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The first edition of the Globe40 had to wait a year due to the pandemic, but this doublehanded around the world race for Class40s is set to start on June 26 from Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of […]

The On Course series takes a regular look at the sailing world with show host Matt Sheahan: Ten months ago, a bundle of smart looking renderings set the scene for a wild and ambitious concept, and now today it’s the […]

Commodore Ed Cesare said during the virtual weather briefing the night before racing: “Welcome to the third annual 75th Block Island Race, here’s hoping third time’s a charm.” After the pandemic in 2020 and overwhelming winds in 2021, Storm Trysail […]

Amsterdam is to host more than 400 of the world’s best sailors and riders in nine Olympic disciplines at the 2022 Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta. Competition takes place from May 31 to June 5 in two […]

Without volunteers, the sport of competitive sailing would collapse, and given the heightened training now to deliver good events, helping has never been harder. Thankfully there are people as committed to contributing as there are people focused on competing. Here’s […]

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s crew repatriated 146 Haitians to Cap-Haitien, Haiti on May 27, after being stopped approximately 45 miles southeast of Islamorada, Florida. The distance between these locations is 565nm. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine […]

The World Sailing Show, which had provided a monthly view of the racing world from February 2016 to April 2020, is getting relaunched on May 30, 2022. Supported by World Sailing, each 30-minute episode will feature news, profiles, and racing […]

Day 4: Cousin Questel and Goyard crowned kings of the Tramontana The wildest mass start windsurfing race comes to an end in Gruissan, south of France, with a windless summer day. After both making shaky starts, the two French racers […]

Eight races were completed at the 2022 J/24 US National Championship, held July 18-24 in Oak Point, TX. While the 24-boat fleet was skunked on the middle day, Texas winds did not disappoint on the bookends with consistent 15 knot […]

American owner-driver Doug DeVos steered Quantum Racing to overall victory at the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week, lifting the first regatta title of the five which comprise the tenth anniversary season of the world’s leading grand prix monohull […]

Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA) won the 2022 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship, topping the 126 sailors from 45 countries on May 23-28 in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. A six race qualifying series advanced the top 63 boats to the Gold fleet, with […]

Captain Coconut Mark Sincliar (Australia) crossed the famous Nouch Sud cardinal buoy off Les Sables d’Olonne, France on May 27, ending a 174-day solitary voyage at sea on his Lello 34 Coconut. Short on water, plagued by a barnacle invasion, […]

Day 3: Nicolas Goyard and Delphine Cousin Questel confirm their respective Tramontada 2 additional races were completed on the famous spot of Gruissan, natural stadium of the Defi WIND. With 2 victories today, Nicolas Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / […]

The Tramontana kept blowing its rage on the south shore of France, for the happiness of more than a thousand racers in Gruissan. 2 more long distance races were held at Defi WIND, seeing a fantastic display from foiling expert […]

Los Angeles, CA (May 26, 2022) – The Transpacific YC announced that the entry process is now open for the 2023 edition of the Los Angeles to Honolulu Transpacific Yacht Race. Known as the Transpac, this will be the 52nd […]

New Orleans, LA (May 26, 2022) – After finishing second in their semi-final heat, Boston College took a step up to win the 2022 College Sailing Women’s Dinghy National Championship. The 4-day event was delayed by storms and light winds, with […]

Australian sailing legend David Forbes OAM (1934-2022) passed away in Sydney on May 22, 2022. “We have lost one of the most passionate and creative yachtsmen ever born in Australia,” said Australian Sailing President Daniel Belcher. “David was a friend […]

Race to Alaska is back for year six after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus. No motors or support allowed, the R2AK is about the physical endurance, saltwater know-how, and bulldog tenacity that it takes to navigate the 750 cold water miles […]

An exhilarating first day sees Antoine Albeau & Marion Mortefon take early leads Just like Formula 1 driver Verstappen on the grid, Défi WIND 2022 started with hot spinning wheels on green light for the first day of racing. The […]

The Holy Grail, the Fountain of Youth, the perfectly equitable rating formula for racing sailboats. Three things not yet discovered. But that didn’t, and won’t likely ever, stop Indiana Jones, Juan Ponce de León, and sailors around the world, respectively, […]

Kingston, ONT (May 26, 2022) – Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas from Toronto, will lead a Canadian team comprised of a total of eight athletes at the second World Sailing World Cup of the season to be held in Almere-Lelystad, Netherlands, […]

Maiden inspired a generation of women. Skippered by Tracy Edwards MBE, she led the first all-female crew to compete in the notoriously difficult Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989-90. The Bruce Farr designed 58-footer has since been refurbished and […]

The Ocean Race aims for equal number of male and female sailors in the event by 2030. The ambitious target is part of Horizon, a new collaboration with The Magenta Project, World Sailing Trust and PA Consulting, dedicated to increasing […]

An effort has been halted by Eastport Yacht Club to host the 2022 Santa Maria Cup for alumnae on September 14-18 in Annapolis, MD. For over 20 years, the Santa Maria Cup had been a premier match racing event for […]

Albany, Australia (May 25, 2022) – Australian solo sailor Lisa Blair arrived this morning after three months at sea with a new world record to her name. Hundreds of well-wishers gathered along Albany’s coastline and marina, cheering, holding sings and […]

The biennial Newport Bermuda Race is held on even numbered years, and the trickle down from that offshore classic has helped to build the largest fleet in well over a decade for the 75th Block Island Race on May 27, […]

North Sails expert Doug Folsetter shares his best tips for upgrading your old-ish race boat after modifying his new (to him) Farr 30 Sabotage. Doug sails Sabotage out of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and is a veteran when it […]

At 58 years of age, noted Dutch offshore sailor Bouwe Bekking has seen a lot and done a lot yet, having taken part in eight Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Races. But when asked to choose the coolest and most innovative yacht, Bekking […]

Previously known as the Whitbread Round the World Race and Volvo Ocean Race, this multi-stage crewed global marathon has been attracting the most notable offshore sailors since 1973. Now called The Ocean Race, will the 14th edition continue this tradition […]

New Orleans, LA (May 24, 2022) – The 4-day College Sailing Women’s Dinghy National Championship began with two sets of 18 teams competing in a round robin series on May 23-24 to advance the top 9 from each field the […]

by Wendy Mitman Clarke, Soundings When James A. “Jim” McCurdy of McCurdy & Rhodes in 1985 designed the 38-foot cutter Selkie for his family, competing in the Newport Bermuda Race was, of course, part of the plan. “My father had […]

Before the 2022 FIFA World Cup is held in Qatar, an event promoting itself as the World Cup of Sailing will be hosted by neighbor Bahrain on October 28 to November 20. The inaugural SSL GOLD CUP is coming to […]

Last winter a short 3-day window popped up for a decent looking forecast in Sardinia. Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) decided to bite the bullet and quickly book flights from Poland to Sardinia, but they still faced a […]

The 2022 Bayview Mackinac Race gets underway on July 16, with competitors on either the Cove Island Course (290nm) or the Shore Course (204nm), both starting in southern Lake Huron and finishing at Mackinac Island, located between Michigan’s Upper and […]

The 2022 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship has attracted 126 sailors from 45 countries to compete in 12 scheduled races on May 23-28 in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. The championship is widely expected to be one of the highlights of the […]

The Cape 31 is a one-design yacht originally created for racing in South Africa, designed by Mark Mills back in 2017. While it got local traction in South Africa, it is now expanding with 25 boats sold into England and […]

Qualifying began for the 2022 SSL Gold Cup on May 19-22 in Grandson, Lake Neuchatel (Switzerland). Among the eight teams, Antigua, Estonia, Ireland, and Tahiti advanced to the Finals. The 2022 SSL Gold Cup hosts the top 56 sailing nations, […]

Twelve high school teams competed in CFJs for the 2022 Team Race National Championship on May 21-22 in Seabrook, TX. Winning the Baker Trophy was Immaculata La Salle High School (Miami, FL) with Mitchell Callahan ’22/ Danny Rianno ’23, Justin […]

Erik Lidecis (USA) won the 2022 Finn US National Championship held May 20-22 in Long Beach, CA. The 36-boat fleet completed a 9-race series, with Lidecis beating top Grandmaster Craig Monk (NZL) by seven points. Top youth was Peter SangmeisTer […]

The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrate National Safe Boating Week, May 21 through May 27, and urge mariners and beachgoers to be safe this Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend is considered by many as the unofficial start […]

The 2022 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship has attracted 126 sailors from 45 countries to compete in 12 scheduled races on May 23-28 in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. The championship is widely expected to be one of the highlights of the […]

The 2022 52 SUPER SERIES begins on the beautiful ría de Vigo off Baiona where the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit is visiting for the very first time in its ten year history. Located just above the Portuguese border […]

The Storm Trysail Club is a private club dedicated to blue water sailing. To fulfill its mission, the Club has a keen eye on seamanship, with some highlights offered here by Ed Cesare (Commodore, Storm Trysail Club) and Rich du […]

The 17th annual edition of the BOAT International World Superyacht Awards recognizes the ingenuity and craftsmanship of the most remarkable luxury yachts from across the world. The winners of the 2022 awards include multiple categories for motor and sail, with […]

Ricky Welch was the overall champion at the 2022 RS Aero North American Championship held May 20-22 at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL. Thirty-seven competitors entered in one of the three rig sizes (5, 7, 9) for eight […]

While sailing can be an affordable sport, it is also not hard to make it massively expensive when pursuing competition in high profile classes and events. But what about spectating? When Formula 1 came to Florida for the inaugural Miami […]

Wrightsville Beach, NC (May 21, 2022) – After posting the low score of 2-2 on day three of the 2022 Lightning World Championship to take the lead, David Starck (USA) with crew Tom Starck and Jenna Probst finished off the […]

If you are anything like me, and have never used the engine kill cord when available, Emlie Barkow Veinot wants your attention. See below… she’s got mine. – Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt In honor of National Safe Boating Week, it is […]

Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, made history by winning the 2022 Finn Gold Cup, the first Dutch winner of this massively prestigious trophy in its 66 year history. Oskari Muhonen from Finland took silver while Hungary’s Domonkos Nemeth took bronze. […]

Kill Devil Hills, NC (May 20, 2022) – The expansive beach at ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco (near Cape Hatteras) was filled with spectators; Most, here for the spectacle that is the Worrell 1000. Not because they’re sailors or that […]

Wrightsville Beach, NC (May 19, 2022) – Day two of the 2022 Lightning World Championship ended with a new leader as Felipe Robles (CHI) with crew Carmina Malsch and Paula Herman posted a 2-11 to overtake yesterday’s leader, Ched Proctor […]

With over 100 sailors now competing in the 2022 Finn Gold Cup in Italy, the class renaissance in the USA has attracted nearly 40 entrants to the 2022 Finn National Championship on May 20-22 in Long Beach, CA. – Details Source: scuttlebutt – […]

The ‘trickle down’ from the America’s Cup once meant equipment developed for the teams would, after the competition, reach the recreational market. Massive advancements, often using team money, fueled new products from the marine industry. These were the good ole […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News A London PR firm reached out to Scuttlebutt World Headquarters, eager to spread the news of how foiling and ocean racing boats and sailors are in Jeddah throughout May and June as part of […]

When Lee Morrison got involved in the administration of his local fleet’s summer series, he was surprised by the division about which scoring system was better. Wanting to understand the reasoning behind the debate, he wrote this report to document […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News For 91-years-old, my dad is pretty techie. Not everyone of his generation made a smooth transition to the computer generation, and he is often ahead of me on the latest gadget. But I remember […]

Before America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand gets to splash their AC75 for the 37th America’s Cup, they are pursuing a pet project to break the Wind Powered Land Speed World Record. Whereas the current record held by Britain’s […]

(May 18, 2022) – The start of the ninth stage of the Worrell 1000 enjoyed a gorgeous morning on the beach at Wrightsville, NC as competitors prepared for the route to Atlantic Beach, NC. Some of the teams were red-eyed […]

Jacksonville, FL (May 18, 2022) – After no racing yesterday due to low winds, the 2022 Thistle US National Championship was barely better. After an extended postponement, a late seabreeze allowed racing to get underway at 4:00pm with a second […]

Patrik Diethelm becomes the latest expert to enter the Windsurfing.TV hot seat The latest Windsurfing.TV podcast is a little different to ones in the past as they gave the opportunity for the viewing public to directly ask questions to the […]

Formerly known as Whidbey Island Race Week, this Pacific Northwest regatta has been on the move since its 2019 edition. The Whidbey Island facilities were no longer sufficient, so change was needed, but then the pandemic hit. Plans made had […]

New Orleans, LA (May 17, 2022) – Day two at the 2022 College Team Race National Championship nearly completed the 16-team qualifying round robin stage, with a sail-off match tomorrow between Harvard and University of Pennsylvania to secure the eighth and […]

Final Standings* 1. Australia, 4-5-3-4-1 (1) 2. Great Britain, 1-8-1-5-4 (2) 3. Canada, 2-1-5-7-5 (3) 4. Denmark, 5-9-4-3-3 5. United States, 3-7-7-6-2 6. New Zealand, 7-3-8-1-7 7. Spain, 6-4-9-2-9 8. France, 9-2-2-9-8 9. Switzerland, 8-6-6-8-6 *The Japan SailGP Team will […]

After launching the inaugural Steering the Course initiative in 2021, the global women’s sailing festival returns again in 2022 with two sessions: • Northern Hemisphere, May 20-29 • Southern Hemisphere, September 30-October 9 Preparations are underway as 23 national sailing […]

After taking over the United States SailGP Team for Season 2, CEO and Driver Jimmy Spithill took them from the cellar to within grasp of the grand prize. But Spithill believed for the team to take another step forward, a […]

Since the first Infiniti 52 to be delivered collided with an unidentified floating object and sank, limited information remains available on the cause of its demise. While it is perhaps easy to surmise that an appendage led to the water […]

Since the introduction of the Mixed Multihull event at the Olympic Games, the US Team continues to get close to the podium, but not close enough. While top ten at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, improvement in the Nacra […]

Fifty teams are registered for the 2022 Lightning World Championship to be held May 18-21 in Wrightsville Beach, NC. The biennial event, postponed from 2021, hosts defending 2-time world champ Javier Conte (ARG) who will face past titlists David Starck […]

Following the lay day on May 14 and the leg from Tybee Island, GA to Folly Beach, SC, which started May 15 and was won by Randy Smyth and Dalton Tebo on Team Rudee’s, the 13 teams set off May […]

World class wave sailing with Marcilio Browne during spring time in Maui Spring time is often a great time for wave sailing in Maui with solid swells and consistent trade winds providing excellent conditions. Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing) has just […]

New Orleans, LA (May 16, 2022) – The 2022 College Team Race National Championship got underway for sixteen teams across the USA, with Georgetown University in front at 6-0. However, there’s a lot of racing left in the opening round robin […]

Like soccer in 1930 and rugby in 1987, a new event in 2022 will seek to crown the best sailing nation. The top 56 sailing nations, selected with a proprietary ranking system, will battle their way through for the chance […]

Jacksonville, FL (May 16, 2022) – The opening day of racing at the 2022 Thistle US National Championship completed two races for the 49 teams, with Mark Gise and his crew of Scott and Cameron Gise managing it best with […]

If there was any notion the sport of sailing had enough rating rules to support competition, think again as this announcement from the United Kingdom offers another handicapping system for racing dissimilar boats against each other: Since the pandemic there […]