New from Waszp.com: INTRODUCING THE 7.5 SAIL The much-anticipated 7.5 sail is now available for purchase! Sailors can get their hands on the new rig by heading to the WASZP shop or contacting their WASZP Agent. The 7.5 uses the same bottom mast section as the 6.9 sail and comes in three striking colour options: … Read More
Who’s Your Crew? College Team Race Season Preview & Who's Who, Part I
By Chris Klevan Below is our top-down Part I look at some of the top teams competing in the 2018 Spring ICSA Team Race season. The season is bound to be a thriller. Stay tuned for Part II, where we round out the top 20 potential ICSA 2018 Team Race Champions!! Feel free to post your … Read More
Club Profile: Sachem's Head Yacht Club
News Flash: Sachem’s Head YC is Hiring a Race Coach!! Sachem’s Head Yacht Club (SHYC) is located on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, in Guilford, Connecticut. The clubhouse near the Thimble Islands, serves an active racing fleet and is a summer base for families and juniors involved in sailing, swimming and tennis. The club … Read More
Building The Core: 30 Day Plank Challenge
Ready to build that core? Having a strong core is an essential component to your sailing performance. With a strong core you can hike longer and harder. Also with a strong core you will find you are less sore after a long day of sailing and you will recover more quickly for your next event. … Read More
Airwaves Job Board & Career Center: Not Just for Coaching Jobs Anymore
Sail1Design pleased to offer the sailing community our popular sailing job board, rich with summer, and full-time coaching opportunities. In our 10 years of business, however, our job board has grown into a full-fledged sailing/marine industry career center, with full-time, year-round positions available for those seeking opportunities or a career in the sailing/marine industry. Our … Read More
Club Profile: Housatonic Boat Club
News Flash: The Houstonic Boat Club is hiring a Sailing Director, & Sailing Instructor Positions! HBC, THE OLDEST ACTIVE YACHT CLUB IN THE STATE On January of 1887 seven Stratford men, John and Frank Benjamin, Frederick C. Beach, Henry Parson, The Wheeler brothers and George Strong, met to form a club for, as our charter reads … Read More
Club Profile: Community Sailing of Colorado
By Airwaves Senior writer Taylor Penwell An Interview with Executive Director Brandon Kass What is the Community Sailing of Colorado? We are a nonprofit organization committed to make sailing accessible to all in Colorado. Our programs impact the Front Range Colorado communities through a variety of programs including adults classes, youth camps, junior race team, … Read More
Sail1Design's Marketplace: A Resource for Sailors for 10 Years. Get your Holiday Gift!
As a gift tot the entire sailing community, we are offering free ads at ALL levels for the holiday season! Use the coupon “getitsold” and your ad, no matter how bog your boat, or featured, will be free! 10 Years Serving the Sailing Community: So Far, So Fast Unique to the industry, Sail1Design hosts and … Read More
One Design Class Profile: 49er
In 1996 the 49er was chosen to be the twin trapeze skiff choice for Olympic sailing. It was designed by Julian Bethwaite and is an evolution of the International 14’s and Aussie 18’s. The 49er was an overnight success, with 80 boats competing in the class’s first international regatta a year after being named the … Read More
One Design News: Sonar North Americans heads to Noroton Yacht Club
December 11, 2017 (Darien, CT). The International Sonar Class Association and Noroton Yacht Club are pleased to announce that the 2018 Sonar North American Championship will be held at Noroton Yacht club in Darien, CT on Sept 13-16, 2018. Over 40 boats are expected for four days of fun and fast sailing at one … Read More
Norfolk Yacht & Country Club is Hiring!
News Flash: Norfolk Yacht & Country Club is hiring all levels of it’s 2018 Summer Staff!! After successfully helping host the 2017 Optimist US National Championship, the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club continues to pursue its mission and offers wonderful sailing opportunities for the Norfolk, VA area community. I was able to gather some thoughts and observations … Read More
Honing Your Mental Game
S1D is pleased to welcome our newest sponsor and team member: Reaching Ahead Counseling & Mental Performance Honing Your Mental Game—Sailing is a unique sport with many facets. Success comes from overall training plan encompassing development of technical expertise, boat speed, strategy, boat handling, tactics, physical training, and mastery of the mental game. In interviews … Read More
Calling all Cars, One-Design ABP: Missing i420 Trophy. Can You Help?
From Yale Sailing Coach Bill Healy: I’m trying to find the original US I420 perpetual national championship trophy. I have a not so great photo of it attached here. It’s a wire outline of two 420’s Sailing upwind. When the class went dormant here in the US the trophy was lost and forgotten about. With … Read More