On September 10th, pro athlete Francesca Clapcich announced her campaign to drive climate justice and foster belonging within the sporting community. Clapcich is no stranger to a challenge. An Italian sailor, lover of the outdoors, activist, two-time Olympian, and more, she aims to do this through a series of academic and educational initiatives. To support … Read More
On September 10th, pro athlete Francesca Clapcich announced her campaign to drive climate justice and foster belonging within the sporting community. Clapcich is no stranger to a challenge. An Italian sailor, lover of the outdoors, activist, two-time Olympian, and more, she aims to do this through a series of academic and educational initiatives. To support … Read More
[Editors Note: I imagine most reading this story has their own trailer incident story as well. Please add yours to the comment section below this article or send directly to us (editor@sail1design.com) and we’ll add it ourselves!] If only trailers and cars would be as seemingly indestructible as those on Mad Max: Fury Road. In … Read More
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News Flash: S1D Launches SAILRECRUIT, an online youth/performance sailing resume & education center for aspiring sailing student-athletes. Check it out! Last week, Stanford U. shocked the athletic world when they announced they were cutting several sports teams, including sailing. Now, today, Brown University followed suit… and the sailing world, ironically, is ironically a beneficiary of … Read More
Last week US Sailing held the National Sailing Programs Symposium in Jacksonville, Florida. Each winter US Sailing hosts a National Sailing Program Symposium or Leadership Symposium. Last winter was the first time I attended which was the Leadership Symposium and had a great time at the event. If you are looking to gain information on … Read More
Bow Sailing is a non-profit organization based out of the Virgin Islands whose mission is to empower local Caribbean youth through sailing and mindfulness life skills. The meaning of the organization name comes from the word “bow,” meaning the front of a boat as well as a sign of gratitude. Bow Sailing seeks to merge … Read More
This past weekend, Severn Sailing Association & the Annapolis Vanguard 15 fleet hosted the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Championship. In years past, one would expect V-15’s to arrive en masse, on car tops, on trailers, all filled with college-age & post-college sailors, ready to do battle, and ready to have fun. The Vanguard 15 became a very … Read More
UPDATE: Severn Sailing Association to hold “Team Race Winter League“, and in so doing, to launch the Umpire School! Umpires will get a chance to referee team race games and hone their skills!!! News Flash: Team racing has evolved far beyond our administrative resources to properly manage and officiate it. For Immediate Release: Annapolis, MD– … Read More
Rachel Miller arrived at her vacation cottage on an island in the Gulf of Maine and flew into action. Disgusted by all of the marine debris in the water and well above the tide line, Rachel spent the entire first day of her vacation doing a beach clean up. Her husband, James Lyne, quickly … Read More
As community and yacht club sailing programs gear up for the summer by hiring instructors and pulling boats out of the storage shed there’s more and more talk of STEM. Your understanding and experience with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula will vary depending on your previous exposure. Believe it or not, some of … Read More
Sailing Scholarships Available If you live in the Annapolis area or near the Chesapeake Bay, find a little bit of free time to fill out Eastport Yacht Club Foundation’s scholarship applications before it’s too late. Eastport Yacht Club Foundation (EYCF), Eastport Yacht Club’s philanthropic arm, is offering community scholarships for both EYC’s summer Junior Sailing … Read More