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
It’s that time of year again! Sail1Design seeks your nominations for the 2015 S1D Coach of the Year. We are asking for your nominations based on a coach that embodies the qualities (and more) listed in the article below. Please send a 300-word nomination to [email protected] This is your award! The Sail1Design staff will choose the … Read More
Sail1Design is once again very excited to promote a few great team race events as part of our annual grand prix series. This is a big year as it’s the first without any V15 events but features the return of one of, if not the best, team races in the world. Event # 1: Charles … Read More
Saturday, May 9: The first day of the 2015 Mallory Trophy started out with cloudy conditions in Annapolis. The fleet headed out at 1000 but was delayed on the water for a while due to lack of wind. Eventually, a course was set in the Severn River off the Robert Crown Center and 4 Windward … Read More
Based in beautiful Sag Harbor, Breakwater Yacht Club has been introducing people to sailing since 1987. Overlooking the bay and just down the street from Sag Harbor Yacht Club, the BYC is a not-for-profit Community Sailing Center with the mission of providing affordable, accessible sailing to all ages and abilities. An alternative to some of … Read More
UPDATE: Severn Sailing Association to hold “Team Race Winter League“, and in so doing, to launch the Umpire School! Umpires will get a chance to referee team race games and hone their skills!!! News Flash: Team racing has evolved far beyond our administrative resources to properly manage and officiate it. For Immediate Release: Annapolis, MD– … Read More
Hello Friends; Greetings from Sail1Design! We hope this newsletter finds you well. After a very long, very cold winter, Sail1Design’s brokerage has been busy, and our partnership with Cruising Yachts/Sail California gives us a great team to work with on the west coast. We offer some of the finest sailing yachts in the world, with … Read More
Rachel Miller arrived at her vacation cottage on an island in the Gulf of Maine and flew into action. Disgusted by all of the marine debris in the water and well above the tide line, Rachel spent the entire first day of her vacation doing a beach clean up. Her husband, James Lyne, quickly … Read More
As community and yacht club sailing programs gear up for the summer by hiring instructors and pulling boats out of the storage shed there’s more and more talk of STEM. Your understanding and experience with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula will vary depending on your previous exposure. Believe it or not, some of … Read More
News Flash! Sturgis is Hiring!! Youth and Performance Sailing Experts It’s not just a slogan, it’s who we are. Our staff is made of experienced sailors who have come up out of the junior, high school, and college sailing ranks to compete in the same performance sailboats we sell. We’re at every major youth … Read More
The Nationals berths are set, and once again the major qualifying regattas provided dramatic match-ups and incredibly close racing.
It should come as no surprise that Marblehead, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the American Navy, is steeped in yachting tradition. A town of just under 20,000, it plays host to six yacht clubs, three on the Neck and three on the mainland side of the harbor. Of the three on the Neck, Eastern Yacht Club … Read More
Sailing Scholarships Available If you live in the Annapolis area or near the Chesapeake Bay, find a little bit of free time to fill out Eastport Yacht Club Foundation’s scholarship applications before it’s too late. Eastport Yacht Club Foundation (EYCF), Eastport Yacht Club’s philanthropic arm, is offering community scholarships for both EYC’s summer Junior Sailing … Read More