SG Yelken Archive

An old sailing saying goes, “Below 40 degrees latitude, there is no law; below 50, there is no God.” Cape Horn, the southerly headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, is at 56 degrees south – has an earned reputation […]

It is always a privilege when Sir Robin Knox-Johnston checks in with Scuttlebutt HQ. As the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, and then later to set the fastest time to earn the Jules Verne […]

The problem with the mantra “Foiling is the Future” is it forgets about how foiling has certain requirements like expertise, sufficient wind, and relatively flat water. And if you are kitefoiling when these variables become your enemy, a rescue can […]

Papeete, Tahiti (November 26, 2022) – Today at 15:00 hours local time (01:00 UTC, November 27), the GLOBE40 crews set sail on leg 5 in Matavai Bay to the north of the island of Tahiti, bound for the Argentinean stopover […]

Along the Canadian border, the state of Montana is not near major USA sailing regions, so you’d be excused to never having heard of Flathead Lake. Best known for its significant size and clarity, the Thistle Class will be road […]

(November 25, 2022; Day 17) – After French skipper Roland Jourdain (We Explore) was deemed the winner of the Rhum Multihull class in the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, he dropped to second after being been given a statutory time […]

Sail Canada, the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Canada, and Canada SailGP Team have formed an official partnership between the two organizations to further promote and develop the sport nationwide, including developing foiling talent across the […]

Unique to the 37th America’s Cup has been the AC40 boat, essentially a scaled down version of the AC75 boats to be used in the 2024 event. The boat is freshly designed by the Kiwi defender, intended as a cost-saving […]

Tied to a coconut tree on the beach in the fishing village of Lambeau, on Tobago’s windward coast, is a million-dollar Bavarian yacht that will likely never sail again. The boat, named the Vagant, has been there for five years, […]

(November 23, 2022; Day 15) – At 1920hrs today, the race management of the 12th edition of La Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe received a message from CROSS Antilles to tell them that Gilles Buekenhout (JESS) had triggered his […]

Some of Ricardo Campello’s standout waves from this year in Maui Ricardo Campello (Naish / Naish Sails) has been spending plenty of time at Ho’okipa, Maui, over the last few years and the 37-year-old has been digging through his hard […]

Rich du Moulin is not only renowned for his competitive sailing accomplishments but also his many contributions to the sport of sailing and the maritime shipping industry. Buttons Padin provides this profile in WindCheck magazine: Rich grew up in the […]

Longtime Canadian coach Mark Lammens takes us down memory lane on how the Olympic Sailing Program has evolved: When I was first attracted to Olympic sailing, all the boats were designed for big men. The top sailors were larger than […]

The biennial Transpac Race extends on a 2225 nm course from Point Fermin in Los Angeles to the finish line off Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. It cuts across a big ocean, and when things go wrong, the distance from […]

Down-the-line heaven with Leon Jamaer in Mauritius Leon Jamaer (Flikka / NeilPryde) has recently been spending some time out in Mauritius where he scored some memorable conditions – the highlights of which you can see @ https://youtu.be/0U4Q0zsLHaI. You can also […]

After a three-year COVID-19 hiatus, the fourth edition of the 935nm Antigua Bermuda Race is on the schedule to start from Antigua on May 9, 2023. “The first few days of the race are basically a guaranteed sleigh ride with […]

The inaugural Global Solo Challenge 2023-24 seeks to be a budget-friendly solo, non-stop race around the world. For boats from 32 to 55 feet with an IRC rating below 1.370, a pursuit start over 11 weeks begins in A Coruña, […]

The 2022 J/105 North American Championship were held September 29-October 2 in San Francisco, CA. The 28-boat fleet had enough breeze for excitement but not so much that gear failure decided the outcome. With eleven races and no throw outs, […]

The eagerness of the New Zealanders to technically advance the America’s Cup has gotten derailed again. For the 2021 event, the development of the AC75 parts forced teams to delay their launches, and now the requirement of the AC40 training […]

When 2022-23 Golden Globe Race front-runner Tapio Lehtinen was woken by a loud noise, he had five minutes to escape his sinking boat. Translated from Finnish publication Ilta-Sanomat, he shares some details from a cargo ship en route to China: […]

World Sailing has partnered with the Global Wingsports Association (GWA) and the International Wing Sports Association (IWSA) to support the development of the fast growing sailing discipline wingfoiling. Riders in this genre have a foiling board and a handheld wingsail. […]

(November 21, 2022; Day 13) – Thomas Ruyant, solo skipper of LinkedOut, was unofficially crowned ‘King of the Transats’ when he won the 38-boat IMOCA class on the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. Hollow eyed, wobbly legged and exhausted this […]

5 straight days of wind ranging from 10 to 35 knots delivered the ideal platform for the Youth and Junior athletes of the 2022 Alacati Wind Fest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup to put on an incredible display […]

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 one of the world’s most accomplished navigators, Stan Honey nominated the […]

The Santa Maria Cup, a premier match racing event for women for over 20 years but stopped in 2012, is making a comeback in 2023. The regatta will be May 1-4 in J/22s on the Severn River in Annapolis, MD. […]

Nine teams competed in the 2022 J/70 US Youth National Championship, hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club on November 18-20 in St. Petersburg, FL. Thirteen races were completed in fresh breeze on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday’s cold front brought […]

It is a rarity for Sailing to get much space in the news correspondence from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, which has a bit to do with the under-performance of the US Sailing Team and likely a bit more […]

Australian Ethan Prieto-Low took top honors at the 2022 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship, held November 17-20 in Pittwater, Australia. Too much wind on the final day kept the ten teams ashore, with final placing based on the team’s […]

(November 20, 2022; Day 12) – A record sized fleet of 38 IMOCAs at the start line in Saint Malo on November 9 looks set to produce the closest and most exciting finish for the class in the 44-year history […]

Puerto Rico swept the top two positions at the 2022 Optimist North American Championship, held November 15-19 for 155 competitors in Nassau, Bahamas. Isabella Calzadilla-Allora claimed both overall and top woman awards, beating Diego Jose Marrero-Cuevas by five points while […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News It is tradition when referring to a specific Olympic Games, you reference the City first, such as the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. When the International Olympic Committee began requiring exorbitant fees for hosting rights, […]

Joan Rinken, 85, died November 8 in hospice in St. Petersburg, FL. Rinken will never be in the Sailing Hall of Fame, her years at Chicago Yacht Club campaigning the Tartan-10 Go for It! rarely ended with a visit to […]

(November 18, 2022; Day 10) – Legendary French skipper Francis Joyon sailed to fourth place in the Ultim 32/23 Class when he crossed the finish line for the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe this morning […]

Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes highlights specific aspects of the racing rules … take the test: Question: Two 25-foot boats, L (a leeward boat) and W (a windward boat), are approaching the right-hand end of the starting line, a 30-foot […]

(November 9, 2022; Day 67) – With the absence of modern equipment, the leaders of the Golden Globe Race fleet had a rare check-in as they arrived at the compulsory Photo Gate at the tip of South Africa to drop […]

Saint Malo, France (November 9, 2022) – Postponed for three days due to stormy conditions in the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay, today’s rescheduled start to the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe was blessed with near perfect weather […]

Event Preview: Japan set to decide the 2022 Slalom World Titles as World’s best racers head for Yokosuka The elite of the racing world are currently descending upon Yokosuka, Japan, in preparation for the Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World […]

Saint Malo, France (November 6, 2022) – With today’s start postponed for the 3542 nm Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race across the Atlantic from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe, due to storm winds and huge seas expected in the English […]

Exploring the other side of the Atlantic as Nico Prien heads to the Outer Banks Nico Prien (JP / NeilPryde) has been on his travels again, this time taking him to the other side of the Atlantic… more preciesly Hatteras. […]

World class wave sailing with Marc Paré in Gran Canaria & Tenerife Marc Paré (Fanatic / Duotone) enjoyed his best season to the date on the World Tour as the 24-year-old finished 7th overall in the waves, whilst at last […]

Baptiste Cloarec taking his sailing to another level after a successful summer in Gran Canaria Baptiste Cloarec (RRD / RRD Sails) finished the 2022 season ranked 25th overall on the PWA Wave World Tour after recording one joint 17th result […]

Adrien Bosson makes his dream a reality as Frenchman finally gets his hands on the Freestyle World crown Last month, Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) was finally able to make his dream a reality, after coming […]

The fiberglass era of boat building has led to a significant inventory of used keelboats, providing an affordable option for boat ownership. While there are still plenty of costs with owning a boat, this report by John Stone for Practical […]

San Diego Yacht Club defended their Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup title when they defeated ten yacht club teams in J/105s on October 28-30 in San Diego, CA. Led by Tyler Sinks with crew Max Hutcheson, Lucy Wallace, Nick Kaschak, […]

Jackson Benvenutti along with Andrew Eagan and Christopher Alexander dodged storms and eight other teams to win the 2022 US Sailing’s Adult Championship held October 27-30 in Bay Saint Louis, MS. Sailed in Viper 640s, the team was fresh off […]

The latest chapter in gender equality for sailing at the Olympic Games concluded at the 2022 470 World Championship on October 24-29 in Sdot Yam, Israel. As the boat used for the Men’s and Women’s Two Person Dinghy event since […]

Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger, with team Jay Miles, Chris Morgan, Monica Morgan and Terry Shannon, are the 2022 J/24 North American Champions, held October 28-30 in Annapolis, MD. Seven races were completed in the series, although none on the final day […]

The 2022 World Sailing Annual Conference on October 22-29 came to a close with the World Sailing Council presenting a series of reports from each of the committees to update members on the current direction of the sport and future […]

Following the confirmation of Eric de Turckheim’s French NMYD 54 Teasing Machine as the overall IRC winner of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race, the class winners of the 43rd edition have taken shape for the 606nm race. In IRC […]

Auckland, New Zealand (October 29, 2022) – The fourth leg of the 8-stage GLOBE40 set sail today for the five doublehanded Class40 teams, stretching some 2,300 miles toward Tahiti. With Bora Bora as the only course mark to the finish […]

The final event of the 52 SUPER SERIES 2022 proved to be a light air affair on October 25-29, and with no racing possible on the last day due to the absence of wind , Doug DeVos’s Quantum Racing secured […]

Multiple former winners, international entrants, and a record number of two-handed competitors headline a strong contingent of 120 boats entered for the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as entries closed October 28. The 77th edition welcomes a truly international […]

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) will have the Annual Meeting of its constituent committees and the ORC Congress on October 29 to November 6. The first part will be electronically through the Zoom video conference platform from October 29-31, while […]

Disputes in the America’s Cup are as old as the competition itself, with the modern era relying on an ‘Arbitration Panel’ to resolve disputes that fell outside of the racing rules of sailing or the individual class rules of the […]

Dieter Van der Eyken continues his in-depth breakdown of the backloop this time covering the rotation and the landing A couple of weeks ago Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails) released the first part of his backloop tutorial, […]

The DAME Design Award celebrates everything that is important about marine equipment design, from aesthetics to functionality, integration to packaging and price efficiency to lifecycle management. With judging held during METSTRADE, the world’s largest trade exhibition for the international leisure […]

It should be an immense honor to win a World Championship, and World Sailing has standards to be reached and maintained for Class Organizations to award such a title. However, it is an area of confusion, as with a 100+ […]

Following the tragic incident that occurred during the running of the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race, US Sailing, at the request of The Bermuda Race Foundation, Inc. as the organizing authority for the race, in conjunction with the Cruising Club of […]

(October 27, 2022) – Teams for the 37th America’s Cup are allowed to build only one AC75 race boat. There are no second chances, so the British America’s Cup team INEOS Britannia hopes the 40-foot test boat they launched today […]

It is hard to believe that Charlie Dalin (FRA) has never raced in the Route du Rhum, but it is true. The skipper who has completely dominated the 60-foot IMOCA Class in recent races, will be setting sail on the […]

Malta (October 26, 2022) – After the multihull and monohull elapsed time winners of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race finished yesterday, Eric de Turckheim’s French NMYD 54 Teasing Machine today was confirmed as the overall IRC winner of the […]

Legendary Canadian ocean racer Mike Birch, who won the first edition of the Route du Rhum race by just 98 seconds, passed his final finish line at the age of 90. He was found on October 26 after dying peacefully […]

Luissa Smith, PR Director for the 2022 Bacardi Cup invitational Regatta, quizzed well-known sailing personalities about unshakeable moments that propelled them forward and incidents that still keep them up at night: Paul Cayard (USA) Winner 1997-1998 Whitbread Round the World […]

Wave meets Freestyle over Maui’s beautiful waters What’s better than Wave or Freestyle? Wave combined with Freestyle and that’s exactly what the Fanatic and Duotone team have been busy enjoying in Maui, Hawaii. Watch their latest clip @ https://youtu.be/gqhqv8MZ9Lo to […]

When the Mixed Multihull event was introduced for the Rio 2016 Olympics, it was anticipated for the Nacra 17 to have a female helm and male crew. There were no rule restrictions, but significant strength was needed in the crew […]

The 2022 World Sailing Annual Conference on October 22-29 considers submission by its delegates which propose changes to the sport. Here are three that involve gender issues. Submitted by Royal Yachting Association: There are eight rules in the English version of the RRS that […]

Ten teams from across the USA will take to the water for the 2022 US Sailing’s Adult Championship on October 27-30 in Bay Saint Louis, MS. The event will be held in the Viper 640, with teams were chosen by […]