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WOW!

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 […]

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Comet

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

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Thanks for opening your playbook for us.

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

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awesome post

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!

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Comet racing/sailing

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 […]

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used 420 charters

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

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Response From LaserPerformance

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 […]

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I am disappointed

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 […]

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Agree to Disagree

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 […]

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My dream

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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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More where that came from

And there are now Fireflies and more coming in the mix, adding to the options for institutional sailing….

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 , […]

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Olympic Sailing

Interesting Analysis!!! Seems hard to isolate/quantify all the variables, but you took some nice steps!

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