Tom Sitzmann Posts

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YALE UNIVERSITY WINS GILL COED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

St. Mary’s City, Md. (June 6, 2014) – Today was the last day of the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, hosted by St. Mary’s College of Maryland. This is the […]

Tom SitzmannJune 6, 2014

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BREEZE ON: Heavy Air Downwind Symmetric Spinnaker Sailing

by Airwaves writer Andrew Kerr What is heavy air? For each team this can vary depending on the experience level aboard – but for most teams it is about 20 knots […]

Tom SitzmannJune 6, 2014

Introducing the Zim 15 – Moving Dinghy Sailing Forward

The drawing board: Over the past two and a half years the collegiate and post collegiate market has changed quite a bit. While other companies worked to freshen up the […]

Tom SitzmannJune 3, 2014

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YALE UNIVERSITY WINS 2014 APS TEAM RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Check out our last rankings and coaches poll, Coach Healy called it! https://www.sail1design.com/college-team-race-rankings/ St. Mary’s City, Md. (June 2, 2014) – Today was the third and final day of the […]

Tom SitzmannJune 2, 2014

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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE WINS THE SPERRY TOP-SIDER WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Annapolis, Md. (May 30, 2014) – Today was the last day of racing for the Sperry Top-Sider Women’s National Championship on the Severn River at the U.S. Naval Academy. […]

Tom SitzmannMay 31, 2014

S1D Welcomes our Newest Team Member: Selden Mast!

Selden Mast …for Sailing; and for Summer Greetings! Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are Selden Mast Inc.; your connection to the Selden Group. For over 50 years, Selden is […]

Tom SitzmannMay 30, 2014

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US Sailing's Olympic Rising Tide Video

The US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider has released Episode 2 of their video project “Rising Tide”, titled “Youth Infused” which focuses on the younger members of the team including Annie […]

Tom SitzmannMay 27, 2014

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Team One Newport Supports Newport-Bermuda Race

Team One Newport is proud to be the Official Merchandising partner for The Newport Bermuda Race. Having been in the sailing outfitters business for thirty years, we have the […]

Tom SitzmannMay 27, 2014

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2014 ICSA Team Race Nationals Preview and Final Rankings!

Sail1Design ICSA Team Race Rankings Nationals are upon us! Teams across the country have been practicing all season, and we are down to the final 16 teams that have qualified […]

Tom SitzmannMay 21, 2014

Olympic Sailors Face a Murky, Potentially Dangerous Road to Rio

Shared from the New York Times, this report uncovers an alarming situation at Guanabara Bay, the upcoming site of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Unless something changes, sailors may well […]

Tom SitzmannMay 20, 2014

Two people in life jackets sail a small boat labeled 'LaserPerformance' across clear blue water on a sunny day. The boat has an orange and white sail and creates small waves as it moves.

The Z-420 Takes Off: A New Institutional Dinghy, and More

The 2014 College Nationals, just around the corner, will feature this year for the first time, the all-new LaserPerformance Z-420. This boat is a more modern and thoughtful upgrade from […]

Tom SitzmannMay 16, 2014

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Boat Handling: Rounding the Windward & Offset Marks

By Airwaves writer Andrew Kerr This article takes a look at the important elements of rounding the windward mark and offset mark, in this article we will look at the […]

Tom SitzmannMay 15, 2014

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O'Pen Bic NA's: The Future of Sailing is happening in BERMUDA

Vice Commodore and Chairman of RHADC Sailing Committee Neil Redburn commented “This is the future of junior sailing if we are serious about increasing participation” The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy […]

Tom SitzmannMay 9, 2014

Sailboats with colorful sails race on a lake. Text announces the 2014 US Team Racing Grand Prix with dates in Marblehead, New York YC, and BBR. Sponsor logos are at the bottom.

2014 Sail1Design US Team Racing Grand Prix

The Vanguard 15 Class in conjunction with Sail1Design will once again sponsor a Grand Prix Team Racing Series. The inaugural 2013 season saw great success with 20 teams scoring series […]

Tom SitzmannMay 4, 2014

2014 J/70 Annapolis NOOD Regatta Report & Results

By Geoff Becker Skipper: Will Welles Tactician: Geoff Becker Trimmer: Emory Williams Bow: Collin Leon Day 3 2 races (Race 5, 4 legs…Race 6, 5 legs) […]

Tom SitzmannMay 3, 2014

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College Sailing Notebook: Gearing Up for Nationals

By Airwaves writer & Brown U. sailing team member Lydia Whiteford The entire spring season, and really the entire year in college sailing, has been progressing towards this: teams all […]

Tom SitzmannMay 1, 2014

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Luke Muller Interview: Youth Standout Prepares for College Sailing

Follow Up on Luke Muller by Airwaves writer Grace Lucas The past couple of months have been a blur for most high school […]

Tom SitzmannApril 29, 2014

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Communication for Speed!

By Andrew Kerr Picture yourself on port tack, going fast – with a wall of starboard tackers coming at you that you can barely see but you know their bows […]

Tom SitzmannApril 25, 2014

A Monumental Step Forward for the 49er Class

By Clinton Hayes A Monumental Step Forward for the 49er Class While clicking through the usual sailing media outlets, I came across something this week that deserves some more attention. […]

Tom SitzmannApril 21, 2014

One Design Profile: J/24

By Tyler Colvin Introduction and History: The Start of an Empire In 1975, Rod Johnstone built a keelboat named Ragtime in his garage in Stonington, CT. Ragtime was the first […]