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PredictWind is very excited to release the HRRR, NAM, and Arome models into our system!

News from S1D Team Member Predict Wind. I used their weather routing software this past summer and it was outstanding. Their spot-on weather forecasting/modeling makes Predict Wind an invaluable tool […]

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S1D Youth Sailing Team Takes Flight

YES! We finally put it together. The S1D Sailing Team was formed in December 2020 to support all aspiring youth sailors, but especially those that sail in the Chesapeake Bay […]

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Wow! CLUBSPOT USED BY OVER 100,000 SAILORS 

S1D would like to welcome our newest team member, Clubspot. When I used this platform for the first time, simply to run a regatta, I was blown away at how […]

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West Coast Sailing Partners with Ovington Boats to Offer ILCA Dinghy & Spare Parts in North America!

Ovington ILCA : A New Era of Winning Boats PORTLAND, Oregon – West Coast Sailing is pleased to announce a partnership with Ovington Boats to offer class approved ILCA dinghies. […]

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2020 i420 (ODP) Winter Miami Regatta Report & Results

29 November 2020, Miami, FL —  Although US Sailing formally canceled the 2020 Olympic Development Program (ODP) event this year, 20 i420 teams still met up in Miami for a […]

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Profiles in Amateur Sailing – Allison Volk

The Life of a High School Racer in COVID-19 17 November 2020, by Airwaves Writer Olivia Hennon  —  I met Alli at my first ever high school regatta– her and […]

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2020 i420 Mid-Atlantic Championship Report & Results

18 October 2020, Gunpowder River, MD — The very first i-420 Mid-Atlantic Championship was held on 17-18 October at the new “Chesapeake Experience“, a community sailing venue E/NE of Baltimore […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Zeke Horowitz

By Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell Zeke Horowitz is a familiar name in the sailing world dating back to his junior sailing days, college and now as a member of […]

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The Snipe Atlantic Coast Championship: Good Times, Great Class!

By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello This weekend, I had the opportunity to sail the Snipe Atlantic Coast Championships at Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, Maryland. The Snipe class, a 16 […]

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2020 i420 Atlantic Coast Championship Results & Report

Indian Harbor Yacht Club, CT — October 4 2020      As most clubs on the northeast coast of the US started to ramp back and close down for the […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Day Charter Crew Job in the USVI!!!

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Rob Deane and the all-new Chesapeake Experience

Rob Deane and ChesX Want One Thing: To Get Everyone on The Water Interview by Connor Olson “If we don’t fit the sport, we’ll change the sport.” Let’s face it…most […]

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2020 ILCA (Laser) Atlantic Coast Championship Report & Results

By guest writer Mariah Rule Norfolk, VA – Ninety boats from the east coast and beyond competed at Norfolk Yacht and Country club for the ILCA Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta 19-20 September. […]

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Profiles in Amateur Sailing: Griffin Gigliotti

By NEW Airwaves Writer Lucas Masiello This summer, I was fortunate enough to coach the Stamford Yacht Club c420 team with renowned 29er sailor Griffin Gigliotti in Stamford, CT. A […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: NEWPORT HARBOR Yacht Club – Yacht Racing Director (full-time)

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Annapolis Rigging Company Seeks full-time Rigger!

Annapolis Rigging, the premiere rigging shop in the nation’s sailing capital, seeks a full-time person to come aboard. For more information and to apply, please see the full job ad […]

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Introducing SAILRECRUIT, Your One-Stop Shopping for Youth Sailing & Recruiting!

Sail1Design, after a long build process, is pleased to announce the launch of SAILRECRUIT, a targeted sailing resume submission system and educational tool for up-and-coming youth sailors who wish to […]

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Brown University to Cut 11 Sports… But Elevates Sailing Team to Varsity…!

News Flash: S1D Launches SAILRECRUIT, an online youth/performance sailing resume & education center for aspiring sailing student-athletes. Check it out! Last week, Stanford U. shocked the athletic world when they […]

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Sponsor News: North MNR Optimist Sails Finally Unleashed!

Portland Yacht Club, Falmouth Foreside, Maine.   15 July 2020–  Yesterday at the Portland Yacht Club Summer Optimist Regatta on a cool day with the sun peeking out of cumulus clouds every so […]

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Stanford University Cuts Varsity Sailing Program

Stanford University, whose sailing team has both been very successful on the water, and also in the news for all the wrong reasons in the last year, just announced that […]

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