New from Waszp.com: INTRODUCING THE 7.5 SAIL The much-anticipated 7.5 sail is now available for purchase! Sailors can get their hands on the new rig by heading to the WASZP shop or contacting their WASZP Agent. The 7.5 uses the same bottom mast section as the 6.9 sail and comes in three striking colour options: … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2013 North Kingston, RI — The Club 420 Association announced today that it has collaborated with US Sailing to support the manner in which youth sailors are invited to the 2014 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship. Invitations will be issued to U.S. Youth Sailing Championships’ applicants using one of two criteria: … Read More
Editors note: Sail1Design came across this idea awhile back, and we asked the founders to share their story about a really cool idea. Enjoy, and please post comments at the bottom of this piece. Update: Position open at USPA: http://sailingjobs.sail1design.com/employment/us-performance-academy-learning-coach-opportunity-listing-2880.aspx When a school’s website is www.smartsailor.org, it leaves no doubt as to the focus of the … Read More
It’s that time of year again! Sail1Design seeks your nominations for the 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 editor@sail1design.com This is your award! The Sail1Design staff will choose the … Read More
The International Sailing Academy is happy to join the Sail1Design community. We are a Laser and Optimist winter training facility for youth, masters and Olympic athletes. Our location in Mexico provides warm climates and great conditions for sailors to prepare for their events. Below you will find our first article about starting technique in the … Read More
Calling all sailing professionals, coaches, and sailing industry job seekers! Sail1Design hosts the Sailing Industries #1 Job Board and Career Center, and gets resume database search requests all the time. Get your information, skills, and experience on our site and get noticed! We are offering a free one-year resume submission for 1 month only…. ends … Read More
Sail1Design is pleased to introduce our readers to the Weta trimaran. Please read and take a close look at this boat, it looks absolutely fantastic!! The Weta Trimaran is Pure Sailing Enjoyment Only a WETA can be sailed with one, two or three sails blazing by one, two or three people! No wonder it was Boat of … Read More
Sail1Design Brokerage Newsletter Greetings from Sail1Design! We hope this newsletter finds you well. It has been a busy fall here at Sail1Design, and our partnership with Cruising Yachts/Sail California gives us a great, experienced team to work with on the west coast. We offer some of the finest performance sailing yachts in the world, … Read More
Lightning Boat Grant Program 2014 – Call for Applications TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA – October 31, 2013 –The International Lightning Class Association is now accepting applications for the 2014 ILCA Boat Grant Program. The ILCA owns two competitive Lightnings that are awarded to promising young sailors for the summer sailing season. The grantees are selected by a panel of experienced Lightning … Read More
KO Sailing to Offer Complete Solution for Youth Performance Sailing Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2013–Seabrook, TX– KO Sailing, the nation’s leading youth performance sailing experts, announced today their agreement with Sport-Sails Center to be the exclusive North American distributor for the Blueblue International 420 (I420). The I420 is the most widely utilized youth … Read More
Calling all BUDS!!! BU Sailing reunion on Saturday, November 2nd. Parents, Alumni, Friends of BU sailing, come back and see us! Ken Read will be giving a presentation that is sure to impress. Cocktails at 6:30, dinner at 7:30, Ken’s presentation to follow. Location – Hyatt Regency Cambridge 575 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA Please RSVP … Read More
Team Racing Where we are now and where we should be going… By Airwaves writer Clinton Hayes We invite your thoughts and comments. Post them at the bottom of this article! It seems often that I’m asked, “What’s wrong with American Sailing?” That’s an interesting question if in fact you … Read More
2013 HINMAN REPORT & RESULTS This weekend the Hinman Trophy, for the US Team Racing Championship, was contested at Newport Harbor Yacht Club in Newport Beach, CA. 12 of the top teams in the country were selected from a deep pool of resume applications. This annual 3 day event is known to be … Read More