Archive for Aralık, 2022

The calendar for Olympic campaigners may not be well understood from those on the outside, with a handful of seemingly random European events providing valued training. Scuttlebutt has always promoted the idea of these events being branded under the same […]

The 2022 Moth World Championship was held November 29 to December 4 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After limited racing on the first three days with too much or not enough wind, conditions improved for the final three days to allow […]

Collisions with floating objects is the concern when offshore, as they are often hard to anticipate and rescue services not quickly available. While many of the incidents involve litter or lumbering sea life, the latest fear is getting targeted by […]

Five doublehanded Class40 teams are on the fifth leg of the Globe40 race which extends from Tahiti toward the Argentinean stopover of Ushuaia via the legendary yet feared Cape Horn. Located on southern Chile’s Hornos Island, at the southern tip […]

In October 2023, the Transat Jacques Vabre will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary in Le Havre (France) before the famous two-handed tranatlantic race heads to Martinique, where the finish of the race known as the Route du Café will be hosted […]

The second event of the 2022-23 SORC Islands in the Stream had 21 boats on the 60-mile course from Miami to Palm Beach along southern Florida. All boats finished within the time limit of 1800, with conditions of 18 knots […]

The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. The November 2022 episode goes behind the scenes to look at the first weeks of testing ahead of the 2024 […]

When the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 was one month from finishing, it was announced how the next edition of the race would start in 2021, under new ownership, without Volvo as a sponsor. It was a lot to take in, but the […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and when they turned the question to notable designer, Juan Kouyoumdjian nominated Dilemma. Here’s the report: Legendary American yacht […]

Of the boats competing in the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race, Tapio Lehtinen was stunned that it was his Gaia 36 Asteria which sank. Yet that’s what happened 460 nautical miles SE from Port Elizabeth, in South Africa. Lehtinen was successfully […]

Before the start, fulfilling the safety and qualifying requirements for the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race were a major hurdle. However, it was these unique regulations which played an important part in saving Tapio Lehtinen following the sinking of his yacht […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I am all for heightening awareness of our impact on the environment. We can’t keep throwing things away as there is no place called Away. But I also have little patience for the phony […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The global sports league SailGP wants more teams when the fourth season of SailGP begins on June 17-18 in Chicago, which has prompted the organization to rewrite its rules so that the first fan-owned […]

The search for innovation, new practices, responsible performances, and alternatives motivates is led by the Federation of Nautical Industries (FIN) which has been organizing a national competition since 2017 at the Paris Boat Show. The competition rewards innovation, putting ideas […]

Nico Prien shares why he wasn’t able to compete on the 2022 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup Nico Prien (Starboard / NeilPryde) was originally on the entry list for the 2022 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup, […]

What windsurfing is all about with Federico Morisio Windsurfing means different things to different people, but for Federico Morisio (Starboard / Severne Sails) this session encapsulated everything that windsurfing means to him… Federico Morisio: “To me this is what windsurfing […]