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 was a member of the country’s Worlds Team. Alastair competed in popular NZ junior classes such as the P-Class, the Starling, and continues to compete … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Taylor Penwell John MacCausland is one of the best US Star sailors, crewmember aboard Dennis Connors famous Stars and Stripes Americas Cup team, lifelong Laser sailor and part owner of the Moorhouse-MacCausland Sailing based in New Jersey. John was kind enough to take on a Q&A for Sail1Design Airwaves and here is … Read More
By Taylor Penwell Max Kurland is in his second season as the head coach of Washington College’s sailing team after four years of being assistant coach. During his time as an assistant coach, the team competed in both the fall and spring MAISA Co-Ed Dinghy Championships each season, qualified for the 2012 Atlantic Coast Championships, … Read More
Sail1Design sat down with Lior Lavie, coach of the US Optimist World Champion Team Race Team (see article). This is the first time a US team has won the team race worlds! Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, how did you start sailing, and how did you begin coaching? I’m Lior … Read More
By Joe Cooper When I read that one of Newport’s local powerhouses in high school sailing, St.. Georges, had won the National Team Racing the Baker Trophy, it was an easy call to contact Roy Williams their head coach to check in. S1D: Roy, congratulations on the win. Before we dig into that, give me … Read More
RANDOM CHAT What, in your opinion, is the very best thing about our sport? My favorite part of sailing is the strategic and tactical decision making. Team racing is best because the decision making is non-stop. England “Knights” people. Elton John, Paul McCartney, and of course Ben Ainslie (I mean, Sir Ben Ainslie). If you … Read More
Ken Legler is an icon in the sailing and coaching community. This editor humbly suggests that Ken is one of the most knowledgeable, dedicated people that has ever graced the sailing community. As a Tufts grad, I will admit that I may well not be objective, but I was a hockey player at Tufts, and still … Read More
Adam Werblow will be entering his 28th season as the head coach of the St. Mary’s sailing teams during the 2015-16 season. During his tenure, the team has amassed 15 national titles, while Seahawk sailors have earned over 150 individual All-America honors. A 1988 graduate of Connecticut College, Werblow was the captain of the sailing team. From 1989-1992, … Read More
By Tyler Colvin What does a passion for Shakespeare, world class Ultimate Frisbee talent and professional sailing media have in common? Ashley Love knows. Editor in Chief at T2PTV (co-founded by Tucker Thompson & Bruce Nairn), she has sailed internationally, studied theatre, coached college sailing, represented the US in Ultimate and now is creative genius … Read More
Sailor Spotlight: a Few Words with Top Match Racer Stephanie Roble By Airwaves writer Jeff Doubek Watching young sailors grow up and raise their talent to the next level is one of the finest pleasures of being involved with sailing education and promotion. This past year was no exception when US Sailing named Stephanie Roble, a … Read More
By Tyler Colvin Sailing is a sport often associated with the privileged, so the rags-to-riches story line seems out of place. While this may not be a nothing-to-everything story, it is, one of perseverance and dedication to a craft. This dedication created a unique way of life for Tucker Thompson, who recently signed on as … Read More
Rachel Miller arrived at her vacation cottage on an island in the Gulf of Maine and flew into action. Disgusted by all of the marine debris in the water and well above the tide line, Rachel spent the entire first day of her vacation doing a beach clean up. Her husband, James Lyne, quickly … Read More
Editors Note- As part of our mission to support the sailing community, Sail1Design is pleased to unveil our new series, Profiles in Pro Sailing. This series is designed to give our community thoughts, ideas, tips, and reflections on how some of the best in the industry made it to where they are today. We hope … Read More