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North Flathead Yacht Club is Hiring, Housing Included!!

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North Flathead Yacht Club is seeking an individual to fill the position of Race Steward and Junior Sailing Instructor for the summer 2020 season. The position runs from June 1- August 30 and the pay is $600/week with a FREE onsite apartment provided. 

North Flathead Yacht Club is located in beautiful Somers, Montana. Flathead Lake has a rich tradition in sailing and is nestled in the mountains near Glacier National Park. If you are active and enjoy the outdoors, this is a great place to spend the summer. The position provides plenty of free time to explore and enjoy the area. Come live on the lake and enjoy what Montana has to offer!  For more information, to see the job ad and to apply, please go HERE.

About NFYC
Nestled in a quiet cove at the north end of scenic Flathead Lake, in Somers Montana. North Flathead Yacht Club was formed in 1975, and has grown into the premier sailing venue in Montana. With many active fleets including 4 PHRF fleets and several One design fleets. NFYC has an active Junior sailing program in both Opti’s and Lasers. Currently we are limited to by size and facilities to 140 active family memberships, NFYC provides an excellent opportunity for sailors to experience competitive racing in one of the most scenic venues in the world.

Chicago Yacht Club is Hiring!

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News Flash: The Chicago Yacht Club is looking to hire a full-time On The Water Director  This position will oversee all club activities that are water based to include; racing, sailing instruction, Belmont dock management, race committee, and club fleet of boats.  Work closely with club committees for planning and execution of regattas, education opportunities and junior activities.  To learn more and to apply, see our Job Ad HERE.
Tradition. Passion. Community. These are the values we’ve been cultivating off the coast of Lake Michigan since 1875. As one of the oldest and most respected clubs in the world, Chicago Yacht Club is proud of the diverse membership we’ve built up. While we revel in the camaraderie and social opportunities of the club, our members come together with a passion for yachting and a love of the lake.We welcome you and your family to not only participate in our over 125 racing events and yachting lifestyle, but also to be a part of our rich history and enduring legacy. We want to help you get involved, compete in your first race, join a racing committee, participate with our Foundation, take a class or seminar, get your kids passionate about boating and, of course, make lifelong friends.
In conjunction with the club’s management staff, our constantly-active committees coordinate a variety of social events, educational programs and seminars, holiday festivities, theater, museum and cultural outings, and regular Friday night committee and fleet happy-hour gatherings. From informal barbecues on the patio and potluck dinners on the docks to elegant wine-tastings and black-tie New Year’s Eve galas, our members always have a reason to celebrate their membership.
OUR COMMITMENT
Embracing over 140 years of experience paired with a wide breadth of services and opportunities, the Chicago Yacht Club is proud to advance the community’s knowledge, proficiency, participation and enjoyment of boating and the nautical arts. It’s our pledge to make the most of your membership at CYC through our host of regattas, races and contests—no other yacht club in the country presents more national-level racing than the Chicago Yacht Club.
The racing sailors, cruising sailors, and our powerboat squadron events fall primarily in the following categories: offshore and one-design racing, powerboat predicted log contests, and the relaxed cruising of both the sail and power fleets.
Whether you are a novice enrolled in our nationally recognized sailing school, or an “old salt” with seasoned sea legs, CYC is sure to satisfy you on and off the water, whether it be wind, fuel or oars that propel you. It’s no wonder Yachting Magazine declared the CYC “one of the country’s most distinguished yacht clubs.”
In addition to a variety of social events, dinners and festivities, CYC is an enthusiastic supporter of community sailing and philanthropy. We hope to build on our distinguished tradition through our Sailing School for adults and juniors, through the Sea Scout Program and by actively supporting benefit activities like the Jimmy Talbot Memorial Regatta and the American Cancer Society and others.

Cape Cod Sea Camps is Hiring!

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CREATING LASTING MEMORIES SINCE 1922:  THE BEST SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE ON CAPE COD
For nearly a century, Cape Cod Sea Camps has been known as an exceptional summer camp. Family owned and operated, CCSC offers a wide variety of traditional camp activities including swimming, tennis, watersports, creative and performing arts, cycling, nature, marksmanship sports, landsports, woodworking and many others. CCSC’s day and overnight camp programs offer a variety of session lengths to accommodate busy summer schedules and camper readiness.

LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE & WORK ON CAPE COD THIS SUMMER?
The Cape Cod Sea Camps, located on Cape Cod Bay in Brewster, MA is looking for qualified Sailing Specialists to help maintain & supervise our large waterfront program. We host approximately 700 campers and 150 staff in our Resident Overnight & Day Camp summer programs. Our community is incredibly supportive and looks to add a few talented contributors each summer! To see our job ad, learn more, and to apply CLICK HERE!!

Sail1Design Welcomes the USA i420 Class to our Team!

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Sail1Design is thrilled to announce that, along with the US Optimist and Club 420 classes, we are now the official classified ad supplier for the US International 420

Class! This is an incredible boat and the class has really experienced a resurgence in the last several years. Our all-new Marketplace page now has a direct link to a category dedicated to International 420 listings… and check it out, there are a bunch of great boats for sale on there already!!

 

2020 International 420 North American Championship Report & Results

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Coconut Grove Sailing Club, January 20, 2020 — 37 teams from across the country competed over a three-day span on the waters off Miami for the International 420 North American Championship. As a newcomer to the class, I was immediately both struck by and impressed with the talent among sailors and coaches; this is an intensely competitive class, and those at the top pursue sailing competition at a virtually professional level. If you want to sail a 2-person trapeze dinghy against the very best, this class will not disappoint you. It was also nice to see many young teams, some recent Optimist Class graduates, taking the next step and learning a whole new type of sailing.

VENUE/CONDITIONS
Upper Biscayne Bay dished out a great variety of conditions; this required sailors to excel in just about every condition, and forced tuning changes not only day-to-day, but for many, out on the water as well. Shifting gears with confidence was a necessary skill at this regatta, and in the lighter wind races, consistent lane management was crucial, as bad air and missed shifts are even more costly when the wind is light.

Day One brought a brisk 15-25 knot E wind that settled down a bit as the day went on. Four races were sailed in these mostly full-on conditions. Sunday, day two, brought very light airs, 4-8 knots from the SE-S, and the fleet sailed 3 races in non-trapping conditions. Day three, Monday, brought a N wind that never built up to the forecast, and stayed in the 5-9 range for the regattas final two races. This race committee did an impeccable job with communication, race course placement, size, and most impressive, their ability to keep the regatta moving at a brisk, but not break-neck, pace. 

THE SAILING
The line size and race course length allowed sailors a fair chance to do all of the following:

  • Gain an advantage with great boat handling
  • Gain an advantage with superior boat speed
  • Come back from a bad start, missed shift or bad luck (unpredictable wind shift/hole)
  • Lose position by not constantly making solid tactical decisions
  • Lose distance when lacking clear air, proper lane management on all course legs

One bad decision in this fleet was very costly. It was not uncommon to see teams lose 5-10 boats simply by being on the wrong side of a shift or missed puff. Teams that excelled in this event had great boat handling, great speed, and maybe most importantly, the confidence in these two factors to be able simply to focus on the racing.
A big key in this class is the ability of both skipper and crew to work together intuitively to shift gears and execute excellent boat handling, especially around marks, so that all mental focus can be placed on the race course, the competition, and the wind. Big gains (and losses) happened at the start and turning marks, which is a function of boat handling. Big gains (and losses) also happened on the course legs, which was a function of speed, confidence in trim/tuning, and consistent lane management.

THE INTERVIEW
Sail1Design employed good friend Lior Lavie to interview a top i420 team, The Callahan brothers, to get their take on the past, present, and future. Enjoy:

WAY BACK WHEN
Tell us about your entry into the class, when you just started out. Why the i420?
Justin Callahan:  This is the boat we transitioned to, from the Optimist. We very much liked all the things you could tune on it to make it go fast. And, our long-time Coach, Lior, had a lot of experience in the I420.

What was it like starting out?
Mitchell Callahan:  It took a while to get momentum going, because we are both skippers, so we had to figure out who was going to do which position, and then it took a while to learn how to communicate, but that turned out to be just fine.

How long have you been in the class?
Justin Callahan:  Two-plus years.

Are you glad you chose it?
Mitchell Callahan:  Yes. We have enjoyed the camaraderie of our team here in Miami, as well as continually being challenged by the boat.

THE NOW

What went well for you?

Coach Lior Lavie with with Mitchell & Justin Callahan

Justin Callahan:  We had very good boat speed, because we have learned how to tune the boat in all conditions, which is crucial to do well in this boat. Plus, by starting conservatively and having confidence in our boat speed, we were able to start more to the middle of the line and pick our spots, depending on what was happening with the wind and where our competitors were positioned.

Any challenges to overcome this weekend sailing or tuning?
Mitchell Callahan:  We just had to be very alert, because the conditions seemed to keep changing for every race, so we were constantly tuning the boat. It was also very important to keep your eyes out of the boat, especially to catch the first shift, as the wind pattern was unstable.

What advice do you have for young teams starting out?
Justin Callahan:  Spend time in the boat, on the water, and keep experimenting against competition that is better than you are.

Can you identify the most critical key to your success?
Mitchell Callahan:  Communication, ability to catch the first shift, and be smart around mark roundings. Also, being twin brothers, we go out of our way to support each other, especially during the difficult times, which has helped us through pressurized situations.

BACK TO THE FUTURE

What’s next for you in the i420….. Goals?
Justin Callahan:  We are looking forward to competing at our next event on President’s Day Weekend, here in Miami.

What’s next for you in sailing after the i420?
Mitchell Callahan:  We are also heavily involved in the Club 420, and we look forward to doing that circuit again this summer. But prior to that, we really love high school sailing, the format and the ability to spend a lot of time with our teammates and competitors. We will do the best we can, as we would like to build on where we finished last year, which was 4th in the country, in our freshman year. It is very fun for us, because both of us can drive a boat, and we really enjoy training new crew to become high-performance sailors.

 OVERALL RESULTS
In the end, as competitive as this regatta was, one team checked all these boxes nearly to perfection, and dominated the regatta, winning 6 of the 9 races with no finish worse than 6th. Congratulations to Mitchell and Justin Callahan, sailing in their home waters, for a very impressive and well-polished performance.

2020 I-420 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA
Coconut Grove Sailing Club | January 18-20, 2020

I-420s (37 boats) (top
Pos,Sail, Skipper, Yacht Club, Results, Total Points

  1. 55620, Justin Callahan/Mitchell Callahan, Outfit Sailing, 1-3-1-1-1-1-[6]-4-1- ; 13   
  2. 56364, Vanessa LAHRKAMP/Katherine McNamara, AmericanYC/LISOT, [38/DNF]-12-5-9-3-2-7-1-3- ; 42  
  3. 56344, Lachlain McGranahan/Emery Diemar, Outfit Sailing, 4-2-2-2-4-16-12-[38/DNF]-2- ; 44   
  4. 55175, Will Michels/Spencer Kriegstein, LISOT, 3-4-3-3-[18]-3-15-8-9- ; 48   
  5. 56341, Thomas Hall/Mariner Fagan, Annapolis Yacht Club, 2-1-6-4-5-6-19-10-[20]- ; 53   
  6. 55876, Peter Foley/Audrey Foley, CRYC/LISOT, 7-8-13-5-13-[19]-2-11-4- ; 63   
  7. 56343, Cordelia Burn/Sarah Moeder, BHYC/Outfit Sailing, 16-[38/UFD]-10-6-2-5-3-23-5- ; 70T   
  8. 56616, Danny Hughes/Maddie Hughes, Outfit Sailing/ CRYC, 6-9-[29]-15-19-4-5-5-7- ; 70T   
  9. 56466, Liam O’Keefe/Libby Redmond, Outfit Sailing, [23]-7-8-12-10-9-1-12-14- ; 73   
  10. 56279, Thomas Rice/Michaela O’Brien, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, [18]-6-16-7-16-10-4-15-6- ; 80   
  11. 56109, Hannah Freeman/Francesca EDMANDS, Old Cove Yacht Club, 13-11-7-14-11-8-17-2-[24]- ; 83   
  12. 56033, Mason STANG/Timmy Gee, Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation, 5-14-15-11-[38/UFD]-7-26-7-8- ; 93   
  13. 53656, Micky MUNNS/Tyler Wood, KHYC / BUDS, [38/DNF]-38/UFD-4-8-6-14-10-3-18- ; 101   
  14. 55998, Ben Honig/Connor Fischetti, Lisot/Old Cove Yacht Club, 14-10-9-10-17-11-16-16-[22]- ; 103T   
  15. 55317, Trevor Davis/Will Cornell, Oyster Bay 470/Severn Sailing Association, 11/SCP-19-11-18-[38/UFD]-12-9-13-10- ; 103T   
  16. 56366, Victoria CHISARI/Sophia Fogarty, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, 20/SCP-5-14-17-12-[38/UFD]-8-20-11- ; 107   
  17. 55447, Jacqueline Quirke/Gwendolyn Donahue, AYC/LISOT, 19-16-12-13-14-23-18-21-[26]- ; 136   
  18. 55616, Madeleine Rice/Chloe Hudgins, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, 11-15-17-20-[38/UFD]-15-24-9-28- ; 139   
  19. 55116, Haru Masumoto/Nicky Abate, LISOT, 30-20-25-[38/UFD]-8-20-14-18-19- ; 154T   
  20. 56945, Thomas Sitzmann/Robby Meek, Sail1Design, 15-21-19-16-24-22-[38/UFD]-22-15- ; 154T   
  21. 55173, Parker Tyson/Laurel Tyson, Outfit Sailing, 25-[29]-23-19-15-26-13-24-13- ; 158   
  22. 56555, Chiara Bruzzi/Ella Marsden, LISOT, 28-23-22-24-23-[38/UFD]-23-14-12- ; 169   
  23. 56545, Kurt Stuebe/Margot Gordon, Belle Haven Club/LISOT, 29-28-[33]-30-20-18-11-6-30- ; 172T   
  24. 55901, John Wood/Brianna Ross, CRYC, 23/SCP-26-18-25-22-13-28-[33]-17- ; 172T   
  25. 56949, Sophia Devling/Alexandria Stauffer, Balboa Yacht Club, 21-25-[31]-29-7-17-22-30-23- ; 174   
  26. 56715, Kyra Phelan/Sophia Browne, Santa Cruz Yacht Club, 22-24-21-26-21-[38/UFD]-20-17-25- ; 176   
  27. 53899, Connor Bennett/Ted McDonough, SFYC, 13/SCP-18-26-23-[38/UFD]-27-27-25-21- ; 180   
  28. 56652, Alec Van Kerckhove/Dylan Murphy, Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation, 9-17-30-22-25-30-21-27-[38/UFD]- ; 181   
  29. 56365, Margaux Cowles/Henry Allgeier, Larchmont Yacht Club / LISOT, 24-31-[38/DNF]-38/UFD-9-24-29-19-27- ; 201   
  30. 2, Jack Murphy/Tatem Gee, Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation/LISOT, 17-13-24-28-26-31-30-34-[38/UFD]- ; 203   
  31. 56205, Ben Mowatt/John Mowatt, Rothesay Yacht Club, [38/DNF]-32-27-21-29-29-25-28-16- ; 207   
  32. 56129, Ellie Harned, Pine Lake/Lisot, 29/SCP-22-20-27-31-25-31-[35]-31- ; 216   
  33. 54066, Declan QUIRKE/Will Stork, AYC/LISOT, [38/DNF]-27-28-31-27-21-33-26-29- ; 222   
  34. 5917, Nico Garcia-Castrillon/Aidan Weirich, CRYC, 27-30-[38/DNS]-38/DNS-30-28-32-32-38/UFD- ; 255   
  35. 56266, Ava Hurwitz/Natalie Fear, American YC / LISOT, [38/DNF]-38/DNF-32-38/UFD-28-38/UFD-34-29-38/UFD- ; 275   
  36. 55618, Brooks TURCOTTE/Brendan O Conner, scyc/lima, [38/DNF]-38/DNF-38/DNF-38/DNS-38/UFD-38/UFD-35-31-38/DNF- ; 294   

37. 56034, Jack Redmond/Thommie Grit, Outfit Sailing, [38/DNC]-38/DNS-38/DNS-38/DNC-38/DNC-38/DNC-38/DNC-38/DNC-38/DNC- ; 304

2019 S1D/McLaughlin Optimist Sailor of the Year Announced!!!

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Sail1Design, in cooperation with McLaughlin, is pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Optimist Sailor of the Year: Gil Hackel!This year we had some excellent nominations, making it a challenge to determine a clear winner. Remember we only choose from nominated sailors!

Here’s a bit from his nomination letter:

2019 has been a great year for Gil Hackel. With two major regatta wins and multiple appearances for Team USA, Gil‘s on fire. 
A top 5 finish at USODA Gulf Coast Champs in March started his year off well. Next was a 3rd at Team Trials, arguably the most competitive Opti regatta in the circuit. Now warmed up, Gil rolled into US Nationals, where he had bullets in 7 of 10 races for the win! 
In July, Gil was in Antigua representing the USA at Worlds. One of the youngest sailors from the USA to ever do so. 
A third at Midwinters kept the success going. Finally to close out the year, Gil won the International Orange Bowl regatta, one of the largest youth regattas in the world. 
Gil‘s a fantastic sport on and off the water, and represents the values all sailors hold dear. He’s been a proud member of Team McLaughlin racing for two years now, and loves his McLaughlin boat. 

WHAT GIL WINS
Thanks to McLaughlin, Gil will get 3 great awards in addition to the honor of winning:
1. A beautiful, framed & engraved painting to keep forever.
2. What’s more, and in keeping with the philosophy of both Sail1Design & McLaughlin, Gil will have the opportunity to give “the gift of giving”, or give back to sailing, and choose, on his own, an “up-and-coming” Optimist sailor to receive a FREE charter of a McLaughlin Optimist at a major US Optimist event on McLaughlin’s schedule! Sail1Design will help work out details of when and where this great gift is made.
3. Finally, Gil will ALSO receive his own free charter at a major event as well!

Congratulations Gil!!

Winners
2019 – Gil Hackel
2018 – Tommy Sitzmann
2017 – Stephan Baker
2016 – Justin Callahan
2015 – Luke Arnone

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