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When in the heat of battle, we expect a lot from our sails, even pleading for them to give more. And when they age and are no longer competitive, we move on. How do you think that makes them feel? […]

Falling overboard can occur unexpectedly and end tragically. Staying onboard is always a priority, but even the most experienced can find themselves off the boat. Howard Chesley shares his experience. It was on a California winter race from Marina Del […]

Athens, Greece (May 16, 2019) – The Finn Europeans got back on track today with three more races completed. After losing the overall lead following the opening race, Britain’s Giles Scott ended the day with a 15-point lead over Hungarian […]

Rival del Garda, Italy (May 16, 2019) – Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening (BRA) delivered another masterclass on the second day of racing at the Star European Championship and Sailors League Grand Slam Breeze, stretching their lead after posting a […]

Weymouth, England (May 16, 2019) – The Nacra 17 Europeans have shifted to the final stage as the top teams in the gold flight battle for the championship, which for three races today was best exemplified by John Gimson and […]

Weymouth, England (May 16, 2019) – With qualifying completed yesterday, the 49er and 49erFX Europeans today got into the meat of the matter as the proven teams were now grouped in gold flight for the final four days, with a […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt The World Sailing annual Mid-Year Meeting is to be held May 17-19 in London, England. The 2019 edition will have a heavy focus on the Paris 2024 Olympics as the Events and Equipment Committees and Council […]

With the Extreme Sailing Series yet to announce any plans for 2019, competition among the foiling GC32 catamarans will focus on the GC32 Racing Tour which begins May 22-26 in Sardinia, Italy. The launch of the 5-stage circuit has some […]

The overall distribution of country spots to all 11 of the sailing events in the 2019 Pan Am Games has been finalized in anticipation of the competition on August 3-10 in Paracas, Peru. Held every four years, the Pan Am […]

Alongside the growth of shorthanded sailing, and with the introduction of the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Annapolis Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD) will be hosting a seminar to discuss the format for the […]

by Duncan Johnstone, Stuff.co.nz America’s Cup defense ace Glenn Ashby has labelled the next boats “daunting” as their troublesome foil arms go through a crucial second testing phase in Italy. Ashby revealed the exciting numbers being produced by the simulator […]

When the 12 Metre World Championship 2019 takes place over July 8-13 in Newport (RI), it will celebrate one of the greatest classes in world sailing history. The 112-year-old International 12 Metre Class attracted the world’s foremost naval architects with […]

Athens, Greece (May 15, 2019) – After another long day on the water, two more races were completed at the Finn Europeans which saw Ioannis Mitakis (GRE) dominate the first race to take the home win, while Jonathan Lobert (FRA) […]

When the International Lightning Class Association recognized the normal flow of young people into the class had been slowed due to the growth of youth sailing in age-based boats, the organization launched an initiative to help reestablish this connection. Now […]

The Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal is awarded to any person who rescues or endeavors to rescue any other person from drowning, shipwreck, or other perils at sea within the territorial waters of the United States, or as part of […]

Rival del Garda, Italy (May 15, 2019) – The opening day of the first ever combined Star Sailors League Breeze Grand Slam and Star European Championships began with little-to-no breeze in the morning, but the reliable Ora wind dutifully arrived […]

Weymouth, England (May 15, 2019) – Qualifying was completed today at the 49er and 49erFX Europeans, with the top teams now advancing for the final four days of racing to pursue the championship titles. 49er Men: Softer is Harder The […]

by James Boyd You have to take your hat off to Eric de Turckheim. Having grown up in a sailing family in France, he fantasized from an early age about offshore racing. Now after forging a hugely successful business career, […]

Event Summary: Delphine Cousin Questel & Pierre Mortefon Continue Flying Starts to Season The 2019 Fly! ANA Yokosuka PWA World Cup saw 3 eliminations of Foiling for the Men and 7 eliminations for the women completed in 3-11 knots of […]

The 2019 Worrell 1000 Reunion Race brings back the beach cat contest which held 20 editions from 1976 to 2002. Beginning May 6 from South Florida, three teams take on the 1000 mile offshore adventure to Virginia Beach, VA. Here […]

The 2019 Star European Championship, held in conjunction with the Star Sailors League (SSL) Breeze Grand Slam, has attracted 94 teams to complete on May 15 to 19 in Riva del Garda, Italy. With 22 nations represented, the field will […]

World Sailing will have its 2019 Mid-Year Meeting on May 16-19 in London, England. This is one of two events during the year wherein the public can witness the processes of the organization. Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck checked in with […]

Athens, Greece (May 14, 2019) – Giles Scott (GBR) leads after the first day of racing at the 2019 Finn Open Europeans following three races. Scott won two races and placed third in the other to hold a four-point lead […]

Weymouth, England (May 14, 2019) – Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) continued their relentless march at the top of the leaderboard on day two of the Nacra 17 European Championship. The defending World Champions and two time defending European […]

Weymouth, England (May 14, 2019) – The second day of the 49er and 49erFX Europeans completed three races for both the men and women as they continue in the qualifying stage of the championship. 49er: A Bag of Bullets for […]

Sanremo, Italy (May 14, 2019) – The 470 European Championship concluded today with the top ten teams competing in the medal races, sailed in perfect Mediterranean conditions. As the most prized regatta after the Olympics and World Championship, both the […]

The Edlu Race, first sailed in 1956, is one the must-do events on western Long Island Sound. Starting off the Larchmont Yacht Club breakwater, its 32-mile round trip course to the north shore of Long Island gets the season started, […]

In the ‘I Am A Sailor’ series which seeks to recognize all sailors across Canada who share a passion for the sport, Rob Dunbar provides this report for Sail Canada: To sail what is arguably the most popular Canadian designed, […]

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 Bajan TP52 Zingara (Conviction) set it sails on April 27th for the […]

Jason Andrews shares this video captured during a 360 nm delivery down the California coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles on the J/125 Hamachi. Footage taken about 25 miles off of Morrow Bay in 18-20 knots of wind with […]

The 2019 Worrell 1000 Reunion Race brings back the beach cat contest which held 20 editions from 1976 to 2002. Beginning May 6 from South Florida, three teams take on the 1000 mile offshore adventure to Virginia Beach, VA. Here […]

Day 5: All Hopes Pinned on Final Day After Promising Forecast Fails to Materialise – Plus Interview with Vice-World Champion Sebastian Kördel For the majority of the week the forecast has suggested that Tuesday would produce the best racing conditions […]

Falling overboard can occur unexpectedly and end tragically. Staying onboard is always a priority, but even the most experienced can find themselves off the boat. Roger Marshall shares his experiences. Yes, I’ve gone over the side. Three times in fact! […]

Weymouth, England (May 13, 2019) – The Nacra 17 Europeans got underway today with wind in the mid-teens, a welcome relief from a run of light-airs regattas so far in 2019. Also returning to form was Ruggero Tita and Caterina […]

Weymouth, England (May 13, 2019) – The opener for the 49er and 49erFX Europeans delivered conditions that some competitors described as Tokyo-Lite. In other words, the sunny skies and 16-knot easterly winds on a challenging but manageable swell were a […]

World Sailing will have its 2019 Mid-Year Meeting on May 16-19 in London, England. This is one of two events during the year wherein the public can witness the processes of the organization. Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck checked in with […]

The Transpacific Yacht Club has finalized the division splits for the record 100-boat fleet entered in the 2019 Transpac, now setting in motion when each team begins the 2225nm course from Los Angeles to Honolulu. With three staggered start days, […]

As of May 9, Sailing World’s College Rankings has Stanford remaining on top of the Coed rankings, followed by Yale and Charleston. The top positions of the Women’s rankings are unchanged with Brown, MIT, and Yale holding the top three. […]

(May 13, 2019; Day 6) – Six yachts are expected to finish the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race today, beginning with Afansay Isaev’s Grand Mistral 80 Maxi Weddell (RUS) at around midday taking second place in Line Honours, but Weddell will […]

Twenty teams competed in the 2019 High School Doublehanded Nationals on May 11-12 in Seattle, WA. With racing out of Sail Sand Point on Lake Washington, defending champs Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA) dominated to win the title, led […]

The 2019 Worrell 1000 Reunion Race brings back the beach cat contest which held 20 editions from 1976 to 2002. Beginning May 6 from South Florida, three teams take on the 1000 mile offshore adventure to Virginia Beach, VA. Here […]

Day 4: Delphine Cousin Questel Completes Superb Hat-trick to Extend Foil Lead While Pierre Mortefon Manoeuvres into Lead Despite Injury After patiently waiting for the majority of the day the wind finally filled in just enough – 4-10 knots – […]

Almost 700 people have been confirmed to compete on one of the 11 Clipper 70s in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race. Amassed as the most global ever, made up of 44 nationalities, their ages range from 18-76 […]

Sanremo, Italy (May 12, 2019) – Tough conditions on the fourth day of the 470 Europeans as the men’s Gold and Silver fleets and the women had their first race of the day in the late morning in some 15 […]

(Sunday 12th May, Palma) – With just over one week before the TP52 class starts racing on nearby Menorca for the first points races of the 2019 52 SUPER SERIES, the 16th Sail Racing PalmaVela has been an intense, no […]

World Sailing will have its 2019 Mid-Year Meeting on May 16-19 in London, England. This is one of two events during the year wherein the public can witness the processes of the organization. Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck checked in with […]

The Nacra 17 class will take to the waters of the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue for the 2019 Volvo Europeans on May 13 to 19 off Weymouth, England. The Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy will host 57 foiling […]

Scott Kaufman won the 2019 Etchells North American Championship on May 9-11 in Shore Acres, TX. In the 17-boat event, Kaufman with crew Lucas Calabrese, Austen Anderson, and Diego Stefani (above) finished tied with Marvin Beckmann after seven races but […]

Ben Ainslie has cast further doubt over the three late America’s Cup entries making the start line as the Ineos Team UK skipper works to prepare his well-backed bid to challenge Emirates Team New Zealand for the Auld Mug in […]

The 2019 Worrell 1000 Reunion Race brings back the beach cat contest which held 20 editions from 1976 to 2002. Beginning May 6 from South Florida, three teams take on the 1000 mile offshore adventure to Virginia Beach, VA. Here […]

Hamilton, Bermuda (May 11, 2019) – Just when it looked like Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson was going to even the score in the final of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and send the match to a fifth and deciding race, […]

Sanremo, Italy (May 11, 2019) – Perseverance was needed, but patience was rewarded with exciting racing on Day 3 of the 470 Europeans. After several hours of waiting ashore, the breeze picked up and at around 18:10 the Race Committee […]

Day 3: Lay Day as Wind Remains Light Throughout First thing this morning things looked quite promising with a moderate onshore breeze on offer, however, shortly after the skippers’ meeting the wind began to deteriorate an it never really showed […]

(May 11, 2019; Day 4) – All yachts racing in the 935 nautical mile Antigua Bermuda Race are experiencing fast-reaching conditions towards Bermuda, with Supermaxi SHK Scallywag (HKG) expected to finish tonight. At 0700 AST today, Scallywag has 140 miles […]

Day 2: Delphine Cousin Questel & Kiran Badloe Lead Overnight Foil Rankings After First Races of Season A slight improvement to the overnight forecast meant that the racing action began on Day 2 of the Yokosuka PWA World Cup as […]

The 2019 Worrell 1000 Reunion Race brings back the beach cat contest which held 20 editions from 1976 to 2002. Beginning May 6 from South Florida, three teams take on the 1000 mile offshore adventure to Virginia Beach, VA. Here […]

Hamilton, Bermuda (May 10, 2019) – The 69th Argo Group Gold Cup advanced to the semifinal round this afternoon with Ian Williams of the U.K and Johnie Berntsson of Sweden moving to match point in their respective matches. Williams opened […]

(May 10, 2019; Day 3) – The 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race entered a new phase last night along the 935 mile course when the international fleet encountered a pressure ridge over a thousand miles wide, right across the race course. […]

Sanremo, Italy (May 10, 2019) – After a remarkable opener yesterday at the 470 Europeans, a decent breeze did not materialize and therefore the Race Committee decided to abandon racing today. The scoreboard remains unchanged: • In the women’s fleet […]

Olympic sailing champion Giles Scott says Tokyo 2020 is likely to be his last Games after the Finn class was cut from the Paris 2024 line-up. The Finn is set to be replaced by a mixed two-person keelboat offshore event. […]

Antigua Sailing Week is held annually at the end of April and the 52nd edition commenced with the Peters & May Round Antigua Race on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Following that was daily racing from April 28 through May 3 […]

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The 2019 Worrell 1000 Reunion Race brings back the beach cat contest which held 20 editions from 1976 to 2002. Beginning May 6 from South Florida, three teams take on the 1000 mile offshore adventure to Virginia Beach, VA. Here […]