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Chalk Talk Video: ICSA Season Wrap Up at Nationals

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2015 MARLOW ROPES COLLEGE SAILOR OF THE YEAR AND OTHER HONORS AWARDED

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 4, 2015) – At an awards ceremony following racing for the Gill Coed National Championship at the Sail Newport Waterfront Center at Fort Adams and New York […]

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S1D Career Center Resume Search/Post Discounts!!

Over the years, Sail1Design’s professional Career Center has made matches for countless job seekers and employers, in the sailing/marine industries. We are dedicated to this service, and are always looking […]

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YALE SWEEPS ALL 3 NATIONALS, & WINS GILL COED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 4, 2015) – Today was the last day of the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, co-hosted by Brown University, Salve Regina University and New York Yacht Club. […]

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Frank Pizzo named the Henri-Lloyd S1D Coach of the Year!

This year’s winner of the S1D Coach of the Year, presented by Henri-Lloyd, is Bowdoin College Head Coach Frank Pizzo. This award is determined by you, our readers. We only […]

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YALE UNIVERSITY WINS LASERPERFORMANCE TEAM RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 31, 2015) – Today was the third and final day of the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship on Narragansett Bay. This event is the second of three […]

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YALE UNIVERSITY WINS THE SPERRY WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 28, 2015) – Today was the last day of racing for the Sperry Women’s National Championship on Narragansett Bay co-hosted by Brown University, Salve Regina University and […]

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2015 Baker High School Team Race National Championship Results

Saturday, May 23:  Light winds and choppy conditions made for difficult racing on Day 1 of the 2015 Baker Championships. The race committee were busy with the tricky condition but […]

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ICSA 2015 Team Race Championship Preview & Prediction!

Brought to you by Dynamic Dollies, Sail1Design is pleased to present the final ICSA Team Race Rankings entry for 2015. In this coaches poll system, we rank the teams based […]

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2015 505 Pacific Coast Championship Results & Report

–FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— By Chris Love – –  The West Coast contingent of the American 505 Class showed off its big guns as well as its infantry this past weekend […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Game Plan for Summer Sailing

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin As we transition back into the junior sailing mode, many of us will be shaking off the cobwebs and cringing every time someone mentions that […]

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Club Nautique Seeks School Director

Club Nautique, one of US Sailing’s premier sail and power schools, is seeking a School Director. This is a full-time, year-around, salaried position, managing over 40 part-time and full-time US […]

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S1D Class Profile: Farr 280 vs C&C 30

In the past 5 years there has been an explosion of small high performance keelboats.  Going back to the J-70, Sailing World 2012 Boat of the Year, it was clear […]

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Use of a Time and Distance Chart for Starting and Mark Roundings

By Andrew Kerr Recently when thinking about how racers utilize time and distance, I customized a chart to use as a reference for 1 minute of sailing from either a […]

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2015 S1D Coach of the Year Nominations Open!!

It’s that time of year again! Sail1Design seeks your nominations for the 2015 S1D Coach of the Year. We are asking for your nominations based on a coach that embodies the […]

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2015 Sail1Design Team Racing Grand Prix

Sail1Design is once again very excited to promote a few great team race events as part of our annual grand prix series. This is a big year as it’s the […]

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2015 US High School (Mallory) National Championship Results

Saturday, May 9: The first day of the 2015 Mallory Trophy started out with cloudy conditions in Annapolis. The fleet headed out at 1000 but was delayed on the water […]

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Club Profile: Breakwater Yacht Club

Based in beautiful Sag Harbor, Breakwater Yacht Club has been introducing people to sailing since 1987.  Overlooking the bay and just down the street from Sag Harbor Yacht Club, the […]

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S1D Announces Team Racing Umpire School

UPDATE: Severn Sailing Association to hold “Team Race Winter League“, and in so doing, to launch the Umpire School! Umpires will get a chance to referee team race games and […]

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Sail1Design Brokerage Newsletter, Spring 2015

Hello Friends; Greetings from Sail1Design! We hope this newsletter finds you well. After a very long, very cold winter, Sail1Design’s brokerage has been busy, and our partnership with Cruising Yachts/Sail […]

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