ICSA Team Race Rankings #2 Are Out! You can find the Open rankings HERE and the Women’s Rankings HERE. Open Rankings For this edition we welcomed Coach Annabell Carrington from the College of Charleston to our rankings panel, which already consisted of John Mollicone (Brown), Chris Klevan (Stanford), Charles Higgins (Tulane), and Brendan Feeney (Fordham). … Read More
2025 US Sailing Multihull Championship Report & Results
By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns Each year, the US Sailing Multihull Championship is sailed in a different multihull class, with competitors vying for the prestigious Hobie Alter Trophy, named in honor of Hobie Alter Sr. and his promotion of one-design multihull sailing. This year’s championship was contested in the Formula Wave class and hosted by … Read More
Sponsor News: Zim Sailing 420E and FJ Lead Times Are Now Reduced!
Ongoing Support for High School & College Sailing We are keen to promote our long-time partner, Zim Sailing, and all they do for institutional dinghy sailing in the USA! With the demand for institutional fleets, we’ve expanded our production capacity, resulting in shorter lead times to accommodate your needs. Your input has given us the ability … Read More
2025 US Youth Championship Report & Results
By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns The 2025 edition of the U.S. Youth Championship once again brought together America’s top youth sailors across a spectrum of high-performance classes. Organized by US Sailing, the regatta featured elite entries in classes including the International 420, 29er, Nacra 15, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, and iQFOiL. After three days of racing … Read More
2025 Optimist Midwest Championship Report & Results
By Airwaves Writer Heather Kerns From October 11th to the 13th the 2025 Optimist Midwest Championship was hosted by Geneva Lake Sailing School. This event also served as a qualifier for the following: 2026 Optimist Team Trials, 2025 Optimist Panamerican Championship, 2025-2026 Mid Season USNT & USDT, as well as the always exciting Spring International … Read More
2025 Lightning North Americans Report
Wrightsville Beach, NC – By Airwaves Writer Heather Kerns Racing for the 2025 Lightning North Americans took place over three days, September 25-27, 2025. The Carolina Yacht Club organized a fantastic regatta, and Wrightsville Beach delivered a wide range of conditions. Four races were completed over the course of the event. Three races were completed … Read More
Welcome S1D New Team Member: LENAM VELA, i420 builder!
Sail1Design is thrilled to partner with Lenam, a Spanish builder of the International 420, and to help offer these boats to sailors in the USA. We have 3 boats on order, scheduled to be here in early December! Lenam has a long history of boatbuilding and a great deal of experience in the i420 class, and … Read More
VX One Class Joins the S1D Marketplace Team!
Sail1Design has been providing the one-design community an online space dedicated to sailboat/gear classifieds for almost 20 years. Yes, that’s right… we were born the same year as the iPhone! In that time, we have helped countless sailors sell, and find, the boat of their dreams. We have also become the official classified site of … Read More
2025 Maine State c420 Regatta Results & Report
The 2025 Maine State C420 Championship brought together a strong fleet of 45 boats representing yacht clubs across Maine, New England, and beyond. Over the course of seven races, sailors experienced a mix of conditions on Casco Bay. With consistency the deciding factor, Melbourne Yacht Club teams dominated the podium, edging out strong performances from … Read More
West Coast Sailing: Celebrating 20 Years
On June 13, 2025, West Coast Sailing marks its 20th anniversary. Two solid decades of fun. It’s been a wild ride since we started in ‘05. To summarize it all would be impossible. There have been so many memories, regattas, events, and emotions of all kinds! For our 20th year, I want to attempt to … Read More
The Stanford University Cardinal are back-to-back Women’s Team Race National Champions
This comes from www.collegesailing.org Monday, April 28 – Conditions were challenging at the 2025 College Sailing Women’s Team Race Championship. Racing had to be cut off on Saturday as gusts measured above 40 knots and multiple capsizes made continuing the Round of 12 too dangerous. The Yale University Bulldogs and the Stanford University Cardinal ended the day … Read More
Harvard University Wins The 2025 Open Team Race National Championship
This comes from www.collegesailing.org Results Day 2 Broadcast (Youtube) Day 3 Broadcast (Youtube) Photo Credit: Rob Migliaccio Harvard Sailors: Justin Callahan ’26, Kennedy Leehealey ’26, Mitchell Callahan ’26, Aidan Pesce ’26, Robby Meek ’27, Rosella Irfan ’27, Alexandra Dorofeev ’25 Coaches: Michael O’Connor, Bern Noack, Stan Schreyer Saturday, April 26 – Three days of sailing … Read More
2025 S1D Coach of the Year Award Nominations Open!!
We are happy once again to announce that nominations for the 12th annual S1D Coach of the Year Award are now being accepted! There are SO many deserving coaches out there, and so much of this past year to use to choose a new winner. Here is your chance to reflect on your last year of sailing, and … Read More












