SG Yelken Archive

The 2022 eSailing World Championship has advanced the top ten players for the Finals to be held January 7, 2023. The event will be held in front of a live crowd alongside the entrants for The Ocean Race 2023 in […]

Never Say P*G – The Book of Sailors’ Superstitions is the nautical reference book you never knew you needed. Compiled by R. Bruce MacDonald, he goes through the alphabet detailing on what provides good and bad luck at sea. Here’s a […]

Depending on your Hemisphere, today is either Summer or Winter Solstice. For those of us in North America, we are now paying for the fun we had six months ago. Of course, Winter is how you define it, with this […]

Freestyle World Champion Adrien Bosson enjoying the transition of seasons in France Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) had come agonisingly close to getting his hands on the Freestyle world title twice before this year. However, this […]

by Kim Couranz, SpinSheet magazine I’m somewhat of a creature of habit. To get my brain rolling every morning, while I’m eating breakfast, I play Wordle. I always use the same first word (I have my reasons why, but I’m […]

(December 20, 2022) – World Sailing has joined 20 sports organizations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a founding partner, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, in signing the first-ever Sports for Nature Framework. Signatories pledge to […]

As 2022 draws to a close, BOAT looks back on all the news stories that captured our readers’ attention throughout the year. Here are the most popular yacht news stories of 2022… Groundbreaking 40m zero-emission trimaran concept Domus unveiled In […]

(December 20, 2022) – The maxi yachts should get off to a flying start in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, based on the NSW Bureau of Meteorology [BOM]’s long range weather forecast. Northerly winds are expected for the […]

(December 20, 2022) – After more than a hundred days at sea, only six of the original 16 entrants who departed Les Sables d’Olonne in France are likely to pass through the Hobart gate which shuts on January 31st. First […]

There is a building at San Diego Yacht Club named after Malin Burnham, and you don’t have to drive far from the club to find others. In his book Community Before Self, he speaks of the importance of giving, and […]

Sailing columnist Chris Caswell reflects on his introduction to sailing and suggests how we can make the sport more inclusive: I’ve been following the efforts of various groups to foster interest in sailing and, while I certainly applaud and support […]

Cabarete is a resort town on the Dominican Republic’s northern coast. With Cabarete Bay protected by a coral reef, the calm waters and breezy conditions make it a center for water sports. Also known as THE WIND AND SURF CITY, […]

The 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has 111 boats entered for the 77th edition. With the start for the 628nm course to Hobart starting within Sydney Harbor on December 26. There are 8 international boats in the race, including […]

While bicycle racing has the Tour de France which highlights its scenic countryside, the nation also has a history of something similar with sailing. Since its first edition in the summer of 1978, the Tour Voile has been a magnificent […]

The proliferation of people getting paid by boat owners to compete in amateur recreational events has complicated the sport, but there are examples of boat types that flourish in a bubble where the approach to competition is similar among 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 Guillaume Verdier, one of the most talented and successful naval architects […]

The 2022-23 Bacardi Regatta Series got underway December 17-18 for Melges 24 and J/70 teams in Miami, FL. Despite mixed fortunes for some, the overnight leaders after Saturday’s three races continued to serve up their best, with victory going to […]

The British Sailing Team has been the dominant Olympic program, passing the USA in both the total and gold medal count. The two programs had been going in opposite directions, though the USA has been raising the stakes on turning […]

These are not the best of days for the World Match Racing Tour. What once was the proving ground for current and aspiring America’s Cup sailors is now seeking sunlight for this niche corner of the sport. Foiling boats have […]

Nick Spangenberg recaps on an eventful year with a 2022 recap packed with action Nick Spangenberg (JP / GUNSAILS): “2022 – a year packed with lots of windsurfing, traveling and awesome memories. After I finished school in 2021 I focused […]

Türkiye Tabiatını Koruma Derneği (TTKD) bilim danışmanı Dr. Erol Kesici, Eğirdir Gölü’ne 1970’lerde bırakılan istilacı balık türleri nedeniyle göldeki 10 doğal türden 4’ünü tamamen yok olduğunu, 6’sının da ciddi tehlike altında bulunduğunu açıkladı. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi’nden emekli […]

Sydney, Australia (December 17, 2022) – The four semi-finalists were decided today at the World Match Racing Tour finale event on Sydney Harbour, with the winner of the event to be crowned 2022 Open Match Racing World Champion. Completing the […]

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 fifth leg on November 26 from Papeete, Tahiti to Ushuaia, Argentina. (December […]

With a sport like sailing, having an opportunity to participate is not as simple as other recreational options. Helping to improve the odds is Dawn Riley at Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY. Here is her end of year update: […]

Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2022/12/16/video-learning-how-to-wing-foil/

Kingston, ONT (December 16, 2022) – Sail Canada will join Abuse-Free Sport following the official signing of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) agreement with the new independent agency to prevent and address maltreatment in sport, which will […]

When Emirates Team New Zealand buried the bow of their AC40 on November 21 while testing in waves on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, the result was significant damage to the forward sections of the hull and deck structure. The bow had […]

Sydney, Australia (December 16, 2022) – The field of 10 teams representing seven nations competing in the 2022 Open Match Racing World Championship has been thinned to eight for the Quarter Final stage at the finale of the World Match […]

Sailing World magazine revealed the Beneteau First 36 as its Boat of the Year for 2023. The 36-footer (above) emerged as the judges’ unanimous favorite after a week of reviews and sailing tests of 11 new performance sailing models in Annapolis, Maryland. […]

The grand prix IMOCA is the leading offshore class for shorthanded racing, and in this report the organization details how they seek to reduce the impact that sail production for these 60-footers has on the environment. In a new IMOCA […]

American Joe Harris along with Roger Junet are competing in the Globe40, an eight-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning on June 26, with five teams now on the fifth leg from Papeete, […]

Nikki Storey, President of the Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS), has been named the 2022 Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year. Storey is the 36th recipient of the award named after the late Darlene Briggs of Wayzata, MN […]

It was August 2022 when Canadian Scott Shawyer launched Canada Ocean Racing as a new offshore sailing team to compete in the solo, non-stop round the world Vendée Globe in 2028. Motivated to also lead and inspire the development of […]

The opportunity to participate in the 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race has been made by organizer Don McIntyre and retired Navy commander Mark Sinclair who are looking for crew to join them in this retro crewed race around the world. McIntyre […]

Hinckley Yachts counts among its customers David Rockefeller, Martha Stewart, and Roger Penske. The Southwest Harbor-based company builds just 30 to 40 yachts a year and, even with a starting price of around $1.5 million, there’s a waiting list for […]

For over a week, family members had not heard from Kevin Hyde (65 years) and Joe DiTomasso (76 years) who were enroute on a Catalina 30 from Cape May, NJ to Marathon, Florida. Out of concern, they contacted the US […]

Julian Everitt, yacht designer and former editor at Seahorse magazine, often rekindles the evolution of IOR race boats on his Facebook page. In this report, he highlights the brilliance of a boat and the error of its designer: Another underestimated […]

Dane Kmetz contacted Scuttlebutt as his father-in-law had gone missing on a sailing trip, and would appreciate assistance as the Coast Guard searches for the overdue sailing vessel which departed November 26 from Cape May, NJ. Missing are Kevin Hyde, […]

“If you build it, he will come” may have worked in the baseball film Field of Dreams, but promoting sailing tends to happen by recruiting one person at a time. While this report by champion iceboater Ron Sherry is from […]

Journalist Alejandro ‘Dury’ Alonso died December 10 at the age of 62 at the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo, Spain. His passing followed a long illness that forced his admission in the last days of November. Dury was one of […]

Grenada, home to the Port Louis Marina operated by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, has been named ’Yachting Destination of the Year’ in the Caribbean Travel Awards 2023. The award also included mention of Grenada’s two small islands, Carriacou and Petite […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I am a fan of achievements having meaning. If you are honored as the best of the best, your accomplishment better have standards to protect its legitimacy. In Sailing, the World title is that […]

This year saw 5 new PWA World Champions crowned across multiple disciplines; Men’s and Women’s Wave, Men’s and Women’s Slalom and Men’s Freestyle. Now you can hear from each of the World Champions as they reflect on their success for […]

Getting boats on the water is the goal but with dinghy one design classes, meager interest may leave boats on the trailer rather than on the race course. The solution in the UK has been their Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) handicap […]

While it is a long time from happening, navigating off of California may ultimately get a bit more complicated, according to this report by the Associated Press: The first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in […]

Founded and funded by billionaire Larry Ellison, the global sports league SailGP began in 2019 with six teams, and the mission of these teams was two-fold: put on a good show and become self-funded in five years. That clock hasn’t […]

When the J/133 Vamoose diverted from their delivery to Antigua for a rescue, Willie Dresser shared their story of pulling the crew off the 44-foot custom trimaran Buddy. Now we hear from Ryan Finn who was on the sinking boat: […]

If the idea of cutting cords is too much when dropping docklines, affordable solutions may be within reach according to this report by George Day in the Cruising Compass: I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my […]

At 16 years old, Laura Dekker defied the odds to finish her solo circumnavigation around the world. Ten years on, she reflects on her momentous achievement. How far would you go to achieve your sailing dream? Dutch sailor Laura Dekker […]

The Ocean Race 2023 starts January 15, and of the five teams, two-time race skipper Charlie Enright (USA) will be among the favorites. His 11th Hour Racing Team was launched September 2019 and unveiled their new boat nearly two years […]

Kenneth (Ken) Coventry, aged 97, passed away peacefully at his Darien, CT home on December 1, 2022. Born in Melbourne, Australia, the first in his family to achieve an advanced degree, he earned his chemical engineering degree at Melbourne University […]

The 2022 Best of the Best Bahamian wooden racing sloop regatta was sailed on December 4 in windy, challenging conditions. The regatta is the year-end culmination of many local regattas sailed throughout the island nation of the Bahamas during the […]

Morgan Noireaux tucking into some west side nuggets in Maui Recently a solid swell lit up the west coast of Maui and Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins) was one of the pros who took the opportunity […]

Marking the end of an epic 30 year career with 25 World titles to his name – Antoine Albeau In November last month Anotine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) officially announcement his retirement from competing on the PWA World Tour. Albeau […]

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 […]

After their first America’s Cup challenge in 2021, the NYYC American Magic team made some changes in their pursuit of the trophy. Prominent in that change was bringing Scott Ferguson (Jamestown, RI) to lead the design team. Scuttlebutt editor Craig […]

Organizers for the 37th America’s Cup in 2024 have confirmed details for the competition in Barcelona, Spain. Among the decisions was the placement of the racing area for both the Challenger Selection Series and the America’s Cup Match which will […]

The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30, bringing to a close the six-month period when the vast majority of tropical activity occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Prior to the season, forecasters generally […]

There is irony in how the America’s Cup defender, eager to deliver high performance racing for the 37th Match, has us watching grass grow. Okay, it’s not watching grass grow, its watching water dry … pretty much the same thing. […]

Efforts by the global community to reduce emissions likes to point its spotlight on transport ships, which deflects attention with dreamy visions of billowing sails propelling goods across oceans. It feels so far-fetched, yet now the proposals include smooth hull […]

Kai Lenny mixing things up with a little mini Backdoor Pipeline session Kai Lenny (Goya Windsurfing) is the allround waterman – winning multiple world titles in SUP, whilst he remains one of the best wave windsurfers in the world – […]

One wonders if the pursuit by the uber-rich to have the biggest yacht is more about claiming it than having it, but there is one such yacht that somebody does need to have. While the images remain conceptual, this creation […]

What are the smallest boats sailors consider for crossing and ocean? For ‘microyacht’ voyagers, there’s no limit. Yachting World’s Elaine Bunting finds out why they put to sea in tiny vessels: Often the smallest boats to cross oceans look much […]

Bill Schanen relives horrid memories in his column for Sailing magazine: Call me Ishmael. I can relate to Moby-Dick’s narrator because I too have tales to tell of creatures tormenting sailors at sea. I’ve never been threatened by a whale […]

Chris Caswell dislikes the current iteration of America’s Cup racing, and he pounds that drum in his Sailing magazine column: Disclosure: I love sports cars. I’ve loved them since I didn’t have a driver’s license and, since then, I’ve owned […]