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Following a super-fast race across the North Atlantic for the 11 teams in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race, GoToBermuda has won 3010nm leg from New York, USA to Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The team, led by Skipper David […]

Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck recently met with Paul Cayard who was appointed in May 2021 to revitalize the U.S. Olympic Sailing program. Following Part 1 and Part 2 of the interview, here’s the final section: A lot has been said […]

The US Sailing athlete selection procedures have been confirmed for the following competitions: 2023 Olympic Test Event – July (dates TBD) – Marseille, France 2023 Sailing World Championships – August 10-20 – The Hague, The Netherlands 2023 Pan American Games […]

With Luiz Kahl’s untimely death, Chris Clark accepted the duty of filling in for Luiz as the 2022 Bayview Mackinac Race Chairman. In preparation for the start of the 98th edition on July 16, Clark’s updates keep competitors informed and […]

In what will be the largest turnout for the young class, 24 teams are entered in the 2022 IC37 US National Championship on July 13-16 in Newport, RI. Joining the fray is newcomer Glenn Darden who will be applying his […]

Top sailors tend to remember racing scenarios in more detail than average sailors. To explore this further, the SailZing team did a deep dive on the importance of memory in performance. Here’s their report: In short, we learned the following: […]

After a start line collision reduced the doublehanded Class40 fleet from seven to six teams, the Globe40 competitors have completed the 2000nm first leg, and are preparing for the 7000nm second leg from Cape Verde Islands to Mauritius. With that […]

Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck recently met with Paul Cayard who was appointed in May 2021 to revitalize the U.S. Olympic Sailing program. Following Part 1 of the interview, here is Part 2: What have you identified as an obstacle for […]

The 2022 ILCA Canadian Championships attracted 46 sailors for racing on July 9-11 in Toronto, Ontario. The nine race series was took place on Lake Ontario south of Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club, with division winners being Annika Hoogland (ILCA 4), […]

A 16-year-old Northern Californian is sailing solo across the Atlantic Ocean right now with hopes of becoming the youngest sailor ever to complete the voyage west-to-east. Cal Currier set sail from Massachusetts on June 27 in a 30-foot-long sailboat. His […]

Muscle and Fitness spoke with U.S. SailGP skipper Jimmy Spithill on how the sport of sailing has changed and what it takes to have success on the F50 foiling catamarans: I think when people originally think of sailing, they probably […]

When U.S. Virgin Island Stan Joines needed a race crew, he looked to the island’s youth. Report by Dave Powlison for Sailing World: Stan Joines has been racing in the St. Thomas International Regatta for almost three decades, winning the […]

Billy Keyserling says he has a new perspective on life after nearly drowning in a sailing accident, and new mission: promoting CPR training. Keyserling was basically a goner when people reached him after the cat boat he and his brother […]

Griggs and Emery Diemar won the 2022 C420 U.S. National Championship held July 8-10 in Long Beach, CA. Eighty-six teams completed the 12 race series for sailors not above 22 years of age, with U16 honors going to Anton Schmid […]

Past champions Carol Cronin, Augie Diaz, Andrew Pimental, Megan Place, Ernesto Rodriguez, and George Szabo are among the 50 teams entered for the Snipe U.S. National Championship on July 12-15 in San Diego, CA. With competitors hailing from 11 states, […]

Day 3: Women’s Fleet Whittled Down to Top 8 After Alexia Kiefer Quintana & Tobias Bjørnaa Take Early Leads in Girl’s U20s & Boy’s U17s Day 3 of the 2022 Gran Canaria PWA Windsurfing World Cup turned into an action […]

The biennial Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race has 12 teams for the 2308 nm course from Victoria, British Columbia to Lahaina, Maui. With staggered starts on July 4 and 6, the fleet ranges from the Dehler 36 SQ Flow […]

The America’s Cup continues to evolve with this update from the Defender on what is being planned for the 37th edition in 2024: The pathway to the very pinnacle of sailing and yachting’s greatest prize is no easy feat. For […]

With Sailing removed from the Paralympic Games after Rio 2016, World Sailing CEO David Graham reflects on the importance of returning the sport to the Paralympic Games as the organization submits its application for Los Angles 2028 on July 4, […]

Indiana Jones once said, “It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.” While the context is completely different, Sara Stone would agree. As an aspiring around-the-world sailor, Stone knows offshore mileage is the most important number on her resume. So, when […]

The Farr X2, the newest project by Farr Yacht Design to serve the short-handed market, had sought to be a thoroughbred race boat. Built in Singapore by XSP, the first hull was launched in Australia in May, but while completing […]

The Spanish port city of Valencia will host the 2022 Swan One Design Worlds, with titles for three one-design classes – ClubSwan 36, ClubSwan 42, and ClubSwan 50 – on July 6-9. ClubSwan is the high-performance division for Nautor’s Swan, […]

Swiss performance brand ODLO will acquire the 60-year-old British sailing brand, Henri-Lloyd. The acquisition comes months after ODLO announced the acquisition of Janus – a merino clothing manufacturer – and solidifies the brand’s commitment to growth and scale through acquisition […]

If Memorial Day signifies the start of the boating season in the USA, the July 4th federal holiday confirms that summer is full on. And while we know that Independence Day is the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration […]

Seven teams are competing in the Globe40, an eight leg round the world race for doublehanded Class40 teams. The first leg began June 26 in Morocco bound for the finish in Cape Verde but with Madeira and the Canaries as […]

The United States won the 2022 Optimist World Team Racing Championship, with 48 teams competing on July 2-3 in Bodrum, Turkey. The weather fluctuated wildly the races on the final day. Initially, conditions were much calmer than yesterday as the […]

America’s Cup defender Team New Zealand has been pursuing a pet project to set a new land speed record, and in this report they explain the verification process: The Wind Powered Land Speed World Record has two governing bodies. There’s […]

Day 3: Wennekes Continues to Dominate Whilst Iachino Snatches the Lead From Goyard For the third consecutive day Bol produced another solid day of Slalom Foil, which saw a change at the top in the men’s with the discard coming […]

Day 2: Wennekes & Goyard Continue to Lead the Way After Another Day of Exciting Racing With a promising forecast for day two of the 2022 Zoo Station Bol, Croatia, PWA World Tour ** there was plenty of action during […]

From a high point of 90 boats plus a waiting list, natural attrition, plus a few pandemic-driven issues, have pared the entry list to 63 for the 2022 Pacific Cup. “It’s around what we expected,” says PCYC Commodore Jim Quanci. […]

Ninety-one entries from nine nations have committed to the inaugural ORC Double Handed World Championship to start July 3 in Stockholm, Sweden. The event is part of the annual 2022 Gotland Runt, the signature offshore event fro host Royal Swedish […]

In light of the tragic incident that occurred during the running of the 51st Newport to Bermuda Race when Colin Golder went overboard and perished on June 19, US Sailing, at the request of the race organizing authority, has convened […]

(June 30, 2022) – The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. In this episode, The World Sailing Show has racing action from the Hempel World Cup Series, […]

After five days of competitive sailing on June 25-29 with a long offshore and six inshore windward/leeward races, three new ORC World Champion teams have emerged in Porto Cervo, Italy. Among the 69 teams from 16 nations, the champions rose […]

The road to determine the best sailing nation continues for the 32 lower ranked teams, with ten already having punched their ticket to the SSL Gold Cup Finals. Vying for one of the 16 slots available to the teams ranked […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I don’t know when it started, but US Sailing has been permitting private coaching at their US Youth Sailing Championships. I was surprised at this, as it added cost and complexity, and seemingly hindered […]

The USA couple at the center of a Coast Guard search in the Atlantic Ocean are safely back at home – and they made it all on their own to Virginia Beach, VA. Sixty-eight-year-old Yanni Nikopoulos and 65-year-old Dale Evelyn […]

Part of the success of the J/105 Class has been its inclusion of women in its ranks. The majority of teams across North America have, or have had, women sailors as integral crew members, including as owner-drivers. But when the […]

With Alpine Skiing and Snowboard events at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, solutions exist for disabled athletes to compete. As World Sailing seeks for its sport to be re-introduced to the Paralympic Summer Games, the international federation is learning […]

As a yacht designer, Doug Peterson emerged during a dynamic period in the sport, and his custom and production boats changed how hulls went through the water. Now inducted into the America’s Cup and US National Sailing Hall of Fames, […]

Dawn Nelson shares this case study of one skipper and four youth sailors, and how their combined efforts on a Texas lake has contributed to the future of the sport. The 41st Annual Dallas Race Week took place June 20-24 […]

Forbes is famous for assessing wealth, which means Senior Contributor Bill Springer focuses on expensive boats. And as Robin Leach once famously said, “Nobody would watch Lifestyles of the Poor and the Unknown,” so it’s a good gig for Springer […]

The first edition of the Globe40, an eight leg round the world race for doublehanded Class40 teams, got underway June 26 in the Bay of Tangier. Here’s the day two report: (June 27, 2022) – While the soon-after-the-start collision between […]

In November 2021, Rich Jepsen was introduced as the new US Sailing President, beginning a three-year term as Chair of the Board. In this report, Jepsen reflects on the organization’s history as he guides the sport forward: As I started […]

After two days of the coaching clinic and three days of competition on June 22-26, the sailors racing at the 20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta have congratulated their fellow sailors as they received the silverware […]

After pandemic cancellations in 2020 and 2021, nearly 90 teams competed in the 2022 Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week held June 24-26 in Long Beach, CA. Eight one-design fleets and PHRF A, B and C classes were on the […]

The Edgartown Yacht Club’s 2022 ‘Round-the-Island Race (’RTI) was one of the trickier ones in recent memory. The 55-nautical mile circumnavigation is part of Edgartown Race Weekend, which started June 23 with two days of ’Round-the-Sound (’RTS) racing before the […]

The first edition of the Globe40 got underway June 26 in the Bay of Tangier, with the seven doublehanded teams setting off on the round the world race for Class40 yachts from this Moroccan port. Before leaving the Strait of […]

The 4th RS Aero World Championship has attracted 54 entrants representing eight nations, with racing on June 26-July 1 in Cascade Locks, Oregon. A 12-race series is planned on the mythical waters of The Gorge which offers a unique sailing […]

Colin G. Golder of New Providence, NJ passed away suddenly on June 19, 2022, at the age of 74, while participating in the Newport to Bermuda race for the 11th time. Colin was born in Carshalton, United Kingdom, the only […]

The Quantum Racing team claimed the 2022 Rolex TP52 World Championship title as Doug DeVos’ US flagged crew rarely missed a step in the ten race series held June 21-25 in Cascasi, Portugal. And while it is the Quantum Racing’s […]

Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck spoke to the competitors at the 2022 US Youth Sailing Championship being held in San Diego, CA. Here was his message: During the past 20 years I have had the privilege to lead the preeminent online […]

The saga of for two 65-year olds missing as they set out to cross the Atlantic from the USA has been resolved when they contacted the Coast Guard to inform them of their safe status and return to Hampton, VA. […]

After the race was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, the 6th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 13 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that survived, they […]

Sixty-nine teams from 16 nations are assembled for the 2022 ORC World Championship on June 25-29 in Porto Cervo, Italy. The fleet is divided into three classes – 20 in Class A, 27 in Class B and 22 in Class […]

Justyna Sniady Migrates North for the new season Justyna Sniady (North Sails) finished 3rd in the world in 2019 and just ahead of the 2022 season the Polish girl has announced that she will be joining the North Sails Team. […]

Couch Surfing with Marco Lang & Marc Paré Marc Paré (Fanatic / Duotone) was forced to undergo surgery for an ongoing foot problem, which unfortunately ruled him out of the 2022 SOMWR 10x Cabo Verde PWA World Cup. The Spaniard […]

Can Oda Brødholt break the 60km/h barrier armed only with her freestyle gear? Oda Brødholt (Starboard / Severne Sails) is best know for her exploits in Freestyle, but whilst she’s been training in Dakhla, Morocco, the Norwegian came up with […]

When youth sailing programs focus solely on age-based dinghies, the protégés may fail to ever connect with the type of sailing that exists beyond their youth years. Early exposure improves the odds that the next generation remains in the sport, […]

The sport of sailing embraces adventure, but let’s face it, a diet of only windward-leeward regattas isn’t too adventuresome. To unplug and become immersed, long distance racing is required. Professional sailor and coach Chris Snow provides guidance on heading for […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Andy Schell nominated Pride of Baltimore II. Here’s his report: What sets Pride of Baltimore II above […]

For every notable yacht designer, there is that one boat which launches their career. For Bill Tripp Jr, whose life was cut short in 1971 at age 51 due to an automobile accident with a drunk driver, that boat was […]

After their third place overall finish in the second season of SailGP, the US SailGP Team believes they needed to step back to step forward. Their fifth place finish in the first event of Season 3 is indicative of this […]

After the race was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, the 6th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska began June 13 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that survive, they start […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When I worked for World Sailing at the Rio 2016 Olympics, I gained an excellent network of people who helped me do my job at Scuttlebutt. The organization’s interest for transparency was an additional […]

Flying into the future with the Future Fly Team Join some of the Future Fly Team – Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails), Taty Frans (Future Fly / Point-7), Tomer Shamgar (Future Fly Boards), head honcho – Arnon Dagan […]

Founded in 1870, Manhasset Bay Yacht Club is dusting off a historic sailing trophy to host some inter-club racing in Port Washington, NY. Considered the oldest annual sailing event in the United States, the Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup will be […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When I visited the American Magic team in 2020 as they were training in Florida for the 36th America’s Cup, I was staying at the same hotel as the defense, Team New Zealand. We […]

It is not hard to see the impact of perfection. The sailors want well-run races, and in the presence of slipping quality, standards increase. More education and training is required for race administrators, and impartial jurists are mandated. The result […]