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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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ICSA Team Race Spring Season Outlook

ICSA Team Race Spring Season Outlook. Sail1Design previews, by district, the teams to watch for the 2013 spring college sailing season. All photos courtesy of Ken Legler Sailing.  By Ariwaves […]

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2013 J/24 Midwinter Championship Final Results

1 Sail Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Points 2 5235 Mollicone, John / Healy, […]

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Youth Sailors, Take Notice. Meet The New Turbo 420

            Mildly resembling that mad scientist from Back to the Future, both in action and in thought, Fran Charles continues to push our community, and sometimes […]

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Melges 20

  The Audi Melges 20® fulfills the need for a more compact, yet spacious, fast, well-built sportboat. With its introduction, Melges Performance Sailboats is proud to deliver the next generation of […]

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Sail1Designers of the Month – Brian Porter and the Melges 24 Full Throttle Crew

By Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt             January 21st – 25th marked the 2013 Quantum Key West Race Week, and over the five-day period, numerous new champions one- design champions were […]

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Success at Orange Bowl College Night

By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown Biscayne Bay Yacht Club hosted almost 200 future college sailors and twenty-six universities at the 2012 Orange Bowl College Night.  The night started off at […]

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Club Profile: Courageous Sailing – Boston, MA

By Airwaves Writer Jon Meyers Courageous Sailing – Boston, MA Location: Boston, Massachusetts Number of Members: 350+ Fleets: Laser, Club 420, Rhodes 19, J-22 Sailing Opportunities: Youth Program, High School […]

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Good Sailing Coaches & Great Sailing Coaches: One Difference is Empathy

All good coaches, regardless of their chosen sport, share some important fundamental qualities that transcend technical knowledge, or specific x’s & o’s. In other words, whether it’s a basketball, tennis, hockey, football, […]

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2013 MEGABYTE MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEGABYTE CLASS ASSOCIATION 7 JANUARY 2013 2013 MEGABYTE MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP The Megabyte class is holding its midwinter championship February 15-17th 2013 as part of the St. Petersburg […]

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2012 Orange Bowl Report & Results

By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown Days after Santa dropped by over the holiday, Biscayne Bay challenged the top youth sailors in Optis, 4.7s, Radials, Lasers, 420s, I420s, and 29ers with light […]

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