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2020 i420 National Championship Results

Coconut Grove Sailing Center -01 January 2021    — Happy New Year all! Well the i420 Class doesn’t wait long to crown a National Champion. After a grueling 4-day regatta, […]

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Airwaves Spotlight: US Sailing is Hiring!!

As the National Governing Body for the sport of sailing, US Sailing’s mission is to provide leadership for the sport of sailing in the United States. The organization works to […]

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PredictWind is very excited to release the HRRR, NAM, and Arome models into our system!

News from S1D Team Member Predict Wind. I used their weather routing software this past summer and it was outstanding. Their spot-on weather forecasting/modeling makes Predict Wind an invaluable tool […]

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S1D Youth Sailing Team Takes Flight

YES! We finally put it together. The S1D Sailing Team was formed in December 2020 to support all aspiring youth sailors, but especially those that sail in the Chesapeake Bay […]

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Wow! CLUBSPOT USED BY OVER 100,000 SAILORS 

S1D would like to welcome our newest team member, Clubspot. When I used this platform for the first time, simply to run a regatta, I was blown away at how […]

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Sailor Profile: Alastair Gifford

Alastair Gifford is making moves on the New Zealand sailing scene. The twenty-year-old South Island native’s name has consistently been atop leaderboards since his days in the Optimist class, where […]

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West Coast Sailing Partners with Ovington Boats to Offer ILCA Dinghy & Spare Parts in North America!

Ovington ILCA : A New Era of Winning Boats PORTLAND, Oregon – West Coast Sailing is pleased to announce a partnership with Ovington Boats to offer class approved ILCA dinghies. […]

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2020 i420 (ODP) Winter Miami Regatta Report & Results

29 November 2020, Miami, FL —  Although US Sailing formally canceled the 2020 Olympic Development Program (ODP) event this year, 20 i420 teams still met up in Miami for a […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Program Director Opening

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Melges IC37 Class Coach

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Profiles in Amateur Sailing – Allison Volk

The Life of a High School Racer in COVID-19 17 November 2020, by Airwaves Writer Olivia Hennon  —  I met Alli at my first ever high school regatta– her and […]

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Airwaves Career Center: Hampton Yacht Club is Hiring for Summer 2021!

Hampton Yacht Club has a rich history of producing highly talented sailors including Steve Hunt, Gary Bodie, Chris Behm and many more.  Do you have the coaching potential to help […]

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Sponsor News: Optimist Quick Tip— Sprit Tension is the Key!

When you think about it, your Optimist sail has a really big job to do; it has to have a great shape in really light wind, when most sailors wish […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Corpus Christi Yacht Club Sailing Director

Exciting news! CCYC is hiring for a full time, salaried position, coordinating a Development Program for youth sailors in the Corpus Christi area, specializing in Optimist, Radial, Laser and Club […]

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Crew Communication in Team Racing: How to Optimize Your In-Boat Dialogue to Make Plays Happen

By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello Team racing adds an incredible amount of complexity to sailing tactics. While everything from fleet racing strategy applies to a team race, the tactics and […]

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A Layman’s Guide to Basic Sailing Meteorology: How to Use Weather Patterns and Geography to Improve Your Racing Strategy

By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello As sailors, we participate in a sport that is uniquely dependent on the weather. Everything from wind shifts to puffs and lulls is all products […]

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S1D Marketplace: Tech Dinghies Manufactured by Whitecap Composites in 2011 and 2012

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2020 i420 Mid-Atlantic Championship Report & Results

18 October 2020, Gunpowder River, MD — The very first i-420 Mid-Atlantic Championship was held on 17-18 October at the new “Chesapeake Experience“, a community sailing venue E/NE of Baltimore […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Zeke Horowitz

By Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell Zeke Horowitz is a familiar name in the sailing world dating back to his junior sailing days, college and now as a member of […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Waterfront Program and Sailing Director

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