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Profiles in Pro Sailing

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Marine Weather; An Interview with Peter Isler

By Airwaves Writer Ty Olsen TCO: Peter it is safe to say that you have had an extensive sailing career so far, with way too many accolades to mention.  With […]

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Sailor Profile: Alastair Gifford

Alastair Gifford is making moves on the New Zealand sailing scene. The twenty-year-old South Island native’s name has consistently been atop leaderboards since his days in the Optimist class, where […]

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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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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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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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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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How to Love the Process: A Joe Morris Sailing Story

By Airwaves writer Pearson Potts Sailing is one of those sports where if you truly love it, the hook embeds deeply, and you’re a sailor for life. For others, sailing […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Tomas Dietrich’s Fearless Olympic Dream

S1D’s Pearson Potts caught up with Tommy Dietrich, a well-known and very well loved Optimist/Laser coach here in the US, and spent some time chatting about sailing, Olympic dreams, and […]

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Ken Legler: A Jumbo’s Jumbo & His Priceless Contributions to our Sailing World

By Airwaves writer Pearson Potts You may not know it, but somewhere in his collection, Ken Legler probably has a photo of you on the water. Most likely, he also […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Back to the Future with Chris Snow

After a vastly successful & enduring career in the sailmaking business, most of it with North Sails, Chris Snow now moves on to pursue new challenges. Chris has been atop […]

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Santiago “Tino” Galan Coach Profile

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 […]

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Zim Sailing Profile: Big News Just Released at Institutional Sailing’s Go-To Company

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 […]

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West Coast Sailing Company Profile

West Coast Sailing has served the small sailboat community with unrivaled expertise and unwavering commitment for helping their customers sail smarter and faster for over a decade. As the leading […]

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Director Mark Newman Profile

The sailing programs at the South Carolina Yacht Club in Hilton Head have been turning heads in the past few years. Record numbers of juniors are participating in the sport […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Coach Alex Zimmermann

Sailing has always been the focus and driving passion for Alex Zimmermann. With a very successful international junior sailing career in many different types of classes, Alex uses his skills […]

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Alec Anderson: Profiles in Pro Sailing

I met Alec Anderson when I moved to the British Virgin Islands in 2015 to coach at the Royal BVI Yacht Club. I knew who Alec was from following college […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Coach Omari Scott

If you have been around the nations top Optimist events in the last few years, chances are you ran across coach Omari Scott. For those of you who know Omari, […]

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Profiles in Junior Sailing: Airwaves Interview with Teddy Nicolosi

By Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell US Virgin Islander Teddy Nicolosi is one of the top names in junior sailing of his generation. The St. Thomas resident had an outstanding […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: A Conversation with Erika Reineke

Written by Chris Klevan Sailors are artists. They have a vision towards which they spend thousands of hours refining their craft. Though sailing is an extremely demanding sport physically, it […]

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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Skip Whyte

Sail1Design Interview with URI Coach Skip Whyte, by Airwaves Senior Writer Taylor Penwell Skip Whyte Bio Whyte has a long résumé of college coaching experience. The Wickford, R.I., resident served […]

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