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Congrats to U Mass Dartmouth! Any word on how they got straight into being a fully funded team with a full staff in a year??? Maybe the rest of us could learn from what they did!

I grew up in the Comet class on Cooper River NJ . I am now in CA. Good Luck rebuilding the class

Zach, your insights come from your own recent experiences, and you have conveyed them honestly to us, your readers. I wish you a world of success in your many endeavors

Nice post guys, really nicely laid out with good graphics. If you can execute your plan I’ll be happy to see you out on circuit and in Miami!

As a kid, I had a Comet 3778 red sails, Highland Lakes, N.J. Now 63 yoa retired in Florida, I would like to once again enjoy sailing a Comet. I suggest making a crew optional for us heavy set guys. It was always hard to find a crew for Sunday morning races. Good luck!

Hi Bob, Do you have a used 420 you would like to sell? Thanks, Sarah Reynolds

LaserPerformance would like to take this opportunity to add to Mitch Brindley’s response to Franny’s unfortunate and misleading letter. LaserPerformance has been a supporter and partner of Collegiate racing since 1976. The new contract extends and expands the sponsorship of the ICSA programs. LaserPerformance has nothing to hide and should the ICSA decide that the … Read More

I cannot imagine what went into making this decision, and would never try. I’m sure that the leadership of ICSA had good intentions, but it is still a problem. This decision effectively means that no championship will be held on the west coast. Here we all sail FJ’s. Every single school sails the same boat … Read More

In regards to the equipment used at the college level of sailing I agree with your statement, “the equipment should not be up for interpretation. Top-flight athletic competition should be about the athletes involved.” However, I strongly disagree with your basketball analogy about the height of the rim. A better analogy would be the size, … Read More

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.

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 to apologize for any misunderstanding, and if the title of the article was misleading, our most sincere apologies. Since LaserPerformance is a long-time Sail1Design sponsor, … Read More

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 the new Fireflies for MIT and they are very nice.