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Sail1Design ICSA Team Race Rankings Update for April 2011: BC Still on Top

PRESS RELEASE: Boston College maintains their consensus #1 ranking, followed by Georgetown. Big movers this time are the College of Charleston to #3, and Roger Williams, tied for #4 with […]

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Interview with Paul Cayard on his own Sailing History

    By Vince Casalaina: a strong 6 min. interview with Paul Cayard going back in time.  He’s relaxed and engaging as he tells some inside stories about his early […]

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san juan 21 new – be owner

1st real boat ? sailing lake erie , niagara river & lake ontaro, i have a lot to learn ! sailed my 15′ albacore 3 yrs.loved it! any help would […]

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Demystifying Match Racing And A Look At The Chicago Match Race Center

  By Airwaves Editor Jen Vandemoer Mitchell Match racing, called the fastest growing discipline in sailing, has many people captivated and a lot of people still trying to understand it.  […]

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Strategy is Good, Tactics are Evil, by Ken Legler

By Airwaves Contributor Ken Legler Are strategy and tactics not the same?  Strategy is you versus the race course, including wind, current, position of marks, and obstacles. Tactics is you […]

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Dad To Dad

Dear Mr Hughes, Thank You for taking the time to write this article. For a father with a 12 year old low functioning ASD son I feel what you feel. […]

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College TR Fans: Graham Hall Team Race to be Scored Live!

Check out the USNA link to keep track of the Graham Hall Team Race this weekend. http://usna.edu/sailing/newsite/ic/GrahamHall2011/main.htm   …And check out the ICSA Rankings soon for our first update! https://www.sail1design.com/rankings/icsa-rankings

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about A parents view

Excelent review, I enjoyed much.

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A Parents View: Autism & Teaching Sailing

A parent comes to you as a sailing instructor with a child in tow.   You give a furtive glance to the child, as usual you are hoping to make a connection.  The […]

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US Olympic Committee response

This was posted in Scuttlebutt 3290: By Dean Brenner, US Olympic Sailing Program Chairman I really enjoyed Joe Morris’s comments in Scuttlebutt 3289 about Olympic Development. It’s an important issue […]

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Stanfords John Vandemoer: College and Olympic Sailing Response

College and Olympic Sailing Response, by John Vandemoer, head varsity sailing coach at Stanford University This is the fourth in an AirWaves Series on Youth-to-College-to-Olympic sailing. Enjoy! Brought to you […]

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2011 Laser Midwinters East Final Results

Laser Midwinter’s EastFebruary 23-27, 2011   Final Series Results: Laser 4.7 Laser Standard Gold Laser Radial Gold Laser Standard Silver Laser Radial Silver.

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Peter Isler on "The Right Path for Top Youth Sailors: Is it College Sailing?"

This is the third in an AirWaves Series on Youth-to-College-to-Olympic sailing. Enjoy! After posting a quick comment to Joe Morris’ piece in Sail1Design I was invited to read Kenny Legler’s […]

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J22 Midwinters 2011 Final Results

J/22 (26 boats) (top) Series Standing – 9 races scored Information is final. Regatta results last updated: Saturday, February 26, 2011 4:26:11 PM CDT Bow/Sail Boat Skipper Yacht Club 1 […]

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Olympic & Collegiate sailing

Excellent article and interview. Of course there is no exact path that is optimal for every individual. It would be interesting to expand this “US based” perspective and look at […]

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Ken Legler on "The Right Path for Top Youth Sailors: Is it College Sailing?"

This is the second in an AirWaves Series on Youth-to-College-to-Olympic sailing. Enjoy! Olympic Sailing or College Sailing (If you have not read the Airwaves piece below this post, you may […]

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Olympic vs. College

I think that if someone is able to succeed in college sailing it is likely that with enough practice and dedication they will succeed in Olympic type sailing.  The same […]

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College Vs. Olympic Sailing

Good article and view points. I think College Sailing is fundamental to all post college sailing — whether it’s Olympic, continued dinghy racing or big boat/keelboat OD sailing. Also, while […]

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