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New "Premiere Sailing" Amateur League Announced!

In a “Premiere Sailing” League of its Own:   New Series Presents a New Way of Racing…and Thinking CHICAGO, ILL. (January 15, 2015) – The new Premiere Sailing League, America, […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Regatta Prep Part 2: Day of Event

Most coaches will have at some point traveled to an event as a participant.  Being familiar with the process helps immensely.  Regatta day prep on and off the course revolves […]

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Sponsor News: Whitecap Composites "1-for-10" Boat Program!

Thanks to an increased recognition for the quality and performance of our boats, Whitecap Composites has had a busy 2014. We refined our already-unique Turbo 420,  developed our Turbo FJ […]

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El Toro

Although the El Toro was conceived in “Bull Sessions” at the Richmond Yacht Club in 1936, it has become a recognized class of over 11,000 one-design yachts and is the […]

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Beetle Cat

The Beetle Cat boat is a 12 foot, gaff rigged, wooden sailboat first built in 1921 by the Beetle family of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Beetle, Inc., now located in Wareham, […]

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Life After College: Sailing the Z15

By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin The past couple decades has seen rapid growth in the numbers of athletes participating in college sailing.  In that time the level of sailing has […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Regatta Planning For Your Sailors

Regatta Prep: Junior Sailing Part 1: 1-2 Weeks Out Preparation for an event, from your first green fleet regatta to gold fleet youth champs starts a week or two before […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Junior Sailing Coaching 101

Congratulations on landing your first summer coaching job.  Life as a coach is different from as a sailor, more responsibility and more freedom.  Making the most of your summer is […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Building a Resume

Building a Resume Whether this is your first coaching job or your last (or so you think), your resume is the first interaction you have with the program director, head […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Sailing Job Hunt Advice

By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin. So you want to coach sailing? Great, welcome to the best summer job you will ever have.  Whether you are in high school and a […]

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NEW, UPGRADED VIPER 640 CLASS WEBSITE LAUNCHED

December 8, 2014-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Viper 640 Class Association has continually emphasized providing a contemporary website to support a modern growing class. From its founding the Class was launched […]

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Staying Fit in the Off Season

By Airwaves writer Lydia Whiteford With all of the regattas over and Thanksgiving break behind us, college sailors all across America are officially done with their fall seasons. For the […]

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DN Iceboat

The DN name originates from Detroit News, where the DN was first designed and built in the winter of 1936-1937.  It was built in a hobby shop at Detroit News […]

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A-Cat

The International A-Class Catamaran (A-Cat) is an ISAF international development class.  It has a length of 18’, a 7.5’ beam, a minimum weight of 165lbs, and 20 square meters of […]

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One-Design Class Profile: DN Iceboat

By Airwaves writer Eric Tobias Your sailing season doesn’t have to end just because it’s getting cold outside.  In fact, for many racers, when December comes around the season is […]

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Building to the Future: How GCYSA and KO Sailing will help US Olympic Sailing

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin   Technology adapts to the requirements of the people.  Sailing needed some excitement and so foils were born.  Occasionally however, there are advancements that outpace […]

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Club-Owned Fleets: A Diversified Sailing Program

Written by: Cole Allsopp, Evan Aras, & Dillon Paiva This article is written in response to the Airwaves piece done by John Storck: Are Provided Boats Really the Answer? Changes […]

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One-Design Class Profile: A-Cat

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin In 1956, the International Yacht Racing Union (now the International Sailing Federation, ISAF) created a four-tiered developmental catamaran system with the categories as A-D.  It […]

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Event Recap: Butler Cup 2014

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin.        Any chance I get to escape the weather in New England I typically take, so when I got the call to crew […]

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Team Training Practice Sessions: Making the Most of Your Time!

By Andrew Kerr As we know, practice is a critical element in any sport and yet time is seemingly becoming more and more limited as people juggle with the demands […]

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