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A person wearing a hat and life jacket sails a small white and blue Sunfish sailboat with a colorful yellow and blue sail marked '3951' on the ocean, with city buildings visible in the background.

One Design Class Profile: Sunfish

There may not be a more iconic or well-known sailboat than the Sunfish.  Since 1952, hundreds of thousands of hulls have hit the water in bays, lakes, ponds and rivers […]

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Laurie Jury on Command Coaching & Giving Feedback

By Laurie Jury Editor’s Note- Sail1Design is pleased to present coaching technique and style from Laurie Jury. Laurie is a product of the esteemed Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s Youth Training […]

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World’s fastest Optimist Sailboat to be Given Away for Free!

For Immediate Release- Brian Holloway – www.optistuff.com – [email protected] Chattanooga, Tennessee-March 19th, 2015- Chattanooga, Tennessee-March 19th, 2015- McLaughlin Boat Works announced its 25th Anniversary PRO Racer Giveaway today. Widely considered the […]

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Club Profile: GoodWinds Dorado, Puerto Rico

Kitesurf, Windsurf and Sail with us! -Imagine yourself in a water sports center with world class wind and water conditions, nestled in a 5 star resort, surrounded by four award […]

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Laurie Jury on Coaching: Monsoon Cup Match Race Coaching Notes

Editor’s Note- Sail1Design is pleased to present coaching technique and style from Laurie Jury. Laurie is a product of the esteemed Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s Youth Training Programme, which he […]

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Club Profile: Devon Yacht Club

The Devon Yacht Club is a 99 year old private club in Amagansett, NY. It has a range of member boats- from lasers, sunfish, 420’s, optimist, Alerions and cruisers. In […]

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Club Profile: Eau Gallie Yacht Club

News Flash: Eau Gallie Yacht Club has an opening for a Waterfront Director/Harbormaster Centered around a deep water marina that accommodate yachts up to 55 ft., the Eau Gallie Yacht […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Peter Johnstone, Boatbuilder

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin In the boat building industry, the name Johnstone is about as close to a royal family as you can get.  Ever since the first J/24 […]

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Sailing Pinnies from World Cup Supply

World Cup Supply, a US Sailing MVP Member Benefit Partner, is proud to showcase its popular sublimated sailing pinnies. Worn by elite high school, collegiate and yacht club race and […]

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Selden US Reports from the RYA Dinghy Show!

Selden Mast US is a Sail1Design team member and sponsor. Please check out these videos, and learn about exciting developments in UK youth and dinghy sailing, including new boats, classes, […]

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Sailing Conditioning 101

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin Often times in sailing, races are won and lost in the weight room.  Physical conditioning has come to the forefront in recent years as being […]

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Club Profile: Cape Cod Sea Camps

News Flash: Cape Cod Sea Camps is Hiring! View their open jobs HERE The Cape Cod Sea Camps Mission Through personal commitment and dedicated to the development and guidance of […]

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ICSA TEAM RACE RANKINGS, 3/10/2015

  About Sail1Design Sail1Design is a grassroots organization, by sailors for sailors, dedicated to the one-design, youth, high school, college, and one-design sailing communities. Born in 2007, Sail1Design has grown […]

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Sail 1 Design Welcomes Layline as a Premier Sponsor

Dallas, TX, March. 2, -Layline re-invents itself and, launches a new online platform to provide a better service to all one design and, performance oriented sailors. The changes may not […]

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J/80 vs J/22: Which is Right For You?

The Johnstones have been a fixture in the sailing industry ever since the first J/24 came out of Rod’s garage in 1977.  Since then, J-Boats has produced boats of every […]

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Short Handed Sailing Practice Sessions

By Andrew Kerr The seemingly increasing demands of modern life on competitor’s time can make practice sessions very difficult to schedule with a full team – inevitably someone’s schedule does […]

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Sail1Design & US Sailing Form Partnership

Annapolis, MD – Sail1Design is pleased to be named the official job board/career center supplier, and Marketplace supplier, for US Sailing. We offer sailing’s #1 Career Center and Job Board, always […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: John Mollicone

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin Editor’s note: John Mollicone is a classic example of a coach who also “practices what he preaches.” We believe strongly in the model of a […]

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2015 505 Midwinters Championship Report & Results

–FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– 505 Class All-Stars Rumble at Midwinters St. Petersburg, Fla. — Mark Zagol (Stonington, Conn.) and Drew Buttner (Westwood, Mass.) bested the nation’s top 505 sailors to win the […]

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Beating the Cold in the Spring Season

Lydia Whiteford, Airwaves Writer All photos taken by Tufts Sailing Coach Ken Legler As hard as it is to believe with the East Coast buried in snow, the spring season […]

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