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2016 Samson Women’s, Junior & Master Lightning North American Championship

Racing wrapped up Sunday for the 2016 Samson Women’s, Junior, and Master Lightning North American Championships at the Rochester Yacht Club. The Masters fleet ended the series with 4 total […]

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2016 Buzzards Bay c420 Championship Report & Results

New Bedford, MA (August 7, 2016)- The first ever Buzzards Bay c420 championship was one of the biggest c420 regattas, 173 Boats, the class has seen in it’s history. The massive fleet […]

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2016 505 World Championship Results

In a strong position coming into the last day, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry put in another superb performance to take the 2016 505 World Championship crown. Michael Wilson and […]

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2016 CJ Buckley Team Race Results

Congratulations to “Winter is Coming” for winning the 2016 CJ Buckley TR Regatta. Names of competitors can be found HERE

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Notice of Race: Chix Only Team Race @ Tufts

https://www.sail1design.com/event/chix-team-race/?instance_id=8670 Tufts is hosting the Chix Only Team Race on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Here is a link to the NOR Here is a link to the registration and Facebook […]

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2016 Optimist National Championship Results

Stephan Baker is the 2016 National Optimist Champion. Congratulations! For full results go HERE Team Race National Championships results go HERE Girls National Championship Results: HERE

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Pixel

The Pixel is a boat for the new century. It is stable, roomy, fast and self-bailing – a giant step into the future of small boat design. It is designed […]

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Isotope

The Isotope Catamaran is a registered Formula 16 boat! The hulls meet the 16ft LOA requirements of the Formula 16HP class. The strong points of the Isotope are that its […]

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2.4 Meter (Norlin Mark III)

The 2.4 meter is 13 feet 8 inches long. Designed for competitive sailing, it is easily handled, trailered, launched and stored. The 2.4 meter is perhaps the best, most fun […]

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Rhodes 19

The Rhodes 19  is a 19-foot-long (5.8 m) sailboat, designed by Philip Rhodes and originally manufactured by O’Day Corp..  Currently, the Rhodes 19 is built by Stuart Marine Corp. To date, approximately 3500 […]

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Ideal 18

The Ideal 18 keelboat was designed by Bruce Kirby as a strict one-design, accessible to sailors of all ages, weights, skill levels, and competitive backgrounds. The emphasis is on strategy, […]

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Notice of Race: Etchells Atlantic Coast Championship & Lobster Bowl

CASCO BAY ETCHELLS FLEET 27 2016 ETCHELLS ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS AND LOBSTER BOWL Portland Yacht Club 40 Old Powerhouse Rd Falmouth, ME 04105 SEPT 23 LAUNCH SEPT 24 & 25 […]

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2016 Club 420 National Championship Results & Report

FALMOUTH, MASS. (July 24, 2016) – The 2016 U.S. Club 420 National Championship finished up today hosted by the Falmouth Yacht Club with the Club 420 Association on Nantucket Sound. […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Lior Lavie

Sail1Design sat down with Lior Lavie, coach of the US Optimist World Champion Team Race Team (see article). This is the first time a US team has won the team […]

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2016 Optimist North Americans Report & Results: Antigua

By Taylor Penwell The Antigua Yacht Club hosted the 2016 Optimist North American Championship this past week. 144 competitors from 20 countries attended the event. Antigua hosted the 2015 Optimist […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Roy Williams

By Joe Cooper When I read that one of Newport’s local powerhouses in high school sailing, St.. Georges, had won the National Team Racing the Baker Trophy, it was an […]

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The First Years as a Sailing Coach

By Northeast Airwaves writer Paige Hoffman With summer sailing in full swing, the peak of competitive sailing is at its height. Summer race teams and recreational classes alike are running […]

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ILCA Boat Grant Recipients win Lightning ACC's

This weekend the International Lightning Class held their Atlantic Coast Championship on waters off Wrightsville Beach, NC.  Carolina Yacht Club hosted the event and certainly demonstrated true southern hospitality throughout […]

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Ida Lewis: the Stories Behind the Podium

By Airwaves writer Sammy Pickell The 2016 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championships in Mississippi welcomed its sailors with the famous Bay St. Louis presence of both humidity and southern hospitality. The event […]

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Get Ready for the 2016 RS Feva North American Championship!

Over the weekend of August 6th and 7th, Indian Harbor Yacht Club Connecticut, will be hosting the 2016 RS Feva North American Championships. The RS Feva Class is sailed and […]

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