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The world’s leading Olympic sailors, including 34 Olympic medalists, are competing in the second round of the Hempel World Cup Series in Miami, Florida, USA. More than 650 sailors from 60 nations are racing on the waters of Biscayne Bay […]

Miami, FL (February 1, 2019) – The fourth day of the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami continued the notorious theme of precarious winds, but for the ten Olympic events competing on Biscayne Bay, it presents just another challenger for […]

(February 1, 2019; Day 17) – At 1606h UTC, skipper Yann Guichard (FRA) of the 40m trimaran Spindrift 2, which is in hot pursuit of the around the world Jules Verne Trophy, contacted his technical team ashore to report damage […]

When Jean-Luc Van Den Heede wrote his name into the record books by not only winning the 2018-19 Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world race, but becoming the oldest in history to complete such a race, he was relieved […]

2018 Australian and New Zealand Optimist Champion Fletcher Walters demonstrates how to keep the Optimist dry and fast. Video originally published on May 28, 2018. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

Long Beach, CA (February 1, 2019) – Stars + Stripes Team USA, a challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, will have an open application process so as to apply for positions on the team’s sailing roster and on-shore roles. “In […]

This week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show produced by www.boatson.tv. In this week’s “WoW TV”: • Spindrift 2 breaks the record to the Equator from the start of the Jules Verne Record attempt for the Around the World […]

Jacksonville, FL (January 31, 2019) – US Sailing announced the 2018 Community Sailing and National One-Design Award winners during an awards ceremony held at the 2019 National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS), hosted by the Florida Yacht Club. Award winners were […]

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (January 31, 2019) – Mark Slats (NED) finished the Golden Globe Race today at 23:18:30 to claim second place. The 41-year old Dutchman crossed the line to set an elapsed time of 214 days 12 hours […]

Miami, FL (January 31, 2019) – While a brutal blast of cold winter weather plunged a wide swath of the United States into a deep freeze, the third day of 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami also saw testing conditions […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt It was a remarkable achievement, and not widely known that during the Rio 2016 Olympics, the organizers of the Sailing competition on Guanabara Bay negotiated the closing of Santos Dumont Airport, the second major airport serving […]

The International 470 Class began with the 1976 Olympics as an open format two-person dinghy event wherein men and women could compete together, in any type of combination, but a change occurred in 1988 to offer Olympic events specifically for […]

The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions are now available for the 2019 Para World Sailing Championship, to be held June 30 to July 7 in Cadiz, Spain. The events for the competition will be the One Person Keelboat Male […]

Montego Bay, Jamaica (January 31, 2019) – The day one starters in the PHRF division for the 34th Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race are crossing the finish line for the 811 nm course, with the Farr 395 Senara holding […]

(January 31, 2019; Day 16) – The 12-men on the 40m Spindrift 2 are losing time in the Indian Ocean as they pursue the around the world Jules Verne Trophy. Unable to hold a direct course to the east, several […]

Jacksonville, FL (January 31, 2019) – The US Sailing Association Award winners for 2018 were recognized today for their contributions to the sport of sailing in the United States during the 2019 National Sailing Programs Symposium. The 2018 US Sailing […]

The 55th edition of the Congressional Cup continues its tradition for premier-level match racing worldwide as the field forms for this Grade 1 competition on April 3 to 7 in Long Beach, CA. Six skippers have been named so far […]

World Sailing President Kim Andersen delivers his monthly newsletter to share the activities from the world governing body for the sport of sailing. This year has got off to a wonderful start in international sailing with Australia and New Zealand […]

Miami, FL (January 30, 2019) – The 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami found day two to continue delivering squirrely winds that would require delays and frustrate the schedule for the 10 Olympic fleets. It was a rich get richer […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt While words carry the story of our sport, imagery brings it to life. But when the logistics to get the shot go beyond the usual, a lot has to come together for it to happen. Such […]

Montego Bay, Jamaica (January 30, 2019) – Jason Carroll’s MOD 70 Argo crossed the finish line in Montego Bay today at 14:12:44 ET to capture line honors and a new course record in the 34th Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay […]

Carolijn Brouwer will become the first female at the helm of an America’s Cup challenger, when she leads The Netherlands at the 2021 America’s Cup regatta in Auckland, New Zealand. Brouwer, a 45-year-old from the Netherlands, is a two-time World […]

(January 30, 2019; Day 15) – Skipper Yann Guichard (FRA) and his 11 crew on the 40m Spindrift 2 are now blazing east through the Indian Ocean in pursuit of the around the world Jules Verne Trophy. Tracking along at […]

(January 30, 2019; Day 214) – With the Golden Globe Race win now in the hands of Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA), Dutch skipper Mark Slats hopes to survive one final storm in the Bay of Biscay as he completes […]

The 2019 O’pen BiC World Championship attracted 133 sailors for the event held December 27 to January 4 in Auckland, New Zealand. Source: sailingscuttlebutt

The US J/24 Class Association has awarded the third annual Kelly Holmes-Moon J/24 Boat Grant to Matt Miranda from Ronkonkoma, New York. The Program is named in honor of Kelly Holmes-Moon, a long-time supporter of the J/24 Class Association who […]

Seventeen nations stood on the podium at the Rio 2016 Olympics, but when Canada wasn’t one of them, the national federation Sail Canada took a close look at the program. Scuttlebutt editor Craig Leweck checked in with Michael Milner, the […]

Kimberly R. Woodhouse, 62 years old, passed away January 29 surrounded by family in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, after a decades-long battle with cancer. Despite her illnesses, which she faced with tenacious optimism and resilience, Kim remained positive and enjoyed […]

In the winter of 2018 going into 2019, this beautiful sailboat was left in the water only to have ice build up around it and the inevitable happened. It sunk to the bottom of Hamburg Cove in Lyme, CT. Source: […]

Miami, FL (January 29, 2019) – After nearly a month of training and competition on Biscayne Bay, many of the top sailors competing in the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Miami have seen just about every wind condition Miami has […]

Seventy three year old French sailing legend Jean-Luc Van Den Heede today won the Golden Globe Race, a solo non stop round the world race which was set up to replicate the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race some 50 years […]

The 29 year old who made a big impression in the Mini class but has no serious IMOCA experience to date will be backed by Banque Populaire, mentored by Armel Le Cléac’h and race the former MACIF, the 2012 Vendée […]

Sixteen competitors took to the waters of Charlotte Harbor, Florida over the weekend of January 25-27 for the 2019 Edge Sailing Midwinters, event three in the five-event 2.4 Meter Can Am Championship series. Unlike the previous two events, which each […]

The International J/24 Class Association Regatta Regulations allow opportunities for Women and Youth in the J/24. One all-female crew per country, to be selected by each governing J/24 national authority, will be eligible to sail the J/24 World Championship to […]

The Notice of Race is published and registration is open for the 2019 Etchells World Championship, hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club. Top Etchells teams from around the world will gather in Texas, June 20 – 30, 2019. Expected teams […]

With just three months to go before the 52nd edition of Antigua Sailing Week there is a fantastic line up of yachts entered. Well over one thousand sailors will participate, many flying in from all over the world. Among the […]

Canadian Olympic training Regatta Kingston, CORK, was established in 1969 by a group of enthusiastic sailors. This volunteer team all agreed that Kingston offered fantastic fresh-water sailing, exceptional wind and wave conditions, race courses close to shore, knowledgeable officials and […]

After coaching the American Sonar Paralympic team to a silver medal at the Rio 2016 Games, Mike Ingham continues to work with the US Sailing Team toward Tokyo 2020. His task now is with the mixed multihull event in which […]

(January 29, 2019; Day 14) – After 12 days, 14 hours, 58 minutes, Spindrift 2 reached the longitude of Cape Agulhas today at 0240 UTC (0340 French Time), sailing from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. Spindrift 2 is currently […]

Young up-and-coming sailors will be racing alongside and against some of the world’s best professionals in next month’s RORC Caribbean 600. The race is a huge opportunity for their growth, to learn and master the sport. “Any young sailor who […]

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (January 29, 2019) – The only U.S. Virgin Islander to earn a medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, St. Croix’s Peter Stanton, has been awarded the coveted title of ‘Virgin Islands […]

(January 29, 2019; Day 213) – Jean-Luc Van Den Heede wrote his name into the record books by not only winning the 2018 Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world race today, but becoming the oldest in history to complete […]

by Bob Muggleston, Points East editor I hate to admit this, especially since my wife has been saying it for years, but I think I’ve got a boat problem. As in, I have too many. While this may be true, […]

Mini Skeeters are tuning up for spring racing at Ivanpah 2019. This video shows Dean Kitchen and Scott Young (newbies to Mini Skeeter racing) trying to figure out the fastest way around the course. The side by side speed is […]

San Francisco, CA (January 28, 2019) – SailGP, now embarking on its inaugural season, revealed new details of its highly anticipated San Francisco event, which will take place on May 4-5, 2019. The will introduce U.S. audiences to a redefined […]

(January 28, 2019) – Under sunny skies, an 18 knot northwesterly and 10 foot swells, today it was the IRC and Multihull fleets turn to start the 811 nautical mile Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race. At 2:05 local time […]

(January 28, 2019; Day 13) – The team on the 40 m trimaran Spindrift 2 finds themselves in the southern Atlantic, having made the turn to the east. Skipper Yann Guichard and his 11 crew trying to break the Jules […]

The Larchmont Yacht Club hosted the Interclub Dinghy Midwinters this past weekend, January 26-27, 2019. Twenty-three two-division teams competed in a collegiate-style “A/B” format. The fleet was super-deep and included the IC Dinghy National Champions for 18 out of the […]

While many parts of the country were shivering in a nasty artic blast, the sailors participating in the Three Bridge Fiasco, hosted by Singlehanded Sailing Society, were dawning shorts and light jackets as the weather gods blessed San Francisco Bay […]

American Paige Railey has conquered nearly every goal she has set. From her youth years through the ranks of the Laser Radial class, her accomplishments earned her both the Rolex US Yachtswoman of the Year Award and World Sailor of […]

(January 28, 2019; Day 212) – Second placed Golden Globe Race skipper Mark Slats is facing a time penalty for a breach of satellite communication rules, and direct outside assistance from his Dutch team manager Dick Koopmans. Slats is facing […]

The Sailing Yacht Research Foundation, which strives to be the leader in advancing the science and analysis of sailboat performance, seeks to develop and catalog the science underlying sailboat performance to help provide more accurate sailboat handicapping rules. With the […]

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club hosted their second annual J/Fest over the weekend of January 25-27, 2019. Sailors from the J/88 and J/111 classes enjoyed sailing eight races in 8 to 18 knots. Fierce competition warranted close racing throughout the […]

Miami, FL (January 28, 2019) – This week, the four-stop 2019 Hempel World Cup Series tour visits Miami and Biscayne Bay for a crucial milestone on the road to the 2020 Olympic Regatta in Enoshima, Japan. While that regatta is […]

(January 28, 2019; Day 29) – On Saturday, January 26, Alex Alley (GBR) passed the 5000 mile mark on his quest to break the Solo Non-Stop Around the World Record in his 40-foot yacht – Pixel Flyer. He got Pixel […]

(January 28, 2019; Day 212) – Jean-Luc Van Den Heede endured another tough night with 45knots winds and 6-7m seas but his Rustler 36 Matmut is now within 100 miles of the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne and the […]

(January 27, 2019; Day 211) – Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is within 204 miles of the Golden Globe Race finish line (18:00 UTC) and expected to receive a huge welcome home in Les Sables d’Olonne on Tuesday January 29th. The […]

(January 27, 2019; Day 12) – The team on the 40 m trimaran Spindrift 2 finds themselves in the southern Atlantic, having made the turn to the east. Skipper Yann Guichard and his 11 crew trying to break the Jules […]

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 February 2019 show synopsis: The Golden Globe – The race […]

Introducing the Dutch 36th America’s Cup campaign, DUTCHSAIL. Video published on January 26, 2019. In addition to Challenges from Italy, USA, and Great Britain that were accepted during the initial entry period (January 1 to June 30), eight additional Notices […]

(January 26, 2019; Day 210) – With 314nm to the finish (as of 22:00 UTC), Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) is maintaining his lead over second placed Mark Slats (NED). The spread between the two leaders […]

The 2019 World Cup Series Miami, held out of Coconut Grove from January 29 to February 3, will see nine defending champions return to Biscayne Bay determined to defend their titles. 2019 marks the 30th edition of an Olympic sailing […]

(January 26, 2019; Day 11) – After a fast descent, under gennaker, down through the Atlantic and managing to get through the Doldrums without too many hitches, the team on the 40 m trimaran Spindrift 2 finds themselves in the […]

(January 26, 2019) – While it’s just about freezing temperatures in Marblehead, preparations are well underway for this summer’s race Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2019, just 5 months away. The Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt The Grand Opening of Regatta Park was in 2015, and today it’s the epicenter of the World Cup Series Miami. As one of only four international events that brings together all 10 Olympic events for a […]