Sailing News Articles

Airwaves One-Design Spotlight: FUSION 15

Airwaves occasionally features a one-design class in our newsletter. Interested in having your class featured? Write us and let us know! The Fusion 15 was designed by America’s Cup designer […]

Tom SitzmannFebruary 4, 2010

Sail Maine – Community Sailing at Its Best

           A Profile of Maine’s Community Sailing Center, by Airwaves Amanda Salvesen             Across the country, community sailing programs for adult and junior sailors are becoming increasingly popular. They sponsor clinics, […]

Tom SitzmannJanuary 27, 2010

College Sailing: A Brief Past, Present, and Future, by Ken Legler

College Sailing: A Brief Past, Present, and Future   Prior to 1970 there were many different kinds of boats in college sailing.  Competitors would show up at nationals having never […]

Tom SitzmannJanuary 8, 2010

BMW Oracle Unveils Historic Sail Wing ~ Wow!

Check out the BMW / Oracle YouTube presentation on this amazing technological development: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dySXmkAEy1A    

Tom SitzmannNovember 11, 2009

LaserPerformance Launches the Vapor Optimist !

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2009     LaserPerformance Launches the Vapor Optimist   Portsmouth, RI – On November 16th LaserPerformance will launch a new Optimist branded the Vapor.  The […]

Tom SitzmannNovember 3, 2009

2009 Bayview Yacht Club Women On Water (WOW) Clinic and Regatta

August 21st, 2009 – Clinic August 22nd & 23rd – Regatta for the Natalie J. O’Neil Trophy   The 6th annual running of the BYC WOW event (previously known as […]

Tom SitzmannAugust 14, 2009

Dinghy Sailing Simulator Comes to Annapolis through SAIL1DESIGN!

Virtual Sailing Comes to Annapolis!   2004 Australian Woman Sailor of the Year Krystal Weir approaches the top mark during a workout.   The VSail Trainer is designed to/for:   […]

Tom SitzmannAugust 6, 2009

NBC Nightly News Features Story On Teen Solo Sailor

 Zac Sunderland Set to Break Record for Youngest Sailor to Go ‘Round the World On June 17 of last year, at age 16, Zac Sunderland set out – by himself […]

Tom SitzmannJuly 13, 2009

Broadening the Appeal of 420 Youth Sailing: Is it time for a new class?

Broadening the Appeal of 420 Youth Sailing: Is it time for a new class?  By Jim Myers, of Intensity Sails Is it time for a new class? The club 420 […]

Tom SitzmannJune 20, 2009

ESPNU broadcasts the 2009 Gill College Nationals Sailing Championship presented by Rolex.

Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 3:00pm eastern time on ESPNU For the fifth year ESPNU’s presentation of college sailing features the top young sailors competing for this trophy that dates […]

Tom SitzmannJune 11, 2009

YOUTH COACHING – HAS IT GONE TOO FAR?

Reprinted with thanks to and permission from SCUTTLEBUTT. Full text of article is here: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/blog/2009/06/youth-coaching.html It would be hard to imagine competing in a regatta and winning 7 out of […]

Tom SitzmannJune 9, 2009

Zim Sailing To Produce c420's FJ's and Optimist Dinghies

Zim Sailing Enters as New Competition in the Small One-Design Sailboat Market     WARREN, RI – June 3, 2009 – Zim Sailing emerges as the country’s third independent full-service […]

Tom SitzmannJune 6, 2009

MASSA Baker Team Race District Championship

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Tom SitzmannMay 21, 2009

15 Year-Old to Sail Non-stop around the world!!! Wow!

Youngest to sail solo non-stop unassisted around the World Jessica Watson is setting out to become the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the World. Since Joshua Slocum […]

Tom SitzmannMarch 8, 2009

US SAILING ANNOUNCES NEW COLLEGE SAILING SEMINAR

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (March 6, 2009) – In conjunction with the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), US SAILING is featuring a new seminar for young sailors competing at the U.S. Youth Sailing […]

Tom SitzmannMarch 6, 2009