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Bluewater explorer Randall Reeves navigated his 45-foot aluminum sloop, Mōli, under the Golden Gate Bridge on October 19 and into the record books, becoming the first person to solo-circumnavigate both…

Olaf Theodore Harken, 80, passed away October 21, 2019. Born May 6, 1939 in Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia, Olaf died where he lived most of his adult life, in Pewaukee Wisconsin….

The 2019 World Sailing Annual Conference, to be held October 26 to November 3 in Bermuda, is guided by the submissions which seek to address issues in the sport. Nearly…

Over the past year, The Storm Trysail Foundation, The Storm Trysail Club, and multi-Vendeé Globe finisher Rich Wilson, and his close friend and accomplished offshore sailor – Pierre Jean, raised…

Sail Canada shares the beauty of sailing. Video published Oct 20, 2019. Kaynak: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/20/video-the-beauty-of-sailing/ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:'https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+’://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js’;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, ‘script’, ‘twitter-wjs’);lang: en_US

Scott Young shares this video and report from landsailing mecca: Gary Terrell (Dusty) Howard, Patty, and I having a blast sailing our speedy Blokarts at one of the world’s best…

Antigua (October 19, 2019) – The Caribbean regatta calendar and the support of management and participation of Caribbean Regattas was the central element of the presentations and discussions at today’s…

Drew Frye is technical editor for Practical Sailor and author of Rigging Modern Anchors. In this report for Practical Sailor, Frye provides the legal guidelines to manage anchorages. We often…

(October 20, 2019) – For a second year in a row the first 36 hours of the Rolex Middle Sea Race have proved extremely challenging, testing the patience and commitment…

by Adam Loory, UK Sailmakers Here’s a simple solution to a complex tactical leeward mark situation. We’ve all been there and done that: approaching a leeward mark but your line…

The progress of equality in sailing can often resemble the turning of an oil tanker rather than a carbon fiber racing boat, but there are some new grounds for optimism…

San Diego, CA (October 20, 2019) – The 2019 International Masters Regatta wrapped up today at San Diego Yacht Club, with Andy Roy (CAN) from Royal Canadian Yacht Club and…

The 20th anniversary of the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez was September 28 to October 6 in Saint-Tropez. The 2019 edition once again welcomed Modern and Classic craft to this coastal…

Antigua (October 18, 2019) – The first day of Caribbean Sailing Week at Antigua Yacht Club wrapped up on two fronts this afternoon: namely a productive day in the conference…

(October 19, 2019) – The 2019 Rolex Middle Sea Race, the 40th edition of the 606nm classic offshore, set off from Grand Harbour today. A fleet of 113 yachts, separated…

(October 19, 2019) – Francis Joyon set off this morning on his attempt at the Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany) and Port Louis (Mauritius). At 0911hrs UTC today,…

The 2019 Sail Canada Annual General Meeting and Leader Summit took place Montreal, Quebec, wrapping up on October 18. The Sail Canada Board of Directors, Staff, Provincial Sailing Associations, Committees,…

Genoa, Italy (October 18, 2019) – Ninety-one entrants from 15 nations competed at the 30th 2.4 mR World Championship, with the 2019 edition held October 15 to 18. The regatta…

(October 18, 2019) – A decision on whether the driver of the powerboat that collided with a sailboat in Narragansett Bay (Newport, RI) in August — resulting in one fatality…

(October 18, 2019) – The 2019 Rolex Middle Sea Race starts tomorrow, Saturday, October 19th, at 11.00 CEST with a fleet of 113 yachts expected to depart from Grand Harbour….

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • ETNZ Foil Tacking in Slow Motion. • Alex Thomson gives a guided…

By Will Linendoll Pauline Dowell may never be able to drive a car, but she can sail a boat around the world. Dowell is legally blind and is one of…

(October 17, 2019) – Less than 48 hours to the start of the 40th Rolex Middle Sea Race and the marinas surrounding the Royal Malta Yacht Club in Ta’ Xbiex…

The World Sailing Rankings seek to establish an order of ability based on the results of certain events over a 24 month period. The rankings focus on the 10 Olympic…

(October 17, 2019) – Francis Joyon has just moved to code amber, as he can see a favorable weather opportunity in the next 48 hours. He may set off on…

by Buttons Padin In 2013, I was fortunate enough to be on the crew of Larchmont Yacht Club’s entry in the New York Yacht Club’s Invitational Cup. We were the…

Stage 3, the third and final stage of the Oakcliff Triple Crown Series, wrapped up with big breeze in five Olympic classes: Nacra 17, 49er, 49erFX, 470W, and 470M, October…

(October 17, 2019) – The early response to the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race, has been enthusiastic. Hundreds of…

(October 17, 2019) – Registration for the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR), set for March 27-29, 2020, is now open. The regatta will entertain world-class racing and the chance to…

(October 17, 2019) – In April of this year, the Star Sailors League announced a new giant international sailing competition: the SSL Gold Cup. Effectively the sailing equivalent of football’s…

The sixth edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, starting November 23, is set to feature a huge variety of yachts for the 2019 edition which extends across the Atlantic Ocean…

The 2019 United States Sailboat Show concluded an epic 50th edition in historic downtown Annapolis, held October 10 to 14, over the holiday weekend as the show hit record numbers….

A ‘Performance 40’ is a Cruiser/Racer around 40ft and defined by the specified limitations, which utilizes information from her IRC Certificate: IRC Band 1.075-1.150 LH 11.15m-14.1m DLR 125-205 Max Draft…

Doha, Qatar (October 16, 2019) – After Daniela Moroz (USA) won the gold medal yesterday in the women’s kitefoil racing competition at the inaugural edition of the World Beach Games,…

The inaugural ANOC World Beach Games gave a tease of the future as 97 countries came together to compete in 13 sports, highlighting non-Olympic events different from the Tokyo 2020…

Sail Canada’s Sailor of the Month award acknowledges sailing achievements by Canadians involved or associated with the sport in all its forms. Here is the latest recipient: The 2019 ILCA…

Shanghai, China (October 16, 2019) – The racing at the fifth day of inaugural China International Women’s Match Race took off in perfect racing conditions for the semi-finals and finals,…

The Ocean Race 2021-22 will stop in Itajaí, Brazil, marking the fourth consecutive time the city on the Santa Catarina coastline will host this round the world, fully crewed offshore…

World Sailing Chief Executive Officer Andy Hunt has notified the Board of Directors that he will be taking on a new role in International Sport in early 2020, and will…

The boat builder behind some of the Sydney to Hobart’s most memorable finishes has been rocked by accusations of sabotaged relationships and shoddy craftsmanship in a director feud that spilled…

For the past decade, Alison Sly-Adams has served on the organizational team for Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) and is now ASW’s president and commercial director. In the last half-decade, Sly-Adams…

Mistral is one of the iconic windsurfing brands, riding the evolution wave since its start in 1976. Among its models was the Mistral One Design, launched in 1989 and selected…

While competitive sailing is fatigued as the recreational game gets professionalized, we can’t lose sight with how people onshore still look with envy toward boaters on the bay. As T-Pain…

Shanghai, China (October 15, 2019) – After the morning briefing where the top four teams from the round robin stage earned the right to choose their opponent for the quarter-finals,…

The United States Sailboat Show was the first and is now the only in water all-sailboat show in America. It was started by Jerry Wood and Pete Carroll in 1970…

The members at Indian Harbor Yacht Club (Greenwich, CT) have a sense of humor, a good attribute when the climate limits their sailing fun. They start the season with The…

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt The United States Sailboat Show, also known as the Annapolis Boat Show, is a must attend event for me. It is the annual coming out party…

All eleven yachts of the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race have now completed the 5,195 nautical mile race from Portimão, Portugal to Punta del Este, Uruguay, which will…

Shanghai, China (October 14, 2019) – The morning of the third day of racing at China International Women’s Match Race decided the four teams that would make it straight to…

Antigua (October 14, 2019) – The prelims to Caribbean Sailing Week get underway tomorrow when a three day Race Management Clinic will focus on training and qualifications for would-be Race…

At the 2019 OK Dinghy World Championship, if you scanned the results there was something among the 110 competitors not recently seen – two entries from the USA. It’s not…

When Steve Reid needed to rebuild his racing crew a few years ago, he decided to look to an untapped resource: Etobicoke Yacht Club’s Junior Sail program in Etobicoke, ON….

Despite beginning with no previous sailing experience, Australian couple Riley Elayna have been documenting their journey traveling the world by sail. Since late 2014 they’ve been filming their adventures on…

Long Beach, CA (October 13, 2019) – Yesterday’s three bullets made all the difference for California Yacht Club’s Allie Blecher, who won the 2019 Linda Elias Memorial Women’s One Design…

(October 14, 2019; Leg 1, Day 10) – The finish of the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, which had 87 solo skippers see the start delayed from September…

A short documentary on the International 18ft Skiff sailing regatta that annually takes place in Lake Garda, Italy. Published by Hartas Productions on October 14, 2019. Kaynak: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/14/video-ultimate-boat-ultimate-location/ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:'https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+’://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js’;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, ‘script’,…

Ninety-one entrants from 15 nations will compete at the 30th 2.4 mR World Championship, with the 2019 edition to be held October 15 to 18 in Genoa, Italy. The 2.4…

Shanghai, China (October 13, 2019) – The second day of racing at the 2019 China International Women’s Match Race on Dishui Lake showed light breeze and shifty conditions. The tricky…

Forty-two years after the first J/24 was built in Rod Johnstone’s garage, the J/24 Class has attracted 81 teams from 20 countries for the 2019 J/24 World Championship on October…

Selecting the best ten events and equipment for the Paris 2024 Olympics is no easy task. Taking input from all the nations in the world, navigating the requirements of the…

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (October 13, 2019) – Ben Saxton and Toby Lewis fought back in today’s breezy conditions to secure the overall win of the Investec-sponsored Endeavour Trophy, for the sixth…

Sardinia, Italy (October 12, 2019) – The history of the Melges 24 Class repeats itself: after the successful World Championship of Helsinki in 2017, the Italian crews onboard Maidollis (Overall)…

(October 12, 2019; Leg 1, Day – The final miles of the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère are a tense finale with a very light breeze, that fades…

The 2019 Snipe World Championship on October 8-12 in Ilhabela, Brazil. Photos by Matias Capizzano. Kaynak: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/12/photos-snipe-world-championship-2019/ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:'https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+’://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js’;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, ‘script’, ‘twitter-wjs’);lang: en_US

(October 13, 2019; Race 2, Day 28) – Following the finish two days ago of winner Qingdao and runner-up Visit Sanya, China, the second race of the Clipper 2019-20 Round…

With each team allowed to build two hulls in advance of the 2021 America’s Cup, four of the five entrants have splashed their first AC75s. As the Protocol of the…

Robert James Neff passed away October 1 at the age of 79. Bob was born June 28, 1940, the first child of two born to James Julius Neff and Florence…

Kiwi publication Live Sail Die captures America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the early days of training on their AC75. Why the War of the Worlds sound effect?…

(October 11, 2019; Race 2, Day 26) – After over 5,000 nautical miles of racing, the winner of the second race of the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race…

(October 11, 2019; Leg 1, Day 7) – The leaders in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère have passed the latitude of Madeira this evening. Though they can almost glimpse the finish…

Ilhabela, Brazil (October 11, 2019) – The fourth day of the 2019 Snipe World Championship started out with bright sunshine, blue skies and the wind blowing at about 8 knots…

Sardinia, Italy (October 11, 2019) – The weather conditions on the race course continue to change and, with a light breeze and a well-formed wave, the Melges 24 World Championship…

(October 11, 2019; Race 2, Day 26) – Qingdao is on top of the overall Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race standings after finishing first in the race across…

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • Gitana 17 Edmund de Rothschild, the huge 105 foot foiling trimaran, has…

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt The Deed of Gift has been this brilliant document that’s piloted the America’s Cup through the years, dictating terms for a fair event while allowing the…

(October 7, 2019; Leg 1, Day 3) – All 87 sailors in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère are still at sea, led this evening by Axel Tréhin (prototype) and Ambrogio Beccaria…

The 2019 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, co-hosted by Storm Trysail Club and Larchmont Yacht Club, has attracted 44 schools and 50 teams to compete October 12-13 in Larchmont, NY. With teams…

The third and final stage of the 2019 Oakcliff Triple Crown Series wrapped up with big breeze in five Olympic classes – Nacra 17, 49er, 49erFX, 470W, and 470M –…

Ilhabela, Brazil (October 7, 2019) – Seventy teams from 11 countries will be on the start line when the Snipe World Championship 2019 gets underway at the Lars Grael Sailing…

(October 7, 2019; Race 2, Day 22) – Having dominated the fleet along the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race course from Portugal to Uruguay, race leader Visit Sanya,…

Three diverse boats, all with unique characteristics that highlight the diversity of equipment and design in sailing, have been nominated for World Sailing’s 2019 Goslings Boat of the Year Award….

The 52nd U.S. Match Racing Championship was won by Pearson Potts (Boston, Mass.), beating seven other teams in J/22s for the coveted Prince of Wales Bowl. Racing was held October…

The 20th anniversary of the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez was September 28 to October 6 in Saint-Tropez. The 2019 edition once again welcomed Modern and Classic craft to this coastal…

The 2019 Farr 40 World Championship on October 2-5 in Long Beach, CA. Photos by Bronny Daniels/Joysailing.com. Kaynak: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/05/photos-farr-40-world-championship/ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:'https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+’://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js’;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, ‘script’, ‘twitter-wjs’);lang: en_US

It had been a year since the AC75 Class Rule had been published, and all the teams were eyeballing the date at which their first boats could be launched: March…

The Championship of Champions featured three days of big wind on Long Island Sound, with Dalton Bergen (Seattle, Wash.) and Ben Glass (Seattle, Wash.) claiming the 2019 Jack Brown Trophy….

Cascais, Portugal (October 6, 2019) – Whether it is in big waves or small, gale force or sub-10 winds, Chris Bake’s Team Aqua conquered to win the 44Cup Cascais with…

The 2019 Melges 24 World Championship has attracted 61 entrants representing 15 nations of three continents, among them besides European teams inclusions from Singapore, Canada and the United States to…

Sailors from seven nations will take on the inaugural EUROSAF Mixed Offshore European Championship, sailing from Venice to Trieste. Racing on the L30, the 30-foot one design monohull selected for…

Cascais, Portugal (October 4, 2019) – At the halfway stage of the 44Cup Cascais, Chris Bake’s Team Aqua has joined Nico Poons’ Charisma at the top of the leaderboard and…

Richland, MI (October 4, 2019) – A long second day of racing awaited the 26 teams competing in the third annual Vintage Gold Cup. Four races were scheduled to make…

(October 5, 2019; Race 2, Day 20) – The results are in for the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint for this race of the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht…

Cascais, Portugal (October 5, 2019) – While at the 44Cup Cascais there has been a light first day, a medium second day with a large swell, on day three the…

Richland, MI (October 5, 2019) – After an eight-race series with very challenging conditions, Eivind Melleby (NOR) and Joshua Revkin (USA) are the 2019 Vintage Gold Cup winners with an…