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
By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt Last month, seventy-six junior young women from around the country traveled to Lake Minnetonka to compete in the annual regatta for the Ida Lewis Trophy, US Sailing’s Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship event. The six-day event featured short seminars for the girls, educational and social events each evening, two days … Read More
By Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley I would consider myself a “well-versed” sailor. I have logged countless hours on dinghies and increasing hours on keelboats, both racing and cruising, fleet racing and team racing. But a few weeks ago, I was the given the opportunity to experience my sport in a way that was completely new … Read More
By: Judith Krimski It takes a monumental team effort to design and build the winged sails that grace the AC45 and AC72. When Team Oracle decided to go with the winged sails for the 34th America’s Cup they tapped Rhode Island native Scott Ferguson, a naval architect and veteran designer of America’s Cup competitions and … Read More
By Margaret Boehm With Memorial Day come and gone, we are quickly approaching the summer sailing season! That three month long period kids and parents alike look forward to each year. While most junior programs have finalized their rosters for the upcoming summer season, Sail1Design still have many jobs on our job board. Want to … Read More
By Elizabeth Dudley Sunday April 29th marked the end of the 2012 USODA KO Optimist Team Trials hosted this year by the Brant Beach Yacht Club in Brant Beach, New Jersey. 186 optimist sailors from around the country came to vie for a chance to represent the United States at the IODA World Championships, the … Read More
04/09/2012 For Immediate Release Warren, RI. – Zim Sailing is pleased to announce that its already highly successful product line of Optimist, C420 and CFJ will expand to include the Byte CII dinghy. In 1996 the Byte was the first centerboard class recognized by ISAF. In 2004 the CII rig was developed and … Read More
By Margaret Boehm The second time was the charm for Chicagoan and Team USA member Bob Willis. After not making the U.S Olympic Team in 2008, Willis changed his training style and went full-throttle into his campaign for the London 2012 Olympics. After three long years of training, Willis was named a member of Team … Read More
By Martha Pitt Over the past few years, match racing has really sprung up on the scene and taken the spotlight for one design sailors – the sport has been added to the Olympics on the women’s side, added to College Sailing as the Sloop Championship, and with new efforts in media promotion the America’s … Read More
By Airwaves writer Elizabeth Dudley We are right in the middle of the spring sailing season, and even as I sit in the warm Maryland weather of March, I can still remember the cold New England spring practices and regattas. The ones where you arrive on site and all you think is, “Really? Why do … Read More
By Martha Pitt Every year, the US Sailing Center in Martin County, Florida hosts one of the most competitive 420 regattas in the country – the 420 Midwinter Championship. The country’s top junior sailors travel to the hopeful warmth of Florida sun to compete in the three day regatta over President’s Day weekend. This year, … 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