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
Sail1Design has been lucky to be part of some really great moments over the years, mostly when we take part in recognizing youth, high school, college, and one-design sailors. Reading nomination letters, hearing from our community about unsung heroes, sharing in the joy of the winners…… makes the whole Sail1Design project, now more than ten years in … Read More
Point Loma High School, located in San Diego, California, has been a force in high school sailing for a long time. Most recently, it seems the Pointers are at, or near, the top of most national-level leader-boards, most of the time. This year, the Point Loma Pointers put it all together, and collectively had an … Read More
A number of classes, including the Fireball and Flying Fifteen, have moved from 2:1 jib halyards to 1:1 systems. The reasoning behind this has been weight and windage, but it has doubled the load on the turning block in the mast. This also came at a time when the classes started using higher rig tensions, … Read More
J24 North American Championship Recap and Results The Houston Yacht Club hosted the J24 North American Championship this past weekend. 29 boats competed in the three-day event. Will Welles skippering Bogus won the regatta handily with a total of 22 points that included four 1st places in the ten races. Mike Ingham on Nautalytics finished … Read More
Eckerd College, and up-and-coming sailing school, is making waves in the ICSA. They just qualified for, and finished 9th overall, in the ICSA Team Race Nationals, and also are competing at the ICSA Fleet Race National Championship in Charleston, SC. Led by Coach Kevin Reali, the team continues to impress the college sailing world. You … Read More
Maybe you have tried it once or twice, perhaps not at all, but it’s time for you to put foam rolling into your daily routine. Foam rolling will enhance your performance out on the water, help with your recovery, and better your everyday life. It can change your life as it has for so many … Read More
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (May 28, 2017) – Racing was completed today in the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship on the Cooper River hosted by the College of Charleston. This is the second of three-spring college sailing national championships. The regatta wrapped up a day early due to a bad forecast for Monday, which looks stormy … Read More
Over the weekend of May 20th and 21st the Waszp Atlantic Coast Championship, the first dedicated waszp regatta was held at Toms River Yacht Club in Toms River, New Jersey. If you had the chance to read our article: First WASZP Class Regatta in the USA! : WASZP Profile and Regatta Report, you learned about … Read More
Venezia, Italy (May 23, 2017) – After a short trip in the Adriatic Sea, the Marco Rizzotti Trophy returns to Florida. Lauderdale Yacht Club is the undefeated winner of this XXXI edition of the International Optimist team racing event organized by Diporto Velico Veneziano and Compagnia della Vela. Second place for Italian National team, defeated only by Lauderdale, and … Read More
We are just about set. On 27-29 May, the ICSA Team Race National Championship will be held in Charleston, SC. Sixteen teams will vie for college sailing’s most coveted prize, the Wood Trophy, at College of Charleston. Here are the final predictions and rankings from our esteemed coaches poll, and brought to you by Dynamic … Read More
News Flash: WSC is Hiring a Full-time Head Coach! Willamette Sailing Club is located on the banks of the Willamette River, approximately 5 minutes South of downtown Portland. It is the only small boat sailing club in Portland, and is dedicated to dinghy (non-keelboats under 20 feet) sailing and racing. Willamette Sailing Club has been the … Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 16, 2017) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) three spring national championships, Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Semi-Final and Final Championship, LaserPerformance College Sailing Team Race National Championship, and the Gill College Sailing National Semi-Final and Final Championship commence Tuesday, May 23. The Women’s event will last for four days immediately followed … Read More