ICSA Team Race Rankings #2 Are Out! You can find the Open rankings HERE and the Women’s Rankings HERE. Open Rankings For this edition we welcomed Coach Annabell Carrington from the College of Charleston to our rankings panel, which already consisted of John Mollicone (Brown), Chris Klevan (Stanford), Charles Higgins (Tulane), and Brendan Feeney (Fordham). … Read More
Club FJ (Flying Junior): Youth Trainer Extraordinaire, by Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin Recognizable to many youth sailors who grew up on lakes, ponds, or on the west coast, the Club Flying Junior (CFJ) is often used instead of C420s in youth sailing and collegiate programs. Originating in the mid 20th century in the Netherlands, it … Read More
Sailing Continues! Want to keep sailing? Junior sailing ends in August, but that doesn’t mean that you have to stop. There’s a lot of great racing ahead at the Dinghy Shop in Amityville, NY. Beginning September 7th, the Dinghy Shop will again open its beach to host the largest youth sailing series in the nation: … Read More
By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt Do you know who is representing the USA in the Olympic sailing classes? You should! Meet the US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider, the 43 athletes who have dedicated much of their time, energy, money and lives to compete at the elite level and campaign to go to the Olympic and … Read More
GETTING BEHIND THE BROCHURES… By Airwaves writer Emma White Over the past few years I attended several talks during clinics and regattas in which college coaches discuss and answer questions on collegiate sailing. Although I appreciate and learn from these informative sessions, I often wondered about the experiences and perspectives of the collegiate freshmen on the … Read More
Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Skipper/Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 T O Total Lightning NA Championship Racing One Design Division Championship Bue Fleet 1. 25 USA 15181 What Kinda Gone Lightning Greg Fisher Fisher / Jo Ann Fisher / Zeke Horowitz 13 14 5 10 … Read More
C-420 Club 420 (36 boats) (top) Series Standing – 9 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results last updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014 1:13:35 PM CDT Click on race number to view detailed race information. Pos,Bow/Sail, Skipper, Yacht Club, Results, Total Points 1. 28 / 9315, Scott Sinks/Rebecca McElvain, San Diego Yacht Club, [14]-11-9-2-10-4-4-4-2- … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Sarah Lihan Most junior racing here in the US sticks to the tried and true youth classes—Lasers and Radials, Club 420’s, maybe a handful of catamarans and windsurfers—but very few make it into competitive keelboat racing until after college. Not so for Liam McCarthy and his crew on the … Read More
The 2014 Women’s Snipe Nationals held Aug 9-10 at Cottage Part Yacht Club in Winthrop Massachusetts was fortunate to have beautiful sunny weather. Winds were light and shifty early both days but built to 10-12 and steadied as the day progressed. Currents were especially strong with the full moon tides causing the competitors to make … 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