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2019 Lightning Class Boat Grant Recipients Announced!
The International Lightning Class Association’s Boat Grant program begins its 13th season by announcing the 2019 grant recipients. We are proud to report that our two 2019 grant skippers are women! Darby Reddaway and her team of Wheeler Sutton and Hannah Gersch are from Atlanta, GA and will be sailing with the Lake Lanier Fleet … Read More
RS Sailing Sends World Sailing an Open Letter: What will the Next Olympic Boat Be??
Earlier this year in March, World Sailing held a competition/evaluation between four final contenders, Laser, Melges 14, RS Aero, and D-Zero, for selection as the next single-handed dinghy in the 2024 Olympics. Currently, the Laser is the boat of choice, but that might all change when the final decision is announced soon. The evaluation results … Read More
2019 Mallory HS Double-handed National Championship Report & Results
Sail Sand Point, May, 12 2019 — (report courtesy of the ISSA)Twenty teams competed in the 2019 High School Doublehanded Nationals on May 11-12 in Seattle, WA. With racing out of Sail Sand Point on Lake Washington, defending champs Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA) dominated to win the title, led by A Division winners … Read More
Maine Maritime Academy is Hiring!
Maine Maritime Academy is hiring a full-time Assistant Sailing Coach! For more information on this opportunity and to apply, see the job notice HERE! Maine Maritime Academy is a public, co-educational college located in the coastal town of Castine, Maine. Our student population numbers approximately 950 students in courses of study in engineering, management, science, … Read More
2019 US Optimist Team Trials Report & Results
Marina del Rey, CA (May 5, 2019) — California Yacht Club played host to the long running show known as the US Optimist Team Trials. (By the way, the CYC is Hiring!) Most sailors arrived at least 3-5 days in advance to practice and train for a highly competitive, nerve-racking four more days of championship … Read More
ICSA News: The Final Countdown
Conference Championships Qualifies (and Eliminates) the Nation’s Top Teams as all eyes turn to Newport April 29, 2019, Written by Chris Klevan, Photos by Rob Migliaccio Conference Championships for Coed Fleet Racing across the nation spiked blood pressures and showcased the best in the country as the top teams advance to the Semi-Finals and some … Read More
Dillon Paiva Selected as Executive Director, Club 420 Class
North Kingstown, RI (May 1, 2019) — The Board of Directors of the C420 Class Association today announced its appointment of Dillon Paiva to the position of Executive Director of the class. The addition of Dillon to the Club 420 class continues its efforts to bring the Club 420 dinghy to a broader audience of … Read More
ICSA News & Regatta Updates, 4-24-2019
Written by Chris Klevan Women’s Semifinals is mostly set with Coed Qualifiers looming… Last weekend held the Women’s Conference Championships for five of the seven conferences while Coed and Team Race Championships took place in the South-east and the Northwest conferences. On top of that, a competitive interconference regatta served as a tuneup with many … Read More
ICSA Season Update, April 17, 2019
Written by Chris Klevan, All photos by Rob Migliaccio Brown wins the Women’s Team Race; Stanford and Navy show their depth in fleet racing Brown won the Women’s Team Race National Invitational, sailing away from the competition on home waters. The conditions were excellent for sailing and favored the fastest sailors- which Brown proved to … Read More
University of Rhode Island Seeks Head Sailing Coach
URI Sailing Team seeks a full-time Head Intercollegiate Sailing Coach. For more information and to apply, please CLICK HERE The URI Sailing team has a strong tradition of competitive excellence and a rich history of alumni that includes several Olympians and 28 All-Americans. The team competes in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) and … Read More
Surf City Yacht Club Seeks an Optimist Race Team Coach!
Surf City Yacht Club on beautiful Long Beach Island, NJ seeks an Optimist Race Coach for the Summer of 2019. Coach will establish a program of improvement and implement a program customized to the group. The group will travel to the big events in the Summer of 2019. We have very competitive pay. For more … Read More
ICSA Weekly News Update: Team Racing Nationals Teams Set
Setting the Table for the Laser Performance Team Race National Championship April 8, 2019, Written and edited by Chris Klevan Last week, 12 of the 16 team race teams featured at the Laser Performance Team Race National Championship were confirmed as conference championships were sailed in New England, the Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic and the … Read More