sailed around the world and is a popular dinghy sailed […]

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Willamette Sailing Club is Hiring!

News Flash: Willamette Sailing Club is Hiring a full-time Club Manager!  Willamette Sailing Club has been the center for small boat sailing in Portland since 1961. Located 5 minutes South of downtown […]

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Club Profile: San Francisco Yacht Club

News Flash: SFYC is hiring a full-time Head Coach! The San Francisco Yacht Club and its members are dedicated to promoting and celebrating yachting and life on the water. Founded […]

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S1D Optimist Spring 2018 Training Clinic Notice

Sail1Design Performance Coaching Back by popular demand, Sail1Design is hosting a Spring Optimist dinghy training session on 24-25 March 2018. Sailing will take place on the Magothy River, home of […]

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Club Profile: Lakewood Yacht Club

NewsFlash: Lakewood Yacht Club is hiring a Full-time Waterfront Director!! Lakewood Yacht Club is one of the top yacht clubs in the United States. LYC has outstanding boating facilities and […]

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Airwaves Career Center New Features…. It's About Time!

Airwaves Career Center Adds Applicant Tracking for Employers! For over a decade, Sail1Design has managed sailing’s #1 Career Center and Job Board, always chock full of incredible sailing job opportunities, […]

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Never Get Fouled

By Airwaves Contributor Ken Legler “See that guy?  Not only does he never foul, he never gets fouled,” said my Dad when I was 15. “That’s impossible,” I thought, not […]

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Edward Teach Youth Sailing Association is Hiring!

News Flash: ETYSA is Hiring an Instructor & Director!! The Edward Teach Youth Sailing Association (ETYSA) operates as a non-profit in conjunction with Blackbeard Sailing Club in New Bern NC. […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Skip Whyte

Sail1Design Interview with URI Coach Skip Whyte, by Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell Skip Whyte Bio Whyte has a long résumé of college coaching experience. The Wickford, R.I., resident served […]

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ICSA Team Race Season Preview, Part II

Who’s your Crew? (Part 2): An Intercollegiate Sailing Association Team Race Preview, By Chris Klevan This is the second in a two-part series examining the 2018 ICSA Spring Team Racing […]

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JUST SAIL: A Mental Training Lesson For Sailors

Just Sail by Dr. Tim Herzog, CMPC    If you’re YouTube-ing videos, this is a must see… Nike launched an ad in China not long ago that emphasized their old […]

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Selden Breathes New Life into the J/24 Boom

Selden Mast has been a great team member and sponsor of Sail1Design for many years. We are pleased to publish this announcement, so if you are a J/24 sailor, or […]

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U.S. J/70 Youth Championship Announcement!

(St Petersburg, FL)- The second annual U.S. J/70 Youth Championship will take place in St Petersburg, Florida on Tampa Bay from November 16-18, 2018.  The event will be hosted by […]

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East Coast Sailboats is Hiring Sailing Instructors in North Carolina!

East Coast Sailboats has been teaching sailing on the Outer Banks since 2012. Our experienced and professional staff of Instructors, excellent fleet of sailboats, superior locations, warm shallow waters and […]

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Airwaves Career Center Resume Database: Find Your Match!!!

For over a decade now, Sail1Design has managed and developed the Airwaves Career Center, a sailing/marine industry job board and career. Our site has, literally, hundreds of active sailing/marine industry […]

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Club Profile: Lake Sunapee Yacht Club

News Flash: Lake Sunapee Yacht Club is Hiring a Sailing Program Director! Lake Sunapee Yacht Club is a family focused summer only club located on the western shore of Lake […]

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Who’s Your Crew? College Team Race Season Preview & Who's Who, Part I

By Chris Klevan Below is our top-down Part I look at some of the top teams competing in the 2018 Spring ICSA Team Race season. The season is bound to be […]

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Club Profile: Sachem's Head Yacht Club

News Flash: Sachem’s Head YC is Hiring a Race Coach!! Sachem’s Head Yacht Club (SHYC) is located on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, in Guilford, Connecticut. The clubhouse […]

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