Interview by TY Olsen ABOUT GREG TCO: Can you give us a little bit of background about yourself, sailing and coaching prior to Boston College and the Inter-collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA)? GW: Well, I started coaching college sailing in the spring of 1996 at the University of Vermont (UVM). Prior to advancing to UVM, I … Read More
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE WINS THE SPERRY TOP-SIDER WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Annapolis, Md. (May 30, 2014) – Today was the last day of racing for the Sperry Top-Sider Women’s National Championship on the Severn River at the U.S. Naval Academy. Eighteen women’s collegiate teams raced for the Gerald C. Miller Trophy and Dartmouth College came out the victor for the second year in a row. … Read More
2014 ICSA Team Race Nationals Preview and Final Rankings!
Sail1Design ICSA Team Race Rankings Nationals are upon us! Teams across the country have been practicing all season, and we are down to the final 16 teams that have qualified in their conferences to compete for ICSA’s APS Team Race Nationals Championship for the Walter C. Wood Trophy. The pool of teams this year is … Read More
The Z-420 Takes Off: A New Institutional Dinghy, and More
The 2014 College Nationals, just around the corner, will feature this year for the first time, the all-new LaserPerformance Z-420. This boat is a more modern and thoughtful upgrade from the club 420, adding new ideas to a boat originally designed in, gulp, 1959. Time will tell if this boat can meet the reliability and … Read More
College Sailing Notebook: Gearing Up for Nationals
By Airwaves writer & Brown U. sailing team member Lydia Whiteford The entire spring season, and really the entire year in college sailing, has been progressing towards this: teams all over the country have had or will have in the next week or so the qualifying regatta that will get them to nationals. The college … Read More
Luke Muller Interview: Youth Standout Prepares for College Sailing
Follow Up on Luke Muller by Airwaves writer Grace Lucas The past couple of months have been a blur for most high school sailors who are seniors – trying to cram in college visits, time for applications, and schoolwork into a very short period of time; however, it … Read More
2014 Sail1Design Coach of the Year: Chris Dold
Sail1Design is proud to announce this year’s recipient of our Coach of the Year Award, CHRIS DOLD. We choose from reader nominations, and while we had many great submissions, Chris’s stood out. Below is part of the note sent in by Chris’s nominator: “My nomination for coach of the year is Chris Dold. Chris is currently the High … Read More
Sail1Designer of the Month: Lilli Salvesen
The 420 Midwinter Championship is arguably the most competitive 420 regatta on the circuit. Each year, teams from all over the country make their way to Jenson Beach, Florida over President’s Day weekend to battle it out. This is a particularly challenging event for teams from the north who have not been training on a … Read More
A Sailor's Response to the Rules that Apply to Them; 2014 Season
Sail1Design welcomes your thoughts in our forum at the bottom of this article. Enjoy. Earlier this winter, coaches from all over ICSA met in Utah to discuss the new year of college sailing. What resulted was a number of changes in the rules and regulations that apply to all the teams and events within ICSA, … Read More
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SAILING COLLEGIATE DINGHIES CLINIC …is a three-day clinic intended for high school and college sailors who wish to learn collegiate sailing techniques and practice like one of the top college sailing teams in the country. It will be a great opportunity for sailing teams that need a little extra coaching boost to get some additional … Read More
ICSA Team Race Pre-Season Diagnostic
By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt Spring Diagnostic Pre-Season Team Race Technical Evaluation of Participants and College Sailing Teams Nationwide As we dive into the spring season, it is time to take a look at each conference and who the projected team racing leaders will be over the next few months and into the championship season. … Read More
Match Racing Opportunities For College Sailors
Hi all…attached please find some important information on Youth Match Racing Opportunities in 2014. Thank you for forwarding this information on to others you know who may be interested. ISAF YOUTH WORLDS ISAF is holding its first ever Youth Match Racing World Championship, July 21-27 in Finland in J/80’s. The age is Under 23 (can’t turn 23 in … Read More
Crewing Guide to College Dinghies
By Airwaves writer Lydia Whiteford Upon entering high school or college sailing, most crews who have been sailing for a while are very familiar with the Club 420. However, if these crews are coming out of club sailing, it can suddenly become a different boat altogether when it is stripped of its trap and spinnaker … Read More