This comes from www.collegesailing.org Monday, April 28 – Conditions were challenging at the 2025 College Sailing Women’s Team Race Championship. Racing had to be cut off on Saturday as gusts measured above 40 knots and multiple capsizes made continuing the Round of 12 too dangerous. The Yale University Bulldogs and the Stanford University Cardinal ended the day … Read More
Five of the best youth sailing teams in the world have qualified for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup 2013 following a grueling two-week Selection Series in San Francisco. The 12 crews, from 11 countries, were pushed to the limit as they fought for the right to compete in September’s races. The teams proved their mettle … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown A lot has happened since the London 2012 Olympic Games. The heads of US Olympic sailing went into a deep meditation to reflect on the positives and negatives of the last few quadrenniums. Olympic reviews took place, new leadership began, and plans were created in November 2012. The result of … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt January 21st – 25th marked the 2013 Quantum Key West Race Week, and over the five-day period, numerous new champions one- design champions were born. Though the number of competitors has been down in the past few years, 2013 has nonetheless been marked as one of the most competitive … Read More
All good coaches, regardless of their chosen sport, share some important fundamental qualities that transcend technical knowledge, or specific x’s & o’s. In other words, whether it’s a basketball, tennis, hockey, football, chess, or sailing coach, there are certain key characteristics to good coaching, and none of these really requires technical knowledge of the sport they are … Read More
by Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley Winter Sailing Opportunities It’s December. Depending on where you are living, the air is getting cold and the water temperature will soon follow. It’s easy to pack your sailing gear into the closet and wait until May to pull it back out and realize you forgot to wash it.
The J/70 – It’s about Expanding the Pie By Airwaves Writer Dan Rabin Editors Note: We’d like to welcome and introduce Dan Rabin to our readers as our newest Airwaves writer/editor. Dan was a standout All-American sailor at Boston University, and since then, along with a MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School, has won many regional … Read More
Submitted by Vince Casalaina, Media Coordinator, American Youth Force Sailing Challenge {youtube}mO0HADYM3N0{/youtube} A year ago when RedBull announced their sponsorship of the Youth America’s Cup, five of us began planning for this day. We started with good sailing resume’s but little else. Today we stand as one of the teams competing in the RedBull Youth … Read More
Sail1Designer of the Month – Charlie Buckingham and Team America for their Selection to the Oracle Team USA Youth Team By Airwaves Writer Martha Pitt Earlier in November, six teams of America’s youth sailors trained and competed in San Francisco for the opportunity to be one of two teams selected to represent the US in … Read More
Staying Sharp in the Offseason, Airwaves Writer Zach Brown The fall season has concluded leaving most college sailors eager for some down time but motivated for the ever important spring season. One of the most difficult aspects of college sailing for many teams is managing the winter offseason. Some programs can sail all year while … Read More
By Airwaves Staff Writer Elizabeth Dudley Mantoloking, New Jersey is a predominately sailing community built on a barrier island. For the past century, residents have added bulkheads to their properties and built dunes on the ocean to keep the island from naturally shifting so that houses and streets would stay intact. This small … Read More
Get Your Ph.D. from Yale. Performance handling. Delivered. “Ph.D. is light and grippy, perfect for the mainsheet on my foiling Moth, where every ounce counts. Yet it’s strong and secure enough for the mainsheet on my 44′ performance racer/cruiser.” http://www.yalecordage.com/—Jonathan McKee, two-time Olympic Medalist, seven-time World Champion Grips in your hands comfortably, making sheets easier … Read More