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
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 | media@collegesailing.org | 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
Transitioning from High School to College Sailing
Sail1Design would like to welcome a new writer to our team, Brown University sailor Lydia Whiteford. Lydia is a sophomore at Brown, majoring in English, and a member of the nationally-ranked Brown Sailing Team By Airwaves writer Lydia Whiteford I discovered my love for sailing when I began as a freshman on the team at Severn School. It … Read More
Sailing with Grace: From Sailing Newbie to College Recruit
Sail1Design is pleased to present our youth sailing perspective series “Sailing with Grace”. Grace Lucas, a Sail1Design intern, is a high school senior at Severn School just outside Annapolis, MD, and along with her busy academic schedule, is also a member of the nationally-ranked Severn School Sailing Team. Enjoy! A Rather Unusual Rags to Riches Story: My Personal Experience with Sailing Unlike … Read More
2013 Gill National College Sailing Championship on ESPNU
GILL NA TV ALERT!2013 Gill National College Sailing Championship on ESPNU Gill and Rolex are proud to present a one hour program on the Gill National College Sailing Championship. The College Nationals will appear onESPNU in High Definition. Join the top 18 college sailing teams in the USA as they vie for the national championship. This … Read More
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON WINS ICSA/GILL COED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 30, 2013 Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA | media@collegesailing.org | 763-234-8286 m. Photo credit: John Payne, johnpaynephoto.com St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 30, 2013) – Today was the last day of the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, the last of three high caliber Spring College Sailing National Championships. The events … Read More
2013 Baker High School Team Race National Championship Results
Point Loma wins 2013 National Championship in last race over Antilles School! http://hssailing.org/baker
Female College Sailor of the Year!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2013 Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA| media@collegesailing.org | 763-234-8286 m. Photo credit: John Payne, johnpaynephoto.com QUANTUM WOMEN’S COLLEGE SAILOR OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED AND ICSA WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICAN TEAM HONORED AT FINAL BANQUET St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 24, 2013) – The Quantum Women’s College Sailor of … Read More
Yale Wins TR Nationals!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2013 Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA | media@collegesailing.org | 763-234-8286 m. YALE UNIVERSITY WINS ICSA/APS TEAM RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 27, 2013) – Today was the third and final day of the ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship on Tampa Bay in … Read More
2013 ICSA/APS Team Race Nationals Preview; Changed Regatta Format!
By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt With the Sperry Top-Sider Women’s National Championship wrapping up on Friday, the APS Team Race Championship is just around the corner, spanning the three days of Memorial Day weekend. Over a span of five weeks earlier in the spring, fourteen teams from the seven college sailing conferences bested their conference … Read More