FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE North Kingstown, RI — February 11, 2025 — The Club 420 Association is proud to announce that Alana Marks has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the class, following her impressive tenure as Interim Executive Director over the past seven months. Alana Marks has brought a wealth of leadership experience … Read More
By Airwaves Contributor Vince Casalaina Here’s what Stan had to say about guiding Groupama 3 around the world in 48 days 7 hours and 44 minutes shaving two days off the previous record circumnavigation. He talks about how the navigator plays a crucial role in getting the boat in the optimum wind and wave … Read More
By Martha Pitt Last month, 120 teenage sailors from around the country made their way to Long Beach, California to compete in the 2012 US Sailing ISAF Youth World Qualifiers. The regatta took place in 29er skiffs, International 420s, Laser Radials, and Techno 293s and spanned over three days of scheduled racing. Though the event … Read More
PRESS RELEASE. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. December 22, 2011 The 2011 J/24 East Coast Championship is pleased to report that: Our infrastructure will be leveraged to aid in Japanese Tsunami Relief When Sumio Shimoyama and his team travelled from Japan to compete in the 2011 J24 East Coast Championship, few of us knew what an … Read More
By Elizabeth Dudley, Airwaves writer A 7th grader at Buckingham Brown and Nichols school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, blue fleeter Henry Marshall is the overall Opti winner for the 2011 Orange Bowl hosted by Coral Reef Yacht Club in South Florida. Beating out second place by only two points, and third place by only three, … Read More
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Sail1Designerof the Month – Toms River High School South Sailing Team, Toms River NJ;winners of the 2011 National Great Oaks Championship BY Sail1Design’s MARTHA PITT The Toms River team is a small but dedicated group of sailors, with just ten on the roster for this past fall season. Led by senior captains Charlie Nunn … Read More
By Sail1Design’s Margaret Boehm This weekend, top ranked Finn sailor from Great Britain Ben Ainslie was top news,but not for his sailing. The sailor who is a triple gold Olympic medalist,found himself among the gossip columns of Great Britain and Australia due tohis conduct with the media after a race during the ISAF World Championships … Read More
By Margaret Boehm With Christmas and Hanukah quickly approaching, Sail1Design is hereto help you find the most useful and creative gift for your special sailingenthusiast. In honor of the twelve days of Christmas—Here are 12 gifts ideasthat are sure to send any gift receivers hearts sailing! 1. Wind on DVD-The 1992 movie staring Matthew Modine … Read More
By Sail1Design’s Elizabeth Dudley I spent my past two weekends helping to coach one of the Optimist Travel Teams that have sprouted up around the country in recent years. A good number of Opti teams these days are club specific. This one in particular however draws kids from the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. … Read More
By New Airwaves member Morgan Kinney Congratulations to ISAF Match Racing Champions Ian Williams, Malcolm Parker, Gerard Mitchell, Matt Cassidy and Bill Hardesty. After defeating Johnie Berntsson 3-1 at the Monsoon Cup in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, Williams was awarded his third championship crown. While reigning as one of the US’s top match racers, Hardesty has … Read More
Sail1Design is proud to introduce our newest sponsor, McLaughlin Boat Works. What follows is a great success story for the youth sailing community, and for American craftsmanship. Please support McLaughlin and their efforts in the most important arena of sailing: youth sailing! The history of McLaughlin Boat Works (MBW) dates back to the 1960’s in San … Read More
By Judith Krimski After three years ofcampaigning, over 240,000 miles traveled (9 times around the world) ClayJohnson (now in Perth Australia training for the final Olympic qualifyingregatta) is in the home stretch of his quest to represent the United States asthe sole male laser sailor in the 2012 Olympics. Currently ranked 12th in … Read More