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2025 Melges 24 Nationals Results and Recap

Thirty-eight Melges 24s descended on Pensacola, Florida, and the Pensacola Yacht Club this past week to compete in the national championship. Racing took place between Thursday, November 14th, and Sunday, […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Director of the Tabor Sailing School

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Summer 2026 Sailing Instructor- Northport Point Yacht Club

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2025 US Sailing Multihull Championship Report & Results

By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns Each year, the US Sailing Multihull Championship is sailed in a different multihull class, with competitors vying for the prestigious Hobie Alter Trophy, named in […]

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2025 Annapolis Yacht Club’s Halloween Howl Regatta Results & Report

By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns (Want us to profile your event or class? Get in touch!  [email protected]) Racing for the 20th edition of the Annapolis Yacht Club’s Halloween Howl Regatta […]

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Sponsor News: Zim Sailing 420E and FJ Lead Times Are Now Reduced!

Ongoing Support for High School & College Sailing We are keen to promote our long-time partner, Zim Sailing, and all they do for institutional dinghy sailing in the USA! With […]

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2025 i420 Atlantic Coast Championship Results & Report

By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns The Indian River Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut hosted the I420 Atlantic Coast Championships over the weekend of October 25–26. Twenty boats competed in the […]

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2025 US Youth Championship Report & Results

By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns The 2025 edition of the U.S. Youth Championship once again brought together America’s top youth sailors across a spectrum of high-performance classes. Organized by US Sailing, […]

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Devon Yacht Club is Hiring!

Devon Yacht Club is dedicated to family, friendship and community and seeks to encourage and promote the sport of yachting, the science of seamanship and navigation as well as the […]

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2025 Optimist Midwest Championship Report & Results

By Airwaves Writer Heather Kerns From October 11th to the 13th the 2025 Optimist Midwest Championship was hosted by Geneva Lake Sailing School. This event also served as a qualifier […]

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2025 Lightning North Americans Report

Wrightsville Beach, NC – By Airwaves Writer Heather Kerns Racing for the 2025 Lightning North Americans took place over three days, September 25-27, 2025. The Carolina Yacht Club organized a […]

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Welcome S1D New Team Member: LENAM VELA, i420 builder!

Sail1Design is thrilled to partner with Lenam, a Spanish builder of the International 420, and to help offer these boats to sailors in the USA.  We have 3 boats on order, […]

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VX One Class Joins the S1D Marketplace Team!

Sail1Design has been providing the one-design community an online space dedicated to sailboat/gear classifieds for almost 20 years. Yes, that’s right… we were born the same year as the iPhone! […]

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2025 Maine State c420 Regatta Results & Report

The 2025 Maine State C420 Championship brought together a strong fleet of 45 boats representing yacht clubs across Maine, New England, and beyond. Over the course of seven races, sailors […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Director of Yachting

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Optimist Race Team Coach

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2025 29er North American Championship Results

15 teams competed at Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth, Maine over 3 days for the 2025 29er North American Championship title. 12 races were sailed. FULL RESULTS

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West Coast Sailing: Celebrating 20 Years

On June 13, 2025, West Coast Sailing marks its 20th anniversary. Two solid decades of fun. It’s been a wild ride since we started in ‘05. To summarize it all […]

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Stanford University Wins 2025 Open Fleet Race National Championship

Stanford University held on to win the 2025 Open Fleet Race National Championship at St. Mary’s College. FULL SCORES

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2025 S1D Coach of the Year Announced!

Sail1Design has been lucky to be part of some great moments over the years, mostly when we do our job, and take part in recognizing the very foundation of our […]

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