By new Airwaves writer Julia Brighton As Lake Champlain reaches a full freeze for the first time since 2019, it is not stopping the hardiest of sailors from getting on the water, or, more accurately, the ice. While much of New England is waiting for warmer days and thawed harbors, Vermont sailors of all ages … Read More
NORFOLK, V.A. (June 2, 2018) – At an awards ceremony following racing for the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship, the honors for the Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year, Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award sponsored by US Sailing and the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for the Best Overall Team were presented. The names … Read More
Summer is just around the corner! We couldn’t be happier that warmer weather is finally on its way. It’s been a long winter here in the Northeast, but the summer sailing season is almost here. Everyone enjoys the warmer longer days of summer, however, it’s easy to get wrapped up in summer and forget to … Read More
Founded in 1892, Seattle Yacht Club is one of our country’s most active and long-established yacht clubs. With facilities ranging from the historic mainstation on Portage Bay, to 10 Outstations located along the shores of Washington and British Columbia, the Club offers an outstanding group of properties for use by our members. SYC is hiring … Read More
Eckerd College is hiring a full-time Head Sailing Coach/Director of Sailing! Eckerd will change your life so you can change the world. We inspire and empower individuals to improve the world through mastery of self and a lifetime of learning. Our students are guided on a four-year journey of discovery, with small classes, professor-mentors and a … Read More
Saturday, May 12: Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas hosted the 2018 ISSA Mallory Trophy Championship for the High School Double-handed Fleet Race National Championship Regatta this weekend. Thank you to all of the many volunteers at Lakewood and the host school Clear Falls High School who helped in running this regatta, especially Dwight Bengtson … Read More
Great job by the Key Biscayne Yacht Club hosting 250 Optimist sailors over a week of varied conditions, 8 Championship races and 7 Silver fleet races. LYC’s Stephan Baker keeps up his incredibly impressive sailing, winning the 2018 Trials, 19 points ahead of the nearest competitor. Full results on the KBYC website. Top 25 below: … Read More
April 23, 2018, Written by Chris Klevan Photos taken from Rob Migliaccio on facebook #7 Hobart and William Smith College won the MAISA Women’s Championship narrowly over #9 Georgetown University, 88 to 89 points, after 11 races in each division. The Herons of HWS sailed the 22 total race regatta well, collectively, winning B-DIvision with … Read More
While there are still some conference championships to come, several teams have punched their ticket to this years college sailing Team Race National Championship. NEISA and MAISA TR Qualifiers are complete; they held elation for some, and heartbreak for others, while a few teams seemed to continue to live up to their hopes and expectations. … Read More
College sailing lost a legend last week. Harold (Hatch) Brown passed away last Wednesday and our sailing community is a little less whole. Brown was the Sailing Master and Head Coach at MIT for almost three decades. His contributions to our game live on and his impact can be felt through the spirit of College … Read More
Looking for a fun high-speed boat for junior sailors? The 29er may be the perfect fit. The 29er is a high-performance youth sailing and training boat. This ISAF recognized class has been quickly growing. Its simple design makes this boat great for all genders and ages, especially youth sailors. Not only is this boat fun … Read More
A contribution from Fran Charles; The legendary Harold (Hatch) Brown passed away peacefully yesterday morning with his children Matt Brown, Annie Brown, and Emily Dunlap at his side. He was the beloved husband of Claire Brown. Hatch was 86 years old and instrumental in organizing sailing events through out his lifetime. Hatch taught at least … Read More
#1 Yale University won the Fowle Trophy, New England’s Team Race Championship, hosted by Connecticut College. The Bulldogs have been slow to start regattas this spring season. At the Fowle, however, they flipped the script on that narrative and, in doing so, proved that they are the best in NEISA in a variety of sailing … Read More