Between March 14–18, 2026, the Lightning Class descended on St. Petersburg, FL for the 2026 ILCA Winter Championship. Always a well-attended event, the promise of warmer weather drew 34 teams to the line—over 100 sailors in total! It’s a strong showing for the class and a testament to the depth and competitiveness of the fleet. … Read More
After two weekends of team racing from our last update, Yale now sits atop both the Women’s & the COED ICSA TR Rankings. Great action, close matches, and lots more to come. Thanks to our panel of coaches; Ken Legler (Tufts), John Mollicone (Brown), Thomas Barrows (Yale), Esteban Forrer (Jacksonville), Michael McBrien (King’s Point), Chris … Read More
Sail1Design will team up with North Sails to hold an Optimist Clinic focused on one thing: going really fast. This clinic will be run by North Sails Optimist expert & Severn School Head Coach Tom Sitzmann, a guest expert, and will feature a few of the Optimist Classes most successful current and former Stars. You … Read More
Written by 505 sailor Eric Anderson, photo by Ty Baird (originally appeared in the 505 Class Newsletter and reprinted with permission here) There’s little doubt that strength and fitness are one of the many things that separate the front of the fleet from the rest of us. Sailing strength, and in particular crewing strength, requires … Read More
Summer is over and Professional Boats will sell it’s rental fleet of Tornado Coach Boats in excellent condition. This summer season was really intense for our rental team at Professional Boats Our rental season in numbers: 10 events attended Classes: C420, Optimist and Laser Travel: 9,700 miles traveled by our trucks and trailers Clients: 14 … Read More
[Editors Note: I imagine most reading this story has their own trailer incident story as well. Please add yours to the comment section below this article or send directly to us ([email protected]) and we’ll add it ourselves!] If only trailers and cars would be as seemingly indestructible as those on Mad Max: Fury Road. In … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Lucas Masiello TIDE is a student-led (The Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity) Committee, created to diagnose inclusivity-related issues in College Sailing. In May of 2020, as movements were being started and conversations were being had surrounding racial justice across the United States, a group of sailors from schools across NEISA started a conversation … Read More
News Flash: S1D Launches SAILRECRUIT, an online youth/performance sailing resume & education center for aspiring sailing student-athletes. Check it out! Last week, Stanford U. shocked the athletic world when they announced they were cutting several sports teams, including sailing. Now, today, Brown University followed suit… and the sailing world, ironically, is ironically a beneficiary of … Read More