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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 […]

Day 1: Defending Event & Slalom World Champions Antoine Albeau & Delphine Cousin Questel on Returning to Japan After Light Wind First Day Sunny skies and light winds greeted competitors on the opening day of the 2019 Fly! ANA Yokosuka […]

Hamilton, Bermuda (May 9, 2019) – The repechage round of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup did not disappoint as close-quarter racing for eight teams would determine who would advance for one of four spots in the quarterfinal round. With […]

Active and enduring one design classes are more about the people than the boat, and while class enthusiasts love their boat, it is the enthusiasm for their class members that carry the day. A great example of that is C. […]

Dee Caffari (GBR) knows all about the challenges it takes to get to the top in the sporting world. She has sailed around the world six times, was the first woman to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world in […]

The second event of the 5-stage SailGP circuit got what it was looking for when six national teams went full-throttle May 4-5 in San Francisco, CA. Video published on May 9, 2019. SailGP details – Team rosters – Results – […]

Sanremo, Italy (May 9, 2019) – The gulf of Sanremo lived up to its fame, delivering perfect conditions for the opening day of the 470 Europeans. Blue skies, a warm sun, and an easterly exceeding 15 knots welcomed the 110 […]

(May 9, 2019; Day 2) – Blast reaching in the tropics is hard to improve on, and for the first day and night of the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race, the 11-boat fleet have had their fill. However, Mother Nature is […]

After the 2018-19 season for the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) held the Match Racing Nationals and Singlehanded Nationals during the fall season, the competition calendar comes to a close as top schools from across the USA compete in the final […]

Over 90 Finn sailors have entered the 2019 Open European Championship to be held May 13 to 18 in Athens, Greece. Beyond the title, also at stake are at least four places on the starting line at the Tokyo 2020 […]

Changes within the Olympic Sailing Program bring frustration. Class organizations like the connection, countries invest in the events, and sailors commit to the pathway. Yet, change is part of the history of Olympic Sailing. Since the 1896 Olympics, there have […]

(May 9, 2019; Day 313) – Finland’s Tapio Lehtinen, the fifth and final placed skipper competing in the Golden Globe Race, enjoyed an unexpected rendezvous off Faial Island in the Azores yesterday with the local representative of his Windpilot self-steering […]

Event Preview: World’s Best Racers Ready to Battle it Out in Japan The world’s best racers have made their annual voyage to Asia as they prepare for the 3rd edition of the Fly! ANA Yokosuka PWA World Cup, which takes […]

High School Sailing (Interscholastic Sailing Association – ISSA) kicks off the spring championship season with the Doublehanded Nationals on May 11-12 at Seattle, WA. Twenty schools across the USA will compete for the Mallory Trophy, dedicated in 1930 to determine […]

Hamilton, Bermuda (May 8, 2019) – Ian Williams and his Team GAC Pindar crew from the U.K. won the initial round robin stage of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and advanced to the Quarterfinal Round as the No. 1 […]

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. Warwick ‘Commodore’ Tompkins shares his experience. The three of us – Dave Wahle, (Santa Cruz, […]

Fort Charlotte, Antigua (May 8, 2019) – The 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race fleet set off today with a perfect start in brilliant sunshine and 20 knots trade winds for the 11-boat international fleet. Close to a hundred sailors from Australia, […]

While the era of the USA being the dominant Olympic sailing nation has passed, renewed efforts to reclaim superiority are being rooted in what worked in the past, which is effort and commitment. These attributes contributed to American Mark Reynolds […]

The Tokyo Olympics are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, but some of Tokyo’s cuts are aimed at the international sports federations that put on the Olympic show. It is a little known fact that […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt I ponder too much about naming things. I think about Blockbuster Video, which was a catchy business name when launched in the 80s, but that was when the stores had videos. I hear Dunkin’ Donuts is […]

Arnon Dagan Discusses New Venture – Future Fly Boards – Read our interview with the flying camel now After several years of heading up the Racing Research & Development Team for the RRD, world class racer Arnon Dagan (Future Fly […]

Zoo Station Bol Set to Host First PWA Slalom Qualifier Between 8th-13th July Are you an aspiring slalom sailor, but not sure you are quite ready to battle it out with the absolute best in the world yet? That’s where […]

Hamilton, Bermuda (May 7, 2019) – An active first day of racing at the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup saw 36 matches completed across nine flights of racing and led to a first-timer holding the Day 1 lead of this […]

New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has seen their Florida winter base in Pensacola excel as a training ground as their sailors, designers, and shore crew put their 38-foot test boat ‘Mule’ through its […]

The 49th Annual Newport International Boat Show is accepting applications for its 2019 Newport For New Products (NFNP) Awards Program. The 2019 Newport International Boat Show will take place September 12-15 on the Newport Waterfront along America’s Cup Avenue in […]

An Olympic sailing campaign can be a lonely endeavor in which more growth occurs than any other time in a person’s life. It is an opportunity afforded to few people, and we applaud those that share the experience. Canadian singlehanded […]

Rob Moore was only 58 years old when he succumbed to lung cancer on Jan. 6, 2012. He was among the 20% of lung cancer victims with no history of smoking. During Rob’s short tenure on the planet, he covered […]

Surviving the Middle is a sailing documentary following the Pogo 12.50 Hermes as they compete in the 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race, a 606nm course around Sicily. The team was led by circumnavigators and co-skippers Morgen Watson (Calgary, CAN, 29) […]

Windsurfin’ by The Surfers (1978) Every day when our homework is done We go to the beach and gonna have some fun The ocean is blue And the weather is fine With the surfboard sailing all over the sea A […]

The RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup returns for the 17th year of forging friendships and testing seamanship for youth Optimist sailors around the world. The goal was to create a world class youth regatta in Bermuda to give local sailors the […]

An exceptional line-up is in the queue for the 470 European Championship on May 9 to 14 in Marina degli Aregai, Italy. Viewed within the Olympic class as the ‘other world championship’, the event boats a truly world class line-up […]

Jim Bowers with Lydia Brown as crew claimed his 12th title by winning the Interclub Dinghy 2019 National Championship held May 4-5 in Rochester, NY. Bowers/Brown claimed the victory by two points over Ted Ferrarone and Meredith Killion. The two […]

The Nominating Committee of Sail Canada is calling for nominations from interested individuals who are prepared to help shape the future of the sport of Sailing in Canada and guide the overall strategic plan of the organization. Candidates for election […]

One hundred ninety-three sailors competed in the 2019 Optimist US Team Trials held May 2-5 in Marina del Rey, CA. Used as a qualifier for international competition, Tommy Sitzmann edged out Samara Walshe by three points to top the standings. […]

The third edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race will start for 19 teams on May 8 at 1200 (AST). The 935 nautical-mile ocean race has attracted a diverse fleet of yachts from the 100ft carbon flyer SHK Scallywag, to the […]