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Demystifying Match Racing And A Look At The Chicago Match Race Center

  By Airwaves Editor Jen Vandemoer Mitchell Match racing, called the fastest growing discipline in sailing, has many people captivated and a lot of people still trying to understand it.  […]

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A Parents View: Autism & Teaching Sailing

A parent comes to you as a sailing instructor with a child in tow.   You give a furtive glance to the child, as usual you are hoping to make a connection.  The […]

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Stanfords John Vandemoer: College and Olympic Sailing Response

College and Olympic Sailing Response, by John Vandemoer, head varsity sailing coach at Stanford University This is the fourth in an AirWaves Series on Youth-to-College-to-Olympic sailing. Enjoy! Brought to you […]

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Peter Isler on "The Right Path for Top Youth Sailors: Is it College Sailing?"

This is the third in an AirWaves Series on Youth-to-College-to-Olympic sailing. Enjoy! After posting a quick comment to Joe Morris’ piece in Sail1Design I was invited to read Kenny Legler’s […]

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Ken Legler on "The Right Path for Top Youth Sailors: Is it College Sailing?"

This is the second in an AirWaves Series on Youth-to-College-to-Olympic sailing. Enjoy! Olympic Sailing or College Sailing (If you have not read the Airwaves piece below this post, you may […]

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WOW!! Win a Snipe! Raffle to Support Traditions Build Winners Documentary

Raffle to Support Traditions Build Winners Documentary You can go to almost any yacht club in the world and when you ask people about their sailing history, chances are that […]

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A Long, Cold, Frozen Winter…For Some: A Snowkiter’s Perspective

Brought to you by Mauri Pro Sailing By Jen Vandemoer Mitchell, Airwaves Senior Writer        Being a sailor, living in Minnesota is not the easiest thing to do.  Sailing […]

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S1D Welcomes New Sponsor: SailFast! S1D Members, Read on to get 30% Off!!

SailFast designs a unique line of apparel for people who love the wind and the water. We design innovative clothing that bridges the divide between performance and fashion. We also […]

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Airwaves Exclusive: Devon Yacht Club Program Director

  The Devon Yacht Club The Devon Yacht Club is a 106 year old private club in Amagansett, NY. It has a range of member boats- from lasers, sunfish, 420’s, […]

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The Next Generation Farr 40 One-Design: Farr 400… Wow!

The Next Generation All Carbon, One-Design Racer!       The FARR 400 is an all new, 100% carbon fibre 40 ft. racing yacht that combines Grand-Prix level performance with […]

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“When are you going to get a real job? Some Thoughts on Landing a Job in the Sailing Industry”

by David G. Bryan Presented by Mauri Pro Sailing *David Bryan has been the General Manager at the Boston Sailing Center for 22 years, and has numerous sailing accolades including […]

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Sail1Design Goin’ South Care Package

Sail1Design Goin’ South Care Package Check out ads on Sail1Design to help support your sailing this winter down south. From coaching, to boats for sale, to great coaches available, Sail1Design […]

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Sail1Design Welcomes new Sponsor: You-Tack

Sail1Design is proud to announce our newest sponsor! Sponsors keep our free sailing industry jobs and sailing classifieds going. We are most grateful for their commitment to us, and we […]

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Worth it? A Look at the Costs Involved With One-Design Regattas

A Look at the Costs Involved With One-Design Regattas by Airwaves writer Jen Mitchell, [email protected] Brought to you by Mauri Pro Sailing In a down economy it only seems natural […]

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“Keeping it Light” …Adam Werblow’s Secret to College Sailing Success

Brought to you by Mauri Pro Sailing                         I gave Adam Werblow a call while he was on the road to the Hap Moore Team Race Regatta at The U.S. […]

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Sail1Design Announces New AirWaves Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sail1Design Announces New AirWaves Team  Sail1Design is proud to announce the hiring of Jennifer Mitchell and William Lockman to assume management of operations of Sail1Design’s interactive Newsstand […]

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LASERPERFORMANCE ALERT: Win a Laser with Facebook, Competition Action

LASERPERFORMANCE ALERT: Win a Laser with Facebook, Competition Action   At LaserPerformance we have recently learnt a few new rules about playing the “Social Media” game. Don’t panic, the Laser […]

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Sail1Design Featured Ads, October 2010

Sail1Design is your source for sailing classifieds, especially SAILING INDUSTRY JOB OPENINGS, which is our specialty. Through AIRWAVES, we also offer youth, college, and one-design sailing information, news, and an […]

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YALE CORDAGE PRESS CONFERENCE – ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOW. Announcing Ph.D. From Yale Cordage

YALE CORDAGE PRESS CONFERENCE – ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOW THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7   10:30 – 10:45 AM (immediately following Harken press conference) Announcing Ph.D. From Yale Cordage Performance handling. Delivered.   Yale Cordage would like to […]

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Mike Ingham Joins North Sails

Mike Ingham Joins North Sails One Design Expert and J/24 Champion to Join North’s One Design Sales Force September 15, 2010 (San Diego, CA) — North Sails announced today that […]

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