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 Kiel, Germany. Competing in an impressive fleet of 276 boats from 35 nations, the duo delivered a strong regatta to finish 8th overall while claiming … Read More
Saturday, May 23: Light winds and choppy conditions made for difficult racing on Day 1 of the 2015 Baker Championships. The race committee were busy with the tricky condition but managed to get 52 races of the 66 race round robin complete on Saturday. St.Thomas Aquinas High School leads going in to Day 2, with … Read More
–FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— By Chris Love – – The West Coast contingent of the American 505 Class showed off its big guns as well as its infantry this past weekend at the Pacific Coast Championship, hosted by Santa Barbara Yacht Club May 15-17. Though the 505 is a dinghy, the boat’s technical prowess and penchant … Read More
Sail1Design is once again very excited to promote a few great team race events as part of our annual grand prix series. This is a big year as it’s the first without any V15 events but features the return of one of, if not the best, team races in the world. Event # 1: Charles … Read More
Saturday, May 9: The first day of the 2015 Mallory Trophy started out with cloudy conditions in Annapolis. The fleet headed out at 1000 but was delayed on the water for a while due to lack of wind. Eventually, a course was set in the Severn River off the Robert Crown Center and 4 Windward … Read More
–FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– 505 Class All-Stars Rumble at Midwinters St. Petersburg, Fla. — Mark Zagol (Stonington, Conn.) and Drew Buttner (Westwood, Mass.) bested the nation’s top 505 sailors to win the class’ 2015 Midwinter Championship this weekend, breaking a three-way tie in the final race. For the entire six-race series the tricky St. Pete breeze kept the top … Read More
February 9, 2015 Amidst snowstorms and freezing rain in the northeast U.S., 15 Viper 640 sport boat teams made the trip south to sail in sunny conditions with green water. This was the final installment of the three-part Viper 640 Sarasota (FL) Winter Circuit that included weekend regattas in December and January. The Race Committee … Read More
In a “Premiere Sailing” League of its Own: New Series Presents a New Way of Racing…and Thinking CHICAGO, ILL. (January 15, 2015) – The new Premiere Sailing League, America, promises to change the way we think about amateur sailing in the U.S. Announced at the Strictly Sail boat show in Chicago on January 15 … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin. Any chance I get to escape the weather in New England I typically take, so when I got the call to crew on a boat for the Long Beach Yacht Club’s Butler Cup (Grade 3) I didn’t hesitate. The event, running November 15-16 out of Long Beach … Read More
By Airwaves Writer Clinton Hayes For almost 2 decades team racing enthusiasts made the annual pilgrimage to Florida over New Years for Vanguard 15 Midwinters. That event and its host, usually Jensen Beach, were special in so many ways, but for better or for worse, it is no more. The current climate of team racing … Read More
If you are bummed that the V-15 midwinters are dead, or if you never sailed the V-15 midwinters because you don’t have a boat, then come sail the first ever open Team Race hosted by Eckerd College. We are hosting in the hopes of filling in the gap the V-15 Midwinters will leave in its … Read More
44th Hobie 16 Open North American Championships and 2015 Pan Am Games qualifier Lewes Yacht Club, Lewes DE Lewes, DE (September 27, 2014): The 44th Hobie 16 North American championships concluded on Friday with Jason Hess and Irene Abascal from Club Los Sauces, Guatemala taking the title. Mark and Grace Modderman from Long Branch, New … Read More
Final Report (courtesy of US Sailing) MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (September 28, 2014) – The final day of the 2014 U.S. Team Racing Championship ended up being a half day of sailing due to a complete shutdown of the wind. However, the fleet completed enough races to count Gold Round Robin 3 and crown Ladies and Gentlemen … Read More