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
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
Team Helly Hansen survived light and shifty conditions on the final day to win the 2014 J/70 North American Championship hosted by the Rochester Yacht Club. Our 10th in the final race of the regatta was enough to earn us the victory. Every boat in the event would likely agree that the racing was very … Read More
By Geoff Becker Day 2 2 races (all course 4, 4 legs and downwind finish) Wind 6-10 knots from the Northeast Day two began with a shore postponement before a light northeast sea breeze filled in and Races 4 and 5 were completed. We again tried to be more conservative on the starting line … Read More
Tight Race to First for C420 Nationals By Katelyn Montero San Diego, CA (July 18, 2014) “For the last day of a national championship, it can’t get much better than the tight racing we’ve had going into today and certainly into the last race, John Vandemoer, Executive Director of the Club 420 Class Association said … Read More
By Airwaves writer Geoff Becker Team Helly Hansen, Skipper: Tim Healy, Tactician/Trimmer: Geoff Becker, Tactician/Trimmer: John Mollicone, Bow: Gordon Borges Day 1 3 races (all course 4, 4 legs and downwind finish), Wind 8-14 knots from the Northwest, with a fairly steady direction. Day one of the 2014 J/70 North American Championship saw 71 boats … Read More