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S1D Team Race News: 2017 Baldwin Cup Report & Results

By Airwaves Writer Dillon Paiva The Baldwin Cup is a yacht club challenge type regatta hosted by Newport Harbor Yacht Club in Newport Beach California.  This event is one of […]

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News From Selden: A Foiling Opti? Yes!

News from our sponsor, Selden: The Foiling Opti was figured out by Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg. Seldén provided the blocks and are happy to be a part of this […]

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Spring 2017 ICSA Team Race Rankings #3

Brought to you by Dynamic Dollies Another two weeks have gone by and another batch of exciting team race regattas.  Since our last rankings, we saw the major regattas: Jan […]

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ICSA News: Women Start the Queue for Nationals; Team Racers Look for Momentum Heading into Conference Championships

Let us begin with a correction from last week’s article; It was stated that the top 4 finishing teams from the SAISA Women’s Championship were advancing onto the National Women’s […]

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Profiles in Youth Sailing: Team Next Generation USA

By Airwaves writer Taylor Penwell Next Generation USA is a team of extremely accomplished American sailors who will be representing the United States in the upcoming Red Bull Youth America’s […]

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NYC Sailing Instructor

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Spring 2017 ICSA Team Race Rankings #2

Compiled by Airvaves Writer Dillon Paiva, photos of the Graham Hall by Alec Tayler Brought to you by Dynamic Dollies March 23, 2017– The second edition of our season rankings […]

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One Design Class Profile: The Taz

The TAZ sailing dinghy is the little sister of the Topaz sailboat. With the same Topaz style hull, it is smaller, and lighter than a Topper or Pico making it […]

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ICSA News: Yale Wins the Graham Hall

March 19, 2017– We have been waiting all season to see the number one ranked Yale University Bulldogs at work. The wait ended as the 4-time consecutive champion arrived at […]

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Cal Maritime Victorious in Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup

                                                       Team Cal Maritime […]

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S1D Welcomes new Team Member, Gill North America!!

Press Release March 16, 2017– Sail1Design is pleased to announce that Gill, NA has joined our Airwaves team as a sponsor. Sail1Design is a grassroots organization, by sailors for sailors, […]

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ICSA News: Boston College Shows Up to Win the St. Mary’s Team Race.

March 12, 2017–Winter reigns on as the College Sailing spring season continues in MAISA and SAISA. The St. Mary’s Team Race at St. Mary’s College in Maryland, The Navy Spring […]

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Club Profile: American Yacht Club

News Flash: American Yacht Club is hiring a full-time Assistant Sailing Director! Much has changed in the 120 years since “robber baron”, Jay Gould and a group of his friends […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings, #1, Spring 2017

Brought to you by Dynamic Dollies It has begun! Fast paced play changes, precise boat handling, a little bit of yelling, and lots of team work; finally, the team race […]

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Beat the Cold (and the competition): Wear Your Base-layers!

By Airwaves Writer Paige Hoffman It’s safe to say that the most difficult aspect of spring sailing in the Northeast is facing the cold. Knowing how to keep yourself warm […]

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Club Profile: US Sailing Center Martin County

News Flash: USSCMC is Hiring a Full-time Sailing Director/Head HS Coach The USSCMC Story In 1992, a small group of community leaders envisioned the possibilities and opportunities that a community […]

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Cape Cod Sea Camps is Hiring!

Check out CCSC’s  420 Race Coach & Instructional Sailing Position Opening The Cape Cod Sea Camps Mission Through personal commitment and dedicated to the development and guidance of youth we […]

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ICSA News: Exciting racing in SAISA and MAISA!

March 6, 2017 — Sub-freezing temperatures and gale-force winds kept NEISA from racing, however, team racing is heating up elsewhere in the first weekend of March.         […]

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Youth Sailor of the Year Charlotte Rose 2nd at Laser Midwinters East!

Charlotte Rose, recently crowned the S1D/KO Sailing Youth Sailor of the Year, continues to impress, recently finishing 2nd overall at the Laser Midwinters East. Wow, what a great accomplishment!!! As […]

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College Sailing kicks off its Spring Season!

College Sailing kicks off the Spring Season!  Boston University Terriers charge to the win at College of Charleston Women’s Regatta, the UCSB Gauchos pull out a gritty win over Stanford […]

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