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
By Diego Ravecca We welcome Diego to the Sail1Design team. Diego is an experienced and exceptional coach, serving as National Optimist Team Coach for Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, and Peru, along with coaching here in the States at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Diego also coached Argentina’s Laser Radials at the 2012 Olympics, and will be the … Read More
August 11, 2014 LaserPerformance Collegiate Cup Challenges Best College Sailors From Around the World LaserPerformance is proud to announce the launch of the LaserPerformance Collegiate Cup (LPCC). The LaserPerformance Collegiate Cup is a global invitational event that challenges the best university sailors, and the best teams, from around the world to represent their countries in … Read More
By Airwaves writer John Storck Recently, I had the opportunity to take the new Zim 15 out for a test sail. The whole experience was pretty cool, as the Zim team assembled sailors, boat designers, and sail makers at their “super secret test site” for a great afternoon. Post by Chuck Allen. When we arrived … Read More
Sly and Morgan Dominate the c420 Triple Crown Series New Bedford, MA (August 3, 2014) — Martina Sly and Ian Morgan are having the summer of their lives. Sly and Morgan are unstoppable winning every regatta they have sailed in this summer. The duo dominated the c420 Triple Crown series by wining New England’s, North … Read More
420 Class: Club Versus Collegiate By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin As one of the most highly utilized youth training boats in North America, the 420 was designed in the mid 20th century as a stepping stone for the Olympic 470 class (www.usi420.org). Since its introduction into the youth sailing community, two popular variations on the … Read More
By guest writer Mike O’Connor. This article is in response to our recent post: Elegy For the V15; Good Things End, But That’s OK I would not write off a one design fleet that has regattas with 30 boats on the line just yet. It is true that numbers are not what they once were … Read More
Remembering CJ Buckley East Greewich, RI (July 30, 2014) — The 12th annual CJ Buckley Team Race for the c420 class Team Racing Nationals was sailed out of Goddard park this past week with 33 teams competing, more than 250 sailors from 26 states, the virgin Islands and Bermuda. The regatta was massive with 2 … Read More
Girls Rule the Day at Opti Team Racing Nationals, By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes The reason why I said yes to being PRO at this year’s Opti Team Racing Nationals, in large part, was because friends of mine had done the same the last couple of years and said it was the best thing they … Read More
Sail1Design would like to welcome John Storck to the Airwaves team! By John Storck III With the recent cancellations of both the NYYC Team Race, and the 2v2 Random Pairs Regatta (both historically strong events in the V15 class), it seems more evident than ever that the boat and its class are quickly decaying into … Read More
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ — The 2014 c420 North Americans finished here in beautiful Long Beach Island, NJ. Today was the final day of racing for both Gold and Silver. The fleet left the beach under cloudy skies and a dying northerly breeze. Race 1 started in 8kts and finished in 3 kts. The racing … Read More
ISAF Youth Match Racing Worlds Set to Start For immediate release, Dave Perry, Chairman, US Sailing Match Racing Committee The inaugural ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship is set to start Wednesday, July 23 in Helsinki, Finland. 16 nations will be represented, with sailors all under 23 years old. Racing will be in J/80’s. The … Read More
Olivia Constants lost her life in a tragic sailing accident three years ago here in Annapolis, at the age of 14. As painful as that day was for her family, friends, and the entire sailing community, Olivia’s larger than life personality lives on today. Olivia was an amazing young woman on many levels and was … Read More