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Coaches Locker Room: Game Plan for Summer Sailing

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin As we transition back into the junior sailing mode, many of us will be shaking off the cobwebs and cringing every time someone mentions that […]

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Club Nautique Seeks School Director

Club Nautique, one of US Sailing’s premier sail and power schools, is seeking a School Director. This is a full-time, year-around, salaried position, managing over 40 part-time and full-time US […]

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S1D Class Profile: Farr 280 vs C&C 30

In the past 5 years there has been an explosion of small high performance keelboats.  Going back to the J-70, Sailing World 2012 Boat of the Year, it was clear […]

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Use of a Time and Distance Chart for Starting and Mark Roundings

By Andrew Kerr Recently when thinking about how racers utilize time and distance, I customized a chart to use as a reference for 1 minute of sailing from either a […]

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2015 S1D Coach of the Year Nominations Open!!

It’s that time of year again! Sail1Design seeks your nominations for the 2015 S1D Coach of the Year. We are asking for your nominations based on a coach that embodies the […]

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2015 Sail1Design Team Racing Grand Prix

Sail1Design is once again very excited to promote a few great team race events as part of our annual grand prix series. This is a big year as it’s the […]

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2015 US High School (Mallory) National Championship Results

Saturday, May 9: The first day of the 2015 Mallory Trophy started out with cloudy conditions in Annapolis. The fleet headed out at 1000 but was delayed on the water […]

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Club Profile: Breakwater Yacht Club

Based in beautiful Sag Harbor, Breakwater Yacht Club has been introducing people to sailing since 1987.  Overlooking the bay and just down the street from Sag Harbor Yacht Club, the […]

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S1D Announces Team Racing Umpire School

UPDATE: Severn Sailing Association to hold “Team Race Winter League“, and in so doing, to launch the Umpire School! Umpires will get a chance to referee team race games and […]

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Sail1Design Brokerage Newsletter, Spring 2015

Hello Friends; Greetings from Sail1Design! We hope this newsletter finds you well. After a very long, very cold winter, Sail1Design’s brokerage has been busy, and our partnership with Cruising Yachts/Sail […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Rozalia Project’s Rachael Miller

  Rachel Miller arrived at her vacation cottage on an island in the Gulf of Maine and flew into action.  Disgusted by all of the marine debris in the water […]

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STEM Modules Diversify Sailing Programs

As community and yacht club sailing programs gear up for the summer by hiring instructors and pulling boats out of the storage shed there’s more and more talk of STEM.  […]

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Company Profile: Sturgis Boat Works

News Flash! Sturgis is Hiring!!  Youth and Performance Sailing Experts    It’s not just a slogan, it’s who we are. Our staff is made of experienced sailors who have come […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings #4, 4/16/2015

The Nationals berths are set, and once again the major qualifying regattas provided dramatic match-ups and incredibly close racing.    

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Club Profile: Eastern Yacht Club

It should come as no surprise that Marblehead, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the American Navy, is steeped in yachting tradition.  A town of just under 20,000, it plays host to […]

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Sailors Helping Sailors: The Eastport YC Foundation

Sailing Scholarships Available If you live in the Annapolis area or near the Chesapeake Bay, find a little bit of free time to fill out Eastport Yacht Club Foundation’s scholarship […]

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Chalk Talk Video-Team Race Conference Champs Predictions

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Club Profile: Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club

News Flash! Beaufort is Hiring! Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club is located on the Beaufort River, a part of the Intracoastal Waterway, in the heart of Beaufort, SC. The stunning […]

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Amateur Team from Minnesota Takes Third Place in J/22 Midwinter Championship

Held for the first time at the Jackson Yacht Club in Ridgeland, Mississippi, the J/22 Midwinter Championship was a rewarding regatta for the J/22 sailors on Aquavit from Minnesota. The […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings Update #3, 4/7/2015

The action is heating up! Yale holds the top spot, Charleston & Stanford round out the top three!! [yop_poll id=”6″]

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