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 Boats Our rental season in numbers: 10 events attended Classes: C420, Optimist and Laser Travel: 9,700 miles traveled by our trucks and trailers Clients: 14 … Read More
All good coaches, regardless of their chosen sport, share some important fundamental qualities that transcend technical knowledge, or specific x’s & o’s. In other words, whether it’s a basketball, tennis, hockey, football, chess, or sailing coach, there are certain key characteristics to good coaching, and none of these really requires technical knowledge of the sport they are … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin Editor’s note: John Mollicone is a classic example of a coach who also “practices what he preaches.” We believe strongly in the model of a coach who keeps up with professional development by actually being out in the game himself. See our old post “What Great Sailing Coaches Do.” To … Read More
Editors Note- As part of our mission to support the sailing community, Sail1Design is pleased to unveil our new series, Profiles in Pro Sailing. This series is designed to give our community thoughts, ideas, tips, and reflections on how some of the best in the industry made it to where they are today. We hope … Read More
By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin There is an inherent difference between coaching sailing and coaching a field sport. In football, baseball, soccer, or likewise, the coach has the ability to talk to the players during play or call timeouts to regroup the team. Sailing has a rule that specifically disallows contact with the players from … Read More
Most coaches will have at some point traveled to an event as a participant. Being familiar with the process helps immensely. Regatta day prep on and off the course revolves around two main areas of concentration. First, you need to make sure your players are ready for competition, and second you need to make sure … Read More
Regatta Prep: Junior Sailing Part 1: 1-2 Weeks Out Preparation for an event, from your first green fleet regatta to gold fleet youth champs starts a week or two before you pack up the trailer and leave for the venue. Prepping both yourself and your players for a regatta makes your life easier and puts … Read More
Congratulations on landing your first summer coaching job. Life as a coach is different from as a sailor, more responsibility and more freedom. Making the most of your summer is all about managing your responsibilities so you can capitalize on your freedoms. Between sailors and members there are plenty of responsibilities and pitfalls to be … Read More
Building a Resume Whether this is your first coaching job or your last (or so you think), your resume is the first interaction you have with the program director, head instructor, or hiring manager. Building an effective resume is one of the most important parts of landing your dream job. In sailing, just as in … Read More
By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin. So you want to coach sailing? Great, welcome to the best summer job you will ever have. Whether you are in high school and a junior sailing veteran, or a college athlete with minimal yacht club experience, there are several things to think about when applying to your first coaching … Read More