High School & College News Articles

  FINAL RESULTS   4:30 PM  5-12-13                          1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  TOT  1 Antilles School      A   2   1   3   1   2  12   1   4  13   1   1   2   43 St. Thomas, VI       B   3   7   6   4  14   2  13  20  11   3  13  12  108 … Read More

With team race nationals qualifiers now complete, the coaches put together their final national team race rankings before the big event.  Not surprisingly, a number of non-qualifying teams have remained in the Top 15, most notably Tufts University who has had a great season and just barely missed qualifying at the New England Team Race Championship this weekend … Read More

North Kingston, RI (April 30, 2013) — The Club 420 Association today announced a new championship series – The Triple Crown –– launching this summer.  Comprised of the Club 420 Nationals, Club 420 North Americans and the Buzzards Bay Regatta, this series championship will recognize the top teams and the top individual skippers and individual … Read More

  The Results are in! 20 teams from around the country qualify to represent their districts at the Mallory National Championship! 2013 Interscholastic Sailing Association’s Fleet Racing Championship, hosted this year by Chicago Yacht Club, is scheduled for May 11th – 12th.  The 20 top high school teams from around the country who have qualified … Read More

S1D Brokerage & Marketplace Spotlight: Yale University has re-offered two fleets of 6 FJ Sailboats. These boats were thought to be sold, but since the deal fell through, they are now available at a very reasonable price. The first fleet consists of six 1999 & 2003 Vanguard FJ’s and are $3000 each. Click HERE to see … Read More

NESSA Makes Big Changes to Team Racing Qualification System to Allow for More Sailing By Airwaves Writer Maggie Lumkes New England is testing out a new qualification system for High School Team Race Nationals this spring.  NESSA has changed their qualification format a few times over the past decade in an effort to best serve … Read More

Compiled & managed by Martha Pitt 10 APRIL 2013: Lots more movement in the rankings this week, after some sleeper teams have awakened at a few more team race events over the past two weeks!  Yale makes the biggest jump from 7th place in the previous rankings up to 2nd this week, after winning the SNETR and the … Read More

Coaching: Telling them ain’t learning them.  (From Gary Bodie’s grandfather) “Make that kick,” instead of “Don’t miss.” (From Former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson) “Sail clean,” instead of “Don’t foul.” If you are not improving, you are going the other way (From former NHL coach Dave Lewis)   General Success: The team that wins is not … Read More

28 March 2013:   Not too much movement in the top of the rankings this week, Stanford still sitting in number 1 with a few more regatta wins under their belt, followed by Charleston, Georgetown, and BC solidly in second, third, and fourth respectively.  St. Mary’s took a jump up to fifth, passing Brown and … Read More

Coordinated by Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt With a few more team race regattas on the books, the strong team race teams are beginning to emerge from the pack.  The four interconference team races over the past two weekends have given ample opportunity to teams to prove that they are strong right out of the gates: … Read More

Though the season has just begun and not much team racing has taken place yet, teams are already thinking through the season and preparing for their conference qualifiers for Nationals! Two weeks ago, down at Eckerd the Mendelblatt Team Race took place, Stanford, with a strong showing, came away with the win. This past weekend, … Read More