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
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
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An Overview of the North American Speed Sailing Championship Invitational and Q & A with the event’s Winner, Rob Douglas. By: Maggie Lumkes Cohen Photography This October, Martha’s Vineyard was host to thirteen of the world’s fastest sailors. No, not on sailboats, on kiteboards. The Black Dog and Lynch Associates sponsored this year’s North American … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown There are many different opportunities to compete in the sport of sailing. One design dinghy sailing, keel boat buoy racing, and off-shore racing are just a few of the avenues to follow as a sailor. Traversing these channels of sailing is a surprisingly difficult task to accomplish. One of the … Read More