This comes from www.collegesailing.org Monday, April 28 – Conditions were challenging at the 2025 College Sailing Women’s Team Race Championship. Racing had to be cut off on Saturday as gusts measured above 40 knots and multiple capsizes made continuing the Round of 12 too dangerous. The Yale University Bulldogs and the Stanford University Cardinal ended the day … Read More
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. Once each participant cleaned the C-19 screening process, an INTENSE world class regatta was provided. The two day, six race regatta saw a consistent 19 … Read More
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 lifelong competitive sailor from Stamford, Griffin grew up racing Optimists in the Long Island Sound and beyond, placing second in both the 2017 and 2018 … Read More
Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: NEWPORT HARBOR Yacht Club – Yacht Racing Director (full-time)
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 HERE ABOUT ANNAPOLIS RIGGING Annapolis Rigging specializes in Yacht Rigging services for cruising and racing sailboats. Right now many of our customers are sailing around the … Read More
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 share their experience, goals, and passion with professional and college sailing coaches. SAILRECRUIT, like our Airwaves Career Center, is the official youth sailor resume bank … Read More
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 announced they were cutting several sports teams, including sailing. Now, today, Brown University followed suit… and the sailing world, ironically, is ironically a beneficiary of … Read More
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 often, the North MNR-Series Optimist sails finally got a chance to stretch their legs, and wow, what a show. This sail, designed and developed by North Sails Mike … Read More
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 along with 10 other teams, the school will cut its Varsity Sailing program after the 2020-2021 season. The global pandemic has placed enormous financial and … Read More
Newport Harbor YC is Hiring: Full-time Yacht Racing Director
West Coast Sailing Marks 15 Years of Serving the Sailing Community
Sail1Design is pleased to recognize one of our longest partners, West Coast Sailing. On a personal note, I was coaching awhile back at the High School National Championship in Seattle, and WCS was there, start to finish, with gear, support, and smiles. It is a great company, take a moment to meet the team. Happy … Read More
S1D/North Sails “C&I” 420 Clinic Report
Organized soon after the State of Maryland lifted boating/sailing restrictions and careful to mind all social distancing policies and procedures, the 29-31 May North Sails “C&I” 420 Clinic found some very eager participants, who could not wait finally to get out on the water and get back to sailing. Limited to 6 top local teams, … Read More
Safe Boat Cleaning Tips, brought to you by Zim Sailing
By Bob Adam It is becoming increasingly optimistic that junior programming will take place this summer. Albeit, the new normal will require significant changes and I admire all the insight and dedication that program directors and chairs have put into a safe return to play for our athletes. Countless hours have been put in by … Read More