On June 13, 2025, West Coast Sailing marks its 20th anniversary. Two solid decades of fun. It’s been a wild ride since we started in ‘05. To summarize it all would be impossible. There have been so many memories, regattas, events, and emotions of all kinds! For our 20th year, I want to attempt to … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, California June 17, 2013 – The door closed on the first phase of the American Youth Sailing Force (The Force) training program this past weekend with the final two days of AC45 training provided by Oracle Team USA (OTUSA). With OTUSA’s withdrawal of support, the team is on its own … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, California May 29, 2013 – The American Youth Sailing Force (The Force) has been practicing hard on the AC45 and making significant fitness progress with the help of Oracle Team USA’s trainers. They know you can’t win without both of those elements working in sync. The AC45’s demanding nature requires time on the … Read More
By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt Ted Anderson photo Earlier this month, twenty of the top high school sailing teams from around the country traveled to Chicago, IL to compete in the ISSA High School Doublehanded Championship for the Mallory Trophy. The event was a true test of sailing ability, endurance and patience; the challenging conditions … Read More
New Listing with Sail1Design: 2008 G-Force Yachts X-treme 25. An incredible performance sailboat! View our listing: https://www.sail1design.com/marketplace/browse/sail-boats/25-30/g-force-yachts-x-treme-25-for-sale-35-000-used-grapevine-texas-l379.html The concept A new racer – a new approach to sailing! With a retractable keel and rudder this 25 racer is holding its own against the best. With an estimated weight of just 850 kg this sportsboat will be … Read More
Submitted by Zim Sailing The fastest growing North American builder prepares the next great singlehanded class for a packed summer schedule of championship regattas and clinics. The Byte CII has taken off over the past few years, with more sailors looking to compete at the international and Olympic levels. The boat was selected for the … Read More
Annapolis Yacht Club will host 2 top youth clinics this summer: OPTI CLINIC 3 Days with International coaches and world class training.Friday June 14 begins at 3:30 saturday and Sunday June 15 and 16 will run from 9-4 FMI: https://www.sail1design.com/component/eventlist/details/698-ayc-optimist-racing-clinic?Itemid=117 ADVANCED LASER CLINIC Two days to work on boat set up, boat speed and boat … Read More
CALLING ALL JOB SEEKERS, COACHES, & PROFESSIONAL SAILORS! Get noticed, and get hired! Sail1Design’s professional career center just got better. We now offer a resume database for employers to search, and of course we offer job seekers the opportunity to post professional resumes and information. We are getting inquiries from professional sailing organizations all the … Read More
Zim Sailing is excited to bring you the brand new zimsailing.com! Customers continued to ask for close-up images of our boats and detailed product information. Zim delivered with the attention to detail that you can expect from our company. The new site is responsively designed, reformatting to changes in screen size, providing you an ideal … Read More
Come and See LaserPerformance’s New Addition to the College Family Our newly-designed collegiate 420Z delivers: increased performance, improved durability, safety and guaranteed value. The 420Z has been designed to insure the future success of collegiate sailing through the collaborative efforts of many college coaches as well as sailing industry designers, experts … Read More
By Airwaves writer Gretchen Croll One of the best aspects of the sport of sailing is the accessibility it offers to people of all ages and backgrounds. Most sailors develop a lifetime passion for this sport which allows such great interaction with nature while still fostering great competition. Though the sport of sailing is physically … Read More
VIM is the ultimate yacht club junior program, regatta support, or utility boat – in excellent turnkey condition. She has long supported the Ida Lewis YC junior program and New York YC at Newport, Americas Cup events in New Zealand and Europe, and many major regattas Read More: https://www.sail1design.com/marketplace/browse/power-boats/inflatable-coach/arc-22-atlantic-rigid-corp-60-000-00-used-l362.html
by Silence Dogood Recently I came upon this letter from Bruce Kirby, discussing his plans for a new sailboat, the Kirby Torch. To understate substantially, and to make what must be a very long story short, problems exist(ed) between the designer (Bruce Kirby) and the builder and owner of the name “Laser”, LaserPerformance. It is … Read More