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Four sailboats with large numbered sails (10, 11, 13, 15) race on a lake under a cloudy sky, with trees and buildings visible on the shore in the background.

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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J/70

J/70 Since being launched in March 2012, the new J/70 ‘Speedster’ has skyrocketed in popularity. Fleets have begun to pop up not only here in the US, but in Europe […]

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I Miss Sailing: Winter Sailing Opportunities

by Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley Winter Sailing Opportunities It’s December.  Depending on where you are living, the air is getting cold and the water temperature will soon follow.  It’s easy […]

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So You Want To Sail in College?

Some sailing things to think about when choosing a college… Bill Jorch, Airwaves Writer Editors Note: Sail1Design would like to welcome Bill Jorch to the Airwaves team. Bill is a […]

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College Night at the Orange Bowl

Questions? Please email Zach Brown:   [email protected] –too late for press, but Connecticut College will be there too! For more information please email Zach Brown:   [email protected]

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J/70: A Rival One Design to J/Brethren?

The J/70 – It’s about Expanding the Pie By Airwaves Writer Dan Rabin Editors Note: We’d like to welcome and introduce Dan Rabin to our readers as our newest Airwaves […]

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First Impressions: Sail1Design Test Sails the Farr B/One

 13 December 2012, Annapolis-  Heading down to the launch site in downtown Annapolis to meet the Farr team of Ian Gordon and Keith Carew, as we crossed the bridge we […]

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Zim Sailing Responds to ICSA Championship Boat/Sponsor Agreement

This letter was published this morning on the ICSA List-serve and sent directly to Sail1Design. It follows our earlier publication here   Earlier this fall, the NEISA Executive Committee approved […]

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VIDEO: The American Youth Sailing Force is San Francisco’s Team in the 2013 RedBull Youth America’s Cup

Submitted by Vince Casalaina, Media Coordinator, American Youth Force Sailing Challenge {youtube}mO0HADYM3N0{/youtube} A year ago when RedBull announced their sponsorship of the Youth America’s Cup, five of us began planning […]

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Lightning Boat Grant Program – Now Accepting Applications!

By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt Attention sailors:  Want to experience high level sailing in a competitive boat, have all of your sailing paid for this summer while receiving mentoring from […]

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Sail1Designer of the Month – Charlie Buckingham and Team America

Sail1Designer of the Month – Charlie Buckingham and Team America for their Selection to the Oracle Team USA Youth Team By Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt Earlier in November, six teams […]

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