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Sailing Teams, Take Notice: Professional Boats is Selling it’s Charter Fleet of RIBS!!!

Summer is over and Professional Boats will sell it’s rental fleet of Tornado Coach Boats in excellent condition. This summer season was really intense for our rental team at Professional […]

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Coaching at IODA Worlds: How it Reshaped Me as a Coach

By Bernat Gali Bou Lakewood Yacht Club Head Opti Coach USNT Coach ODP2 Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator ‘’It has been almost a year since I actually coached at my first […]

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Reflections & Lessons from a Summer Sailing Instructor

By Airwaves Writer Sarah Hendrickson  Sailing for Success The interviewer across the table told me he had one more question before we wrapped up. “I’ve been dying to ask this […]

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International Regattas: Experience, Friendships and Team Work

By Airwaves writer Bernat Gali I’ve recently come back from Pwllheli, Wales, after coaching one of the USA Summer International Teams which participated at the Volvo Gill Open Optimist British […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Trust & The Mental Game in Optimist Sailing

By Airwaves Optimist Reporter Bernat Gali Bou The Optimist class is commonly the first step for many youngsters who decide to try sailing for a wide range of reasons: family […]

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Optimist Sailor Development: Coach & Athlete Relation vs Parent Involvement

By new Airwaves Optimist Reporter Bernat Gali Bou Optimist Sailing is without a doubt a unique class among the wide range of existing fleets in the Sailing World. Targeted solely […]

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Coaching Drills

Article Written by Dave Elsmo, Head coach of the Wisconsin Sailing Team As with our first installment we will be continuing to overview the most effective drills for team growth. […]

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Start hiring for summer 2017!

By Airwaves writer Taylor Penwell The dust from the summer program might be settling but if you are involved in a junior sailing summer program, you know that it requires […]

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Coaches Locker Room: The Importance of Teaching Sportsmanship To Our Young Sailors

By Airwaves writer Racheel Bennung Coaching sailing is a great job, whether you do it full time, part time, or seasonal, nothing is greater than being on the water teaching […]

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The First Years as a Sailing Coach

By Northeast Airwaves writer Paige Hoffman With summer sailing in full swing, the peak of competitive sailing is at its height. Summer race teams and recreational classes alike are running […]

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Communication Breakdown: Somethin’ You Outta Know

By Airwaves Writer Rachael Silverstein Communication and team Trust. At one point or another in our sailing careers, most of us have encountered the challenge of dealing with a teammate […]

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Information for International Sailing Coach Job Applicants

Sail1Design has developed a worldwide presence in the sailing industry job placement service market. For summer-only and coaching jobs, we now also have a great deal of international candidates, highly […]

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Manage Your Sailing Program Toward Success

PART I:  SAILBOAT RACING IS A MANAGEMENT EXERCISE   Annapolis, MD (December 16, 2015) –  By Airwaves Writer Joe Cooper Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles, […]

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Winter Is Coming: 5 Ways to Stay Sharp in the Off-Season

By Rachael Silverstein- In the wake of a busy regatta season and rigorous practice schedule, a brief hiatus can restore a sailor like a good night’s sleep.  It allows the […]

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So What Exactly IS a "Pro Sailor," Anyway?

By Airwaves writer Joe Cooper The rapid commercialization of the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race has introduced to the rest of the sailing world in a dramatic fashion […]

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Working Together for Sailing Success

By Rachael Bennung, Airwaves writer Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, once said; “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” This quote is […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Practice How You Race

By Airwaves writer Rachel Bennung Sailors fouling during practice can become a problem. It becomes an even bigger problem when they don’t do their circles. Some may think this isn’t […]

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Coach’s Locker Room: One Great Way to Handle Over-Zealous Sailing Parents

By Jeff Doubek (optimist/Submarine photo courtesy of our friends at Sailing Anarchy) Three quick stories, one solid lesson: Story 1: Dad who rigged his son’s Opti every morning. I’m the […]

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Coaches Locker Room: Game Plan for Summer Sailing

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin As we transition back into the junior sailing mode, many of us will be shaking off the cobwebs and cringing every time someone mentions that […]

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STEM Modules Diversify Sailing Programs

As community and yacht club sailing programs gear up for the summer by hiring instructors and pulling boats out of the storage shed there’s more and more talk of STEM.  […]

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