Sail1Design is pleased to bring you our coach panel’s ICSA Team Race Rankings Update #2. LOTS of data to digest and update!!! Remember to click on the team’s ranking link to read Coach Panel Comments! Thanks to our panel: Chris Klevan (Stanford), Ken Legler (Emeritus), John Mollicone (Brown), Isaac Clark (U Penn), and Johnny Norfleet … 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
Hot Conversation: Cooperative Teams in High School Sailing
By Airwaves contributor Maggie Hale Is Allowing Cooperative HS Sailing Teams Beneficial or Detrimental to the Growth (and Success ) of High School Sailing? On November 24th, I attended the NESSA Annual Meeting where the topic of Cooperative Teams was on the agenda. Cooperative teams are comprised of students from more than one school, and are … Read More
Observations from College Match Racing Nationals
By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes November 22-24 2013 ~ St. Petersburg, FL This year I had the pleasure of coaching the Stanford Match Race Team. I got to watch lots of prestarts, tacks, gybes, sets, and penalty kills. What became apparent was that boathandling and boatspeed were very important and got teams a long way on … Read More
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WINS 2013-2014 ICSA MATCH RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2013 Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA | [email protected] | 763-234-8286 m. Photo Credit: Genoa Fedyszyn St. Petersburg, Fla. (November 24, 2013) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Match Race National Championship for the Cornelius Shields, Sr. Trophy was completed today after three days of racing. … Read More
Sail1Designer of the Month – Matt Long, ISSA Singlehanded National Champion
By Airwaves writer Martha Pitt Last weekend, thirty-six high school sailors from around the country came to Newport, RI to compete in the 2013-2014 ISSA Singlehanded National Championships for the Cressy Trophy. The regatta is sailed in two separate divisions – Laser Radial and Laser Full Rig – with eighteen sailors competing in each … Read More