After six months, two countries and 44 individual races at four major events, the Club 420 Association’s coveted Triple Crown Awards came down to the last races of the last regatta for the 2022season.This is the ninth season of the series championship which recognizes the top teams and the top individual athletes, both skippers and … Read More
2021 505 East Coast Championship, West River Sailing Club, May 20-23 A small but very competitive fleet met at West River Sailing Club in Galesville, MD for the 2021 East Coast Championships. The two-time World Champ (and West Coast interloper) team of Mike Holt and Carl Smit, in their first outing in their newly acquired … Read More
(courtesy of Lakewood Yacht Club) Seabrook, Texas – April 26, 2021 The 2021 KO Sailing Optimist Team Trials was held at Lakewood Yacht Club with 203 of the top Optimist sailors from across the country. James Pine of South Carolina Yacht Club finished in first place with Gilman Hackel of Lauderdale Yacht Club in second … Read More
Annapolis, MD, March 28 2021 — Annapolis Sailing School played host to the first-ever i420 Early Bird Regatta this past weekend, with 11 teams arriving from around the region to compete in this great one-design class. First off, this is one incredible venue; Annapolis Sailing School has a picture-perfect spot near Bembe Beach in Annapolis, and … Read More
Come join us for the very first i420 Annapolis Early Bird Regatta, on 27-28 March. We will also have a training/tune-up day on Friday 26 March. This event will sail out of Annapolis Sailing School, a perfect dinghy sailing venue with outstanding access to the Chesapeake Bay! The Early Bird Gets the Worm!! The … Read More
Jensen Beach, FL- After a 3-day regatta and 8 total races sailed in this 100-boat fleet (which was divided into Gold/Silver Fleets after qualifying races), the talented team of Cordelia Burn and Sarah Moeder emerged victorious. Their key to success was an impressive consistency, with just one race out of the top 10. Full results … Read More
29ers and i420s Contest Midwinters Champs at Skiff Gen 5 Miami, FL, USA – 2/16/2021 Both the 29er and i420 classes gathered on Biscayne Bay this weekend to contest Midwinters East Championships in conjunction with the Skiff Generation Grand Prix. The US Sailing Center was buzzing with young, talented sailors, incredible coaching, and an enthusiasm … Read More
High Performance Racing takes Biscayne Bay Miami, FL 1/18/2020 – It was a phenomenal weekend of racing for the 72 athletes who competed at the Skiff Generation Grand Prix presented by Kolter. The fourth installment of this event series was highlighted by competitive racing and top-level coaching, with an emphasis on Olympic development. As athletes … Read More
North Sails Win Again at i420 North American Championship 1/18/2021, Coconut Grove, FL – Biscayne Bay threw it all at the i420 teams competing for the 2021 North American Championship, with conditions that ranged from a very brisk 12-22 knot first day, to a drifter second day, followed by a marginal trapping final day filled … Read More
Coconut Grove Sailing Center -01 January 2021 — Happy New Year all! Well the i420 Class doesn’t wait long to crown a National Champion. After a grueling 4-day regatta, with some moderate winds at the beginning and then 3 days of more (and more) wind, congratulations to the 2020 i420 National Championship team of … Read More
29 November 2020, Miami, FL — Although US Sailing formally canceled the 2020 Olympic Development Program (ODP) event this year, 20 i420 teams still met up in Miami for a 3-day, eleven race regatta off the shores of Miami, FL. Weather was mostly light/moderate with some wire work here and there. Teams improved over the … Read More
18 October 2020, Gunpowder River, MD — The very first i-420 Mid-Atlantic Championship was held on 17-18 October at the new “Chesapeake Experience“, a community sailing venue E/NE of Baltimore on the Gunpowder River. This a fantastic sailing venue! Saturday the fleet had to wait a bit, but the forecasted northerly came in around 1130, … Read More
By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello This weekend, I had the opportunity to sail the Snipe Atlantic Coast Championships at Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, Maryland. The Snipe class, a 16 foot, doublehanded dinghy, has active fleets all around the world and offers competitive, post-collegiate dinghy racing at the highest levels. The complexity of the boat … Read More