Sailing Articles By Chris Love

Sailgroove is pleased to announce the launch of the latest addition to the Sailgroove Network, the Inland Lake Yachting Association media website: ILYAMEDIA.ORG (Videos on Sailgroove marked with this badge indicate membership in the ILYA.) The Inland Lake Yachting Association is an association of lakes primarily in the Midwest dedicated to the promotion of scow sailing. Their 60 member clubs feature sailing in classes like A scow, E scow, C scow, MC scow, Melges 17, I-20 and M-16. Their strong youth program utilizes the Optimist Dinghy, X boat, Laser and 420.  Nationally known scow sailors include Buddy Melges (Olympic gold… more »

US Sailing's Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (Miami OCR) is coming to Miami, FL, January 25-30 and Sailgroove will be covering it live! Miami OCR is the US stop on the ISAF World Cup circuit, a regatta series that gathers together the world's Olympic hopefuls. In the US, Miami OCR is a chance for developing sailors to test their skills against the world's best, and to qualify for US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. Classes competing at this regatta include all of the Olympic and Paralympic classes. The 10 Olympic classes are: Laser Radial (women), Laser (men), Finn (men), Men’s RS:X, Women’s… more »

Adam Roberts and Nick Martin are campaigning to be the US representatives in the 470 class at the 2012 Olypics in Weymouth, England.  Roberts and Martin are no strangers to Sailgroove, as they were both massively competitive in the 2008-2009 College Sailing season, but now they have officially joined the network of websites using Sailgroove's website platform.  Their new site tracks the team's progress through training, travelling and racing on what they hope is the road to the Weymouth.  Now, Sailgroove and Team Roberts/Martin are proud to present: TeamRobertsMartin.com Roberts and Martin join US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics members Erik Storck… more »

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO AVOID READING THIS BY WATCHING THE TUTORIAL VIDEOS AT SAILGROOVE 101.  HAVE A LOOK. If, after watching the videos and reading this handbook, you have any further questions about doing your own Sailgroove coverage, please contact me at chris@sailgroove.org and I will be happy to guide you through it. Set up a coverage page Hint:  You can do this in advance of the event, as early as you want to. 1.  Watch the video tutorial called Setting Up a Coverage. 2.  Unless you can't watch the video or something is unclear, skip steps a-e and go on to the… more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chris Love, chris@sailgroove.org, 774-217-3394 SAILGROOVE.ORG TO STREAM 2009 US OPTIMIST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE Austin, TX – July 15, 2009 — Sailgroove.org will offer live streaming coverage of the 2009 US Optimist National Championship Regattas hosted by the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club July 18-26.  Sailgroove will boadcast live from from San Pedro, CA providing exclusive free coverage of the regattas, including the Team Racing Nationals - July 18-21, Girls Nationals - July 22 and the USODA National Championship - July 23-26.  Photos, race video and interviews will also be available each day after the events. The US… more »

2009 ICSA HALL OF FAME   INTER-COLLEGIATE SAILING ASSOCIATION INDUCTS DIAS, KIRK, McDONALD and SEGERBLOM     Newport, Rhode Island (June 26, 2009) – The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) recently acknowledged the contributions of five individuals to the sport of college sailing by inducting them into the ICSA Hall of Fame.  Austin Dias (San Diego, Calif.) received the Student Leadership Award; Joe Kirk (West Falmouth, Mass.) was honored with the Lifetime Service Award; Bryan McDonald (Monte Sereno, Calif.) received Outstanding Contribution/Volunteer; andMichael Segerblom (Costa Mesa, Calif.) was recognized with the Graham Hall Award for Outstanding Service by a College Sailing Professional.  The ICSA Hall of Fame was established in 1969… more »