Tom Sitzmann Posts

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Program Director Opening

Tom SitzmannNovember 25, 2020

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Melges IC37 Class Coach

Tom SitzmannNovember 19, 2020

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Profiles in Amateur Sailing – Allison Volk

The Life of a High School Racer in COVID-19 17 November 2020, by Airwaves Writer Olivia Hennon — I met Alli at my first ever high school regatta– her and […]

Tom SitzmannNovember 17, 2020

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Airwaves Career Center: Hampton Yacht Club is Hiring for Summer 2021!

Hampton Yacht Club has a rich history of producing highly talented sailors including Steve Hunt, Gary Bodie, Chris Behm and many more. Do you have the coaching potential to help […]

Tom SitzmannNovember 12, 2020

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Sponsor News: Optimist Quick Tip— Sprit Tension is the Key!

When you think about it, your Optimist sail has a really big job to do; it has to have a great shape in really light wind, when most sailors wish […]

Tom SitzmannNovember 10, 2020

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Corpus Christi Yacht Club Sailing Director

Exciting news! CCYC is hiring for a full time, salaried position, coordinating a Development Program for youth sailors in the Corpus Christi area, specializing in Optimist, Radial, Laser and Club […]

Tom SitzmannNovember 8, 2020

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Crew Communication in Team Racing: How to Optimize Your In-Boat Dialogue to Make Plays Happen

By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello Team racing adds an incredible amount of complexity to sailing tactics. While everything from fleet racing strategy applies to a team race, the tactics and […]

Tom SitzmannNovember 2, 2020

A Layman’s Guide to Basic Sailing Meteorology: How to Use Weather Patterns and Geography to Improve Your Racing Strategy

By Airwaves writer Lucas Masiello As sailors, we participate in a sport that is uniquely dependent on the weather. Everything from wind shifts to puffs and lulls is all products […]

Tom SitzmannOctober 28, 2020

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S1D Marketplace: Tech Dinghies Manufactured by Whitecap Composites in 2011 and 2012

Tom SitzmannOctober 21, 2020

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2020 i420 Mid-Atlantic Championship Report & Results

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 […]

Tom SitzmannOctober 19, 2020

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Waterfront Program and Sailing Director

Tom SitzmannOctober 12, 2020

The Snipe Atlantic Coast Championship: Good Times, Great Class!

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 […]

Tom SitzmannOctober 9, 2020

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Jet 14

Designed and first built in the 1950’s, Jet-14’s have been crafted as a high performance, spinnaker rigged, 2 person dinghy available at a marginal cost. Their simple rigging, planing capability, […]

Tom SitzmannOctober 9, 2020

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2020 i420 Atlantic Coast Championship Results & Report

Indian Harbor Yacht Club, CT — October 4 2020 As most clubs on the northeast coast of the US started to ramp back and close down for the […]

Tom SitzmannOctober 5, 2020

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Airwaves Career Center News: Jr. Program Director Position Open!

The Beverly Yacht Club seeks a Junior Program Director for Summer, 2021. This role will work in conjunction with the waterfront operations including launch and committee boat operations, club sailboat, […]

Tom SitzmannSeptember 28, 2020

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Airwaves Career Center Spotlight: Full-time Day Charter Crew Job in the USVI!!!

Tom SitzmannSeptember 27, 2020

Airwaves Career Center: Rigging Specialist – West Coast Sailing

Tom SitzmannSeptember 24, 2020

Profiles in Pro Sailing: Rob Deane and the all-new Chesapeake Experience

Rob Deane and ChesX Want One Thing: To Get Everyone on The Water Interview by Connor Olson “If we don’t fit the sport, we’ll change the sport.” Let’s face it…most […]

Tom SitzmannSeptember 23, 2020

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2020 ILCA (Laser) Atlantic Coast Championship Report & Results

By guest writer Mariah Rule Norfolk, VA – Ninety boats from the east coast and beyond competed at Norfolk Yacht and Country club for the ILCA Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta 19-20 September. […]

Tom SitzmannSeptember 21, 2020

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S1D Marketplace Spotlight: Club 420 – Fleet of 7 For Sale