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Disciplinary and appeal decisions within World Sailing are determined by Independent Panels appointed by the Judicial Board. Decisions made by Member National Authorities (MNAs) are decided by the disciplinary systems of those MNAs. The Judicial Board members are: Hon. Ruth […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Michel Desjoyeaux nominated Monitor. Here’s the report: “It has to be Monitor, of course! The father of all […]

Monte Rosa Sports (MRS) has appointed Main Board Director Knut Frostad to the sailing apparel and fashion company Henri-Lloyd as Executive Chairman from March 01, 2024. Headquartered in Switzerland, MRS is the holding company for sportswear brands Henri-Lloyd, Odlo and […]

The Melges 24 Class celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023, and remains as groundbreaking today as it did in 1993. But how you sail the boat has evolved over the years, and for the crew that gut-hike off the lifelines […]

The 2024 Force 5 Midwinter Championships attracted 47 sailors representing Canada, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida for racing on February 22-24 in Key Largo, FL. The Midwinter Championships featured two rig types with Jason Breeden winning […]

El Niño brings Dieter Van der Eyken’s favourite spot to life for multiple days after waking from hibernation… Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails): “First winter swells delivered some exceptional conditions in Tenerife this year. A spot that […]

Aside from bad accommodations and worse food, offshore racing requires a lot of preparation. This prompted the organization of the inaugural Northeast Ocean Race Symposium in March of 2023. With over 150 people in attendance, the event was a winner […]

America’s Cup challenger Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s race boat, known as BoatOne, had on February 26 left the boatyard along the shores of Lake Geneva in Ecublens, Switzerland. BoatOne is being trucked across France and into northeastern Spain before arriving […]

With American sailors in an Olympic slump, two-time medalist JJ Fetter is calling for the resignations of U.S. Sailing’s CEO, president and any other board member who supports a federal lawsuit against a sailing foundation and three of its principals, including former […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Providing focused and concise event reports is a challenge with the inclusion of sponsors in event names. There is nothing concise about 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series – St. Petersburg. Where brands […]

With 22 entrants and three staggered start dates, the 2024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht Race can spread the fleet out along the 1000nm course. Peter Isler, who is navigating Roy Disney’s Andrews 68 Pyewacket, shares some advice […]

Of the ten Sailing events at the Paris 2024 Olympics, only three of the competitions use boats most people can relate to: ILCAs and 470s. Everything else is a skiff, board, or catamaran. How did this premier event become so […]

World Sailing has published its Olympic Vision strategy which is aimed at strengthening the sport’s contribution to the Olympic Movement. Produced with the support of global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, and following extensive consultation with Member National Authorities (MNAs), […]

It is hard to imagine the horror endured by an American couple who had their boat boarded by escaped convicts in Grenada, and then violently forced to aid their movement to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. While the boat and criminals […]

(February 27, 2024; Day 52) – French solo racer Charles Caudrelier, skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, crossed the finish line off the coast of Brest this morning at 8h 37mn 42s local time (UTC+1hrs) to win the 2024 […]

by Dave Reed, Sailing World As complex as the AC75s will be when launched for racing at the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Challenger Series, New York YC’s American Magic trimmer Lucas Calabrese says that getting the team’s 75-foot foiler […]

With 85 entrants, the 2024 DN North American Championship on February 26 to March 2 faced the annual challenge of finding suitable ice. The plan was for racing to be in the continent’s eastern region, but Mother Nature missed the memo. Karen […]

While wind provides clean energy to power sailboats, the sails aren’t all that green. The marine industry is looking for ways to minimize its impact, with North Sails’ Commercial Director Tom Davis responding to some Scuttlebutt questions about their new RENEW […]

Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have been crowned champions at the SailGP event on February 24-25 in Sydney, Australia. With the home crowd cheering them on, the Australia team secured its first win of SailGP Season 4 after missing […]

The final race of the 4-event 2023-24 Islands in the Stream Series attracted 21 teams for the 160 nm course along southern Florida from Fort Lauderdale to Key West. Following the February 22 start, the division winners were the HH42 […]

Winners Clinch World Number One Position in Buzzer Beater Finishes at Japan World Cup
 In the first 5-star event of the 2024 world windsurfing wave tour, winners from Spain, Japan and Hawaii edged out the field with multiple, buzzer beater […]

American Magic, the US Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, and the City of Pensacola have confirmed a partnership to support the team’s pursuit of building a premier high-performance sailing franchise in the United States while igniting economic vitality and […]

The 2024 J/24 Midwinter Championship saw a variety of conditions from wild winds and waves to beautiful sun and seas to a final day lacking breeze and races. After five races overall (including one discard), Paul Abdullah’s Team Tarheel earned […]

An American couple has gone missing in the Caribbean after three escaped prisoners allegedly used their yacht to island hop before getting recaptured by authorities, according to investigators. Ralph Hendry and his wife Kathy Brandel disappeared from their yacht, Simplicity, which […]

Ford McCann (Houston, TX) and Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, FL) won the USA Trials for the men’s and women’s singlehanded dinghy fleets, which were held February 17-24 for the Paris 2024 Olympics in Miami, FL. Reineke’s victory assures her participation […]

A Coruña, Spain (February 24, 2024) – Philippe Delamare (FRA) on his Actual 46 Mowgli today won the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge, finishing with an elapsed time of 147d 1h 3m 37s. He had faced a serious storm to complete […]

Caleb Paine, Rio 2016 Olympic Medalist and World Champion, hosts the Paineful Truth podcast. Here is the episode description: Paine is joined by Daniela Moroz, champion kiteboarder who embodies her motto: “Shred Till Dead.” A 6-time Formula Kite World Champion […]

Conversations with Classic Boats is a podcast about classic boat designs and the stories behind them. Hosted by Tom Darling, the 29th episode traces how college sailing goes offshore. Among the hundreds of college sailing teams, there is a movement afoot […]

Being prepared for the unexpected is a mandate when sailing offshore, even if it means asking for help. George Day offers a solution for medical emergencies in the Cruising Compass: Over many years of making offshore passages, I’ve been on several boats on […]

The Race to Alaska will hold its 8th edition in 2024, continuing with its 750-mile course from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. And now there is a podcast series prior to the June 9 start. This episode questions how two of the […]

(February 22, 2024; Day 47) – 2024 Arkea Ultim Challenge-Brest race leader Charles Caudrelier and the ULTIM Maxi Edmond de Rothschild have been in the Azores port of Horta since yesterday morning waiting for Storm Louis to leave the Bay […]

The six teams for the 37th America’s Cup will race their AC75s for the first time when they line-up for the third and final Preliminary Regatta in Barcelona on August 22-25, ahead of the start of the Challenger Selection Series […]

The biennial San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht Race started in 1953, and returns for the 37th running February 22 – March 1, 2024. Twenty-two boats are set to compete in this year’s 1000nm race from the start line […]

Fort Charlotte, Antigua (February 22, 2024) – The Royal Ocean Racing Club has confirmed that the Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Joost Schuijff, is the overall winner of the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600. While 24 boats are still […]

Dean Brenner’s involvement with the US Olympic Sailing Program began as a competitor before transitioning to a member of the program’s oversight committee and then Chairman and Team Leader for the 2008 and 2012 Games. Amid the program’s recent struggles, Brenner […]

The lineup has been confirmed for the 2024 Ficker Cup regatta, with racing on April 19-21 as the first event for the 2024 World Match Racing Tour. Eight skippers representing Australia, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, and USA will compete […]

Fort Charlotte, Antigua (February 21, 2024) – The Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON) skippered Joost Schuijff took Monohull Line Honors in the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600, arriving today at 12:43:18 to complete the course in an elapsed time of 02 […]

With nearly 40 applicants, 24 teams were selected for the 6th edition of the Women’s Winter Invitational on February 17-18 in San Diego, CA. The rain held off as cool temperatures and 6-9 knot winds welcomed teams from across the USA along […]

Day 2: Bernd Roediger and Motoko Sato emerge victorious in Omaezaki after an enthralling 10 hours of competition After a massive day of over 10 hours of competition at the Spicare OMaezaki Japan World cup, Bernd Roediger (Flikka / Hot […]

In this edition of Shirley Robertson’s Sailing Podcast, the conversation is joined by British offshore adventurer Pete Goss, an accomplished offshore sailor famed for executing one of the bravest solo ocean rescues of all time. Talking at his home in […]

There are 63 international teams making final preparations before the 2024 470 World Championship being held February 27-March 3 in Palma, Mallorca. But beyond winning a world title, USA is among a handful of nations that hope to at least […]

After four years of COVID-19 and the aftermath of the pandemic, the Australian 18 Footers League was determined to get the world’s premier 18 footer championship back on track with representatives from as many countries and Australian States as possible […]

Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) has taken Multihull Line Honors in the 2024 Caribbean 600 in an elapsed time of 01 Day 08 Hrs 08 Mins and 40 Secs. Finishing at 19:38:40, Argo was raced byJason Carroll, Weston Barlow, Chad […]

In a major move towards increased transparency, IRC Rating is now publishing the valid boat data for all boats with an IRC certificate issued since January 1, 2024. The IRC handicap rule is used for all Royal Ocean Racing Club […]

by Marco Nannini, Global Solo Challenge (February 20, 2024) – Philippe Delamare (FRA) is charging on his Actual 46 towards the Spanish finish in A Coruña as the leader in the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge. His distance to finish is […]

The New Zealand SailGP sit second in the Season Four overall standings, and when the circuit commences racing in Australia on February 24-25, a guest helm will be driving their F50 on the Sydney Harbor course. With driver and co-CEO […]

The 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race delivered a close finish for the 4515nm course from Airlie Beach, Australia to Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam. This was the first half of Leg 5 with Qingdao taking the win followed […]

The annual Etchells Biscayne Bay Series drew teams from across the USA and Europe for four regattas in Miami, FL. Participation was strong with 40+ boats on the line over four events: the Louis Piana Cup Regatta in December 2023, the Sidney Doren […]

The 2024 Sailing World Regatta Series attracted 227 teams on February 16-18 in St. Petersburg, FL. Among the 19 divisions, Steve and Catherine Boho dominated the Melges 24 and were selected as the regatta’s overall winner, which earns them the […]

Fort Charlotte, Antigua (February 19, 2024) – The 15th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 had a south easterly breeze gusting up to 17 knots as 64 boats with over 500 sailors from all over the world took to the […]

Seventy-two teams competed in the 2024 Flying Scot Midwinter Championship on February 16-18 in Eustis, FL. The weather on Lake Eustis provided two light air races on the first day, no wind and plenty of rain on day two, with […]

(February 18, 2024; Day 43) – After having to pitstop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil because of the loss of two of his rudders, 2024 Arkea Ultim Challenge-Brest skipper Armel Le Cléac’h is eager to resume racing. At the end […]

The 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race fleet is finishing the penultimate leg which extended 6500 nm from Auckland, New Zealand to Punta del Este, Uruguay. The 73-foot Pen Duick VI (FRA), skippered by Marie Tabarly, was the elapsed time winner when […]

Reigning Vice-World Champion, Sarah Hauser gets ready to step out of her comfort zone as she prepares to compete at the SPICARE Omaezaki Japan World Cup, which begins in just two days time Last year’s Vice-World Champion, Sarah Hauser (Quatro […]

The first event of the 2023 PWA/IWT Wave World Tour is now just a few days around, so we caught up with Japan’s very own Takuma Sugi to see how he’s feeling ahead of his home event. The 2024 SPICARE […]

Barcelona, Spain (February 16, 2024) – INEOS Britannia, Britain’s challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, suffered damage to one of their one-design supplied AC40 training boats, Athena, after a fire onboard. The two British one-design AC40s (Athena and Sienna) had […]

With the start of the 15th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 on February 19, the dock talk at Antigua Yacht Club is all about the weather. For many weeks the tradewinds have not been established, however, a window of […]

by Marco Nannini, Global Solo Challenge (February 16, 2024) – It was on February 14th at 02:50 UTC when disaster struck on board the Class40 Phoenix in the Global Solo Challenge. Canadian skipper William MacBrien had activated his Emergency Position […]

Marly Isler and her New York Yacht Club team will seek to defend her title against a fully subscribed fleet of 24 teams at the 2024 Women’s Winter Invitational on February 17-18 in San Diego, CA. Recognized by US Sailing […]

With a 70-boat limit, the 2024 Flying Scot Midwinter Championship has stretched to over 80 entrants for racing on February 16-18 in Eustis, FL. Hosted by Lake Eustis Sailing Club, a balmy 77°F is forecasted for day one with the […]

The On Course series takes a regular look at the sailing world with show host Matt Sheahan. Here is the Episode 29 description: When the 111-foot superyacht Raven emerged from her builder Baltic Yachts in Finland, she turned plenty of […]

(February 15, 2024; Day 40) – As the 2024 Arkea Ultim Challenge-Brest race leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) approaches the Equator for a crossing tomorrow, he somehow carves a northerly path of good fortune as his five other […]

Plans are confirmed for the 2024 Double Handed World Offshore Championship which will use the Sun Fast 30 One Design for the event in September off the coast of Brittany, France. It will be a mixed event and jointly hosted by Lorient […]

The Race to Alaska will hold its 8th edition in 2024, continuing with its 750-mile course from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. And now there is a podcast series prior to the June 9 start. This episode catches up with two solo […]

Following news of cheating allegations in the 2020-21 Vendée Globe for which the French Sailing Federation had launched an investigation, competitor Clarisse Crémer is speaking out as one of the two individuals implicated in the matter. Held every four years, this […]

The Ocean Cruising Club has selected the winners of its 2023 awards for sailing and voyaging accomplishments including the OCC Lifetime Award, the Barton Cup, and the Seamanship Award. OCC LIFETIME AWARD The Reverend Bob Shepton (above) has combined decades […]

Ahead of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, the McCann twins spoke to Olympics.com about the years of work they have put in for a single place on the Olympic team. Teammates. Competitors. Identical twins. U.S. Sailing’s Marshall and Ford McCann have both […]

Though the full route is not finalized, the second edition of The Ocean Race Europe will start from the notable German sailing venue of Kiel on August 10, 2025. The first race was held in 2021 as a bridge event […]

Success in any sport requires an investment of time and money, but participation is a measure of how far apart people are willing to invest. Don Finkle with RCR Yachts discusses a dominant cost variable in sailing: You will find strong opinions […]

For youth sailors with aspirations to compete in college, the typical track is age-based racing in Club Flying Juniors and C420s, transitioning to High School events while building a resume for the college application. However, as Tom Darling reports in […]

Sail America, the trade association for the U.S. sailing industry, has appointed three new members to its 2024 Board of Directors: Josh Toso, Starting Line Sailing; Andrew Clouston, US Sailing; and Eric Levine, Beneteau America/Lagoon America. All directors are elected […]

The prestigious Vendée Globe sailing race, held every four years, is under investigation following allegations of cheating during its latest edition. As reported by BNN, an anonymous email was sent to the French Sailing Federation, providing evidence suggesting that a competitor […]

Maui experienced an almost unprecedented run of Kona winds during January – here’s a collection of some of the best action featuring reigning world champion, Marcilio Browne Goya Windsurfing: “Experience the challenge of Maui’s Kona winds, which lasted almost the […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News Established in 1957, the Admiral’s Cup was the unofficial world cup for offshore racing, with national teams coming to England with the latest designs for international bragging rights. But as escalating efforts to win […]

Sail Canada have opened nominations for its 2024 Annual Awards, which provides the Canadian Sailing community to recognize outstanding sailors, athletes, coaches, instructors, officials, volunteers and events through one of Sail Canada’s different Annual Award categories, based on activities and […]

The Etchells Class has a long history of wintering in Miami. With no better place in the continental USA to race boats (or pretty much do anything else), big fleets for the 31-footer assemble in South Florida for the sunshine […]

by Marco Nannini, Global Solo Challenge (February 13, 2024) – The skippers of the Global Solo Challenge have to endure months of navigation in the roaring forties and screaming fifties to reach Cape Horn. After braving storms, technical difficulties, fatigue […]

Francesca Clapcich, two time Olympian and the only Italian to win The Ocean Race, will lead a new project by MerConcept, a notable French company involved in offshore racing projects. Called UpWind by MerConcept, Clapcich will skipper their new racing […]

A significant supporter for sailors with Olympic aspirations is Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY. In this report from Executive Director Dawn Riley, she is seeking how the country can come together to do a better job for America’s sailing […]

As the US Olympic Sailing Program smolders from recent disorder, there are many variables at play – some easier to address than others. One of the overriding factors is the overall sport in the USA, and it is this that National […]

(February 12, 2024) – The fatigue by boats and skippers in the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge is mounting, with the biggest news coming from American Ronnie Simpson who was dismasted today at 0200 UTC. His Open 50 was approximately 650 […]

The US Olympic Sailing Program will conclude its domestic trials for the Paris 2024 Olympics when it hosts the men’s and women’s singlehanded dinghy fleets on February 17-24 in Miami, FL. As two of the nation’s most popular classes, the […]

The 10th edition of the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta was held February 10-11 in Charleston, SC. Seventeen college teams competed in loaned keelboats for the 2024 event, making it the largest group of entrants and boats since the start of […]

In recognition of International Day for Women and Girls in Science on February 11, US Sailing talked to Whitney Kent, Program Director at Sheboygan Youth Sailing Center (Sheboygan, WI), regarding their Girls Who Sail program: What was the idea behind […]

Bradley Adam and Thomas Walker topped 21 teams to win the 2024 Snipe Midwinter Championship on February 9-11 in Key Largo, FL. Posting bullets in four of the 9 races, Adam and Walker beat out Ivan Shestopolov and Lexi Pline […]

The 2024 Star Midwinter Championship attracted 40 teams for the 8-race series on February 8-11 in Miami, FL. Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen won the first race and led throughout to build a 17-point winning margin over Jack Jennings/ Pedro […]

Nine new ILCA World Champions have been crowned at the 2024 ILCA Masters Worlds held February 4-10 in Adelaide, Australia. There were 221 competitors racing in either the ILCA 6 or 7 with USA taking wins in the ILCA 6 […]

Twenty-eight teams started the 2024 Islands Race in Southern California which features a 142nm course from San Pedro, around Catalina and San Clemente Islands, into San Diego for the finish. The overall winner was Tom Holthus’ Botin 56 BadPak while […]

Taylor Swift has the answer for everything these days. With musical dominance and football supremacy, her song ‘Karma’ reminds us not to screw around with fate: ‘Cause karma is the thunder Rattling your ground Karma’s on your scent like a bounty […]

The top two Americans at the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championship were 24-year-old twin brothers Ford and Marshall McCann who sat down with Olympian Caleb Paine for his Paineful Truth podcast. It was a brilliant 74-minute conversation which shared their campaign toward the Paris 2024 Olympics. In this […]

Gary Magwood wrote this while sitting in a boatyard full of unused sailboats… There are many, many glossy magazines That lure us into the world of broken dreams. Cruising World and Sail, Gam on Yachting, The Cruising Life and more […]

Superb drone footage of Jaeger Stone in Geraldton, WA Although he may not have competed on the PWA Wave World Tour since Covid, Jaeger Stone (Severne / Severne Sails) remains one of the best wave sailors in the world. It’s […]

America One Racing, as the largest private financial supporter of US sailing athletes campaigning for the Olympic Games, provides this 60-day Performance Report for December 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024: 1. Executing textbook preparation for the 2024 ILCA 6 […]

The Women’s World Match Racing Tour confirmed its 2024 season of five events which features returning events in the USA, France, and Denmark with a new event in Marstrand, Sweden. Now in its third season after re-launching in 2022, the […]

(February 8, 2024; Day 33) – While 2024 Arkea Ultim Challenge-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) climbs the coast of South America in the Atlantic, holding a 2300 nm advantage, the second and third placed rivals are making […]

Since the inaugural J/70 World Championship in 2014, the event has recognized the top Corinthian team, and in those nine editions, the best that team has done is fifth place overall. Alec Cutler wants to do better. Cutler, who was […]

It is curious how the 11-foot foiling Moth continues to draw 100+ boats to its World Championships. For certain, it is a groundbreaking Class which attracts the stars of the sport. But as a development class in which new boats […]