Archive for Ocak, 2023

Following the announcement by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) that Para Sailing would not be a sport at the 2028 Paralympic Games, among the nations expressing their disappointment was Great Britain, but as 2000 Paralympian Keith Burhans (USA) reports, the […]

On January 30, 2023, the International Paralympic Committee announced their decision that Para Sailing will not be reinstated for Los Angeles 2028. Commenting on the decision is Paul Cayard, Executive Director of U.S. Olympic Sailing: US Sailing is deeply disappointed […]

American Joe Harris along with Roger Junet are competing in the Globe40, a multi-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning on June 26, with five teams having started the sixth leg on January […]

The final stop for the Florida segment of the US Open Sailing Series will be held February 2-5 in Clearwater, FL. Seven of the 10 events for Paris 2024 will be competing, with the outcome of the event weighing heavily […]

The Ocean Race 2023 will be featured in STOPOVER, a documentary series which will follow the five IMOCA teams in this crewed round the world race. Produced by the IMOCA class, the series spans eight episodes filmed at the start […]

(January 30, 2023; Day 6) – It’s been a difficult 24 hours for The Ocean Race fleet as the five IMOCA teams become fully engulfed in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, better known as the doldrums. The light, fickle winds, random […]

The effort to reestablish Sailing as a Paralympic Sport was not successful as the International Paralympic Committee revealed the 22 sports to be featured in the sport program for Los Angeles 2028. Sailing was introduced at the Paralympic Games as […]

The second stage of the 2022-23 Bacardi Regatta Series was held January 27-29 for Melges 24 and J/70 teams in Miami, FL. After two days of hiking conditions, the final day for the 42 teams had a change of breeze […]

(January 29, 2023; Day 5) – Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm was the first boat in The Ocean Race to feel the impact of the doldrums overnight as his crew saw their speed plummet from 14 to 4 knots just after midnight […]

The Ocean Cruising Club Awards Subcommittee has selected numerous achievements to recognize in 2022. The OCC Barton Cup was awarded to Jon and Megan Schwartz and their young sons Ronan (15) and Daxton (13), an American family, who, with their […]

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(January 28, 2023; Day 4) – Stakes are high as The Ocean Race fleet begins to settle into position for crossing the equator and passing through the doldrums (officially the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ). From Wikipedia: “The Intertropical Convergence […]

The 2022-23 Globe40 is an eight-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning on June 26, with five teams having started the 3273 nm Let 6 on January 8 from Ushuaia, Argentina to Recife, […]

When the 14-foot Laser hit the water in 1969, it did not take long for the one design class to be the measure for elite singlehanded racing. Now rebranded as the ILCA, the inclusion in the Olympics since the Atlanta […]

Following his win at the 2023 DN World Championship, Matt Struble won the 2023 DN North American Championship on January 25-27 at Lake Kegonsa, WI. After snow and low visibility cancelled racing on day one, sufficient conditions completed three races on […]

World Sailing has confirmed the host venue of the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships will be the coastal resort town of Armação dos Búzios, Brazil, and the 2024 edition is being planned for Lake Garda, Italy. The 2023 Youth World […]

(January 27, 2023) – At 1815 UTC today, 1200 miles Northwest of Cape Horn, Simon Curwen (GBR) contacted the Golden Globe Race administrators to advise of the total failure of his Hydrovane steering gear. He had weathered the worst of […]

Klaas Voget signing off 2022 in style with his best wave sailing conditions of the year in Chile Just before the end of 2022 – Klaas Voget – made his annual voyage to Chile in the hope of lucking out […]

Italy’s Lazzarini Design present this 243-foot carbon fiber concept yacht with foils, helipad, and supercar garage with a targeted maximum speed of 75 knots. Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2023/01/27/video-what-you-get-for-87-million/

(January 27, 2023; Day 3) – Lighter conditions in The Ocean Race don’t mean easier conditions as the IMOCA fleet finds itself constantly shifting gears, making sail changes and gybing as the teams zig-zag southwest in the North Atlantic towards […]

When commenting about the costs of an America’s Cup campaign, five-time winner Russell Coutts noted in 2014 how personnel was somewhere between 50 and 60 per cent of the running costs of the teams. There was irony in his assessment […]

SailGP’s 10-boat fleet of one-design F50s is set to reshuffle for the next event of Season 3 after New Zealand’s lightning-struck F50 known as Amokura was deemed unable to compete. After their victory at the Singapore Sail Grand Prix on […]

(January 26, 2023; Day 2) – Despite hopes for the contrary, conditions have lived up to the forecast for the second leg of The Ocean Race as light winds yesterday for the start held through the first night. Watch the […]

The evolution of autopilot steering on sailboats began with cruising boats, but it has made fast tracks into the racing world. Shorthanded competition relies heavily on steering support, with the technology evolving to the point now that it can surpass […]

In 2010, Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted. At just 16, the Queensland schoolgirl spent 210 days at sea battling six-metre swells before pulling into Sydney Harbour where she was met […]

Tom Morris is a talented British dinghy sailor, who aside from his sailing achievements – that include winning in 2022 the RS800 National Championship and the UK’s champion of champions Endeavour Trophy – is also host of the highly popular […]

Rust never sleeps (thanks Neil Young) and boat maintenance lives between you and a good day of sailing. If your boat has winches, you have the skills to clean them. Here are the simple tips for servicing your winches from […]

The Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup returns to Los Angeles waters with ten college keelboat teams racing on March 10-12, 2023. The regatta is hosted by Los Angles Yacht Club (LAYC), the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and California […]

Sail Canada, the national governing body for the sport of sailing in the country, is inviting all its sailing partners, clubs, and schools to start planning for the the third annual #GoSailing Days, which will be held June 16-18, 2023. […]

Cape Verde (January 25, 2023) – After being buffeted by strong trade winds for the duration of the short stopover, the waters were relatively calm today for the start of Leg 2 of The Ocean Race. The short stopover marked […]

Only three boats started the 35th Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race, led by the modified Volvo70 Pyewacket70 which hoped to break the monohull course record for the 811 nm course from Miami, FL to Montego Bay, Jamaica. However, after […]

Justyna Sniady enjoying the delights of the West Coast of Australia Justyna Sniady (North Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) finished the 2019 season ranked 3rd in the World for Women’s Waves, however, last season she went one better as the […]

The US Sailing Foundation awarded the inaugural Kevin Burnham Memorial Grants, established to honor Athens 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Burnham, to Charles Hibben of Barnstable, MA; Ian Nyenhuis of San Diego, CA; and Thomas Sitzmann of Severna Park, MD. The […]

The seventh edition of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, held in September 2021, had nearly everything a great one-design regatta should have: tremendous competitors, great social events, a polished race committee, fabulous sailing conditions, and evenly matched […]

Sail America, the trade association for the U.S. sailing industry, includes four new member to its 2023 board of directors: Beth Oliver, Offshore Sailing School; Randall Carnahan, Hilb Group NE; Dan Krier, Marine Servicenter; and Parker Stair, Bonnier Corporation. All […]

The ocean is not just our playground, it is our source of life. A vibrant ocean secures the future, and a heightened awareness today of past misdeeds seeks to improve upon that outlook. Yet, there remain limits. At Scuttlebutt HQ, […]

Cape Verde (January 25, 2023) – While a formidable forecast more than lived up to expectations for the first leg of The Ocean Race, delivering heinous upwind conditions with 50 knots and more, the five IMOCAs begin Leg 2 today […]

Matt Struble (USA) won the 2023 DN World Championship when he topped a 105-boat field on January 22-24 in Lake Kegonsa, WI. This was Struble’s fourth world title amid competitors from Canada, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and the United States. Struble […]

There are no shortcuts to reaching the Olympic podium, and when Tokyo 2020 was postponed one year, that was one less year to prepare for Paris 2024. That translates to winter training, and Spain’s Canary Islands have become an intriguing […]

US Sailing has released the 2022 Reach Initiative Impact Report to assess the mission of US Sailing’s Reach program. Since the inception of Reach in 2012, US Sailing’s STEM Education Initiative has sought to impact youth across the country. Reach participants learn Science, […]

After a seven years hiatus from one design racing, the previously annual Ladi’s Restaurant Regatta will be back in 2023 on February 17-19 off the coast of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Postponed due to Hurricane Maria in 2017 and COVID in […]

British offshore racer Phil Sharp reveals his intention to build a new zero emission IMOCA ahead of the 2024 Vendée Globe. This new monohull designed by Sam Manuard is currently under construction at Black Pepper Yachts, a specialist in the […]

Cape Verde (January 24, 2023) – As the five IMOCA teams prepare for the second leg of The Ocean Race, the forecast outlines contrasting conditions from the brutal upwind and fast downwind conditions of Leg 1. This time patience and […]

The Flying Scot Sailing Association is raffling off a brand new race rigged Flying Scot. Just 250 tickets will be sold at $150 each with the drawing via a Zoom call on May 1, 2023, or shortly after all tickets […]

In advance of the DN World and North American Championships in the USA, incoming weather with a snow-rain mix made site selection tricky. Ultimately Lake Kegonsa was chosen over Lake Winnebago and Lake Petenwell in Wisconsin and Lake Pepin in […]

SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke reflects on how the evolution of the sport may be missing the point: It was late afternoon just after the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis when I climbed aboard the last boat on the schedule. I and […]

When Sailing was dropped from the Paralympic Games after Rio 2016, it was for good reason. Despite its suitability, the management of para sailing was not meeting the International Paralympic Committee requirements. While it was a shocker to some, it […]

The European Yacht of the Year 2023 winners have been announced and comprise the best yacht winners in five categories including a special mention award. Yachting World’s Toby Hodges, one of the 12 jury members who test sailed each of […]

by Joy Martin Thistle Class Association regatta organizers have been utilizing the resources of the Sailors for the Sea powered by Oceana to run clean regattas for the last five years. Each year the number of regattas utilizing the 20 […]

Commanders’ Weather, which provides specialized marine weather forecasting and routing for sailing and cruising yachts worldwide, explained Nor’easters in their Winter 2023 Newsletter on January 22: Every fall, sailors run south to escape them while skiers trek north to find […]

Cape Verde (January 22, 2023) – During Leg 1 of The Ocean Race, Team Malizia’s skipper Boris Herrmann sustained a severe burn on his foot from boiling water shortly before finishing in Mindelo. After seeking medical treatment in hospital, Herrmann […]

Cape Verde (January 22, 2023) – With the IMOCA podium complete for Leg 1 of The Ocean Race, Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm (fourth place) and Benjamin Dutreux’s GUYOT environnement – Team Europe (fifth place) completed the rankings. “That was the first […]

Weather data is getting easier and cheaper to download. Sam Fortescue reviews the latest options for British publication Yachting Monthly and chooses the best weather apps for sailors. Rapidly evolving digital technology now allows the sailing community to benefit from […]

Victor Fernandez seeing in the new year in style in Almerimar during a recent storm Victor Fernandez has been one of the top windsurfers in the world for much of the last two decades. The Spaniard, who currently has 3 […]

Cape Verde (January 21, 2023) – The US-flagged 11th Hour Racing Team, sailing onboard its 60-foot IMOCA race boat Mālama, finished Leg 1 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in second place. The opening leg of the grueling 31,700 nautical miles […]

Cape Verde (January 21, 2023) – Skipper Kevin Escoffier, a veteran of The Ocean Race who is leading Team Holcim-PRB, steered his boat over the finishing line off Mindelo, Cabo Verde just after 01:00 local time this morning, to win […]

The Ocean Race 2023 will be featured in STOPOVER, a documentary series which will follow the five IMOCA teams in this crewed round the world race. Produced by the IMOCA class, the series spans eight episodes filmed at the start […]

(January 20, 2023) – With Elliott Smith (USA) out of the race and Jeremy Bagshaw (RSA) beaten by barnacles, there are now just five contenders left for the GGR trophy in Les Sables d’Olonne and two sailors in Chichester Class […]

Sailing is an equipment sport, which by definition is a barrier for participation. But then not all equipment, even the same equipment, is not created equally. There is a long history of top competitors, regardless of class, investing time and […]

Around the World with Takuma Sugi as the Japanese ripper takes a look back at 2022 With the new year freshly upon us – Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) – has taken the opportunity to […]

St George’s, Grenada (January 19, 2023) – RORC Vice Commodore Eric de Turckheim, racing his NMYD 54 Teasing Machine (FRA) is the overall winner under IRC for the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race. While 10 boats are still racing, none of […]

Sail Canada in partnership with David Cripton have launched a podcast series focusing on Canadian sailing called Whitecap, with Episode 10 featuring high performance sailing enthusiast Trevor Parekh. Parekh is a 5-time Canadian 49er champion, a foiling advocate, and president […]

When a well-conceived boat comes along at the right time, sailors get excited and buy in to the action. This was the case with the Melges 24, and while the level of competition and commitment has proven to be somewhat […]

The Personal Watercraft (PWC) category is expanding with jet skis, waverunners, and jetboards, but they all have two things in common. They are fun and make you stupid, or at least the fun can lead to bad seamanship. The Royal […]

Back in the day, Miami OCR in January always marked the traditional start of the northern hemisphere Finn season, so it is with some anticipation the Finn class returns to Miami for the 2023 Finn Gold Cup, the first time […]

(January 19, 2023; Day 5) – The leading IMOCAs in The Ocean Race are expected to finish Leg 1 in Cabo Verde by late Friday night and into Saturday morning (January 20-21) as the fleet eats up the miles on […]

After health and travel restrictions cancelled the Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race in 2020 and 2021, the 35th edition is set to start in 2023 on January 21 and 22. Due to several late withdrawals, only three teams will […]

The Narragansett Bay Adult Athletic Sailing Association (NAASA) is accepting applications for scholarships for the 2023 NAASA F18 League season. Now in the third year, NAASA Scholarships provide fully funded F18 Catamarans for the NAASA F18 League including entry fees, […]

With the IMOCA fleet on the first leg of The Ocean Race from Alicante, Spain to Cabo Verde, Amory Ross provides this report from 11th Hour Racing Team on January 18: Call it a grudge, but after The Ocean Race […]

(January 18, 2023; Day 4) – The Swiss-flagged Holcim-PRB team remains at the head of the IMOCA fleet today as all five boats are setting a blistering pace directly towards Cabo Verde. The leading teams are putting up close to […]

American Joe Harris along with Roger Junet are competing in the Globe40, a multi-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning on June 26, with five teams having started the sixth leg on January […]

In Sailing World, David Powlison profiles a sailing club in Colorado that makes a lot out of a little. It’s just before 1 p.m. on a weekend afternoon in mid-August, and Snipe sailors are rigging their boats. There are eight of […]

Following their victory at the Singapore Sail Grand Prix on January 14-15, the New Zealand F50 is currently undergoing damage assessments after the top of the 29m wing was struck by lightning shortly after the final race. The strike occurred […]

The first stops on the US Open Sailing Series were held February 14-16 in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, FL. Competitors saw a wide range of conditions – from zero knots to gusts over 20 knots – on the ocean and […]