NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (Sunday, August 18) – The historic U.S. Team Racing Championship wrapped up on Sunday afternoon after three spectacular days of racing in Newport Harbor. The 2019 U.S. Team Racing Championship for the George R. Hinman Trophy featured 12 teams steeped in team racing experience and deep in college sailing talent of today and past … Read More
The Club 420 Class concluded the New England Championship this summer for 70 competing teams (but not actually in New England), at the Shelter Island Yacht Club in New York. Top ten results below after 7 races, and click HERE for full results. Congratulations to Liam O’Keefe and Libby Redmond!
In about 1 month when the first signal is set at the Quantum Snipe Nationals, there will be collegiate all Americans, Olympians, world champions and a Rolex Yachtsman of the year, in the fleet. The 36 registered boats are coming the the Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly, MA for the July 18-21, 2019 event. The … Read More
July 13 – July 14, 2019 Hampton, Virginia NOTICE OF RACE RULES & ANNOUNCEMENTS 1.1 The regatta will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020. 1.2 US Sailing Prescriptions to RRS 63.2 and 63.4 will not apply. 1.3 This event is designated a Clean Regatta by the Sailors for the Sea Organization, http://www.sailorsforthesea.org/, … Read More
Story Courtesy of Optiworld St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Dialing in the right combination of scores proved the secret to success for Team USA Worlds, who won the TOTE Maritime Team Racing Championships on Thursday. The Championships are one of a trio of events sailed this week out of the St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC) … Read More
By Airwaves writer Pearson Potts “Liverpool” is known by many as an elite soccer team who has had a historic run this year in the Champions League final against the Tottenham underdog. However, for us sailors who lack such athletic ability, it represents something else. Every year, just a few miles west of Liverpool, the … Read More
Marina del Rey, CA (May 5, 2019) — California Yacht Club played host to the long running show known as the US Optimist Team Trials. (By the way, the CYC is Hiring!) Most sailors arrived at least 3-5 days in advance to practice and train for a highly competitive, nerve-racking four more days of championship … Read More
Jensen Beach, FL 03/03/2019: Two hundred six boats (206!!) sailed this past Sat/Sun in the Sunshine State Optimist Championship, and most all of the top Optimist sailors in the country were there competing. The regatta featured light and shifty winds mostly, till race 5 on Sunday, when the wind built to 20+ knots, allowing the … Read More
24 skiffs competed at the Miami YC Youth Sailing Foundation at the 2019 29er Youth World Qualifier. Stephan Baker, out of the Optimist and teamed up with Oliver Duncan, kept up his winning ways with a convincing win at this 10 race event held over 3 days, 16-18 February 2019. Full results Click HERE 29er (24 boats) (top) … Read More
31 boats competed in the 2019 International 420 Midwinter Championship hosted this year by the Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation. 10 races were sailed over the 3 day regatta, and congratulations to Sarah Burn and Gabriella DelBello for a very consistent performance to win the Championship. Full results, CLICK HERE To learn more about … Read More
From the c420 Class Association: Jensen Beach, FL – The 103-boat fleet at the 2019 Club 420 Midwinters was treated to an exciting weekend of racing in conditions that certainly kept competitors on their toes. The regatta format was two days of a qualifying round, where the fleet was divided into two and seeded by a … Read More
Sail1Design Performance Coaching Back by popular demand, Sail1Design is hosting a Fall Optimist dinghy training session on 08-10 March 2019. We are pleased to announce that Sail1Design’s Bernat Gali , will be our head coach for this clinic! Bernat is currently a Top National and International Youth Sailing Coach from Barcelona, Spain, and is the Racing and … Read More
American teams take the top 4 spots!! While most of us are still recovering from a gluttonous holiday season, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry were busy winning a world championship. Full results HERE. The 2019 Worlds for the International 505 Class are taking place in Freemantle, Australia. With one day to go, Martin and Lowry … Read More