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US TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS 2014

Final Report (courtesy of US Sailing) MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (September 28, 2014) – The final day of the 2014 U.S. Team Racing Championship ended up being a half day of sailing […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 29, 2014

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2014 505 East Coast Championship Final Results

Series Standing – 5 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results saved: Sunday, September 21, 2014 11:16:55 AM EDT Division: 505 (32 boats) (top) Pos Sail Skipper Crew […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 23, 2014

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One Design Notebook: Developing a Team Position Chart

By Airwaves Writer Andrew Kerr One of the hardest things for a team to do is to field the same team at every race or regatta – inevitably someone cannot […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 21, 2014

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Club 420 Association Announces New Winter Series

North Kingston, RI (September 19, 2014) — The Club 420 Association today announced the new c420 Winter Series 2014 which will include the 2014 Orange Bowl Regatta, the 2015 Boomerang […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 18, 2014

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44th Hobie 16 Open North American Championships and 2015 Pan Am Games Qualifier

Lewes Yacht Club, Lewes DE Pre-event Press Release Lewes, DE (September 17, 2014): 50 to 60 teams from all across North America will be descending on Lewes Delaware and the […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 18, 2014

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2014 J/70 World Championship Final Results

ne Design Division GOLD Fleet 1. USA 2 Helly Hansen Tim Healy 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 13 4 8 2 [13] 28.0 2. USA 187 Catapult […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 14, 2014

Snipe 2014 Western Hemispheres Regatta Report & Results

Rios steals championship with a single point By Airwaves writer Katelyn Montero When sailors talk about a close competition, it’s hard to imagine one that came closer than the Snipe […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 13, 2014

2014 Viper 640 North American Championship Final Results

Brad Boston (Sarnia, Ont.), sailing with Curtis Florence (Cleveland, OH) and Chad Corning (New Rochelle, NY) sat in third place after 11 races over three days of sailing from Alamitos […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 9, 2014

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Lido 14: A Class of its Own

By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin Hand building boats is an art overlooked by many. Many of today’s sailing dinghies were originally hand crafted in garages, barns and basements before they […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 4, 2014

Viper 640 North Americans Day 1 Report

Jeff Grange Takes Control of Viper 640 North Americans After First Day September 3, 2014 Long Beach, CA – Some championship regattas fall into the trope of “it’s never like […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 4, 2014

Lessons From the Sting of Defeat: The 34th America’s Cup from the Kiwi Perspective

Editors Note: Ahh, sailboat racing. No matter how talented, prepared, and invested you are into any particular boat or regatta, this sport, it seems more than most, can offer up […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 28, 2014

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2014 505 World Championships Report & Results

Six teams Vie for Title on final Day of Racing By Airwaves writer Katelyn Montero All photos courtesy of: SAP 505 Worlds 2014/ Christophe Favreau Kiel, Germany- The SAP […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 25, 2014

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A Life in One Day: What's it's Like to be a College Sailing Coach

By Airwaves writer John Storck Late August has always been a time of the year that I really enjoyed. Summer seems to ease off the throttle a bit. The temperature […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 24, 2014

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One Design Spotlight: Club Flying Junior

Club FJ (Flying Junior): Youth Trainer Extraordinaire, by Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin Recognizable to many youth sailors who grew up on lakes, ponds, or on the west coast, the Club […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 23, 2014

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The Dinghy Shop Fall Optimist Series: Can't Get Better Than This

Sailing Continues! Want to keep sailing? Junior sailing ends in August, but that doesn’t mean that you have to stop. There’s a lot of great racing ahead at the Dinghy […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 22, 2014

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Meet the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider – Team Haeger/Provancha

By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt Do you know who is representing the USA in the Olympic sailing classes? You should! Meet the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider, the 43 athletes […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 20, 2014

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Looking Up at College Sailing: What's it Really Like?

GETTING BEHIND THE BROCHURES… By Airwaves writer Emma White Over the past few years I attended several talks during clinics and regattas in which college coaches discuss and answer questions on […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 19, 2014

Lightning 2014 North American Championship Final Results

Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Skipper/Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 T O Total Lightning NA Championship Racing One Design Division […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 18, 2014

2014 US Youth Sailing Championship Final Results

C-420 Club 420 (36 boats) (top) Series Standing – 9 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results last updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014 1:13:35 PM CDT Click on […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 14, 2014

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S1D Team Profile: Youth J/24 Team USA

By Airwaves Writer Sarah Lihan Most junior racing here in the US sticks to the tried and true youth classes—Lasers and Radials, Club 420’s, maybe a handful […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 13, 2014

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