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Fleet Replenishment and Maintenance

Bob Adam – Zim Sailing As the summer wraps up, programs quickly transition their thoughts towards their needs for next summer. These discussions typically revolve around what to do with […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 11, 2012

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ADDISON HACKSTAFF, WINNER OF THE SMYTHE TROPHY – AUGUST’S SAIL1DESIGNER OF THE MONTH

By Martha Pitt Every year, junior sailors from around the country compete in their regional qualifiers to qualify for US Sailing’s prestigious Chubb Junior Championships. The championship event […]

Airwaves StaffSeptember 4, 2012

A New Experience: Racing at Night

By Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley Along with Match Racing, this summer, I had the pleasure of adding yet another new sailing experience to my growing list: racing at night. I […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 28, 2012

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What’s Wrong in Weymouth? By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown

Editors Note: We would like to welcome Zach Brown as our newest member to the Airwaves team. Please look for his column here often on Sail1Design’s Airwaves Newsletter. You can […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 10, 2012

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American Youth Sailing Force Video Report: New Team formed for the Red Bull Youth America's Cup

By Vince Casalaina The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup regatta is scheduled for August/September 2013, in San Francisco, during the heart of the 34th America’s Cup racing season and teams are […]

Airwaves StaffAugust 1, 2012

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Ally Donahue and Maddie Widmeier Win Ida Lewis Trophy – July Sail1Designers of the Month

By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt Last month, seventy-six junior young women from around the country traveled to Lake Minnetonka to compete in the annual regatta for the Ida Lewis […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 27, 2012

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A New Experience: Match Racing

By Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley I would consider myself a “well-versed” sailor. I have logged countless hours on dinghies and increasing hours on keelboats, both racing and cruising, fleet racing […]

Airwaves StaffJuly 12, 2012

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Wing It! A closer look at the AC45 Winged Sail

By: Judith Krimski It takes a monumental team effort to design and build the winged sails that grace the AC45 and AC72. When Team Oracle decided to go with the […]

Airwaves StaffJune 21, 2012

Sail1Design JOB SEEKING TIPS

By Margaret Boehm With Memorial Day come and gone, we are quickly approaching the summer sailing season! That three month long period kids and parents alike look forward to each […]

Airwaves StaffJune 1, 2012

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Sail1Designer of the Month: Ivan Shestopalov

By Elizabeth Dudley Sunday April 29th marked the end of the 2012 USODA KO Optimist Team Trials hosted this year by the Brant Beach Yacht Club in Brant Beach, New […]

Airwaves StaffMay 15, 2012

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Zim Sailing now building the Byte CII

04/09/2012 For Immediate Release Warren, RI. – Zim Sailing is pleased to announce that its already highly successful product line of Optimist, C420 and CFJ will expand to […]

Airwaves StaffApril 10, 2012

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Bob Willis of Team USA talks to Sail1Design!

By Margaret Boehm The second time was the charm for Chicagoan and Team USA member Bob Willis. After not making the U.S Olympic Team in 2008, Willis changed his training […]

Airwaves StaffApril 10, 2012

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April Sail1Designer of the Month – Taylor Canfield and Canfield Match Racing

By Martha Pitt Over the past few years, match racing has really sprung up on the scene and taken the spotlight for one design sailors – the sport has been […]

Airwaves StaffApril 4, 2012

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Excelling in Cold Weather Sailing

By Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley We are right in the middle of the spring sailing season, and even as I sit in the warm Maryland weather of March, I can […]

Airwaves StaffMarch 17, 2012

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Sail1Designers of the Month – Esteban Forrer and Christopher Ford, 2012 420 Midwinters Champions

By Martha Pitt Every year, the US Sailing Center in Martin County, Florida hosts one of the most competitive 420 regattas in the country – the 420 Midwinter Championship. The […]

Airwaves StaffMarch 6, 2012

Stan Honey Talks About Navigating Groupama 3

By Airwaves Contributor Vince Casalaina Here’s what Stan had to say about guiding Groupama 3 around the world in 48 days 7 hours and 44 minutes shaving two days […]

Airwaves StaffFebruary 20, 2012

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Quinn and Dane Wilson – February’s Sail1Designers of the Month

By Martha Pitt Last month, 120 teenage sailors from around the country made their way to Long Beach, California to compete in the 2012 US Sailing ISAF Youth World Qualifiers. […]

Airwaves StaffFebruary 9, 2012

Worthy Sailing Causes 101: HCM J/24 ECC Regatta Commits to a Great Cause

PRESS RELEASE. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. December 22, 2011 The 2011 J/24 East Coast Championship is pleased to report that: Our infrastructure will be leveraged to aid in Japanese Tsunami […]

Airwaves StaffJanuary 23, 2012

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Sail1Designer of the Month- January: Henry Marshall

By Elizabeth Dudley, Airwaves writer A 7th grader at Buckingham Brown and Nichols school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, blue fleeter Henry Marshall is the overall Opti winner for the 2011 […]

Airwaves StaffJanuary 11, 2012

Sail1Design Announces All-New Professional Marketplace & Brokerage!

Sail1Design Announces All-NewProfessional Marketplace & Brokerage! Owners & Buyers Our listing service offers the best of all performance sailboat listing worlds: · FREE for-sale-by-owner listings with photos for all boatsunder 25’ […]

Airwaves StaffDecember 27, 2011

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