The new 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing go live on January 1, 2025. Don’t expect any earth-shattering changes, but the

Following ratification at the IRC International Congress, the IRC Rating Technical Committee has published the IRC 2025 Rule which takes

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Events need consistent branding which should not include sponsors in the name. Sponsors are

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News My involvement on the Selection Committee for the US National Hall of Fame taught

Based on the nine past editions of the Vendée Globe, on average only 60% of competitors finish. Most retirements are

More than 250 boats were featured among the ten events at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with 330 athletes representing 65

The 2024 Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards – the 30th year of the awards – were presented to

The World Sailing Awards were confirmed during the 2024 World Sailing Annual Conference on 4-9 in Singapore. Nominations for the

Singapore (November 5, 2024) – Representatives of boat owners and sailors from the 41 nations around the world that use

The high speed of the America’s Cup draws comparison to Formula One, but the INEOS Britania owner brought football into

It was all triumph for Clarisse Crémer (FRA) in the 2020-21 Vendée Globe as the first female skipper to finish

Travis Odenbach had “one of those years” in 2024 which he reflects on in this report: I stared at my

When the 2013 America’s Cup shifted from monhulls to multihulls, the goal was to create an entertainment product that would

The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee awarded the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to Mark Fruin and his crew

Portuguese man ‘o war (Photo: Roly Stimson/MCS) The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has released its annual Wildlife Sightings report to mark World

After 29 years since Argentinians Santiago Lange and Mariano Parada won the Snipe Worlds (1995), Julio Alsogaray and Malena Sciarra

Peter Swanson’s Loose Cannon blog has been reviewing the Perini Navi built 184-foot luxury yacht which capsized at anchor, leading

The maritime city-state of Singapore is hosting the 2024 World Sailing Annual Conference and World Sailing Awards on November 4-9,

Alex Dawson’s UPY 2024 winning image (Photo: Alex Dawson/UPY 2024) The Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2025 contest is

Shirley Robertson In this edition of Shirley Robertson’s Sailing Podcast, the double Olympic gold medalist is in Barcelona just days

When the entry period closed, the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race had attracted 112 yachts – 30 to 100

After several active seasons in Europe, the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) is partnering with the World Ice and Snow Sailing

For the first season of the SailGP league in 2019, teams from established sailing nations needed 100% nationality for the

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of