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
2016 International 420 Mid-Winter Championship Texas Corinthian Yacht Club | March 05-06, 2016 [View in Standard Format] International 420 (27 boats) (top) Series Standing – 9 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results last updated: Sunday, March 06, 2016 1:14:32 PM CDT Click on race number to view detailed race information. … Read More
The Viper 640 Class Association March 16, 2016- The Viper 640 sportboats are just returning from Miami, FL, after sailing two regattas on Biscayne Bay. The first, the EFG Winter Cup (March 6-7), was the final qualifying regatta for the 2015-16 EFG Viper Pan-American Championship, a 12-month series of international qualifying regattas held in Europe, … Read More
By Tufts Head Coach Ken Legler Until this year, the Joseph Duplin Trophy at Tufts was the only event for women’s team racing. On NEISA’s opening weekend in early March, Yale ran the NEISA women’s Team Race. Though only five teams could make it, all the entrants were pretty good and the conditions were spectacular, … Read More
Sponsored by Dynamic Dollies, the first installment of the 2016 ICSA Team Race Rankings is now live! Panelists include Ken Legler (Tufts University), Ward Cromwell (College of Charleston), Clinton Hayes (Stanford), and Johnny Norfleet (Fordham). We missed Bill Healy (Yale) this week, but expect his return to the team soon.
Sail1Design has developed a popular and successful marketplace, and professional yacht brokerage, focusing on performance sailing boats and yachts. Now, and new for 2016, Sail1Design now offers a brokerage listing agreement for smaller boats, and will vastly add views and selling potential! All you do is list your boat, sit back, and wait for an … Read More
C420 Advanced Racing Clinic June 23-26th, 2016 Clinic: This four day clinic is primarily focused on the fundamentals of racing a Club 420 necessary to compete at the elite level. Classroom debriefs along with video footage of boat handling and speed drills will take your sailing to the next level. https://www.sail1design.com/event/c420-advanced-sailing-clinic/?instance_id=8646 Boats: Please bring your … Read More
News Flash: GHYC is Hiring a Full-Time Waterfront Director!! Great Harbor Yacht Club, situated on picturesque Nantucket harbor, offers its members exceptional recreational opportunities and dining options while making sure to immerse our members in Nantucket’s unique locale. GHYC offers a full complement of activities for our members and their guests to enjoy. Between the Clubhouse, … Read More
Stretch It Out Stretching, we all have done it, but have you thought of doing it before going sailing? If you have that’s great, your one step ahead of everyone else! If you haven’t, why not? Sailing is a sport just like any other, however, we see many sailors forgetting this very important step of … Read More
When the town of Park City is mentioned it brings to mind the 2002 Olympic Games, 3 world class ski resorts and an eclectic funky community. Just outside of the town and under the slopes of the Deer Valley ski resort the State of Utah constructed the Jordanelle Reservoir within a State Park. This created … Read More
The Tarratine Club of Dark Harbor was founded on September 2, 1896 in Islesboro, Maine for the purpose of “promoting boating, golfing and kindred interests.” Now more than 100 years later the club maintains its traditions and high standards along with excellent golf, tennis, sailing, tots and dining facilities. A distinctive culture has grown out … Read More
Stiletto Catamarans Are More Than Just A Boat ! Stiletto is not just a boat. To us, its an icon of a way of life. Not only did Stiletto Manufacturing founder, Jay Phillips, start a 30 year charter and performance sailing career with a Stiletto Day Sail Charter Business, but he and his wife sailed … Read More
Rollin’ a Fatty It’s no mistake that today’s boat builders offer furling masts on nearly all models. Cruising sailors choose the configuration because of the ease of use when it’s time to set our douse the main sail. Rolling the main along the long edge means less work for the crew and less time to … Read More