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Miami, FL (March 1, 2019) – Ninety-two years of history is a record that not many sports competitions can match. With the number of teams and the unparalleled talent on the water increasing each year, the Bacardi Cup Regatta is […]

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) announced the 2018 recipients of the international organization’s most prestigious awards, including Bruce Halabisky and Tiffany Loney of Orcas Island, Wash., Stan Honey of Palo Alto, Calif., and Ellen and Seth Leonard of Laupahoehoe, […]

The US Sailing’s 2018 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards Ceremony was held at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA, on February 28, 2019. The honorees were Jud Smith (Yachtsman) and Carmen and Emma Cowles (Yachtswomen). […]

St. Maarten (February 28, 2019) – With near perfect conditions, the start of the 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta saw the fleet streaming out through the bridge in time for the race starts. Boats set their sails as they headed […]

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • Giovanni Soldini’s MASERATI wins the MOD 70 race around the Caribbean, but not by much. • Argo and Maserati Multi 70 were […]

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St. Petersburg, FL (February 28, 2019) – The fourth day of the 2019 Thistle Midwinters East ended with just one race completed today. The race committee tried to get a race going this morning, but it didn’t happen. The fleet […]

US Sailing’s 2018 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year – Jud Smith Video Published on February 28, 2019 Source: sailingscuttlebutt

US Sailing’s 2018 Rolex Yachtswomen of the Year – Carmen & Emma Cowles Video published on February 28, 2019. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

It’s Miami, it’s Biscayne Bay and it’s the Star Class. A big fleet of Star boats is racing on the blue ocean waters with 10 knots of breeze. It doesn’t get much better than this and it is easy to […]

Watsonville, CA (February 28, 2019) – On Friday, March 1, West Marine will begin accepting applications for its 2019 BlueFuture grants. The spring 2019 grant cycle will run through Sunday, March 31, with the names of grant recipients to be […]

In 2018, Sarah Douglas put the Radial fleet on notice. Over the year she has consistently put up top 10 international results including a 2nd place finish at the Laser North American Championships and a 3rd overall finish at the […]

Kingston, ONT (February 28, 2019) – Sail Canada presented the Recreational Event of the Year award to Championnat Régional de Yachting de Québec. Since 2005, many volunteers gather every year to put on the Championnat Régional de Yachting de Québec. […]

By Mark Pillsbury, Cruising World In 2018, the Leukemia Cup Regattas raised $4.3 million for blood cancer research. At Cruising World, we hear all sorts of reasons why people go sailing, but I think I like Tracy Howard’s the best. […]

Newport, RI (February 28, 2019) – The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta, being held June 18-23 at Sail Newport in Fort Adams State Park, announced that the 2019 Clagett will include the Martin 16 class, a single […]

The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta will celebrate its 39th anniversary and takes place from February 28 – March 3, 2019. This Regatta is the largest warm water Regatta in the world and offers a great combination of challenging races and […]

The Offshore Racing Association, which administers the Offshore Rating Rule for the Bermuda races from Marion (MA) and Newport (RI), has launched a 2019 research study called “The ORA H-Zero Handicap Analysis” to enhance handicapping methodologies for future Bermuda and […]

Most issues related to participation are connected to investment. The more someone must give in time and money will reduce the number of people willing to give. Racing is the drug that feeds the addict, but if the format is […]

With the distinct possibility that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic will be the final Games for the Finn boat to be used in the competition, 27 year old Tom Ramshaw (CAN) is leaving nothing to chance. After finishing 21st at Rio […]

Bristol, RI (February 27, 2019) – US Sailing has created the US Sailing Team Squad and released the 2019 roster in an effort to support potential US Sailing Team (USST) athletes. By identifying athletes as Squad members, US Sailing will […]

The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) specify the parameters for fair play on the race course, providing the protocol for how boats must react to each other while in competition. But what about before competition? A recent incident has highlighted […]

St. Petersburg, FL (February 26, 2019) – The second day at the Thistle Midwinters East Championship completed two more races for the 33-boat fleet. Matt Fisher and his team of Wayne Pignolet and Sarah Paisley posted a 1-5 to now […]

The focus for the Etchells Class is in the USA with its 2019 World Championship on June 25-29 in Corpus Christi, TX. A significant tune-up will be the 2019 Etchells North Americans in which Scott Kaufman was the 2018 winner. […]

by Bob Muggleston, Points East “A boat is always there – you never stop worrying about her whether you are aboard or ashore – she is always a presence in the mind and you’re conscious of her at all times. […]

The International Optimist Class has a massive footprint in the sport, and without debate the Optimist World Championship is the shiniest prize for youth sailors up to 15 years. But for those believing the class is the only option for […]

As Major League Baseball rolls into spring training in advance of the 2019 season, team rosters have been refined to remain competitive in an ever-advancing climate. Much is the same for the TP52 Class, which considers itself to be the […]

by Tyler Colvin, Assistant Sailing Coach, Old Dominion University While college sailing has a long and storied history, as a sport, it has grown and changed drastically in the last 20 years. However, the popular perceptions of college sailing and […]

Sailing that final leg to an upwind finish begins with tactical consideration for your closest competitors but soon enough must consider the finish line approach. Just like the other variables previously on the race course, all options are not all […]

(February 26, 2019; Day 58) – The record attempt by Alex Alley (GBR) to break the Solo Non-Stop Round the World Record in his Class40 Pixel Flyer has him about midway across the Indian Ocean in solid downwind conditions and […]

In the heyday of sailing ships, all warships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about […]

Held biennially, the 605-mile Rolex Fastnet Race continues to be in high demand. When entries were opened, 180 boats had entered in the first two minutes. After four minutes and 37 seconds, the maximum entry limit of 340 boats was […]

St. Petersburg, FL (February 25, 2019) – Matt Fisher and his team of Wayne Pignolet and Sarah Paisley were perfect on the opening day of the Thistle Midwinters East, posting two bullets to take the early lead over the 33-boat […]

Joe Harris sailed offshore frequently in his 20s, racing to Bermuda and delivering boats to and from Europe and the Caribbean, before buying his own boat and moving to shorthanded offshore racing. During the period 2004 to 2007, Joe earned […]

The credibility of record seeking endeavors in sailing requires an independent entity that sets standards and is skilled at monitoring and ratifying the record attempts. In sailing that is the World Sailing Speed Record Council. But the record attempt must […]

Frank DiNardi produced this video of a Little Harbor 53 getting re-floated from where it sank in Hamburg Cove in Lyme, Connecticut. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Chicago, IL (February 25, 2019) – The Chicago Yacht Club (CYC) has today publicly released the report on the fatal crew overboard accident that took place during the July 2018 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac (CYCRTM). The report analyzes […]

Sail Newport’s 2019 Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic will be held for the 18th year on June 13-16 in Newport, RI. This clinic is held in 29ers, Lasers and Laser Radials, International 420s, and Club 420s for sailors 14 to […]

Back in the early 1800s, the cask containing a ship’s daily supply of freshwater was called a ‘scuttlebutt’, but we aren’t the only aspect of our sport that’s connected to the golden days of seafarin’. Swearing is a form of […]

The 2019 Laser Midwinters East Regatta attracted 145 competitors for racing on February 21-24 in Clearwater, FL. Jose Arturo Diaz (PUR) topped the 16-boat Laser 4.7 fleet, the 88-boat Laser Radial division was won by Conner Nelson (USA), and Chris […]

Miami, FL (February 24, 2019) – Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity only needed eight of the nine races at the J/70 Midwinter Championship to collect the 2019 title. Fifty J/70s enjoyed postcard Biscayne Bay conditions for three days, but none more […]

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 March 2019 show synopsis: The Golden Globe – The first […]

The Windsurfer class, the one from which everything was born in 1968, is back. What began with its first World Championship in 1973, changes in the windsurfing landscape forced a hiatus in 1988 for the title, but a new group […]

Thirty-five teams have entered the 2019 Thistle Midwinters East to be held February 25 through March 1 in St. Petersburg, FL. Ten races are planned on Tampa Bay with perpetual trophies for overall winner, top finisher from Florida, and top […]

The 2019 Nespresso Youth International Match Racing Cup was contested by 14 teams on February 21-24 in Auckland, New Zealand. Held in Elliott 7m keelboats, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s Nick Egnot-Johnson and his team of Zak Merton, Sam Barnett, […]

Miami, FL (February 23, 2019) – A fresh breeze in the mid-teens on Biscayne Bay made for an exciting day for 50 J/70s competing to be the 2019 J/70 Midwinter Champion. Three more races were accomplished, bringing the total to […]

Ninety-one sailors competed in the 2019 DN North American Championship held February 21-22 at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. Ron Sherry (USA) defended his 2018 title after beating 2019 World Champion Michal Burczynski (POL) by seven points, giving Sherry his 14th […]

Matteo Iachino Discusses 4 Years Fighting For Title, Foiling, Returning to Tenerife & Feeling Positive For 2019 Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne / Shamal Sunglasses) has become part of the formidable big top 3 on the PWA Slalom World Tour […]

Miami, FL (February 22, 2019) – Fifty J/70s reveled in gorgeous Biscayne Bay conditions today as the J/70 Midwinter Championship got underway with three races. Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity laid its claim by knocking off two straight bullets and adding […]

Following an unprecedented amount of entries, The Ocean Race has been shortlisted in three key categories at the prestigious BT Sport Industry Awards 2019. The Ocean Race has been nominated for prizes by sports industry selectors in a trio of […]

Antigua (February 22, 2019) – The 2019 RORC Caribbean 600 is done and dusted for the hundreds of passionate corinthian sailors and the world’s top professionals that competed in the 11th edition of the 600nm course that circumnavigates 11 Caribbean […]

When it comes to the youth sailing experience, there are two sentiments for which there appears to be broad agreement: • Talented young sailors need heightened training and competition to reach their skill potential. • Casual and diverse sailing experiences, […]

Sailing on Lake Megunticook in Maine. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Defending champion Jack Franco’s 3 Ball JT (above) will go up against 56 entered teams for the 2019 J/70 Midwinter Championship, with up to 9 races scheduled on February 22-24 in Miami, FL. The event is also a qualifier for […]

The Ocean Race, the crewed round the world race with stopovers, will race for the first time on the 60-foot IMOCAs with foils for the 2021-22 edition. With just over two and a half years to go to the start, […]

Registration is open for the 55th annual Rolex Big Boat Series to be raced on San Francisco Bay from September 12-15, 2019. The fall classic is known for breeze-on sailing, iconic venue, and the chance to win a Swiss-made Rolex […]

Bristol, RI. (February 21, 2019) – J/70 World Champion Jud Smith (Gloucester, Mass.) and Girl’s International 420 Youth Sailing World Champions Carmen and Emma Cowles (Larchmont, N.Y.) were selected as Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswomen of the Year for their sailing […]

Tom Court takes us on an adventure in Cape Town, South Africa: “Cape Town never fails to deliver! I linked up with the Dirty Habits crew for a day of fun and they are never short of a plan or […]

by Whitney Peterson, WindCheck magazine One of the primary goals of junior sailing programs should be retaining kids long enough for them to develop a passion for the sport and a personal desire to continue. Far too often, however, before […]

Antigua (February 21, 2019) – In the early hours today, after two and a half days and nights of intense competition in the RORC Caribbean 600, it all came down to just a few minutes. Catherine Pourre’s French Class40 Eärendil […]

February 21, 2019; Day 53) – Alex Alley (GBR) is riding the 44° latitude as he crosses the Indian Ocean in his pursuit to break the Solo Non-Stop Round the World Record in his 40-foot yacht – Pixel Flyer. Having […]

Donald MacKenzie Green, one of Canada’s most successful offshore sailors and a key figure in its America’s Cup campaigns of the 1980s, passed away at the age of 86 on February 18, 2019. An inductee in the Canadian Sailing Hall […]

Ryan Lashaway survived his worst crash ever on the day before the 2019 DN World Championship while tuning up with some other racers. Thankfully he was wearing a full helmet and faceguard and was with other people that helped rescue […]

The Gerry Roufs Award was established in 1998 by the Canadian Yachting Association to honour the memory of Gerry Roufs, the internationally renowned Canadian sailor and single-handed offshore racer who was lost at sea in 1997. The award is presented […]

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. Ready and determined, Laser, Laser Radial, and Laser 4.7 sailors gathered in Fort […]

Australian Sailing is the governing body for the sport of Sailing in Australia, with this update coming from their February Edition of Club News: One of Australian Sailing’s key goals as per our strategic plan is to grow participation in […]

Due to the mandated 42-month expiration date from date of manufacture, most boaters need to replace their boat’s emergency flares after three seasons of boating. However, without a system to safely accept and dispose of outdated flares, they continue to […]

With the exception of South Florida and most of Mexico, the balance of North American can present a compelling case for closing the cold season. Enough is enough, right? It is time for the backside of winter to become the […]

Antigua (February 20, 2019) – David & Peter Askew (USA) racing their Volvo 70 Wizard (above) have taken Monohull Line Honors in the RORC Caribbean 600 crossing the finish line today at 07:08:44 AST in an elapsed time of 1d […]

(February 20, 2019; Day 235) – The third placed Estonian skipper Uku Randmaa has escaped disqualification from the Golden Globe Race after breaching the strict rules forbidding outside assistance, but has been handed a 72-hour penalty for asking and receiving […]

The 2019 DN Gold Cup attracted an international field of 110 sailors to seek the world title February 17-19 on Indian Lake, Ohio. While conditions on the final day failed to deliver, racing on the two other days allowed for […]