The 2025 Melges 24 North American Championship wrapped up in Miami, Florida after three days of competitive racing at the end of January, delivering a fitting finale to the 2025 season. With nine races completed in a wide range of conditions, this is the type of regatta where consistency and discipline can be rewarded. Day … Read More
The 2025 Melges 24 North American Championship wrapped up in Miami, Florida after three days of competitive racing at the end of January, delivering a fitting finale to the 2025 season. With nine races completed in a wide range of conditions, this is the type of regatta where consistency and discipline can be rewarded. Day … Read More
From January 17–19, 2026, fifteen C420 team race squads gathered in Miami to compete for the Liam O’Keefe Trophy at the C420 Team Race Midwinters. This year marked the highest attended edition of the event to date and the second time the Liam O’Keefe Trophy has been awarded. The O’Keefe Trophy is awarded in memory … Read More
The 2026 Miami Snipe Invitational brought together a 37-boat fleet for a competitive weekend of racing. The fleet sailed in light-to-medium southeast conditions on Saturday followed by a shifty northwest breeze on Sunday. The changing breeze demanded adaptability and rewarded teams who could limit mistakes and perform across a deep fleet. Seven races were completed … Read More
The 2025 ILCA District 13 Championship, hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club was extremely well attended this year. The event continues its long-standing reputation as one of the biggest and most competitive regattas on the youth one-design calendar. The event drew 120 ILCA sailors to St. Pete and the waters of Tampa Bay, including … Read More
Several one-design classes have been experimenting with event formats aimed at lowering barriers and building participation. The Snipe Class put that idea into practice by embedding an accessibility-focused event structure within the Women’s Western Hemisphere and U.S. Women’s National Championships, held November 14–16 on Biscayne Bay. The regatta ran two scoring tracks: the Hemisphere Cup … Read More
Thirty-eight Melges 24s descended on Pensacola, Florida, and the Pensacola Yacht Club this past week to compete in the national championship. Racing took place between Thursday, November 14th, and Sunday, November 16th. Over the course of the weekend, the group completed nine races. After six races, a drop race was factored in. The first two … Read More
By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns Each year, the US Sailing Multihull Championship is sailed in a different multihull class, with competitors vying for the prestigious Hobie Alter Trophy, named in honor of Hobie Alter Sr. and his promotion of one-design multihull sailing. This year’s championship was contested in the Formula Wave class and hosted by … Read More
By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns (Want us to profile your event or class? Get in touch! [email protected]) Racing for the 20th edition of the Annapolis Yacht Club’s Halloween Howl Regatta took place October 25–26. The event brought together sailors from the C420, ILCA, and Opti classes. After sailing Saturday, sailors got to unwind and show … Read More
By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns The Indian River Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut hosted the I420 Atlantic Coast Championships over the weekend of October 25–26. Twenty boats competed in the event, and five races were completed. The fleet hit the water Saturday morning in a westerly breeze of about 12 knots. Conditions were shifty and … Read More
By Airwaves writer Heather Kerns The 2025 edition of the U.S. Youth Championship once again brought together America’s top youth sailors across a spectrum of high-performance classes. Organized by US Sailing, the regatta featured elite entries in classes including the International 420, 29er, Nacra 15, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, and iQFOiL. After three days of racing … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Heather Kerns From October 11th to the 13th the 2025 Optimist Midwest Championship was hosted by Geneva Lake Sailing School. This event also served as a qualifier for the following: 2026 Optimist Team Trials, 2025 Optimist Panamerican Championship, 2025-2026 Mid Season USNT & USDT, as well as the always exciting Spring International … Read More
Wrightsville Beach, NC – By Airwaves Writer Heather Kerns Racing for the 2025 Lightning North Americans took place over three days, September 25-27, 2025. The Carolina Yacht Club organized a fantastic regatta, and Wrightsville Beach delivered a wide range of conditions. Four races were completed over the course of the event. Three races were completed … Read More