Sailing News Articles

Re-printed with permission of Dave Perry Compiled by Dave Perry, Chairman, US Sailing Match Racing Committee Match Racing is one of the fastest growing disciplines in the sport of Sailing. It is fast-paced, very combative tactically, and it demands you to be pushing the boat, your team and yourself to the highest limits of boat … Read More

 By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt Few could deny the impressive success of the Stanford Sailing Team so far this season. For a team with only ten boats at practice (relatively small compared to much of their top competition), they have managed to race in up to four events in one weekend, three-quarters for which they … Read More

American Yacht Club is proud to announce that it will be the host to the Long Island Sound Youth Sailing Team, (LISOT), and the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sounds’, (JSALIS), 2013 Van Duyne Advanced Racing Clinic from May25th through May 27th. Named for legendary Finn sailor Carl Van Duyne, this is the premier … Read More

By Airwaves Writer Gretchen Croll When Sailing is available for all, a great community develops… The best aspect of the sport of sailing is the community it creates and fosters.  Whether close to home or travelling abroad, there is almost always a sailor to find.  Making this sport accessible to as many people—especially children—as possible, … Read More

 – Applications due March 31st! by Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt  In just its third year, the Neill Advanced Sailing Clinic, hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club Foundation and run by the Chicago Yacht Club Sailing School, has been recognized as one of the premier junior racing clinics in the country. The Neill Clinic is a … Read More

By Airwaves Writer Terra Berlinski The 2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week brought the STAR, VIPER 640, Melges 24, Melges 20, J/80 and the J/70 class to the course on Biscayne Bay to race from March 3-9th in a wide range of breeze and with excellent competition. All other classes, excluding the Star, started their first … Read More

By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes As the summer draws near its time to think about what events you’re going to sail. Whether you’re working full time, or just at a summer job between school years, team racing is always a good choice. It’s the most fun, competitive, yet friendly racing that’s easily available to almost … Read More

This just in from ESPN’s CollegeSailNet: “…The water-borne video camera crew races up hurriedly to the weather-offset mark to catch, on film, the first pack to round. This will be the final leg, as the finish is, of course, downwind! As the first several boats round the mark, the now-familiar 3’ sprit poles pop out … Read More

By Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt Over Presidents’ Day Weekend, while many families were enjoying the weekend off and relaxing, 420 sailors and their families from all over the country traveled to Jensen Beach, FL to compete in the 2013 420 Midwinter Championship hosted annually by the US Sailing Center in Martin County. Seventy-six boats made up … Read More