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Club Profile: Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation

By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes Mission and History The Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation (PYSF) is a non-profit 501c (3) organization that was formed in the year 2000. From its inception, […]

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VX ONE

The core principle is that the sailor gets to sail what is, within an affordable price, the most technology for the dollar available anywhere on the market today. Simply put, […]

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Introducing the VX ONE

Sail1Design is pleased to introduce our newest sponsor, the VX One Design. Check out this boat, for more information contact the Class!  The core principle is that the sailor gets […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings March 27 2013

28 March 2013:   Not too much movement in the top of the rankings this week, Stanford still sitting in number 1 with a few more regatta wins under their […]

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2013 Van Duyne Advanced Racing Clinic

American Yacht Club is proud to announce that it will be the host to the Long Island Sound Youth Sailing Team, (LISOT), and the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island […]

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Honing Your Mental Game

Sail1Design would like to present this piece from Tim Herzog, a talented sailor and now professional Mental Skills Coach. Tim is offering a webinar this coming Friday from his site, […]

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Developing Community & Accessible Sailing

By Airwaves Writer Gretchen Croll When Sailing is available for all, a great community develops… The best aspect of the sport of sailing is the community it creates and fosters.  […]

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2013 NEILL ADVANCED SAILING CLINIC!

 – Applications due March 31st! by Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt  In just its third year, the Neill Advanced Sailing Clinic, hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club Foundation and run by […]

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A Look at the J/70 at Bacardi Week, From A Sailor's Point of View

By Airwaves Writer Terra Berlinski The 2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week brought the STAR, VIPER 640, Melges 24, Melges 20, J/80 and the J/70 class to the course on Biscayne […]

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Vanguard 15 Summer Team Racing Circuit Preview

By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes As the summer draws near its time to think about what events you’re going to sail. Whether you’re working full time, or just at a […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings, 14 MARCH 2013

Coordinated by Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt With a few more team race regattas on the books, the strong team race teams are beginning to emerge from the pack.  The four […]

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Team Racing Talk: Starting

By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown Team racing is comparable to a soft science major like psychology because it requires a healthy balance of rigid by-the-book-plays and creative genius to succeed.  […]

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Airwaves Interview Series: Terry Hutchinson

(This article originally appeared on Airwaves in 2009. Enjoy.)    Airwaves interview with Terry Hutchinson conducted by Amanda Salvesen:             If you are a sailor, which is pretty likely as […]

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Why Not? Spinnakers in College Dinghy Sailing

This just in from ESPN’s CollegeSailNet: “…The water-borne video camera crew races up hurriedly to the weather-offset mark to catch, on film, the first pack to round. This will be […]

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2013 J/22 Midwinter Championship Final Results

 2013 J/22 Midwinter Championship Davis Island Yacht Club | February 27-March 02, 2013 J/22   Series Standing – 8 races scored Pos,Bow/Sail, Boat, Skipper, Hometown, Results, Total Points 

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SCOTT SINKS AND PATRICK SNOW: SAIL1DESIGNERS OF THE MONTH

By Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt Over Presidents’ Day Weekend, while many families were enjoying the weekend off and relaxing, 420 sailors and their families from all over the country traveled to […]

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One Design Profile: The Tartan Ten

Sail1Design would like to welcome another new member to our team, Gretchen Croll.    The Tartan Ten is an older boat that is great for young professionals wanting to race […]

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Tartan Ten

The Tartan Ten is an older boat that is great for young professionals wanting to race competitively in one of the largest one design classes in the nation.  The T-10 […]

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S1D Coach of the Year: Steve Hunt

Sail1Design is proud to name Steve Hunt as the inaugural S1D Coach of the Year. Among many incredibly deserving nominations that were submitted to S1D, Steve’s stood out. Steve is […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings, February 27 2013

Though the season has just begun and not much team racing has taken place yet, teams are already thinking through the season and preparing for their conference qualifiers for Nationals! […]

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