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A person leans over the edge of a small sailboat, touching the water. A bridge is visible in the background under a bright sky. Text on the image reads “Lexi Pline/Sail Newport 2026.”.

2026 Opti New England Championship Regatta Results & Report

By Airwaves Writer Grayson Tella The 2026 Optimist New England Championship went off August 11 to 13 at Sail Newport’s Fort Adams venue, drawing a 154 boat fleet to Narragansett […]

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2026 Melges 24 US Nationals Regatta Results and Report

The Melges 24 fleet came together August 14–16 at Grand Traverse Yacht Club in Traverse City, Michigan, for the Melges 24 Nationals, with 46 boats competing across eight races. Overall […]

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2026 CJ Buckley Regatta Draws Record 48 Team Field to Greenwich Bay

By Airwaves Writer: Grayson Tella The 23rd annual CJ Buckley Regatta, the Club 420 Association’s National Jr. Team Race Championship, went off August 3 & 4 at Goddard Memorial State […]

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ELEUTHERA SAILING ACADEMY: Building Sailors. Building Futures

By Ty Olsen Dreams Come True The Eleuthera Sailing Academy began as a vision, but like many meaningful things, its roots reach much farther back than the day it officially […]

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An American flag and a sign reading “TOD’S POINT SAILING SCHOOL” are mounted on a shingled wall. White text says, “Welcome to Tod’s Point Sailing School!”.

Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Sailing Program Director, Full Time

Tod’s Point Sailing School, a nonprofit community sailing program based in the historic Chimes Building in Greenwich Point Park, is seeking a full-time, year-round Program Director to lead our community sailing programs serving people […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Head Coach of Racing

Head Racing Coach  Sail Sand Point’s youth racing program (aka Sand Point Youth Sailing [SPYS]) caters to youth interested in the exciting world of dinghy racing whether they are 8 […]

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Two sailboats with teams wearing life vests compete on a lake near a shoreline, while people in a motorboat observe. A crowd and a building are visible in the background.

Notice of Clinic: High School / College Sail Racing Clinic

Notice of Clinic:  High School Sailing Clinic Wed/Thurs 19-20 August , 1300-1700 Portland Yacht Club, Falmouth, Maine Portland Yacht Club invites high school and advanced junior sailors to a two-day […]

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Two women in athletic gear are sitting on the edge of a small sailboat, steering and adjusting ropes under sunny skies. They wear life vests and shorts, actively participating in sailing.

Christopher Newport Reinstates Varsity Sailing

Just months after announcing that it would discontinue varsity sailing, Christopher Newport University has officially reinstated the program. Christopher Newport Athletics announced that sailing will return effective immediately after a […]

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Several sailboats with colorful sails race on a slightly choppy body of water under a cloudy sky, with a distant shoreline visible in the background.

2026 C420 New England Championship Regatta Results and Report

Over the weekend of June 27–28, Portland Yacht Club welcomed an impressive fleet of 80 Club 420s, 160 sailors in total, for the 2026 Club 420 New England Championship For […]

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2026 US High School Team Race National Championship (Baker Trophy) Results & Report

Re-printed from techscore report: Friday, May 15: Top sailors from 12 teams around the nation met in seasonably cool temps at the Rappahannock River for the annual ISSA Team Race […]

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Team Spotlight: Colby College Sailing

By Airwaves Writer Julia Brighton Making their debut in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) conference this spring is Colby College, located in Waterville, Maine! After previous attempts at […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Head Coach at Dana West Youth Sailing

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Two women sailors wearing sunglasses and Stanford gear are steering a small sailboat labeled '12' on the water during a race. Another sailor and boat are visible in the background.

2026 COLLEGE TEAM RACE RANKINGS #3: Season Heating Up!

Thanks to  Coach Annabel Carrington from the College of Charleston, John Mollicone (Brown), Chris Klevan (Stanford), Charles Higgins (Tulane), and Brendan Feeney (Fordham). Here are the OPEN RANKINGS. Here are the WOMENS RANKINGS.   OPEN RANKINGS The third […]

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Three sailboats compete on green water in split-panel graphics. White text over the image reads: 'March 14–16, 2026 | St. Petersburg, Florida | 78th Annual Lightning Winter Championship.

2026 Lightning Winter Championship Event Recap and Results

Between March 14–18, 2026, the Lightning Class descended on St. Petersburg, FL for the 2026 ILCA Winter Championship. Always a well-attended event, the promise of warmer weather drew 34 teams […]

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High School Sailing Spotlight: St. George’s School

Welcome to our High School Sailing Spotlight series. In this series, we highlight sailing programs from across the country that compete in the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA). From programs with […]

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Notice of Clinic: i420 Clinic at Portland Yacht Club

sign up HERE :    https://theclubspot.com/regatta/T3PEmLcCxW

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2026 COLLEGE TEAM RACE RANKINGS #2

ICSA Team Race Rankings #2 Are Out! You can find the Open rankings HERE and the Women’s Rankings HERE.  Open Rankings For this edition we welcomed Coach Annabell Carrington from […]

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2026 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta and the Future of College Offshore Sailing

By Airwaves writer Julia Brighton, awesome photos by Priscilla Parker During the weekend of February 14–15, nearly thirty college sailing teams from across the country gathered in Charleston, South Carolina, […]

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Ice Boating on Lake Champlain

By new Airwaves writer Julia Brighton As Lake Champlain reaches a full freeze for the first time since 2019, it is not stopping the hardiest of sailors from getting on […]

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Sailing Programs Director at Brant Beach YC

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