Newport Beach, CA- Newport Harbor Yacht Club is seeking an energetic and experienced Head Coach to lead their Junior Sailing Non-Calm program. NHYC is located on the picturesque peninsula of Balboa Island and has fostered excellence in competitive sailing for over 100 years. They offer year-round junior sailing programs for sailors aged 8 to 18 in … Read More
UPDATE 7/11/2019: c420 Class releases statement The Club 420 Class, for many years the gold standard of youth double-handed sailing in North America, today released a statement outlining a decision to revoke the class legal plaque from 49 club 420 sailboats, UPDATE: (so far only 17 boats have actually been identified out and on the … Read More
Sail1Design has been lucky to be part of some great moments over the years, mostly when we do our job, and take part in recognizing youth, high school, college, and one-design sailors. Reading nomination letters, hearing from our community about unsung heroes, sharing in the joy of the winners…… makes the whole Sail1Design project, now … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Taylor Penwell Santiago Galán is an Argentinian born sailing coach with decades of experience. He has become a fixture of coaching in the US Virgin Islands. During his time at the St. Thomas Yacht Club and now the St. Croix Yacht Club, Santiago also known as “Tino,” has been instrumental for growing … Read More
In about 1 month when the first signal is set at the Quantum Snipe Nationals, there will be collegiate all Americans, Olympians, world champions and a Rolex Yachtsman of the year, in the fleet. The 36 registered boats are coming the the Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly, MA for the July 18-21, 2019 event. The … Read More
Story Courtesy of Optiworld St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Dialing in the right combination of scores proved the secret to success for Team USA Worlds, who won the TOTE Maritime Team Racing Championships on Thursday. The Championships are one of a trio of events sailed this week out of the St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC) … Read More
Press Release from Quantum Sails: On Monday, June 3, 2019, Quantum Sails powered the groundbreaking ClubSwan 36 for its official launch and first round of sea trials. Quantum Sails is proud to be involved in making this boat-of-firsts fly, and in helping Nautor’s Swan disrupt the world of sailing with this new one-design class aimed … Read More
By Airwaves writer Pearson Potts– As dinghy team racing has lulled in recent years in the U.S., young, post-college sailors have substituted dinghies for inter-yacht club keelboat team racing. There is a circuit of roughly 30 events each year between yacht clubs in the northeast for varying levels of crews and skippers. Unfortunately, those who … Read More
NEWSFLASH! Adam Werblow to join Zim Sailing! Scroll down to learn more. By Airwaves writer Pearson Potts Picture this: it’s 2008, you wake up your job laid you off and it’s the height of America’s most devastating economic recession. What would a reasonable man do? Of course, one would start a business. Steve Perry, CEO … Read More
Sail1Design is very happy to announce that Lon Gundie is our new title sponsor of the High School Team of the Year Award. This award, modeled somewhat along the lines of college sailing’s Fowle Trophy, recognizes the best overall sailing team in the country. Lon Gundie supplies the performance sailing world with incredible technical base-layer … Read More
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 31, 2019) – At an awards ceremony following racing for the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship at Sail Newport Sailing Center at Ft. Adams, the honors for the Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year, Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award sponsored by US Sailing and the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for … Read More
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 31, 2019) – Today was the last day of the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship, the final of three high caliber spring college sailing national championships that were run out of host site Sail Newport Sailing Center at Fort Adams by host school Brown University with support from Dartmouth College and … Read More
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 27, 2019) – Racing was completed today in the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship in Newport Harbor out of host site Sail Newport Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park. This is the second of three, spring college sailing national championships hosted by Brown University with the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association … Read More