Stanford University held on to win the 2025 Open Fleet Race National Championship at St. Mary’s College. FULL SCORES
Worlds Team USA Wins 2018 International Optimist Team Race Regatta
Thursday, June 14 2018, St. Thomas, USVI — Coached by Pilo Rocha, the 2018 USODA Worlds Team of Stephan Baker, Peter Foley, Ryan Satterberg, Thommie Grit, and Tommy Sitzmann just topped 12 other teams and won the Team Race portion of the International Optimist Regatta, held in St. Thomas, USVI. International Optimist team race regattas … Read More
S1D High School Team of the Year Awards Nominations Now Open!
It’s that time of year!! Please send in your letter to [email protected] with your nomination for the High School Team of the Year. Read below for more information HIGH SCHOOL SAILING TEAM OF THE YEAR, presented by KO SAILING Sail1Design supports high school sailing, because it is where future great one-design sailors, in may … Read More
Quantum Sails is Hiring!
At Quantum, we’re connected to sailors everywhere through our love of sailing and our belief that facing every challenge head-on is infinitely rewarding. Quantum Sails is currently looking for a Grand Prix Sailmaker. (click here to see job ad) For us, that means challenging convention – especially if that’s what it takes to help our … Read More
An Interview with Women’s College Sailor of the Year Dana Rohde
Editor’s Note: It was very gratifying to review this article for publishing, as it made me recall the origins of this award. Since I am also a history teacher, here’s a little story for you. Way back in 2002, I owned “Quantum Sails Northeast” in Maine, and was running that business while coaching college sailing … Read More
Optimist Sailor Development: Coach & Athlete Relation vs Parent Involvement
By new Airwaves Optimist Reporter Bernat Gali Bou Optimist Sailing is without a doubt a unique class among the wide range of existing fleets in the Sailing World. Targeted solely for kids, none has got the history, the curriculum and the reputation the Optimist Class enjoys around the World, and that’s why it has remained … Read More
2018 S1D Coach of the Year Nominations Open!
Greetings, sailing fans!!! We’re sending out our annual call this year for nominations for the prestigious Coach of the Year Award. In true grass-roots fashion, we pick the ultimate winner only from nominees supplied by you, our readers. We are thrilled also to announce that again, Gill North America is our Exclusive Sponsor for this award, and … Read More
2018 Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year, All-Americans and More Announced
NORFOLK, V.A. (June 2, 2018) – At an awards ceremony following racing for the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship, the honors for the Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year, Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award sponsored by US Sailing and the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for the Best Overall Team were presented. The names … Read More
MIT Wins Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship
NORFOLK, V.A. (June 1, 2018) – Today was the last day of the Gill Coed National Championship. This is the final of three high caliber spring college sailing national championships that were run on the Elizabeth River, hosted by Old Dominion University. After four days of challenging conditions and competition the Massachusetts Institute of Technology … Read More
College of Charleston Sailing is Hiring
The College of Charleston Varsity Sailing Team is made up of 60+ sailors who sail a wide variety of boats. About 40 sailors make up the Dinghy Team that compete on Lasers, 420s, FJs, and Sloops. The rest make up the Offshore Team that trains on a Melges 30 (Cougar) and J36 (Soul). The Varsity … Read More
College of Charleston Wins ICSA Team Race National Championship
NORFOLK, VA (May 28, 2018) – Racing was completed today in the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship on the Elizabeth River hosted by Old Dominion University. This is the second of three spring college sailing national championships. The top sixteen collegiate team racing teams in the nation competed for the national title and the Walter … Read More
Point Loma HS Wins Team Race National Championship
After two predictably nice days in San Diego, with temps in the high 60’s and winds out of the west at 6-12 knots, the Point Loma High School Pointers dominated the 2018 ISSA Team Race National Championship from start to finish, ending up with a perfect 17-0 record. Twelve top team racing teams from around … Read More
Boston College Wins Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship
NORFOLK, V.A. (May 25, 2018) – Today was the last day of racing for the Sperry Women’s National Championship Finals hosted by Old Dominion University. The top eighteen women’s collegiate teams in the nation raced for the Gerald C. Miller Trophy and Boston College took the win. Racing began at 10 a.m. in sunny, hot … Read More