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Four sailors compete in a sailing race, each in their own small sailboat with colorful sails featuring country flags. They wear life vests and sunglasses as they steer their boats across the water.

The Byte CII: Built for the Modern Olympic Age

Submitted by Zim Sailing The fastest growing North American builder prepares the next great singlehanded class for a packed summer schedule of championship regattas and clinics.  The Byte CII has […]

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Annapolis Yacht Club to Host 2 Youth Clinics

Annapolis Yacht Club will host 2 top youth clinics this summer: OPTI CLINIC 3 Days with International coaches and world class training.Friday June 14 begins at 3:30 saturday and Sunday […]

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Sail1Design Career Center: Post Your Resume and Get Noticed!

CALLING ALL JOB SEEKERS, COACHES, & PROFESSIONAL SAILORS! Get noticed, and get hired! Sail1Design’s professional career center just got better. We now offer a resume database for employers to search, […]

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Zim Sailing’s New Website

Zim Sailing is excited to bring you the brand new zimsailing.com! Customers continued to ask for close-up images of our boats and detailed product information.  Zim delivered with the attention […]

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The New 420Z is Out!

           Come and See LaserPerformance’s New Addition to the College Family     Our newly-designed collegiate 420Z delivers: increased performance, improved durability, safety and guaranteed value. The 420Z has […]

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Two men wearing life jackets on a boat at a marina; one is seated and the other is standing, with sailboats and a dock visible in the background.

Adapting to Freedom: Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation

By Airwaves writer Gretchen Croll One of the best aspects of the sport of sailing is the accessibility it offers to people of all ages and backgrounds.  Most sailors develop […]

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A grey inflatable motorboat named VIM with two outboard Yamaha engines floats on the water. It displays an American flag at the stern, with a marina and sailboats visible in the background.

S1D Brokerage: 22' ARC RIB: The Ultimate Coach Boat

VIM is the ultimate yacht club junior program, regatta support, or utility boat – in excellent turnkey condition. She has long supported the Ida Lewis YC junior program and New […]

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What is Going On With The Laser? Who Will Carry the Torch? Enough Already?

by Silence Dogood Recently I came upon this letter from Bruce Kirby, discussing his plans for a new sailboat, the Kirby Torch. To understate substantially, and to make what must […]

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Sailing Pinnies from World Cup Supply!

World Cup Supply is proud to showcase its popular sublimated sailing pinnies. Worn by elite high school, collegiate and yacht club race and team programs, World Cup Supply pinnies are […]

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Two sailboats with colorful 'CHICAGO' lettering race side by side on the water, each crew leaning over the edge to balance the boats. The sky is partly cloudy, and land is visible in the background.

2013 Youth Match Racing Opportunities in the U.S.

Re-printed with permission of Dave Perry Compiled by Dave Perry, Chairman, US Sailing Match Racing Committee Match Racing is one of the fastest growing disciplines in the sport of Sailing. […]

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Three sailboats with white sails numbered 9, 7, and 8, each with a crew wearing red vests marked 'S,' race on a body of water near an industrial shoreline. The sails and boats are labeled 'Stanford.

SAIL1DESIGNERS OF THE MONTH: STANFORD U. SAILING TEAM

 By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt Few could deny the impressive success of the Stanford Sailing Team so far this season. For a team with only ten boats at practice (relatively […]

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2013 Van Duyne Advanced Racing Clinic

American Yacht Club is proud to announce that it will be the host to the Long Island Sound Youth Sailing Team, (LISOT), and the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island […]

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Honing Your Mental Game

Sail1Design would like to present this piece from Tim Herzog, a talented sailor and now professional Mental Skills Coach. Tim is offering a webinar this coming Friday from his site, […]

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Three small sailboats with children wearing red life jackets are sailing near each other on calm water, with an industrial shoreline, buildings, and a crane visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Developing Community & Accessible Sailing

By Airwaves Writer Gretchen Croll When Sailing is available for all, a great community develops… The best aspect of the sport of sailing is the community it creates and fosters.  […]

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2013 NEILL ADVANCED SAILING CLINIC!

 – Applications due March 31st! by Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt  In just its third year, the Neill Advanced Sailing Clinic, hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club Foundation and run by […]

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A Look at the J/70 at Bacardi Week, From A Sailor's Point of View

By Airwaves Writer Terra Berlinski The 2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week brought the STAR, VIPER 640, Melges 24, Melges 20, J/80 and the J/70 class to the course on Biscayne […]

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Several small sailboats with colorful sails and numbers compete on a lake. People in life jackets are sailing, and the background shows trees and a few distant boats under a cloudy sky.

Vanguard 15 Summer Team Racing Circuit Preview

By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes As the summer draws near its time to think about what events you’re going to sail. Whether you’re working full time, or just at a […]

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Airwaves Interview Series: Terry Hutchinson

(This article originally appeared on Airwaves in 2009. Enjoy.)    Airwaves interview with Terry Hutchinson conducted by Amanda Salvesen:             If you are a sailor, which is pretty likely as […]

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Two RS200 sailboats race across the water. The boat in front has a bright pink sail, while the one behind has a light blue sail. Both boats are cutting swiftly through the waves on a misty day.

Why Not? Spinnakers in College Dinghy Sailing

This just in from ESPN’s CollegeSailNet: “…The water-borne video camera crew races up hurriedly to the weather-offset mark to catch, on film, the first pack to round. This will be […]

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SCOTT SINKS AND PATRICK SNOW: SAIL1DESIGNERS OF THE MONTH

By Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt Over Presidents’ Day Weekend, while many families were enjoying the weekend off and relaxing, 420 sailors and their families from all over the country traveled to […]

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