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2026 Shields National Championship Results and Recap

The 2026 Shields Class 62nd National Championship Regatta was held September 23–26 in Oxford, Maryland, hosted by the Tred Avon Yacht Club. Twenty-seven boats registered for the championship, and with […]

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Optimist Team Race Nationals Report & Results

326 Races at Optimist Team Racing Nationals Twenty-eight teams from across the U.S., made up of 4-5 sailors each, competed in three days of racing at the Larchmont Yacht Club […]

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Royal Thames Wins 2026 3-2-1 Invitational Hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club

Article Contributed by Rachel Bartel Have you ever heard of a regatta that hosts Match Racing, 2v2, AND team racing… simultaneously? Meet the 3-2-1 Invitational. Eight clubs from around the […]

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2026 U.S. Sailing Team Racing Championship Results & Recap

We’re excited to welcome Anna to the Sail1Design team! Originally from Chicago, Anna sailed at Hobart and William Smith and will be contributing to Airwaves event coverage and social media. […]

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2026 E-Scow National Championship Results and Recap

Article Contributed By Rachel Bartel Lake Geneva, known as the MECCA for scow sailing, hosted this year’s annual E-Scow National Championship. 77 boats from 10 states and 26 clubs competed, […]

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2026 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship Recap & Results

The Jersey Shore is known for a few things. This weekend, Optimist racing was one of them. More than 120 sailors were on the start line in the Gold Fleet […]

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Club 420 Pacific Coast Championships (Updated)

Dear S1D Readers, We want to apologize to the sailors, coaches, clubs, and organizers involved in the 2026 C420 Pacific Coast Championship for inaccuracies in our original coverage of the […]

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Melges 19 Invite Results and Recap

Article and Photos Contributed By Rachel Bartel Eleven boats from around the country gathered at Lake Minnetonka Yacht Club in Minnesota for the Melges 19 Minnetonka Invitational. This was a […]

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2026 Snipe Women’s Nationals Regatta Report and Results

The 2026 Snipe Women’s Nationals took place August 22–23 in San Diego, California, hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club.  Twenty-two boats took to the water, bringing 44 women sailors together […]

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2026 Opti New England Championship Regatta Results & Report

By Airwaves Writer Grayson Tella The 2026 Optimist New England Championship went off August 11 to 13 at Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island. The regatta drew a 154 boat […]

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2026 Melges 24 US Nationals Regatta Results and Report

The Melges 24 fleet came together August 14–16 at Grand Traverse Yacht Club in Traverse City, Michigan, for the Melges 24 Nationals, with 46 boats competing across eight races. Overall […]

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2026 CJ Buckley Regatta Draws Record 48 Team Field to Greenwich Bay

By Airwaves Writer: Grayson Tella The 23rd annual CJ Buckley Regatta (C420Jr. Team Race Championship) was sailed August 3 & 4 at in Warwick, RI. This 23rd edition was the […]

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Notice of Clinic: High School / College Sail Racing Clinic

Notice of Clinic:  High School Sailing Clinic Wed/Thurs 19-20 August , 1300-1700 Portland Yacht Club, Falmouth, Maine Portland Yacht Club invites high school and advanced junior sailors to a two-day […]

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S1D Sailors Capture Mixed Title at 2026 29er World Championship

Sail1Design sailors Annie Sitzmann and Anton Schmid (USA) are the 2026 29er Mixed World Champions after finishing first out of 53 mixed teams at the 2026 29er World Championship in […]

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2026 C420 New England Championship Regatta Results and Report

Over the weekend of June 27–28, Portland Yacht Club welcomed an impressive fleet of 80 Club 420s, 160 sailors in total, for the 2026 Club 420 New England Championship For […]

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Team Sail1Design Shines at International Summer Regattas

Team Sail1Design sailors have been busy abroad this summer, competing at several premier international events and delivering strong results against some of the world’s best. Kiel Week, or Kieler Woche, […]

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The Teams That Stayed in Phase All Season: 2026 ICSA Team Race Nationals Breakdown

The 2026 College Sailing Team Race Nationals wrapped up this week down in New Orleans. For anyone who followed along with the S1D rankings all season, the podium finishers in […]

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2026 Lightning Winter Championship Event Recap and Results

Between March 14–18, 2026, the Lightning Class descended on St. Petersburg, FL for the 2026 ILCA Winter Championship. Always a well-attended event, the promise of warmer weather drew 34 teams […]

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2026 ILCA-NA Gulf Coast Championship Regatta Recap & Results

The 2026 ILCA North American Gulf Coast Championships were hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron from February 28th to March 1st. Across the ILCA 4, 6, and 7 fleets, 105 […]

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2025 Melges 24 North American Championship Regatta Recap

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 […]

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