News Flash: S1D will present a Webcast of our College Sailing 101 Seminar at 5pm on Saturday 03 November! SIGN UP HERE and we will send you the link!! Learn more about S1D College Sailing Consultants!! By Chris Klevan– There are moments, small and large, that cumulatively define a college sailor’s experience. It is hard … Read More
Looking for a way to up your sailing performance? Looking for a way to change up your fitness routine? Changing your routine and upping your performance is easier than you think. With a couple of easy tips, you can change up your fitness routine! Changing up your fitness routine will not only be fun, but … Read More
The 2018 Etchell World Championship concluded this past Saturday. 94 teams competed to prove who was the best in the world. The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in the Brisbane suburb of Manly, hosted the championship which kicked off on Sunday, October 21st and finished on the Saturday the 27th. Day 1: The feeling on shore … Read More
By Chris Klevan The Fiske-Harriman-Sleigh Trophy or the Coed Showcase Finals was a tale of two days. The two extremes that bookend sailing in general, light and breezy. Saturday’s light air rewarded the feather-weight quick and mentally resolute sailors while Sunday pushed the nation’s best to test their mettle against the elements in 18-28 … Read More
By Airwaves high school reporter/writer Abby Tindall Working together with another person in high-stress situations is not easy, and when it comes to sailing, many skippers take the brunt of the pressure. A good crew can be a great foil, and needs to know how to handle the different reactions and attitudes their skippers display. … Read More
October 15, 2018 Written by Chris Klevan The Brown Bears won the first annual College Sailing Women’s Showcase Final held at Brown. The home team sailed from behind to pass Yale University in the waning stages of the regatta. Yale built an early lead due to a hot start by Christine Klingler … Read More
Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club hosted the 2018 Comet International Championship on September 7-9th. The regatta was well attended with 23 Comets competing. The teams came from six different states along with four teams from Bermuda. Seven races were run in a variety of overcasting conditions ranging from light air and flat water on the first … Read More
By Chris Klevan The Brown Bears have won the MIT side of the two-part Coed Showcase Semifinals, the qualifying regatta for the Showcase Finals to be sailed at St. Mary’s College in two weeks, October 20-21. The top-9 teams from the event will advance to the finals. Another 18 team regatta, held at Harvard, took … Read More
The Berkeley Yacht Club was host for the 2018 Express 37 Nationals. The three day event kicked off on Friday, September 28th and finished on Sunday, September 30th. The sailing venue was primarily the Berkeley Circle of San Francisco Bay. The twelve team field consisted of boats from northern California along with a team from … Read More
By Chris Klevan William Smith College won the Women’s Showcase Semifinals at St. Mary’s College of Maryland decisively over second place MIT, 56 to 82 points respectively. William Smith, the third place finisher at last year’s Gill Women’s National Championship, is led by A-Division skipper and senior, Bailey Carter. Ms. Carter, who walked away with … Read More
A team supported by the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Boat Foundation recently competed in the M32 World Championship held in Chicago from September 20th to the 23rd. The program was organized by St. Mary’s College alumn Markus Edegran and his team of top notch younger sailors. The M32 is a high performance foiling catamaran … Read More
Lake Norman Yacht Club in Mooresville, North Carolina hosted the 2018 Ultimate 20 North American Championship this past weekend. Also known as the U20, the Ultimate 20 is a 21 foot ultra-light designed racer. Nineteen boats hailing from Texas, North Carolina, Ontario, Minnesota, South Carolina, Florida and Michigan came to compete in the championship. Boats … Read More
