Tom Sitzmann Posts
Controversy in the ICSA: The Future of The “College Sailing Dinghy”
……under scrutiny Last month, Airwaves writer Zach Brown published an article on […]
My dream
I’m sixteen and sailing every week. Just wanted to say you’re living my life dream. Thanks for the encouragement. It’s nice to know it’s actually possible.
Rookie Mistakes – 5 Common Errors Made While Team Racing
By Maggie Lumkes 1) Chasing the 1st place boat – You see it in every regatta; one teammate fighting to catch the first place boat when the play is […]
505 North American Championship Final Results 2012
2012 J/24 World Championship Final Results
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“The Firefly Returns to the Charles”
Editors Note: We encourage more response from our readers on College Sailing Dinghies, past present & future, and we have had a lot of feedback from Zach Brown’s original article […]
An Insider’s Guide to the Boats of College Sailing
By Airwaves writer Zach Brown (please add your comments in our online forum at the bottom of this article.) The announcement of the new Collegiate 420 by Laser Performance […]
Breathing Life Into an 80 Year Old Class: The Comet
By Elizabeth Dudley Designed by C. Lowndes Johnson in 1932, 2012 marks the 80th year of the Comet Class. A one design boat often referred to as a miniature Star, […]
Fleet Replenishment and Maintenance
Bob Adam – Zim Sailing As the summer wraps up, programs quickly transition their thoughts towards their needs for next summer. These discussions typically revolve around what to do with […]
ADDISON HACKSTAFF, WINNER OF THE SMYTHE TROPHY – AUGUST’S SAIL1DESIGNER OF THE MONTH
By Martha Pitt Every year, junior sailors from around the country compete in their regional qualifiers to qualify for US Sailing’s prestigious Chubb Junior Championships. The championship event […]
Editors Note
EDITORS NOTE A recent article appeared in Airwaves referencing the “New Collegiate 420.” We received some feedback that this boat is not the “official” college-sanctioned boat, and we would like […]
Collegiate Dinghies
Another option is the new Rondar Collegiate 420 which Rondar Raceboats North America is building at their Peabody USA factory. Its being tested at two major college programs. Rondar built […]
Count Down to College Sailing, NEISA Edition
Sail1Design would like to officially welcome another new member to the Airwaves team, Kelly Stannard, whose bio is below her first news story. Enjoy Summer is over, college sailors have […]
2012 Melges 24 North American Championship Results
San Francisco, California Overall Group 1
A New Experience: Racing at Night
By Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley Along with Match Racing, this summer, I had the pleasure of adding yet another new sailing experience to my growing list: racing at night. I […]
More where that came from
And there are now Fireflies and more coming in the mix, adding to the options for institutional sailing….
“Meet the New Collegiate 420”
By Airwaves writer Zach Brown It’s an exciting time to be involved in high school and college sailing. Even in the face of an economic downturn, new programs are […]
2012 US Youth Championship Final Results
2012 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship – LaserColumbia Gorge Racing Association, Cascade Locks OR | August 14-18, 2012 29er c420 Laser Radial 29er (13 […]
More than coaches
Coaches provide a perspective … so will the Team Captains. Some schools don’t have coaches and the Team Captains run the show. All leaders’ contact information is available through the […]
Australia Team Comparison
Zach, Great article with some very good points. It is worth noting that as little as two quads ago (2004), a seemingly dominate team such as Australia had zero medals. […]
