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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: NEWPORT HARBOR Yacht Club – Yacht Racing Director (full-time)
Town Class
Town class sailboats are 16 1/2 ft long (5.0 m) lap strake one-design dories, constructed in either wood or fiberglass. The Town Class was designed as an affordable boat for the townspeople, hence its name.
The first Town Class sailboat was designed and built (in wood only) in 1932 by Marcus C. Lowell in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Marcus’ son, Percival M. “Pert” Lowell, later took over the business and relocated to Newbury Massachusetts. In 1936, the Town Class sailboat was adopted as a one-design class boat, and quickly became a popular racing boat from Maine to Florida. In the late 1960s, fiberglass models became available. Currently, more than two thousand wood and fiberglass “Townies” have been built to date. The Pert Lowell Company, which is now operated by “Pert” Lowell’s son-in-law, Ralph Johnson, continues to construct these boats today.
The National Town Class Association was formed in 1962, also marking the first year of the Town Class National Regatta (an annual two-day racing event) which took place in Nahant, Massachusetts. The Town Class Nationals have also been held in Marblehead, Wakefield, Sharon, and Newburyport, Massachusetts; as well as Touisett Point, Rhode Island and Spofford Lake, New Hampshire
Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Annapolis Rigging Company Seeks full-time Rigger!
Annapolis Rigging, the premiere rigging shop in the nation’s sailing capital, seeks a full-time person to come aboard. For more information and to apply, please see the full job ad HERE
ABOUT ANNAPOLIS RIGGING
Annapolis Rigging specializes in Yacht Rigging services for cruising and racing sailboats. Right now many of our customers are sailing around the world. For 40 plus years, we have set up boats to do this and the boats have performed trouble free, all of them. Base in Annapolis heart of sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and located in Jabins Yacht Yard the largest marina in the area.
75 years plus combined workforce experience in sailboat rigging. 90 years plus sailing experience.
How do we achieve this success?
Because we have been there, we have done the sailing and we know what boats will be put through.
Where do our customers come from?
Word of Mouth. Besides the boat show, Annapolis Rigging does not do any advertising. It has been this way since the start. Our competitors advertise several times a month. Some people might say that word of mouth advertising is the hardest, but we think it is the easiest.
What can we do?
Annapolis Rigging is a complete mast and rigging shop. We can fabricate anything out of metal, wood or plastic. We build an average of 7 mast per year and repair or refurbish many more. The hardest systems to install, hydraulic and wind vane steering systems, Annapolis Rigging specializes in.
Our customers are our best advertisement. Chances are you have already talked to one of our customers. If not, please do not hesitate to contact us, so we can help you.
Please see our FULL TIME RIGGER job ad!
Introducing SAILRECRUIT, Your One-Stop Shopping for Youth Sailing & Recruiting!
Sail1Design, after a long build process, is pleased to announce the launch of SAILRECRUIT, a targeted sailing resume submission system and educational tool for up-and-coming youth sailors who wish to share their experience, goals, and passion with professional and college sailing coaches. SAILRECRUIT, like our Airwaves Career Center, is the official youth sailor resume bank of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), and we work hard to make sure all the best coaches around the world know about this platform. Inside our system is a wealth of articles, college sailing team profiles, and more, to help sailors learn as much as possible about competitive sailing and the realities of college sailing recruiting. Registration for players and coaches is FREE till the end of October, so don’t delay! Check it out HERE
- YOUTH SAILORS Our primary goal is to provide a safe, secure place for youth sailors to create their own sailing webpage! This is a virtual resume, complete with experience, sailing results, personal details, academic profile, and more. Remember, all youth sailors must receive parental permission to sign up.
- COACHES Coaches and institutions may purchase a subscription, and view resumes, using our custom-designed search engine to hone in on student athletes they seek. All coaches are required to sign up with a verifiable college / high school / yacht club / professional coaching email and contact information.
WHAT COACHES HAVE TO SAY
“SAILRECRUIT is a much needed and long overdue tool for both youth sailors and college sailing programs. I am excited that this resource is finally available, and plan to use SAILRECRUIT as my go-to source for learning about aspiring student-athletes. We are also instructing all of our official recruits for the class of 2025 who may not yet be on the site to sign up.” –Rick Dominique, Director of Waterfront Varsity Programs, US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point
“One of the best aspects of SailRecruit is all the articles about getting into college sailing are linked from one page. Anyone looking into colleges with college sailing can start here.” –Ken Legler, Tufts University Sailing Coach
S1D Marketplace Spotlight: Shields Class One Design for sale!!
