SG Yelken Archive

Reigning M32 World Champions Convexity with skipper Don Wilson and tactician Taylor Canfield defended their title, with 11 teams from four nations competing in 2022 on October 6-9 in Cascais, Portugal. The top six teams were in reach on the […]

Peter Keck (Delafield, WI) won the 2022 US Sailing Championship of Champions held in MC Scows on October 7-9 at Brick, NJ. With 20 class champions completing on Barnegat Bay, Keck gained his invitation at the C Scow Nationals, the […]

Pearson Potts and his team of Bobby Savoie, Bryce Kopp, James Barry, Lucas Adams, and Abigail Preston (Newport, RI) claimed his fourth U.S. Match Racing Championship title on October 7-9 in Oyster Bay, NY. Sailing with an all-American crew in […]

Several top pros share their top tips to master the vulcan The vulcan is the gateway move into the wonderful world of Freestyle. Usually it is the first aerial freestyle move to be learned, which can take a while to […]

While sailing at night, with stars glimmering over the sounds of the sea, is when we connect to the beauty and privilege of boating. Unplugged from the noise on land, our minds clear with every breath of sea air. Craig […]

So much for that. After 40 international teams had advanced in 2022 to the inaugural SSL Gold Cup Finals in Bahrain on October 28-November 20, the event has now been postponed. The Star Sailors League (SSL), founded in 2013 as […]

There are eight inductees in the National Sailing Hall of Fame from San Diego Yacht Club, and the bar can be a bit of a who’s-who of yachting. Scuttlebutt HQ is about a 15 minute walk to San Diego Yacht […]

When Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison wrestled away the America’s Cup in 2010, they set out on a mission to create a commercially sustainable event. They put forth their product in 2013 and 2017, showcasing extreme sailing to attract a […]

William Nixon for Ireland’s Afloat magazine follows that catchy headline with this report on how focusing too much on the pointy end can hurt: The Olympic authorities see the Laser as the floating equivalent of the pole-vaulter’s vaulting pole, thereby […]

A selection of the nation’s best match racers will go head-to-head October 7-9 at the 2022 U.S. Match Racing Championship, hosted by Oakcliff Sailing Center and US Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY. The 54th U.S. Match Racing Championship features 10 […]

Protection for occupants during a collision. Source: scuttlebutt – https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2022/10/06/video-boating-safety-is-all-that-matters/

The 2022 College Sailing fall season is four weeks old and the first installment of the rankings has Brown, Harvard, and Yale at the top of the Women’s and Open lists: The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association College Rankings are created by […]

(October 6, 2022; Day 33) – The 2022-23 Golden Globe Race started September 4 with a rough exit of the bay of Biscay, testing sailors and boats to the limit, with Damien Guillou’s (FRA) PRB returning for repairs, Edward Walentynowicz […]

The ILCA 6 World Championship is coming to the USA with racing October 11-16 on Galveston Bay in Kemah, Texas. With gender divisions, the women’s fleet has 85 entries from 39 countries which is representative of the best in this […]

The 2022 RC44 World Championship taking place October 12-16 in Slovenia has eight owner-driven professional teams vying for the title. It has been a difficult year for a class populated with Russian teams amid a war-time climate which has banned […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The US Sailing national championships have evolved to remain relevant, but the Championship of Champions is as brilliant a concept today as was the first edition in 1976. Get all the U.S. one design […]

From our perch in North America, it has not always been easy to appreciate a solo race that begins in France and finishes in Guadeloupe. However, we have come to learn the 3543nm Route du Rhum is a very big […]

by Darrell Nicholson, Practical Sailor With our Southwest Florida office so near to the path of Hurricane Ian’s eye, we’re getting a sad, up-close look at the storm’s impact on local boats and coastal infrastructure. We’re also gaining a better […]

Marcelino Botin, who was the Principal Designer for the American Magic in their challenge for the 2021 America’s Cup, now has that same title for the Swiss challenger Alinghi Red Bull Racing. In this report, he discusses the designing process […]

A Canarian Summer with Takara Ishii in Gran Canaria & Fuerteventura Like many of the top wave sailors, Takara Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails) spent his summer training in the Canaries, splitting his time between Pozo Iquierdo, where he finished […]

The passion project of America’s Cup defender Team New Zealand gained traction when their land yacht ‘Horonuku’ had its first day of sailing in South Australia with pilot Glenn Ashby behind the wheel in his bid to break the wind-powered […]

While San Diego Yacht Club prepares to host club teams in its 107th Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup on September 28-30, 11 teams of ‘older’ competitors will warm-up the provided boats at the 2022 International Masters Regatta on October 21-23 […]

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 now on the third leg from Mauritius […]

The inaugural Ocean Globe Race (OGR) is refining the course for their crewed race around the world which embraces the ethos of the original 1973 Whitbread Race, with the 50th anniversary event to start September 10, 2023. While the European […]

US Sailing is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month which occurs annually from September 15 to October 15. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under US President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to […]

A staple in west coast racing since 1964, the prestigious Rolex Big Boat Series attracts competitors from around the country and the world for four days of buoy racing on San Francisco Bay. The event has been racing under ORR […]

The letters section of Latitude 38 can be a magical mystery tour of commentary, and the October 2022 issue had a Racing versus Cruising comparison by Jimmy Peter of Malibu, CA. He has done enough of both, out of sight […]

Event Summary: Event and World Champions Crowned After 10 Epic Days in Sylt as Windsurfing Returns to the Biggest Stage Over the last 10 days, Sylt has produced a tremendous variety of conditions from howling, heavy down-the-line wave sailing to […]

The yacht club challenge circuit points west in the fall toward San Diego Yacht Club’s Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup. Attracting top teams across the USA, the round-robin format in J/105s held within San Diego Bay on October 28-30 in […]

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, over 50 entrants will have a pursuit start across 11 […]

American Daniela Moroz was uniquely positioned amid the emergence of kite racing in San Francisco Bay. As the class and equipment evolved, her skills were matched against the men developing the gear, and while not quite keeping paced, she crushed […]

It is one thing to have canting keel and water ballasted boats racing against fixed keel designs, but ‘Maxi week’ at 2022 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is taking it to the next level (of madness?) by permitting the entry of […]

The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. Episode 5 focuses on the recent 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada. In the main […]

Randy Hecht’s Niuhi crushed the 28-boat fleet to win the 2022 J/105 North American Championship held September 29-October 2 in San Francisco, CA. With nine top-two scores in the 11-race series, Niuhi finished 33 points clear of runner-up Ryan Simmons’ […]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a return to competition of Russian athletes who do not support the country’s invasion of Ukraine, reports Reuters. The IOC issued guidance to sports governing bodies in February to remove Russian and Belarusian athletes […]

The Southern Hemisphere edition of Steering the Course, World Sailing’s global women’s sailing festival kicked off 10 days of activities September 30, bringing together sailing clubs, class associations and community initiatives to promote the opportunities available to women in the […]

Eleven teams from four nations will compete in the 2022 M32 World Championship on October 6-9 October in Cascais, Portugal. With seven teams from the USA, the team to beat and reigning World Champion is Convexity with skipper Don Wilson […]

Edison Sailing Center was conceived in 1984 as a way to bring sailing to Southwest Florida’s young people, but when Hurricane Ian brought winds near 150 mph and storm surge reaching roofs of single story homes, the storm decimated this […]

Peter Wagner’s Skeleton Key dominated the 2022 J/111 North American Championship held September 28-October 1 on Lake Erie in Cleveland, OH. With the winners accustomed to blustery conditions in their home of San Francisco Bay, they mastered the four day […]

Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing won the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino title, held September 27-October 1 in Tuscany, Italy. This was the team’s third regatta triumph of the five event 2022 52 SUPER SERIES season. They overturned a one […]

Day 9: Freestyle World Title Goes Down to the Wire as Adrien Bosson Edges Out Jacopo Testa to be Crowned World Champion More drama ensued on the penultimate day of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt as the Freestyle […]

Day 8: Only Top 8 Freestylers Left Standing After a Stop-Start Day in Sylt The pre-crack of dawn skippers’ meeting didn’t really pay off on Day 8 of the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt as only marginal conditions greeted the […]

Day 7: A Drama Filled Afternoon of Racing Sees Amado Vrieswijk Snatch Event Lead From Maciek Rutkowski Foil Slalom continued to provide the entertainment on Day 7 of the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt as winds of 10-20 knots once […]

Seven teams were at the beginning of the 2022-23 Globe40 on June 26, a multi-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. With five duos having started the third leg from Mauritius to Auckland, New Zealand on September 11, here’s […]

(September 29, 2022; Day 26) – A week after the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race fleet crossed the Lanzarote gate, Simon Curwen (GBR) is leading the fleet into the Doldrums through the 10th parallel, where the elastic fleet expands and compresses […]

The 34-boat fleet at the 2022 Shields US National Championship was a remarkable gathering for the 58th edition held September 8-10 in Newport, RI. The turnout was both notably deep with talent but also well above the norm for the […]

The Scuttlebutt self-serve regatta calendar is promoted regularly to heighten event awareness, and is certainly used by Scuttlebutt HQ to keep track of what is going on in the sport. The upcoming Whitebread 29 stood out, curious if it was […]

The 2022 Hobie 16 World Championships were September 15-29 in Sant Pere Pescador, Spain. As is tradition, the Hobie Cat Company provided 50 new identical boats to be used for the championships which had 15 days of racing, 60 races, […]

In addition to the 37th America’s Cup is the 2024 Women’s America’s Cup and Youth America’s Cup, with up to 12 teams competing for each event in Barcelona, Spain. The Youth America’s Cup starts on September 19 and the Women’s […]

Day 6: Mortefon Closes to within 1.3 Points of Rutkowski as Vrieswijk, Soe & Goyard Each Claim Bullets Day 6 of the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt produced the best racing conditions of the week thus far as winds from […]

They were the mighty slayers of the maxi era, lining up often during the 1980s at points around the globe. Teams onboard Boomerang, Condor, Kialoa, Matador, Ondine, and Windward Passage were revered, muscling these brutes during the heyday of the […]

The racing rules allows for fair competition, but it is a challenge to understand every scenario. To help facilitate the process, the Racing Rules of Sailing Forum offers an opportunity for experts to voice opinion. A post by Jim Archer (USA) had […]

Two organizations have teamed up to get more women on ocean race boats, with the goal to help develop female and youth talent from Canada and inspire the next generation. The Magenta Project, founded by members from the all-female Team […]

Among the new events for the Paris 2024 Olympics was the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat Event, and Francesca Clapcich was all in. Having already represented Italy in the Laser Radial at London 2012 and in the 49erFX at Rio […]

Day 5: Marcilio Browne Reflects on Finally Making a 3rd World Title Reality After Several Close Calls Wall-to-wall sunshine and almost no wind greeted competitors on Day 5 of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt and as forecast the […]

(September 27, 2022) – Hurricane Ian has entered the southeastern Gulf of Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane, prompting new watches and warnings for Florida. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to move over the southeastern […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News An Olympic campaign is not an all-or-nothing pursuit. Yes, given the immense expense and time commitment, it would be wise to have the talent to realistically reach the podium, but lessons along the way […]

While the America’s Cup wouldn’t be the America’s Cup if the build-up to the Match did not involve shenanigans and conflict, maintaining fairness on the water will be the job of Richard Slater who has been named Chief Umpire for […]

The independence of event management has not often been a strength of the America’s Cup. When the Defender is host to the Challengers, and also seeks to not lose the trophy, conflict can occur. But for all the historic change […]

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 best sailors, classic yacht designer Andre Hoek […]

Day 4: What a difference a day makes as the wind takes a break After yesterday’s mammoth day of competition, Day 4 of the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt proved to be a much more relaxed affair with the wind […]

Jud Smith won the 2022 J/70 North American Championship hosted by Port Credit Yacht Club on September 22-25 in Mississauga, ON. Conditions went from wild to weak over the eight races, with Smith’s team of Marc Gauthier, Carlos Robles, and […]

For the second time in three years, New York Yacht Club took home the win at the 2022 Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1 Invitational. Combining 3v3 team racing, 2v2 team racing, and 1v1 match racing, the AYC 3-2-1 regatta tests the […]

Day 3: Browne Clinches Second Wave World Title, Köster Wins Single | Offringa & Bosson Place One-hand on World Titles with Respective Victories The third day of the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt turned into an absolute classic with about […]

Twenty-one teams participated in the 2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR), held September 24-25 in Chicago, IL. The event was co-hosted by the Storm Trysail Club and Columbia Yacht Club with support from the Chicago Tartan 10 Fleet and […]

Dalton and Lindsay Bergan won the 2022 Tasar World Championship with 30 teams from 8 nations competing in Seattle, WA. Held September 20-25, the regatta was a back and forth battle in the 13-race series between the Bergans and four-time […]

The 2022 J/88 North American Championship was held September 22-25, with John and Jordan Leahey’s Dutch winning overall honors in Chicago, IL. Sailing in the Corinthian Division, Dutch also took home the prize for the top Corinthian boat. Dutch won […]

The emergence of kiting on the water has experienced steps of progression as equipment evolved. Rather than just offwind riding, upwind angles improved to permit traditional race course competition. Next came a section of the Racing Rules of Sailing for […]

World Sailing has advanced the finalists for the 2022 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. The shortlist of sailors or crews, including world champions, Olympic medalists, and world record holders, represent the wide range of disciplines in the sport […]

Newport, RI (September 25, 2022) – A year of hard work—three winter series regattas in Fort Lauderdale and a full summer of sailing in Newport—paid off for Peter McClennen’s Gamecock team as they blitzed a competitive 20-boat fleet to win […]

The fourth regatta of the five event 2022 52 SUPER SERIES season will be the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino on September 27-October 1 in Scarlino, Italy. It is familiar grounds for the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, […]

The Atlantic Hurricane season may span from June 1 to November 30, but it is September when it sharpens its teeth, and Tropical Storm Ian is hungry. Confidence among forecasters anticipates it to undergo explosive intensification into a major hurricane […]

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 now on the third leg from Mauritius […]

In the closest-ever finish to a SailGP event, Quentin Delapierre led the France SailGP Team to a stunning victory by just three seconds over Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. team to wrap up Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz on September 24-25. […]

Day 2: Rutkowski Sets Early Pace in the Racing with 2 Bullets From 4 Races, but Things Remain Tight at the Top Day two always looked like it had the potential to produce some light wind racing and that’s exactly […]

Day 1: Registered, Rigged & Ready | Plus World Title Hopefuls Offringa, Browne & Vrieswijk Share their Thoughts Before the Start of the Event The inaugural day of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt saw 103 sailors registering for […]

Ante Razmilovic’s Swedish Blue (GBR) is the 2022 Etchells World Champion with crew Brian Hammersley and Noel Drennan, topping the 42 boat fleet on September 19-24 in Cowes, UK. Patience was needed in large quantities as the start of the […]

Sail Canada named Violet Stafford and Vaughn Harrison have as the Sail Canada Coach of the Year for 2020 and 2021, respectively. The Sail Canada Coach of the Year Award is presented annually to a coach who demonstrates high coaching […]

“What’s the joke about heavy weather? You know it when you see it.” Figure 8 singlehander Randall Reeves drew laughs from the Cruising Club of America (CCA) sailors attending the forum “Heavy Weather Sailing: Bluewater Perspectives” as part of the CCA’s […]

The third edition of the IC37 North American Championship September 23-25 and hosted by New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI. With big breeze expected for the 20 teams, it will be a hard-fought showdown on Narragansett Bay as the […]

The nine SailGP teams will have their quickest turnaround of Season 3 as they move from France for Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz on September 24-25. With it also being the mid-point of the 11-event season, the window of […]

Event Preview: Three world titles on the line as the windsurfing elite head to Sylt for the 37th edition After a 3 year COVID-induced hiatus, the Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt makes a welcome return to the PWA World Tour […]

The ice sailing season begins in North America with annual swap meets where a variety of iceboats and parts are for sale, along with information on how to participate. HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022 Time: Noon – […]

The 2021-22 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) All-Academic team has 184 student athletes named to the team. Led by Committee Chair Dan Thompson, the team recognizes Juniors and Seniors who have participated as a competitor or alternate in seven regattas (2021-2022) […]

Four finalists have been shortlisted for the 2022 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, a recognition that celebrates the delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives, aligned to World Sailing’s Sustainability Agenda 2030. 2022 nominees are: • The Flipflopi Project […]

(September 22, 2022; Day 19) – Damien Guillou, the French favorite for the Golden Globe Race, made it through the Lanzarote Rubicon Marina film drop under his biggest spinnaker on a tight reach this morning. A wind vane repair returning […]

The format of the Golden Globe Race is to provide an affordable opportunity to race around the world, with rules embracing the types of boats and equipment available for the inaugural edition in 1968. Call it a retro-race. When the […]

Victor Fernandez enjoying classic summer conditions in Tenerife There may not have been a wave event in Tenerife this summer, but that didn’t stop Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone / SWOX) from spending a bit of time out there after […]

While college dinghy sailing in the USA remains some of the best sailing that can occur for that age range, it has been impacted by the madness affecting all sport. The singular focus on age-based dinghy events during the teen […]

3 windy sessions with Jacopo Testa in Tarifa Jacopo Testa (AV Board / Point-7 / AL360) is one of the many freestylers who will be hoping to walk away from the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt as the Freestyle […]

It’s boat show season in the USA which triggers the magazines to host their ‘best boat’ contests. Here is the preview from SAIL magazine: The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Some of it is […]