Sail1Design is pleased to bring you our coach panel’s ICSA Team Race Rankings Update #3. Remember to click on the team’s ranking link to read Coach Panel Comments. Thanks to our panel: Chris Klevan (Stanford), Ken Legler (Emeritus), John Mollicone (Brown), Isaac Clark (U Penn), and Johnny Norfleet (Tufts). Women’s Rankings #3 Open Rankings #3
AP Over Alpha: What's Happening to Participation in One-Design Sailing
By Airwaves Staff Writer Elizabeth Dudley The J22 East Coast Championship was canceled in the early part of September. It had to be rescheduled for a later date due to a “lack of interest”. Four years ago, the J22 class, at least in the Annapolis area, was one of the strongest fleets. But just a … Read More
Storm Trysail Foundation’s Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminars Looking to Expand Programs Across the Country
LARCHMONT, N.Y. (October 7, 2011) – Local involvement proves an important component in the Storm Trysail Foundation’s (STF) popular one-day Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminars, and to that end the non-profit organization is looking to expand its impact nationally by implementing more seminars at key sailing venues across the country. The program, which was established 15 years … Read More
Confessions of a "Green" Opti Coach
Opti Sailors Say the Darndest Things! By Margaret Boehm We invite you, after reading this story, to share YOUR stories of Opti coaching. At the end of this article, there is a submission form to share your thoughts and stories of Opti coaching. Top story submission wins a prize. Enjoy! I started sailing at … Read More
When Sailboats Get Big: A College Sailor Makes the Transition to Keelboats
By Elizabeth Dudley, Airwaves Writer Sail1Design is excited to introduce our newest team member, Elizabeth Dudley. Elizabeth grew up sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. She went to The Gunston School where she sailed and was captain of the Varsity Sailing Team. Elizabeth also attended and graduated from Boston College in May 2011 with a Bachelor … Read More
PDRacer upcoming World Championpship Race
PDRacer upcoming World Championpship Race The Puddle Duck Racer is a fast growing sailboat club where members build their own boat and then compete with them in fun and goofy ways, and sometimes in very serious conventional buoy racing. The Puddle Duck Racer is the easiest boat in the world to build. All the hulls … Read More
Sail Pro Cameras Joins the Sail1Design Team!!
Sail1Design is excited to announce our newest sponsor, Sail Pro Cameras. For coaches, and sailors who want to get better on their own, this camera provides incredible “on-board” footage. As a former coach, I am very impressed with this system, and feel it is an essential training tool for elite sailors, beginners, and everyone in … Read More
Extreme 40 Report from Boston Harbor
Extreme 40‘s Racing Series Take off on Boston Harbor Day One of the Act Four: Extreme 40s Regatta greeted race teams with typical Boston Harbor conditions; puffy shifty winds that challenged teams sailing and tactical abilities to the utmost. The race course, situated on the south side of the harbor nestled against Fan Pier, featured … Read More
Sponsor News: J/24 East Coasts Adds a Coach for the Event
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 23, 2011 Olympic Silver Medalist Scott Steele to Provide Free Coaching for J/24 ECCThe 2011 Hillman Capital Management J/24 East Coast Championship (ECC) is pleased to announce theaddition of another fine coach to assist competitors free of charge at this world class event. Olympic SilverMedalist Scott Steele will help to … Read More
News Flash: J/Boats Announces New One-Design J/70 Speedster! The Next J/24?
JBoats annouced that they will begin, in 2012, producing a new J, the “J/70 Speedster,” and it is billed as a One-Design boat!! To learn more: http://www.jboats.com/j70/
Melges 24 Worlds on SailGroove!!
Melges 24 Worlds Video on Sailgroove.org Sailgroove is producing daily highlights and interviews from the Melges 24 Worlds in Corpus Christi, TX, USA. Videos are posted each night after racing from Wednesday May 18 to Saturday May 21, 2011. All videos are and will be available at http://www.sailgroove.org/coverage/238746-Melges-24-Worlds-2011 Videos can be embedded into any webpage via … Read More
Sponsor News: J/24 East Coasts Adds a Coach for the Event
www.j24eastcoastchampionship.com PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2011 North Sails’ Nick Turney to Provide Free Coaching for J/24 ECC The 2011 Hillman Capital Management J/24 East Coast Championship (ECC) is pleased to announce the addition of another fine coach to assist competitors free of charge at this world class event. Nick Turney, of North … Read More
You-Tack Sailing APP Has Gotten Even Better….
Have a smartphone? Now you can get the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) on your Android or your iPhone – YOU-TACK!Pro, The Racing Sailor’s Illustrated Guide. You get: The Rules with Illustrations and Comments; 42 quizzes with 3D animations and a Scoreboard to track your answers; all the Signals and the International Flags; … Read More