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Sailing News Articles

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College of Charleston Advanced Racing Clinic a Success

By Airwaves Writer Paige Hoffman With the fall sailing season already beginning for high school and college sailing, athletes have been preparing all summer with preseason activities to give them […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Club 420 Association Announces a New Spinnaker

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION North Kingston, RI (September 1, 2016) The Club 420 Association announced today that the Board of Directors has approved a new class legal spinnaker which […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Club Profile: Annapolis Yacht Club

News Flash: AYC is hiring a full-time 420 coach!! AYC beginnings were in 1886 as an informal canoe club. A building was constructed two years later on a pile ofoyster […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 1, 2016

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Sailing Industry Profile: Gill Sailing Gear

News Flash: Gill NA is HIRING! Nick Gill founded our brand over 40 years ago in 1975. A lot has changed in the production of technical sailing clothing since that […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 26, 2016

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2016 Club 420 North American Championship Results & Report

SAN PEDRO, CALIF. (August 21, 2016) – The 2016 Club 420 Association North Americans finished today hosted by Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club with the Club 420 Class Association. Thirty-five boats […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 22, 2016

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2016 Samson Women’s, Junior & Master Lightning North American Championship

Racing wrapped up Sunday for the 2016 Samson Women’s, Junior, and Master Lightning North American Championships at the Rochester Yacht Club. The Masters fleet ended the series with 4 total […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 16, 2016

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2016 Buzzards Bay c420 Championship Report & Results

New Bedford, MA (August 7, 2016)- The first ever Buzzards Bay c420 championship was one of the biggest c420 regattas, 173 Boats, the class has seen in it’s history. The massive fleet […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 15, 2016

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2016 505 World Championship Results

In a strong position coming into the last day, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry put in another superb performance to take the 2016 505 World Championship crown. Michael Wilson and […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 6, 2016

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2016 CJ Buckley Team Race Results

Congratulations to “Winter is Coming” for winning the 2016 CJ Buckley TR Regatta. Names of competitors can be found HERE

Airwaves StaffAugust 3, 2016

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Notice of Race: Chix Only Team Race @ Tufts

https://www.sail1design.com/event/chix-team-race/?instance_id=8670 Tufts is hosting the Chix Only Team Race on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Here is a link to the NOR Here is a link to the registration and Facebook […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 3, 2016

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2016 Optimist National Championship Results

Stephan Baker is the 2016 National Optimist Champion. Congratulations! For full results go HERE Team Race National Championships results go HERE Girls National Championship Results: HERE

Airwaves StaffJuly 31, 2016

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Notice of Race: Etchells Atlantic Coast Championship & Lobster Bowl

CASCO BAY ETCHELLS FLEET 27 2016 ETCHELLS ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS AND LOBSTER BOWL Portland Yacht Club 40 Old Powerhouse Rd Falmouth, ME 04105 SEPT 23 LAUNCH SEPT 24 & 25 […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 26, 2016

Dozens of small sailboats with white sails line up closely at the starting line of a regatta, with officials in boats nearby and flags signaling the race start on a calm, hazy day.

2016 Club 420 National Championship Results & Report

FALMOUTH, MASS. (July 24, 2016) – The 2016 U.S. Club 420 National Championship finished up today hosted by the Falmouth Yacht Club with the Club 420 Association on Nantucket Sound. […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 24, 2016

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Lior Lavie

Sail1Design sat down with Lior Lavie, coach of the US Optimist World Champion Team Race Team (see article). This is the first time a US team has won the team […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 23, 2016

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2016 Optimist North Americans Report & Results: Antigua

By Taylor Penwell The Antigua Yacht Club hosted the 2016 Optimist North American Championship this past week. 144 competitors from 20 countries attended the event. Antigua hosted the 2015 Optimist […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 21, 2016

Profiles in Pro Sailing: Roy Williams

By Joe Cooper When I read that one of Newport’s local powerhouses in high school sailing, St.. Georges, had won the National Team Racing the Baker Trophy, it was an […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 21, 2016

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The First Years as a Sailing Coach

By Northeast Airwaves writer Paige Hoffman With summer sailing in full swing, the peak of competitive sailing is at its height. Summer race teams and recreational classes alike are running […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 20, 2016

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ILCA Boat Grant Recipients win Lightning ACC's

This weekend the International Lightning Class held their Atlantic Coast Championship on waters off Wrightsville Beach, NC. Carolina Yacht Club hosted the event and certainly demonstrated true southern hospitality throughout […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 18, 2016

Ida Lewis: the Stories Behind the Podium

By Airwaves writer Sammy Pickell The 2016 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championships in Mississippi welcomed its sailors with the famous Bay St. Louis presence of both humidity and southern hospitality. The event […]