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MIT Wins Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship

NORFOLK, V.A. (June 1, 2018) – Today was the last day of the Gill Coed National Championship. This is the final of three high caliber spring college sailing national championships […]

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College of Charleston Wins ICSA Team Race National Championship

NORFOLK, VA (May 28, 2018) – Racing was completed today in the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship on the Elizabeth River hosted by Old Dominion University. This is the second […]

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Boston College Wins Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship

NORFOLK, V.A. (May 25, 2018) – Today was the last day of racing for the Sperry Women’s National Championship Finals hosted by Old Dominion University. The top eighteen women’s collegiate […]

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Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year and Women All-Americans Named

NORFOLK, V.A. (May 25, 2018) – The Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year and Women’s All-American and Honorable Mention were announced during an awards presentation at the Sperry College Sailing […]

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Point Loma Wins High School Dinghy National Championship

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 […]

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Final ICSA Team Race Rankings Before Nationals Preview!

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 […]

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The College Sailing Nation shifts its focus; The Northwest qualifies for Team Race Nationals

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 […]

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Conference Championships: #1 Yale, #5 Georgetown, #6 Charleston and Texas A&M Galveston victorious and Nationals bound

#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, […]

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Sailing Won’t Get You Into College

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 […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings #3, April 5, 2018

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 […]

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ICSA News: #5 Brown wins the Dellenbaugh; #7 Boston College wins the Marchiando

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 […]

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ICSA News: #5 Yale wins in the Friis Trophy; #2 Hobart and Williams Smith and #13 Navy win in the Mid Atlantic; Women’s Team Racing at Tufts

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 […]

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ICSA Team Race Rankings #2, 22 March 2018

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 […]

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#1* Roger Williams University wins Graham Hall; #2 Boston College wins St. Mary’s Women’s; #18 Harvard win SNETR

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 […]

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#4 Charleston wins Navy Women’s; #1 Charleston wins the coed Charleston Spring; #12 Boston College wins the John Jackson

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 […]

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2018 Port of Los Angles’ Harbor Cup Results & Report

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 […]

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Giving It All for the Team: A Painful but Happy Four Years of College Sailing

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 […]

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2018 Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic

2018 Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic Sail Newport’s 2018 Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic will be held for the 17th year, Thursday, June 14th (mid-afternoon/report day) through Sunday, June 17th. […]

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ICSA News: #4 Hobart and William Smith wins the War, #1 Yale wins the Urn, #10 MIT wins the Schell and #3 Charleston wins the SAISA Fall Coed

The War Memorial regatta serves as the conference championship for the Mid Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA). This iteration of the historic event was held on Seneca Lake, home to […]

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ICSA News: #12 George Washington wins the Mid Atlantic; #3 Charleston win the Hoyt and #2 Coast Guard win Mrs. Hurst

#12 George Washington University won the MAISA Women’s Fall Dinghy Championship, hosted by SUNY Maritime College. The regatta, on the shores of the East River, was dictated by the breeze, […]

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