Saturday, May 12: Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas hosted the 2018 ISSA Mallory Trophy Championship for the High School Double-handed Fleet Race National Championship Regatta this weekend. Thank you to all of the many volunteers at Lakewood and the host school Clear Falls High School who helped in running this regatta, especially Dwight Bengtson … Read More
While there are still some conference championships to come, several teams have punched their ticket to this years college sailing Team Race National Championship. NEISA and MAISA TR Qualifiers are complete; they held elation for some, and heartbreak for others, while a few teams seemed to continue to live up to their hopes and expectations. … Read More
College sailing lost a legend last week. Harold (Hatch) Brown passed away last Wednesday and our sailing community is a little less whole. Brown was the Sailing Master and Head Coach at MIT for almost three decades. His contributions to our game live on and his impact can be felt through the spirit of College … Read More
#1 Yale University won the Fowle Trophy, New England’s Team Race Championship, hosted by Connecticut College. The Bulldogs have been slow to start regattas this spring season. At the Fowle, however, they flipped the script on that narrative and, in doing so, proved that they are the best in NEISA in a variety of sailing … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Chris Klevan Editors Note: We invite your comments and thoughts. Please see below or click the “Leave a Comment” button. One afternoon in early June, 2013, the Head Coach of the Boston College Varsity Sailing Team, Greg Wilkinson, sent an email to Zack Leonard, Head Coach of the Yale sailing team. The … Read More
Now in the heart of the season, we see in this week’s rankings a bit of a shakeup at the top, along with some new names in the field. Incredible on-the-water action has shown that so many programs have the potential to be there at the end!!! Stay tuned as we approach the all-important stretch … Read More
First, a correction. It was stated last week that the Dartmouth University women’s team started 7-1 at the Joseph R. Duplin Women’s Team Race and finished 2-3. However, that was not that case. The Big Green Women started 4-4 and finished strong, 5-0 in the round of 6, all 2-3-4, commonly known as the play … Read More
Written by Chris Klevan, Photos: ODU Sailing Facebook March 26, 2018#5 Yale University won the Friis Team Race, held at Roger Williams University. Last weekend’s premier team race event in New England featured the NEISA elite. Despite the depth of talent, two teams were able to pull in front late in the regatta. Both Yale and … Read More
The season is heating up, and here are our ICSA Team Race Rankings, #2 for spring 2018. These rankings are brought to you by Dynamic Dollies and Reliable Racing. College Sailing team racing is on! Roger Williams U. maintains their grip on the #1 ranking with another impressive week of team racing, while other teams shuffle … Read More
Written by Chris Klevan Photo taken from Navy Sailing Facebook March 19, 2018– Last weekend #1 Roger Williams University won the Graham Hall Team Race, hosted by the United State Naval Academy. Once deemed the spring season opener, due to its placement on the college sailing schedule, the Graham Hall remains as the first big-time … Read More
Written by Chris Klevan Photo taken from College of Charleston’s Facebook page March 12, 2018– #4 College of Charleston won the Navy Spring Women’s regatta. Sailed at the venue of some of the premier regattas on the College Sailing circuit, this was the first inter conference hosted by the United States Naval Academy. Conditions were … Read More
By Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell The top teams in collegiate offshore sailing descended on San Pedro, California for the Port of Los Angles’ Harbor Cup this past weekend. The event made for three days of exciting racing on Catalina 37s. Ten teams attended the regatta that wrapped up yesterday March 11th. First day racing … Read More
by Emily Shanley-Roberts, Tufts University Class of 2018 As I enter my last season of college sailing, I’d like to share the story of why my skipper has always helped me down the dock – and why, above all else, I continue to compete in college sailing. My competitors have, without knowing, enabled me to … Read More