Airwaves Staff Posts
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. […]
OPTI New England Championship Final Results
https://ssl4.westserver.net/usoda.org/site/uploaded_files/regattas_results/Files/2012%20EVENTS/2012%20New%20Englands/2012_opti_NE_FINAL_results_1800.htm USODA and Sail NewportOpti New England ChampionshipAugust 7-9, 2012All BoatsSeries Summary Pl. Sail # Sailor Sub From Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 15644 Jack Johansson Red Coral Reef Yacht Club 12 2 1 2 1 1 2 (6) […]
Comments
Hi Zach Very good analysis! I agree that we need to focus on process to get better results. We definitely need to find better ways to make the learning curve […]
Coaching
Zack: Nice analysis, & I think you really hit the sweet spot by identifying the weakness of a quasi European training system. (Euro sailing is built around Club racing, identifying […]
US Olympic Sailing strategy should be "You play the way you practice."
Zach: One of the first lessons athletes learn is “You play the way you practice.” The opportunities to practice in Olympic-class boats in the US are limited, probably because the […]
Maybe Olympic sailing should sail as amateurs
Those of us who race here and are finding it hard to go to regattas in our home areas (Chesapeake Bay in my case) because of the dismal economy , […]
Olympic Sailing
Interesting Analysis!!! Seems hard to isolate/quantify all the variables, but you took some nice steps!
olympics sailing
Zach: All great points especially the peaking too early. I agree there is a ton of talent out there (as evidenced by the 100+ laser radials that sailed at BBR […]
What’s Wrong in Weymouth? By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown
Editors Note: We would like to welcome Zach Brown as our newest member to the Airwaves team. Please look for his column here often on Sail1Design’s Airwaves Newsletter. You can […]
Thinking about Sailing in College? Check Out These 10 Tips Straight from College Coaches.
By Maggie Lumkes Photo courtesy of Franny Kupersmith With an abundance of schools and sailing programs to choose from, many junior sailors don’t know what to expect at the […]
2012 Melges 24 World Championship Final Results
http://www.melges24worldchampionship.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/OverallGoldFinal.htm No Numero Nome Punti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 ITA 803 carlo fracassoli, 11, AVAVGullisara 32,0 (12) 5 2 1 3 […]
