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
Sail1Design would like to present this piece from Tim Herzog, a talented sailor and now professional Mental Skills Coach. Tim is offering a webinar this coming Friday from his site, www.reachingahead.com . We feel that the mental part of sailing is so vital: enjoy this piece, and please consider attending Tim’s webinar! by Dr. Tim Herzog, … 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 article originally appeared on Airwaves in 2009. Enjoy.) Airwaves interview with Terry Hutchinson conducted by Amanda Salvesen: If you are a sailor, which is pretty likely as you’re reading this, you probably think of Terry Hutchinson the same way as football fans think of Tom Brady. We all watched with baited breath … 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
Sail1Design is proud to name Steve Hunt as the inaugural S1D Coach of the Year. Among many incredibly deserving nominations that were submitted to S1D, Steve’s stood out. Steve is a dedicated leader and coach of the Point Loma High School Sailing Team. This position is not one that is going to get your “name … 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