The Dinghy Race, formerly known as the Secor Volvo Race, was created in 2015 as a way for local Long Island Sound sailors to participate in their own multi-leg, multi-day distance regatta. It ran continuously from 2015-2019, once in 2023, and now returns for its best year yet from August 11-12. This race, organized by … Read More
ILCA Boat Grant Recipients win Lightning ACC's
This weekend the International Lightning Class held their Atlantic Coast Championship on waters off Wrightsville Beach, NC. Carolina Yacht Club hosted the event and certainly demonstrated true southern hospitality throughout the event in preparation of hoisting the 2017 North American Championship. The event began with Greg Fisher (College of Charleston, Director of Sailing) and Brian … Read More
Ida Lewis: the Stories Behind the Podium
By Airwaves writer Sammy Pickell The 2016 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championships in Mississippi welcomed its sailors with the famous Bay St. Louis presence of both humidity and southern hospitality. The event offered 29 competitive teams from all across the country the opportunity to culminate their stories of preparation and hard work in three days of racing. For … Read More
Get Ready for the 2016 RS Feva North American Championship!
Over the weekend of August 6th and 7th, Indian Harbor Yacht Club Connecticut, will be hosting the 2016 RS Feva North American Championships. The RS Feva Class is sailed and loved all over the world, popular with junior racing enthusiasts, training programs and sailing schools. It currently has a booming international race circuit, with the … Read More
Martin Murray Comet Regatta Report & Results
The Martin Murray Comet regatta was well attended by 18 Comets. There were several new faces, Steve McMillan from Lake Hopatcong, John DiLella Green Pond sailing instructor, Michael Tolsma from Green Pond, and Peter Goodman from North Jersey. The Comet Class Association is alive and well! Everyone enjoyed the two days of socializing with the … Read More
Life in the Fast Lane: 2016 29er National Championship Regatta Report
Sail1Design would like to welcome our newest writer, and addition to our High School Reporting Staff, Camille White. Camille White grew up in Annapolis, Maryland where her sailing career started at age 7 in the Opti program at Annapolis Yacht Club. Camille moved up from Optis and into the Club 420, which she sailed for three … Read More
Team USA WINS Optimist Team Race World Championship!
Sail1Design is elated and proud to share the following: The United States of America are the new Team Racing World Champions. This is the first time the USA has won in the 33 year history of the competition. Optimist World Championship 2016 has finished today in Vilamoura, Portugal. It was a very long day in … Read More
2016 505 North American Championship Results
Bellingham Yacht Club The final day of racing again saw mostly clear skies, but a little more finicky wind. We were able to get in one long race today with winds of 6-8 knots easing in the last half of the race. With this race, the total count for the regatta was 10 races which … Read More
2016 i420 Midwinter Championship Results
2016 International 420 Mid-Winter Championship Texas Corinthian Yacht Club | March 05-06, 2016 [View in Standard Format] International 420 (27 boats) (top) Series Standing – 9 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results last updated: Sunday, March 06, 2016 1:14:32 PM CDT Click on race number to view detailed race information. … Read More
Viper 640 Miami Regattas Report & Results
The Viper 640 Class Association March 16, 2016- The Viper 640 sportboats are just returning from Miami, FL, after sailing two regattas on Biscayne Bay. The first, the EFG Winter Cup (March 6-7), was the final qualifying regatta for the 2015-16 EFG Viper Pan-American Championship, a 12-month series of international qualifying regattas held in Europe, … Read More
Zim C420 Advanced Racing Clinic @ College of Charleston
C420 Advanced Racing Clinic June 23-26th, 2016 Clinic: This four day clinic is primarily focused on the fundamentals of racing a Club 420 necessary to compete at the elite level. Classroom debriefs along with video footage of boat handling and speed drills will take your sailing to the next level. https://www.sail1design.com/event/c420-advanced-sailing-clinic/?instance_id=8646 Boats: Please bring your … Read More
2016 Club 420 Midwinters Championship Report and Results
Warm and Windy Conditions for Top Youth Sailors The Club 420 Association held its Midwinters Championships at the US Sailing Center of Martin County in Jensen Beach Florida February 13-15 and the 208 sailors were provided an assortment of conditions all leading to 22 exciting races. Wiley Rogers and Jack Parkin led the event from wire … Read More
Key West Race Week 2016 Results
These are the One Design results. For complete results, go HERE C&C 30 1. 2 USA 30015 Themis C&C 30 One Design Walt Thirion 1 2 4 5 3 8 2 1 2 4 32.0 2. 1 USA 30009 Extreme2 C&C 30 One Design Dan Cheresh 4 1 6 1 2 2 … Read More