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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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Two RS200 sailboats race across the water. The boat in front has a bright pink sail, while the one behind has a light blue sail. Both boats are cutting swiftly through the waves on a misty day.

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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Four sailboats with numbered sails (2, 4, 3, and 6) race on a body of water with a city skyline and trees in the background under a clear blue sky.

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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Three athletes compete in a sailing race, each in small sailboats with colorful sails featuring national flags and names. The leading boat displays the US Virgin Islands flag and the name 'Barrows.

Meet the Byte CII, the Next Great Singlehanded Class

Brought to you by ZIM SAILING                  If you follow Olympic sailing, the push toward high performance, more technical, and faster classes is more obvious than ever.  The sailing world […]

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2013 505 Midwinter Championship Final Results

  Held at St. Petersburg, FL

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College Race Management 101, by Ken Legler

“Quality and Quantity.”  College race management is the MASH unit of race committee work.  It’s fast and dirty with a minimum of formality.  One person with one small and nimble […]

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Venue Profile: St. Mary's College

by Ken Legler St. Mary’s College of MD, Horseshoe Bend on the St. Mary’s River The sailing conditions of St. Mary’s College of Maryland on the St. Mary’s River are […]

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Downwind Boatspeed, by Clinton Hayes

Sail1Design would like to welcome the newest member to our Airwaves team, Clinton Hayes. In College, Clinton went north to attend the University of Vermont. While there, he lead the […]

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Judgement day: Five nations qualify for Red Bull Youth America´s Cup

Five of the best youth sailing teams in the world have qualified for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup 2013 following a grueling two-week Selection Series in San Francisco. The […]

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Club Profile: Sail Black Rock

S1D Club Profiles are part of Sail1Design’s ongoing prject to profile great sailing clubs and programs throughout the country. Want your club profiled? Get in touch with our Club Profile […]

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A Closer Look at Navy's Sailing Venue

By Ken Legler Navy hosts the largest college regattas in the country.  With their armada of multiple fleets of dinghies they can run events with four divisions on the water […]

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2013 Club 420 Midwinter Championship Final Results

  Club 420 (76 boats) (top)Series Standing – 11 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modificationRegatta results last updated: Monday, February 18, 2013 2:19:38 PM CDTClick on race number to view […]

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The New US Olympic Sailing Program

 By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown A lot has happened since the London 2012 Olympic Games.  The heads of US Olympic sailing went into a deep meditation to reflect on the […]

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