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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Greg Fisher

By Airwaves writer Taylor Penwell Greg is a former All-American collegiate sailor, acclaimed sail maker, and the Director of Sailing for the College of Charleston Cougars who recently won the […]

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Team USA Wins Optimist World Team Racing Championship…. Again!

Press Report: July 17, 2017 USA Retains Grasp on Team Racing World Title for Second Year Story courtesy of Optiworld Pattaya, Thailand – Team USA beat Team China in a […]

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Revitalizing a Class: The US-UK Youth Etchells Challenge

By Airwaves Writer Mac Dickson The Class The Etchells class has maintained a celebrated and decorated reputation since Skip Etchells designed his first twenty-two-foot racing sloop in 1965. Born in […]

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2017 Block Island Race Week Results & Report

By Isak Peterson Block Island Race Week / Storm Trysail Club / Block Island, RI / June 18-23, 2017 This regatta served as the: IRC North American Championship, Three Divisions […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Victor Diaz de Leon

By Airwaves Writer Taylor Penwell Victor Diaz de Leon is one of the best professional sailors in the upcoming generation. Originally from Venezuela, Victor has excelled in his career in […]

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2017 505 North American Championship Results & Report

By Airwaves Writer Taylor Penwell Photos © C A Hill Photo New Bedford Community Boating Center, Buzzards Bay, MA–June 14-18  The Community Boating Center in New Bedford hosted the 2017 […]

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2017 Catalina 22 Nationals Regatta Report & Results

The 2017 Catalina 22 Nationals held at the Fort Worth Sailing Club from June 11th to the 15th was a success with three different fleets inside the championship. 20 boats […]

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37th Annual Cleveland Race Week One-Design Weekend

By Airwaves Writer Taylor Penwell Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, Ohio–June 15-18th 138 teams competed in the 37th Cleveland Race Week One-Design Weekend at the Edgewater Yacht Club. Four race circles, […]

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St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and Tote Clinic Results and Report

By Airwaves Writer Taylor Penwell © Matías Capizzano Photos St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands–June 12-18th   This past week the St. Thomas Yacht Club hosted its 25th Annual International Optimist Regatta, […]

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S1D Welcomes New Team Member: Reliable Racing

Sail1Design is pleased to welcome a new team member and sponsor, Reliable Racing. RR has been around since 1965, supplying racing sports with great gear. For sailing, Reliable Racing specializes […]

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2017 Comet North American Championship Results & Report

By Airwaves writer Taylor Penwell June 10-11 –Susquehanna Yacht Club The 2017 Comet North American Championship was held on June 10 & 11 at the Susquehanna Yacht Club. It was […]

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2017 J/22 World Championship Results & Report

This past weekend the J22 World Championship was held at the North Sea Regatta in Scheveningen, The Netherlands. Starting on May 30th and finishing on June 4th, 39 boats competed […]

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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON WINS GILL COLLEGE SAILING COED DINGHY NATIONAL TITLE

  MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (June 2, 2017) – Today was the last day of the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, hosted by the College of Charleston. This is the final […]

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2017 S1D/Gill Coach of the Year Announced!!

Sail1Design has been lucky to be part of some really great moments over the years, mostly when we take part in recognizing youth, high school, college, and one-design sailors. Reading nomination […]

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2017 S1D/KO Sailing High School Team of the Year Announced!

Point Loma High School, located in San Diego, California, has been a force in high school sailing for a long time. Most recently, it seems the Pointers are at, or […]

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Reinventing the Wheel: Seldén’s New Jib Halyard Turning Block

 A number of classes, including the Fireball and Flying Fifteen, have moved from 2:1 jib halyards to 1:1 systems. The reasoning behind this has been weight and windage, but it […]

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2017 J/24 North American Championship Results & Report

J24 North American Championship Recap and Results The Houston Yacht Club hosted the J24 North American Championship this past weekend. 29 boats competed in the three-day event. Will Welles skippering […]

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School Profile: Eckerd College Sailing Team

Eckerd College, and up-and-coming sailing school, is making waves in the ICSA. They just qualified for, and finished 9th overall, in the ICSA Team Race Nationals, and also are competing […]

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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON WINS LASERPERFORMANCE TEAM RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (May 28, 2017) – Racing was completed today in the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship on the Cooper River hosted by the College of Charleston. This is […]

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USA Lauderdale Opti Team Wins European Team Race Regatta

Venezia, Italy (May 23, 2017) – After a short trip in the Adriatic Sea, the Marco Rizzotti Trophy returns to Florida. Lauderdale Yacht Club is the undefeated winner of this XXXI edition of […]

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