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Sail1Design Brokerage Newsletter

Sail1Design Brokerage Newsletter                                                                 Greetings from Sail1Design! We hope this newsletter finds you well. It has been a busy fall here at Sail1Design, and our partnership with Cruising Yachts/Sail California […]

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Lightning Boat Grant Program

Lightning Boat Grant Program 2014 – Call for Applications TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA – October 31, 2013 –The International Lightning Class Association is now accepting applications for the 2014 ILCA Boat Grant Program.  The ILCA owns […]

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KO Sailing Appointed Exclusive North American Distributor for Blueblue I420

KO Sailing to Offer Complete Solution for Youth Performance Sailing Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2013–Seabrook, TX– KO Sailing, the nation’s leading youth performance sailing experts, announced today their […]

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Calling all BUDS!!!

Calling all BUDS!!! BU Sailing reunion on Saturday, November 2nd. Parents, Alumni, Friends of BU sailing, come back and see us! Ken Read will be giving a presentation that is […]

Tom Sitzmann avatarTom SitzmannFour small sailboats, two with blue sails and two with orange sails, race on a windy lake. Sailors are leaning to balance the boats, and a tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.

The Future of Team Racing

Team Racing Where we are now and where we should be going…   By Airwaves writer Clinton Hayes            We invite your thoughts and comments. Post them […]

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Sail1Design Weekly Digest 10/22

2013 HINMAN REPORT & RESULTS      This weekend the Hinman Trophy, for the US Team Racing Championship, was contested at Newport Harbor Yacht Club in Newport Beach, CA. 12 […]

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Team One Newport Joins the Sail1Design Team!

Since 1985, Team One Newport has been one of the leaders in outfitting the world’s best sailors, racers, teams, and businesses. With its flagship store in the heart of historical […]

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Junior Sailing Programs, Meet the Blue Dragon Pram!

Sail1Design is always on the lookout for developments in youth sailing. We saw this pram at the US Boat Show in Annapolis, and it looks to be a great tool […]

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Sail1Design Weekly Digest 2

FROM SAILING NEWBIE TO COLLEGE RECRUIT        “Unlike the majority of sailors planning on sailing in college, I haven’t been sailing since I was 6. I did not […]

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Sail1Designer of the Month – MUSE, 2013 J/70 North American Champions

By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt Two weeks ago, the Annapolis Yacht Club welcomed 89 J/70s to its facility to compete in the inaugural J/70 North American Championship. With participation in […]

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Sail1Design Weekly Digest

J24 NORTH AMERICANS REPORT AND RESULTS Sail1Design’s Geoff Becker reports on the event, along with insightful tips, from the regatta-winning Team Helly Hansen. Read more: http://tinyurl.com/lelv5fd FEATURED JOBS                 -Program […]

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Ullman Fall Sail Discount Ends Soon!!

SPONSOR NEWS: Calling All Performance and One-Design Sailors! Ullman Sails fall deal ends soon… get your order in now and receive 20% off the retail price. This won’t last long! […]

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Red Bull Youth America's Cup: Start Your Engines

10 teams ready: Red Bull Youth America’s Cup The young guns are getting ready for the opportunity of a lifetime at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. 10 international teams […]

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2013 J/24 World Championship: Interview with Tim Healy

Sail1Design is pleased to welcome Geoff Becker, author of this piece and our newest Airwaves writer. A collegiate All-American, Geoff has vast one-design sailing experience and success, is a rules […]

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Sail1Designer of the Month: Luke Muller

By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt Last week, some of the best youth sailors from around the country traveled to Corpus Christi, Texas to compete in the 2013 US Sailing Youth Championships. […]

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Welcome Dynamic Dollies, our Newest Sponsor!

  DYNAMIC DOLLIES & RACKS, LED BY PETER SEIDENBERG, INTRODUCES A NEW BRAND OF DOLLIES AND RACKS FOR THE SMALL BOAT COMMUNITY.   PORTSMOUTH, RI – Dynamic Dollies & Racks, […]

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Sail1Design & Ullman Sails Form Partnership

20 August 2013-          We are pleased to announce that Ullman Sails Mid-Chesapeake will join Sail1Design as our newest sponsor, and Sail1Design’s Tom Sitzmann will join Ullman sails, and the […]

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Club 420 Association Awards Inaugural Triple Crown Championship

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION North Kingston, Rhode Island, August 11, 2013,   After three weeks, two countries and over individual 26 races at three major events, the Club […]

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Fresh Breeze, Fresh Water, Long Distance

A History of the Chicago to Mackinac Race By Gretchen Croll   There are many long distance races in the Olympiad of offshore racing, but there is nothing quite like […]

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Sail1Designers of the Month: Dave Stark, Jody Stark, and Ian Jones

By Clinton Hayes A couple of weeks ago Dave Stark sailing with his wife Jody Stark and Ian Jones captured the Lightning Class World Championship Title. The event, sailed at Club […]

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