Airwaves Staff Posts
Class Profile: International Moth
In sailboat racing, there are several categories; handicap, one-design and development. Handicap allows for boats of different designs to compete against each other using a rating system to calculate final […]
Notes From New Zealand: The Javelin Skiff
Not Your Average Weekend Warrior: A look at the Javelin Skiff By Airwaves writer Sara Morgan Watters The Javelin Skiff is not your average double handed dinghy. At 14 feet […]
ICSA 2015 Team Racing Season Preview
By: Clinton Hayes(Stanford), Brendan Healy(Navy), Ward Cromwell(Charleston), Bill Healy(Yale) NEISA As always, New England features great depth in team racing. The big story in NEISA is Yale’s potential for a […]
Peter Beardsley & Danny Pletsch Win Viper 640 Sarasota Winter Circuit
February 9, 2015 Amidst snowstorms and freezing rain in the northeast U.S., 15 Viper 640 sport boat teams made the trip south to sail in sunny conditions with green water. […]
Profiles in Pro Sailing: Andy Horton
Editors Note- As part of our mission to support the sailing community, Sail1Design is pleased to unveil our new series, Profiles in Pro Sailing. This series is designed to give […]
Using Weather to Dominate the Competition, Part 3: Precipitation
By Airwaves writer Eric Tobias (for part 1: https://www.sail1design.com/using-weather-dominate-competition/) (for part 2: https://www.sail1design.com/using-weather-dominate-competition-part-2-sea-breeze/) Precipitation Precipitation is an important factor to consider as a sailor. Rain doesn’t only mean that we […]
For the People: RS Sailing’s (not so) New Approach to Boats
In 1994, car phones came in a bag, the Saved By The Bell TV movie was released, and Sail America was gearing up for an America’s Cup Defense. Also in […]
Using Weather to Dominate the Competition: Part 2, Sea Breeze
By Airwaves writer Eric Tobias (Editors note: To start at the beginning of this great series, check out Part 1 here: https://www.sail1design.com/using-weather-dominate-competition/) Sea Breeze I was once racing a distance […]
Coaches Locker Room: On The Water Coaching
By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin There is an inherent difference between coaching sailing and coaching a field sport. In football, baseball, soccer, or likewise, the coach has the ability to […]
Using the Weather to Dominate the Competition
Part 1: Surface Maps and Wind By Airwaves Writer Eric Tobias To move on to Part II, Sea Breeze, click HERE To skip to Part II, Precipitation, click HERE I […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
