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Nine teams competed in the 2022 J/70 US Youth National Championship, hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club on November 18-20 in St. Petersburg, FL. Thirteen races were completed in fresh breeze on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday’s cold front brought […]

It is a rarity for Sailing to get much space in the news correspondence from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, which has a bit to do with the under-performance of the US Sailing Team and likely a bit more […]

Australian Ethan Prieto-Low took top honors at the 2022 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship, held November 17-20 in Pittwater, Australia. Too much wind on the final day kept the ten teams ashore, with final placing based on the team’s […]

(November 20, 2022; Day 12) – A record sized fleet of 38 IMOCAs at the start line in Saint Malo on November 9 looks set to produce the closest and most exciting finish for the class in the 44-year history […]

Puerto Rico swept the top two positions at the 2022 Optimist North American Championship, held November 15-19 for 155 competitors in Nassau, Bahamas. Isabella Calzadilla-Allora claimed both overall and top woman awards, beating Diego Jose Marrero-Cuevas by five points while […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News It is tradition when referring to a specific Olympic Games, you reference the City first, such as the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. When the International Olympic Committee began requiring exorbitant fees for hosting rights, […]

Joan Rinken, 85, died November 8 in hospice in St. Petersburg, FL. Rinken will never be in the Sailing Hall of Fame, her years at Chicago Yacht Club campaigning the Tartan-10 Go for It! rarely ended with a visit to […]

(November 18, 2022; Day 10) – Legendary French skipper Francis Joyon sailed to fourth place in the Ultim 32/23 Class when he crossed the finish line for the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe this morning […]

Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes highlights specific aspects of the racing rules … take the test: Question: Two 25-foot boats, L (a leeward boat) and W (a windward boat), are approaching the right-hand end of the starting line, a 30-foot […]

(November 9, 2022; Day 67) – With the absence of modern equipment, the leaders of the Golden Globe Race fleet had a rare check-in as they arrived at the compulsory Photo Gate at the tip of South Africa to drop […]

Saint Malo, France (November 9, 2022) – Postponed for three days due to stormy conditions in the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay, today’s rescheduled start to the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe was blessed with near perfect weather […]

Event Preview: Japan set to decide the 2022 Slalom World Titles as World’s best racers head for Yokosuka The elite of the racing world are currently descending upon Yokosuka, Japan, in preparation for the Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World […]

Saint Malo, France (November 6, 2022) – With today’s start postponed for the 3542 nm Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race across the Atlantic from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe, due to storm winds and huge seas expected in the English […]

Exploring the other side of the Atlantic as Nico Prien heads to the Outer Banks Nico Prien (JP / NeilPryde) has been on his travels again, this time taking him to the other side of the Atlantic… more preciesly Hatteras. […]

World class wave sailing with Marc Paré in Gran Canaria & Tenerife Marc Paré (Fanatic / Duotone) enjoyed his best season to the date on the World Tour as the 24-year-old finished 7th overall in the waves, whilst at last […]

Baptiste Cloarec taking his sailing to another level after a successful summer in Gran Canaria Baptiste Cloarec (RRD / RRD Sails) finished the 2022 season ranked 25th overall on the PWA Wave World Tour after recording one joint 17th result […]

Adrien Bosson makes his dream a reality as Frenchman finally gets his hands on the Freestyle World crown Last month, Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) was finally able to make his dream a reality, after coming […]

The fiberglass era of boat building has led to a significant inventory of used keelboats, providing an affordable option for boat ownership. While there are still plenty of costs with owning a boat, this report by John Stone for Practical […]

San Diego Yacht Club defended their Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup title when they defeated ten yacht club teams in J/105s on October 28-30 in San Diego, CA. Led by Tyler Sinks with crew Max Hutcheson, Lucy Wallace, Nick Kaschak, […]

Jackson Benvenutti along with Andrew Eagan and Christopher Alexander dodged storms and eight other teams to win the 2022 US Sailing’s Adult Championship held October 27-30 in Bay Saint Louis, MS. Sailed in Viper 640s, the team was fresh off […]

The latest chapter in gender equality for sailing at the Olympic Games concluded at the 2022 470 World Championship on October 24-29 in Sdot Yam, Israel. As the boat used for the Men’s and Women’s Two Person Dinghy event since […]

Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger, with team Jay Miles, Chris Morgan, Monica Morgan and Terry Shannon, are the 2022 J/24 North American Champions, held October 28-30 in Annapolis, MD. Seven races were completed in the series, although none on the final day […]

The 2022 World Sailing Annual Conference on October 22-29 came to a close with the World Sailing Council presenting a series of reports from each of the committees to update members on the current direction of the sport and future […]

Following the confirmation of Eric de Turckheim’s French NMYD 54 Teasing Machine as the overall IRC winner of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race, the class winners of the 43rd edition have taken shape for the 606nm race. In IRC […]

Auckland, New Zealand (October 29, 2022) – The fourth leg of the 8-stage GLOBE40 set sail today for the five doublehanded Class40 teams, stretching some 2,300 miles toward Tahiti. With Bora Bora as the only course mark to the finish […]

The final event of the 52 SUPER SERIES 2022 proved to be a light air affair on October 25-29, and with no racing possible on the last day due to the absence of wind , Doug DeVos’s Quantum Racing secured […]

Multiple former winners, international entrants, and a record number of two-handed competitors headline a strong contingent of 120 boats entered for the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as entries closed October 28. The 77th edition welcomes a truly international […]

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) will have the Annual Meeting of its constituent committees and the ORC Congress on October 29 to November 6. The first part will be electronically through the Zoom video conference platform from October 29-31, while […]

Disputes in the America’s Cup are as old as the competition itself, with the modern era relying on an ‘Arbitration Panel’ to resolve disputes that fell outside of the racing rules of sailing or the individual class rules of the […]

Dieter Van der Eyken continues his in-depth breakdown of the backloop this time covering the rotation and the landing A couple of weeks ago Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails) released the first part of his backloop tutorial, […]

The DAME Design Award celebrates everything that is important about marine equipment design, from aesthetics to functionality, integration to packaging and price efficiency to lifecycle management. With judging held during METSTRADE, the world’s largest trade exhibition for the international leisure […]

It should be an immense honor to win a World Championship, and World Sailing has standards to be reached and maintained for Class Organizations to award such a title. However, it is an area of confusion, as with a 100+ […]