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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…

Drew Freides and Vince Brun (USA) led their Far Niente team (above) to win the 2019 Farr 40 World Championship, held October 2-5 in Long Beach, CA. After a fast…

(October 6, 2019; Race 2, Day 21) – After 21 days at sea, there is now only just over a week to go until the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World…

Portsmouth, UK (October 4, 2019) – America’s Cup challenger INEOS TEAM UK (GBR) has officially christened their first AC75 boat from their headquarters, naming her ‘Britannia’ in homage to one…

(October 4, 2019; Race 2, Day 19) – The miles for the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race to Punta del Este, Uruguay, continue to fall away as a…

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • 52 Super Series in Porto Cervo. • The 5.5 Class at the…

Cascais, Portugal (October 3, 2019) – In contrast to their tail end of the fleet finish in Marstrand in July, Nico Poons and Charisma showed the way around the race…

Current one-design class National and North American Champions have gathered for the 45th Annual Championship of Champions, with racing October 4-6 in Stamford, CT. The unique format for this US…

The Brest Atlantiques race, a 14,000 mile loop in the Atlantic Ocean, will involve four of the 32-meter-long trimarans of the Ultim Class, starting on November 3 in Brest, France….

Richland, MI (October 3, 2019) – The third annual Vintage Gold Cup kicked off today with very challenging conditions that allowed for only one race won by Lars Grael (BRA)…

This 360 VR experience showcases how RYA SafeTrx collaborates with RNLI and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to save lives at sea. Video published Oct. 3, 2019. Kaynak: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/03/video-get-onboard-for-a-full-experience/ !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,…

We are fans of the wall calendar, and in this report Sharon Green shares the behind-the-scenes story regarding the October images in the 2019 Ultimate Sailing Calendar. October’s image in…

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt I remember thinking, “Don’t look straight into her eyes.” But of course I did upon meeting Saskia Tidey, who was representing Ireland at the Rio 2016…

Rotterdam, the Netherlands (October 2, 2019) – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, reports that its latest ocean cleanup prototype…

As the testing of windsurfing gear is underway for Paris 2024, and in how a World Sailing committee will likely make a recommendation for the full World Sailing council to…

The third annual Vintage Gold Cup has attracted 26 entries from across seven nations to compete in this event dedicated to wooden Star boats, with racing October 3-5 on Gull…

The 52 SUPER SERIES is established as the world’s leading grand prix monohull yacht racing circuit. The year 2019 marks the eighth season of the 52 SUPER SERIES and shaped…

Peters May loading racing yachts in Southampton for shipment to the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Middle Sea Race. Video published Oct 2, 2019. Kaynak: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/02/video-getting-from-here-to-there/ !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:…

London, UK (October 2, 2019) – The Blake Foundation, CNArenal/RCNPalma/CMSAP Can Pastilla/Federacion Balear de Vela, RYA/The Green Blue and SailGP have been nominated for the 2019 World Sailing 11th Hour…

La Rochelle, France (October 2, 2019) – The waiting game is over for the 87 solo Mini 6.50 sailors competing in the 22nd edition of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère. Initially…

Cagliari, Italy (October 2, 2019) – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (ITA), Challenger of Record for the 36th America’s Cup, today launched their first AC75. Built by Persico Marine shipyard, the…

The 52nd U.S. Match Racing Championship has attracted eight teams of both men and women skippers and crew to compete in J/22s for the coveted Prince of Wales Bowl. Racing…

Tampa, FL (October 1, 2019) – The 2019 IBEX Innovation Awards, managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI), were presented today at…

Chris Klevan provides this week’s update on activity in the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), catching up as the in-conference half of the season concludes and conferences square off at two…

(October 1, 2019) – Gold medalists Hannah Mills and Giles Scott are among 12 sailors named today by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the first Team GB athletes selected…

With images now of America’s Cup defender New Zealand and challenger USA sailing their recently launched AC75s, and the Italian and English challengers soon to launch , INEOS Team UK…

It was Mark Twain that said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” For Ken Dool,…

Dallas, TX (October 1, 2019) – Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC has acquired Newport Shipyard in Newport, RI and increased its portfolio of assets to 85 USA facilities across 19 states….

London, UK (October 1, 2019) – World Sailing has announced the list of nominees for the 2019 Hempel Team of the Year Award, with entries from Australia, Switzerland, and the…

World Sailing President Kim Andersen delivers his monthly newsletter to share the activities from the world governing body for the sport of sailing. September was a great month with several…

Canada’s premier one design, big boat regatta, the J/105 Canadian Championship was held September 27-29 on Lake Ontario in Toronto, ONT. Terry McLaughlin, a 5-time Canadians Champion and 3-time J/105…

    In the October issue of Harken’s At The Front, West Coast USA Sales Manager Rusty Rutherford has a suggestion for regatta organizers. As summer turns to fall, it’s…

Peter Alan Lundt, age 79, of Middleton, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. He was born on June 13, 1940, in Elkhart, Ind., the son of Milo…

The organization of youth sailing in the USA toward club-style, age-based boats has increased participation but it has distanced the learnings of young people from the variety and technical areas…

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has confirmed the first-ever U.S. Beach Games Team, set to compete at the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 from Oct. 12-16 in…

The second edition of the Global Team Racing Regatta was hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron and held September 26-28 in Cowes, UK. The 2-on-2 keelboat format featured 12 teams…

The 2019 Melges IC37 US National Championship were held September 27-29 in Newport, RI. Photos by Sharon Green/Ultimate Sailing. Event information – Race details – Results Kaynak: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/09/29/photos-melges-ic37-us-national-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’,…

(September 30, 2019; Race 2, Day 15) – The top of the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race leaderboard remains unchanged on Race 2 with Visit Sanya, China and…

From non-stop around the world racers, to Olympic campaigns; from seasoned professionals, to grass roots sailors, The World Sailing Show provides a monthly view of the racing world. Here’s the…

It is an honor for a one design class association to be selected as the equipment to fulfill an Olympic event, but the requirements of the class have gotten steeper…

For the first time since 2005, the U.S. Naval Academy Offshore Sailing Team won the U.S. Offshore Sailing Championship, with the 2019 edition held Septembr 27-29 in Annapolis, MD. Ten…

Twenty teams competed in the 2019 Melges IC37 US National Championship, held September 27-29 in Newport, RI. In the 8-race series, it came down to the final test where the…

Cleveland, OH (September 27, 2019) – Solid breeze continued today on Lake Erie, although from the South, meaning flatter water for teams vying for the 2019 J/70 North American Championship….

(September 28, 2019; Race 2, Day 13) – Another day of the Doldrums and motor-sailing through the corridor meant that the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race teams needed…

Porto Cervo, Italy (September 28, 2019) – Azzurra secured their fourth 52 SUPER SERIES championship title today as they played out a dream scenario. On their own home club’s waters…

Cleveland, OH (September 28, 2019) – Oivind Lorentzen’s Nine (above) held a mere 0.7-point advantage over Joel Ronning’s Catapult heading into today’s final competition at the J/70 North American Championship…

(September 29, 2019; Race 2, Day 14) – The slow motor-sail through the Doldrums Corridor has become a thing of the past for the majority of the Clipper 2019-20 Round…

Torbole, Italy (September 27, 2019) – The penultimate day of the 2019 RS:X World Championships fizzled out amongst expectations of strong winds that simply failed to show up to the…

Twenty internationally renowned windsurfers will participate in the Paris 2024 Men’s and Women’s Windsurfer sea trials from September 29 to October 3 held out of Circolo Surf Torbole on Lake…

The much-anticipated launch of the first two AC75 foiling monohull yachts from the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and USA Challenger NYYC American Magic respectively did not disappoint the masses…

The Irish publication Afloat has been tackling the topic of race management: Top Ten Tips Olympic helmsman Mark Mansfield, who is now a sailing coach, provides some sailor-focused thoughts for…

One of the San Diego Yacht Club’s most coveted trophies – Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup – will be held October 25-27, 2019. Eleven yacht clubs that battled for the…

Cleveland, OH (September 26, 2019) – The second day of the J/70 North American Championship ushered in a NW breeze from 15 to 20 knots with gusts in the high…

Torbole, Italy (September 26, 2019) – The third day of the 2019 RS:X World Championships began with the 236 sailors from 47 nations now divided as the top competitors had…