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
WallPaper* magazine selects the Laser for its special Handmade issue For immediate release July 8, 2010 — For its most ambitious issue to date, Wallpaper* has brought together and briefed some of the world’s leading designers, craftsmen and manufacturers to produce unique furniture, fittings, foodstuffs, fashion and the Laser. One of the projects Wallpaper* wanted … Read More
Sail1Design July Newsletter We are going on vacation today, so the July newsletter is a little early! Submit Sailing Articles & Calendar Events to Airwaves Airwaves is now more interactive than ever. All you need to do is log into the site, and you can post your own sailing article. We value your feedback and … Read More
Please Welcome our New Sponsor, Registration Solutions! Registration Solutions is a software services provider that has developed products which simplify all critical and necessary aspects of activity-based program registration and management. Our goal is to provide intelligent, effective solutions to administrative needs while maintaining the highest level of customer service. Our flagship product, Sailing Registration, … Read More
LaserPerformance runs World Open Regatta on both sides of the pond, simultaneously! LaserPerformance North America and LaserPerformance Europe will host the inaugural LaserPerformance World Open Regatta June 26th – 27th, 2010 with US racing held at Sail Newport in Newport, Rhode Island and European racing held at SailLaser Weymouth, England and Portland National Sailing Academy. … Read More
Laser, Radial, C420 Youth Racing Clinic – Stamford CT Dates: 6/24-6/25 Times: 08:00 – 16:00 Type: Sailing CLINICS, MEETINGS Description: For over 15 years, the Oyster Bay Sailing Foundation and Junior Sailing Assoc. of Long Island Sound have sponsored the Advanced Racing Clinic. In conjunction with Stamford Yacht Club, this two day clinic will … Read More
I hereby challenge the ICSA to take the lead in getting team racing into the Olympics by 2020. Here is a possible road map to Team Racing 2020. Our college sailing tour of the British Isles takes place every four years with BUSA sailors coming here in between. How about we take our tour on … Read More
LaserPerformance fleet grant program is here! The LaserPerformance Sick Day Fleet Grant Program is akin to the successful Lightning Class Boat Grant program; LaserPerformance’s goal is to assist small one design fleets nationally to grow, promoting sailors get back out on the water and bring newbies into the sport. LaserPerformance is offering fleets a … Read More
Paul Goodison – Live Online Your chance to pit your questions to one of Britain’s top Laser sailors – live!This is your chance to talk directly to Britain’s top Laser sailor, Paul Goodison who can help with all your sailing dilemmas and questions about preparation, training and racing. Paul Goodison will be online to … Read More
What Could Go Wrong? Plenty. 270 pounds is the approximate optimum weight in college sailing. 290 is the practical limit with a chance of winning championships. Even at 290 the only way to win is to sail mistake free. There are plenty of examples of college sailors winning championships at a combined weight of … Read More
On Wednesday March 3, 2010, the University of New Hampshire Sailing Centre burned to the ground. There were no injuries, but over 55 boats, motors, tools, etc. were totally lost to the tune of over $500,000. The Sailing Centre is home to the UNH Sailing Team (currently ranked 16th in NEISA), a combined Junior/Senior … Read More
Any of us who travel to sail Lasers or Sunfish know the limited options for safely transporting our boats and gear. Dealing with a 130 pound hull and rig can be a challenge if you are on your own. There are some solutions out there that are very costly or cobbled together using … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 16 February, 2010 LaserPerformance Partners with Simon Cooke to launch Infused Foils globally LaserPerformance announced today that its parent company Full Moon Holdings, will partner with Infused Foils. Infused Foils is led by Simon Cooke and is known world-wide for producing high performance centerboard’s and rudders for a variety of products … Read More